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8 July 2024 / 8 July 2024 by Linda Sawyer
On Friday 6th July, The Green Party issued a statement outlining what we believe are the first 10 steps the new Labour government must take in their first 100 days to show they’re serious about changing Britain. The ten steps that Greens have laid out are clear but easily achievable reforms. They are: As co-leader […]
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Congratulations to our Green Party candidate Dr Debojyoti Das on our best ever result ever result! On Thursday 4th July, the Green Party achieved its best ever result in Kingston and Surbiton. We went from 1.7% of the vote in 2019 to almost 6% in 2024. A BIG thankyou to everyone who voted for us. […]
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11 June 2024 / 11 June 2024 by Linda Sawyer
Kingston Green Party candidate, Dr Debojyoti Das talks to Asian Voice and discusses why he joined the Green Party, what matters most to him for the Kingston and Surbiton Constituency, the wider challenges we face and why he’s standing for election. You can read the full article here “My life philosophy focuses on fighting for […]
19 April 2024 / 8 July 2024 by Linda Sawyer
The Green Party firmly believes that small businesses are the lifeblood of London’s economy with over 99% of businesses employing between 0 and 49 people. Markets with their small independent traders are the heart of the community and as such are invaluable and should be supported to thrive. Kingston Market has seen a decline in […]
9 January 2024 / 30 April 2024 by Linda Sawyer
Regeneration plans for the land adjacent to Surbiton Station have been unveiled (see Surbiton Forward ) with a consultation running between 11th December 2023 to 14th January 2024. Overall, we feel there seems a fair amount to recommend this project, and so we are cautiously optimistic. We are encouraged by a number of the proposals […]
25 April 2022 / 30 April 2024 by Linda Sawyer
7 July 2021 / 30 April 2024 by Linda Sawyer
by Robert Perry A Kingston Green Party member is cycling over 1,000 miles to Barcelona to help fund a legal challenge against local oil drilling. Simon Sinclair and co-cyclist Sam Swain are raising money to help contest Surrey County Council’s decision to allow oil exploration at Horse Hill, Surrey for the next 20 years. The […]
2 March 2021 / 30 April 2024 by Linda Sawyer
by Robert Perry Kingston Green Party is supporting a Surbiton mental health charity that’s been evicted from the premises it has leased from the council for over 40 years. The Fircroft Trust was informed by Kingston Council without notice or consultation that its Mental Health Resource Centre on Ditton Road is too structurally unsafe to […]
18 February 2021 / 13 May 2024 by Linda Sawyer
Kingston Green Party joined forces with local groups last week to plan the borough’s green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Over 50 people attended the online event on 10th February which was hosted by Kingston & Surbiton Labour.The party’s chair, Conor Bollins, opened the meeting and stressed the need for collective local action across the […]
2 December 2020 / 13 May 2024 by Linda Sawyer
Kingston Green Party launch petition to save Chessington green belt. Support us by signing our petition here. (petition now closed) Chessington’s green belt is under threat like never before. With plans for a new town of 2,500 homes at ‘Hook Park’ on Clayton Road and yet another threat to Chessington Golf Course we need a […]
26 October 2020 / 13 May 2024 by Linda Sawyer
By Robert Perry Kingston Green Party will ask a local business to take action after holding a litter pick in Claremont Gardens this month. Surbiton’s Green councillor Sharron Sumner and party members braved the cold and filled more than 10 rubbish bags with litter including cigarette ends, wrappers and plastics. Large amounts of non-decomposable silver […]
7 October 2020 / 13 May 2024 by Linda Sawyer
Surbiton’s Green councillor, Sharron Sumner, is calling on Kingston Council to reduce the cost of secure cycle parking. At Thursday’s Surbiton Neighbourhood she highlighted that an on-street parking permit cost £90 a year whereas the secure cycle parking ‘hangers’ which take up half the room of a car parking space cost £70 per bike and […]
5 October 2020 / 17 May 2024 by Linda Sawyer
By Robert Perry Kingston Green Party has raised residents’ drainage concerns after significant flooding hit the borough in late August. Heavy rainfall and ensuing floodwaters forced road closures in the town centre with overflowing drains and deluged streets reported in neighbourhoods across Surbiton and New Malden. Kingston’s Green Councillor, Sharron Sumner, has asked Kingston Council […]