The Norwich Green
Newsletter of the Norwich Green Party
Sewell
Edition
April
2008
In this issue
Please vote Green in the City Council elections
Penny Killingbeck (pictured left) is your Green Party Candidate for Sewell Ward in the City Council elections on Thursday 1st May. Penny has been a Green Party member for seven years. As well as regularly leafleting and canvassing for the Green Party, she has been a trustee and committee member of the local branch of the RPSCA for the last 15 years and her work is in restoring paintings. Penny is a former member of the Labour Party. She stood in Sewell Ward last year and finished second.
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. There are currently ten Green Councillors at City Hall, forming a large opposition group to the Labour administration. Among other wards, the Green Party holds seats in Mancroft, which borders Sewell.
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!
Did you know…
The Green Party finished second in your area (Sewell Ward) last year. Can you help us go one better this time?
Sewell Ward is likely to be a close fight between Labour and the Greens. Help build a Greener Norwich: please elect Penny Killingbeck on Thursday 1st May.
Number of Green Councillors in Norwich since 2001
(now 10 City Councillors and two County Councillors):
Can you help Norwich Green Party's election campaign?
Last year we missed out on becoming the second party on the Council by one vote! This year your help can make the difference. If you can help us with leafleting, paperwork, polling day work or by making a donation please contact us on (01603) 611909 or e-mail help@norwichgreenparty.org.
Can you take a Vote Green poster for your window or a poster board for your garden? Please call (01603) 611909, e-mail poster@norwichgreenparty.org or order one from our election pages.
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.
Important election information
On Thursday 1st May the polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm.
You don't need to have your polling card with you to vote.
If you want to know where your polling station is or whether you are registered to vote please call the City Council Elections Office on (01603) 212055/53 or e-mail elections@norwich.gov.uk.
Every vote counts! Last year the Green Party missed out in one Norwich ward by just one vote. Your vote could make the difference!
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.
Published by Tom Dylan, 123 St Leonard's Road, Norwich, NR1 4JN
on behalf of Penny Killingbeck, 3 Elmdon Court, Norwich, NR1 4JP