Glos Green Party News http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk 2008-07-09T03:26:05+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2008-07-07T18:08:26+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2131/2/ 7th July 2008 Over 60 people squeezed into Star Anise café in Stroud on Friday June 27th to hear the latest Coffee House debate on the ethics of farming and food. The evening covered many aspects of this wide-ranging topic, including the relationship between livestock and climate change, the effects of Peak Oil upon world food production, the efficacy of different types of manures and the moral arguments for not eating meat. text/html 2008-07-01T16:40:57+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2127/2/ 1st July 2008 Following the success of the Bread Street street party, Cllr Philip Booth was asked to write a comment piece for Stroud Life. Philip Booth is also seeking support from the District Council to make it easier to put on street parties. text/html 2008-06-27T23:07:19+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2126/2/ 27th June 2008 At Full Council on 26th June Greens welcomed a motion raising awareness about the need for more action on water conservation and recycling but didn't vote in favour of the specific measure calling for Rainwater Harvesting at Ebley Mill. text/html 2008-06-27T17:16:20+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2125/2/ 27th June 2008 At the Full council meeting on 26th June Greens sought to cut car allowances to councillors in a bid to save money and reduce CO2 emissions. They also sought an amendment to remove the cap on Dependants Carers Allowance available to councillors who need to employ help so that they can attend meetings. text/html 2008-06-27T16:03:00+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2124/2/ 27th June 2008 Cllr Sarah Lunnon, Leader of the Green group on the District Council seconded a motion with Lid Dem Leader Cllr Dennis Andrewartha to set up a Waste Strategy Advisory Panel. This panel will assist the Administration in devising, formulating and implementing an extensive and robust waste policy. text/html 2008-06-10T18:00:34+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2121/2/ 10th June 2008 County Green party members met yesterday, Monday 9th June, at St Marks Hall, Cheltenham to hear a presentation on a Green approach to Regeneration from Stroud-based green economist Molly Scott-Cato. The presentation was followed by a discussion on projects like Cheltenham's Civic Pride, Stroud's canal project and Gloucester's 'Magnificent Seven', the name given to seven key development sites. text/html 2008-06-06T20:35:54+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2119/2/ 6th June 2008 Sunday saw the launch of site 08 Festival and Open Studios - all this month there will be celebrations of art from exhibitions to billboards, talks to artists opening their homes. Photo: Richard Dean's 'Flood' printed with permission of the artist text/html 2008-06-04T22:58:21+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2117/2/ 4th June 2008 The Patsy Gamble Band is making its Midsummer Gig a benefit for the Green Party. The jazz funk fusion gig is on Saturday 28 June at the Trinity Rooms in Stroud, from 8 pm until 11 pm. Just returned from a sell-out tour of Poland, Patsy said ‘I am pleased to be helping the Greens who are doing so much locally and indeed throughout the world to make real and important changes. The Green message has never been more urgent.’ text/html 2008-06-03T09:58:39+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2114/2/ 3rd June 2008 Ahead of the Council Extraordinary Meeting on Thursday 5th June 2008 Green party District councillors have released a report containing a number of questions and issues that remain unanswered regarding plans to develop the canal. See report here (content/view/2116/72/). Photo: Capel Mill arches text/html 2008-05-29T22:05:39+01:00 http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk http://www.glosgreenparty.org.uk/content/view/2112/2/ 29th May 2009 Cabinet gives assurance to consider measures