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Please vote Green in the City Council elections
Manifesto and election video
Did you know…
Manifesto summary
Strong Green prospects

Please vote Green in the City Council elections

Richard Bearman (pictured left) is your Green Party Candidate for Eaton Ward in the City Council elections on Thursday 1st May. Richard, who lives in the ward on Constable Road, is married to Green Councillor Janet Bearman. He is an active member of several local campaign groups, including Norfolk Organic Group and Norfolk Education for Action on Development as well as being Co-ordinator for Norwich Green Party. Richard is Chair of Norwich Cycling Campaign and would like to see improvements for cyclists across the city.

Recently the Green Councillors have been campaigning against proposed Post Office closures, for solar panels to be included in new housing and for 20mph speed limits on residential streets. The Green Party has been keeping Eaton residents informed of its work throughout the year through its regular GreenView newspaper.

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Manifesto and election video

Norwich Green Party's full Manifesto for the 1st May City Council elections is now available online. If you would like a paper copy please call us on (01603) 611909. We will provide a summary in our next leaflet.

Or… watch our election video here!

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Did you know…

There are currently ten Green Councillors at City Hall, forming a large opposition group to the Labour administration. Among the wards where the Green Party holds seats are Nelson and Town Close, which border Eaton.

Please elect Richard Bearman as your local Green Councillor: for a strong Green team at City Hall.

Number of Green Councillors in Norwich since 2001
(now 10 City Councillors and two County Councillors):

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Manifesto summary

Among the policies that the Green Party is putting forward at this City Council election are:

• Pressing for a Quality Bus Contract, so the local councils can ensure reasonably-priced and reliable bus services.
• Preventing development on land with high levels of flood risk and land that is important for wildlife. Protecting and enhancing green spaces.
• Expanding doorstep recycling facilities and support the reuse, repair and recycling of materials through a Resource Recovery Park.
• Setting up area committees with local budgets, where ward councillors have real power to influence what happens in their areas (whether they are from the ruling party or not) and where local people can come along and have their say.
• Establishing more farmers' markets, to support local producers.
• Requiring a higher level of affordable housing in all new developments and ensuring that Council housing remains in public ownership.
• Bringing those services currently run by CityCare back under the control of the City Council so councillors can have more influence over ensuring a good service for residents.

The full Green Party manifesto is available on our election pages.

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Strong Green prospects

Green Party Councillors and members launching the party's
local election campaign outside the Forum earlier this month.

On 3rd April Green Party MEP and Principal Speaker Caroline Lucas visited Norwich to launch the national Green Party campaign for the local elections. Norwich was chosen for the launch because of Norwich Green Party's strong prospects at these elections.

At the launch, Caroline Lucas talked of how all parties now speak green language but that only the Green Party has the policies for delivering green measures on the ground. She outlined some achievements of Green Councillors in different parts of the country, including in Norwich where Green Councillors have secured a commitment to renewable energy for new housing to help tackle fuel poverty and climate change.

Last year the Green Party was just one vote in one ward away from becoming the second party on the City Council. The Greens are hoping to make this breakthrough this year. The election of more Green Councillors would mean more Green influence over key policies decided at City Hall.

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Published by Tom Dylan, 123 St Leonard's Road, Norwich, NR1 4JN
on behalf of Richard Bearman, 17 Constable Road, Norwich, NR4 6RW