News
25 June 2023 by Matthew
Mr Polanksi arrived in the city on Saturday (June 10) to offer the national party’s praise to Worcester Green Party campaigners who make-up the second largest party at the Guildhall and share leadership of the council. And speaking at a thank you ever for activists and supporters, Mr Polanski said May’s results showed the party […]
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News Policies
11 June 2023 / 11 June 2023 by Matthew
Worcester City Council is now a Fair Tax Council. Following a proposal by Cllr Karen Lewing, we are pleased to announce that Worcester City Council has achieved Fair Tax Council status. This commits the council to lead by example on our own tax conduct and demand to know who owns and profits from businesses the […]
10 June 2023 / 10 June 2023 by Matthew
A plan to bring in an entry fee for the Worcester Show has now been scrapped and visitors will instead be asked to donate. Worcester City Council had been pushing ahead with introducing a £2 entry fee for the family-friendly and currently free Worcester Show as one way of helping with its worrying budget issues […]
28 May 2023 by Matthew
‘A fresh start’ and a ‘green vision’ for Worcester is at the heart of the messages from the city’s new joint Labour and Green Party leadership. The two parties were put together at Worcester City Council’s annual meeting on Tuesday 16th May. Greens welcomed the renewed commitment to a joint leader for the council and […]
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News Transport
23 May 2023 / 23 May 2023 by Matthew
The city’s mayor has vowed to keep his carbon footprint as small as possible this year by using his bike to cycle to events. Councillor Louis Stephen, elected the city’s first Green mayor earlier this month, promised to make most of the journeys during his 12-month stint as mayor using two wheels. Louis said he […]
20 May 2023 by Matthew
Worcester City Council has appointed joint leaders for the first time, despite one of the parties involved not initially supporting the approach. Lynn Denham (Lab) and Marjory Bissett (Green) took up the roles this week. Their parties are now the two largest on the council, which is under no overall control. Cllr Bissett told LGC […]
The city will have its first Green mayor following a vote by councillors. Cllr Stephen, who takes over from long-standing Labour councillor Adrian Gregson who served has served as mayor for what turned out to be a historic 12 months for the country, said it was “fantastic” that the appointment of the first Green mayor […]
Events News
25 March 2023 / 27 March 2023 by Matthew
The Great British Spring Clean is back, and this year Worcester Green Party is leading the initiative. Hannah Cooper, Cllr Karen Lewing and Cllr Matt Jenkins have teamed up to coordinate a community clean-up event to remove litter from the streets of the Arboretum. The event takes place on Sunday 2nd April from 14:30-16:00, meeting at […]
4 March 2023 by Matthew
Green Party councillors in Worcester say the Government’s bus plans don’t go far enough. Transport secretary Mark Harper announced £155 million worth of support last month, to cap bus fares at £2 and help maintain services. But the Greens have launched their own ‘A One Pound Fare to Take You There’ policy, which would reduce […]
3 March 2023 / 3 March 2023 by Matthew
On Tuesday 21st February, Worcester City Council unanimously agreed to adopt a parental leave policy for councillors as there is currently no legal right to parental leave of any kind for people in elected public office. Green Councillor Marjory Bisset proposed that the council should have a parental leave policy after she witnessed councillors struggling […]
23 February 2023 by Matthew
Battenhall City Councillors Louis Stephen and Tom Piotrowski have spoken of their shock after teenage boys were robbed at knifepoint but insist ‘Battenhall is safe’. Two teenage boys were robbed in Battenhall Park in Worcester on Tuesday (February 14), prompting police to step up patrols and request CCTV as they launch a manhunt to find the […]
13 February 2023 by Matthew
A long campaign by Green Party campaigner Hannah Cooper has resulted in much-needed cycle parking being installed at the Art Gallery and Museum on The Tything. Hannah started a petition in June 2019 asking for cycle parking to be provided. But despite the petition being signed by over 400 people, it was rejected by the […]
5 February 2023 by Matthew
Pupils at Bishop Perowne C of E College planted trees as part of Cllr Karen Lewing’s and Bob Whitelaw, the chair of the Arboretum Residents Association, Branch Out Campaign. The campaign, which received funding from the Tree Council, aims to provide new woodland and fruit trees in Lansdowne Park. Cllr Lewing said: “I was motivated to […]
12 January 2023 by Matthew
Community groups and other organisations in Worcester are being offered grants of up to £1,000 for projects that benefit the environment. Worcester City Council said funding had already been used on schemes to protect bees, as well as plant fruit trees and vegetables, among others. It is welcoming Environmental Community Grant applications from charities and […]
4 January 2023 / 4 January 2023 by Matthew
Pershore College, which is part of WCG, has sponsored the Worcester Show Schools’ Gardening Competition since 2019, with its support helping many young people get involved with their school gardens and allotments. Staff from the schools and their gardening club pupils gathered at the Pump House in Worcester’s Gheluvelt Park to receive their grants. The […]
16 November 2022 / 16 November 2022 by Matthew
Green Socials are back! Join us for a natter and very sociable quiz night. It’s a must book so let us know you are coming and we will book tables and we can sort the teams out on the night. The Arch Rivals run a very successful quiz night every Thursday with tables of up to 5 […]
Elections News
8 November 2022 / 8 November 2022 by Matthew
Worcester Green Party members have selected Tor Pingree to stand in the Worcester constituency at the next General Election. Tor’s key message: “The country is facing a cost of living crisis. We know that creating warm secure homes with better insulation and providing good public transport will tackle both the cost of living crisis and […]
7 June 2022 / 15 March 2023 by Matthew
Join us for a tour and brief talk by Steve Dent. Including picking our own lunch, chopping and preparing it under the direction of Steve Dent an inventive chef and author of the award-winning “Circus Gardener’s Kitchen” food blog. We will be cooking a glorious summer stir fry in a relaxed rustic setting surrounded by […]
13 May 2022 / 12 July 2022 by Matthew
After last week’s elections Worcester City Council is in no overall control (NOC), with the Conservatives on 15, Labour 12, Green six and Lib Dems two. No party has enough councillors to take control of the council. Worcester City Council operates under a committee system, which means that decisions are made by councillors not by […]
9 May 2022 by Matthew
Thank you so much to everyone who helped us gain two more Green City Councillors, Tom Piotrowski and Steve Cockeram! We’re so grateful to everyone who helped with leaflets, door-knocking and many other things. Well done to Heather McNeillis, who has done a great deal for residents in Gorse Hill over the past year in […]
News Uncategorised
4 April 2022 by Matthew
18 March 2022 / 18 March 2022 by Matthew
Bike Social Repair event 27th March, 10:30am – 1pm https://actionnetwork.org/events/bike-social-and-repair-event Winter is nearly behind us and clocks will spring forward this day. Time to get your bike out and explore great rides around worcester with other people keen to use 2 wheels instead of 4. Meet up at the Pump House Environment Centre and eco-cafe […]
21 February 2022 by Matthew
International Women’s Day History Walk and Talk Tuesday, March 08, 2022 11am – 12:30pm Be The Change: Bake a Difference, 2, Cornmarket, Worcester, WR1 2DJ GB https://actionnetwork.org/events/international-womens-day-history-walk-and-talk Join us for a free walk and talk featuring inspiring women from Worcester’s past. Starting by the statue of Vesta Tilley in the Cornmarket we will take a tour of […]
