Help us get more Green Councillors elected in Thanet 12th April 2021 / 12th April 2021 by Angela In 2019 the first 3 Councillors elected as Greens joined Thanet District Council, and they’ve achieved a lot. This year we have 7 candidates standing for election for Kent County Council, two for by-elections for Thanet District Council and one for Ramsgate Town Council. Just think what a difference they could make! Because of lockdown, […] Read more »
Greens demand a ban on conversion therapy 12th April 2021 / 12th April 2021 by Angela Britain’s leading political parties, including the Greens, have banded together to demand the government ban conversion therapy. The group, which includes LGBT+ Conservatives, the Labour Party and Plaid Cymru, have written a letter to equalities minister, Liz Truss, urging immediate action. According to Stonewall, “Conversion therapy (or ‘cure’ therapy or reparative therapy) refers to any […] Read more »
Thanet Green Party and health 7th April 2021 / 9th April 2021 by Angela By Tricia Austin, Thanet District Council and Ramsgate Town Council candidate for Ramsgate Central Harbour in the May elections 7 April is #WorldHealthDay. The World Health Organisation’s theme for this year’s World Health Day is eliminating health inequalities around the world – something very much in our minds as we consider the inequalities highlighted and […] Read more »
Global Recycling Day 18th March 2021 / 18th March 2021 by Angela By Tricia Austin (Ramsgate Litter Forum and Thanet Green Party) 18 March is Global Recycling Day, co-ordinated by the Global Recycling Foundation, who point out: “The waste stream continues to grow at a frightening rate which we cannot just ignore – or worse, pass on to future generations to handle.” We don’t do very well […] Read more »
Thanet Green Party announces candidates for KCC elections on 6 May 8th March 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Thanet Green Party is delighted to be standing a full slate of candidates for May’s KCC elections. Ramsgate In Ramsgate, our candidates are Becky Wing and Katie Gerrard. Becky needs little introduction to Ramsgate residents. She has been Green Councillor for Central Harbour ward on Thanet District Council and Ramsgate Town Council for two years, […] Read more »
Thanet Green View: our spring newsletter 8th March 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Welcome to the online version of the Thanet Green Party newsletter, covering topics including the community Covid response, snack bags for NHS staff, helping lorry drivers stranded at Manston at Christmas and a new Thanet District Council scheme looking at the future of Ramsgate. We’ll be delivering printed copies of the newsletter to households following […] Read more »
On International Women’s Day, I’m asking how the recent lockdown has impacted women’s careers 8th March 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela By Katie Gerrard, Thanet Green Party Every International Women’s Day I consider what we’ve achieved since this time last year. I don’t think anyone can count 2020 as a normal time, but has it affected women disproportionately to men? March 8th also marks the day schools reopen after three months of online lessons. How has […] Read more »
Ellington Park: statement from Green Central Harbour Ward Cllr Becky Wing 4th February 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela As Green Councillor for Central Harbour, I am the lone Green Councillor on Ramsgate Town Council and 1 of only 3 Green TDC Councillors. So I have an uphill task in raising environmental concerns. If you know me, you will know that the felling or loss of any of our habitat saddens me, and that […] Read more »
Join us for an online vegan cook-along, 3 February at 18:00 29th January 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Are you vegan, or just vegan-curious? Want to try a new recipe? Join us for a fun vegan cook-along! We are very lucky to know the fabulous #theoutspokenblonde who certainly knows all about Vegan cooking. So please join us in ZOOM for a cook-along. Remember to grab the ingredients before the 3rd of Feb💚 The […] Read more »
Update on our community “snack bags for NHS staff” campaign 29th January 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Deb and Phil Shotton, Vice Chair and Policy Advisor respectively of Thanet Green Party, have an update on their community campaign to supply NHS snack bags to our hard working NHS staff: “First and foremost, a big shout out of thanks to those in our Thanet communities who have donated both time and money to […] Read more »
