We pledge to work hard for: Effective plans to work together with communities and really make Kent net zero carbon by 2030, (see note below) Development of safer, more active travel for young and old, car-users and non-car users, alike; with integrated active private/public transport solutions, smarter not pricier. Investment in Green New Deal […]
Call for investment in Climate-friendly jobs in Dover District. Join us Sat 24th April.
Anyone of any party or none is invited to join us to demonstrate at Whitfield , near Tesco’s roundabout, distanced and masked and taking exercise with notices saying Invest In Green New Deal Now. The cross-party group Green New Deal -UK has called a day of action on Sat 24th April. And with our Sarah […]
Protecting the Mongeham countryside from airstrip.
Dover and Deal Green Party was contacted by residents of Mongeham on Sun 18th April about a plan to install an airstrip on farmland between Mongeham and Northbourne. We looked into it and could see how the claims that this was a project for zero carbon electric planes was a twist on the real story. […]
Dover and Guston need guarantees about IBF from KCC, not vague promises.
Sarah Gleave, Green Party KCC candidate in Dover North (which includes Guston), says, “I entirely agree that guarantees are needed for Guston and for all of us of Dover District who use the roads to, from or past our White Cliffs Retail Park. If I’m elected to KCC, I’ll do my utmost to keep pushing […]
Safer travel; Active travel for Dover District, say Greens
A Manifesto for safer, more active travel in the Dover District from Kent County Council 2021 candidates of Dover and Deal Green Party. Your Green Party Candidates in Dover District are Sarah Gleave, Mike Eddy , Beccy Sawbridge, Nick Shread and Abi Stroud. We are all signed up to South East Climate Alliance’s ABCD pledge. We […]
5 Candidates SERIOUS about Climate Emergency Action in Kent and in Dover
All 5 of your Green Party KCC candidates in Dover district are signed up to the ABCD pledge of South East Climate Alliance. Because problems aren’t solved by pretence or by greenwash by the powerful who have a vested interest in slowing change. View more on our candidates here. A We want KCC and DDC to […]
Submission from Dover and Deal Green Party to the consultation on Dover District’s draft new Local Plan
Download the PDF version here We support the Executive Summary of the 2020 report on England’s planning processes from Transparency Intl UK; ‘Permission Accomplished : Assessing corruption risks in local government planning’ , namely increased transparency, tighter rules, and strengthened oversight. The tenor of the Chapter 4 Vision and objectives section appears promising. But the more […]
Our Green Appeal: Let’s ask for a Climate-friendly Plan that does what is says on the tin.
We, the people of East Kent, need to speak up for our land and homes before Wed 17th March, the deadline of the vital Reg 18 consultation on Dover District’s new Local Plan. Our responses will be seen by the national planning inspectorate, so let’s provide lots! The 3 things that people keep asking DDC […]
Cllr Mike Eddy, stands up for Freemens Way, and Mill Hill.
At Deal Town Council, on 23rd February, Green Cllr Mike Eddy (Mill Hill) tabled a recommendation for the triangular green space with 3 TPO protected trees on Freemens Way be given added protection through designation as ‘community asset’ (ITEM 13 Agenda). Unfortunately the majority group decided to close the meeting before this could be voted […]
We’ve been busy meeting residents about DDC draft new Local Plan
At the first of our 3 on-line public meetings on Sat 13th Feb, it was great to hear so much well-informed constructive discussion on whether promises in nLP to protect climate and natural world are strong enough. Very grateful to Dr Hilary Newport of CPRE Kent for attending + offering examples of good work done […]
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