Covid-19 and the Government’s schools policy 7th January 2021 by Angela Thanet Green Party press statement, 3 January 2021 Thanet’s Green Councillors Becky Wing, Mike Garner and Trevor Roper are seriously alarmed by the confusion and harm being caused by the Government’s ill-considered schools policy in the face of the latest Covid-19 crisis. In a situation worsened both by the abject failure of the test-and-trace system […] Read more »
Winter Green View: our autumn/winter newsletter 7th January 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Sadly, the impact of Covid prevented us from delivering our Autumn/ Winter Green View newsletter to every house & flat in Ramsgate as we’d planned – so here is a copy for those of you who didn’t receive one! Our Spring newsletter will be out in February/ March, ongoing restrictions permitting. To contribute an article […] Read more »
Snack bags for NHS heroes 7th January 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Thanet Green Party press release, 4 January 2021 Thanet Green Party Councillors and volunteers have collaborated with Our Kitchen in Ramsgate to bring snack bags to hard-pressed NHS staff working on the front line at Margate’s QEQM hospital. A source at East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust tells us: “This second wave has hit local […] Read more »
Little Lights – How a Community Made Christmas at Manston – by Katie Gerrard 7th January 2021 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Over Christmas an undetermined number of lorries sat stationary at Manston Airfield and on the routes to the port of Dover. The port was closed for several days, re-opening too late for many of the stranded lorry drivers to get home for Christmas. On 22nd December Priti Patel claimed just shy of 900 lorries at […] Read more »
November Councillors’ update 4th December 2020 / 9th March 2021 by Angela Welcome to a new feature on our website. Our busy Green local councillors will aim to bring you regular updates on their activities. Becky Wing (Ramsgate Central) has been very busy at Ramsgate Port and protesting tree-felling in Ellington Park and doesn’t have an update for us this week, but here are updates from Trevor […] Read more »
Thanet Green Party response to Kent Draft Rail Strategy 2021 20th November 2020 / 4th December 2020 by Angela Rail Policy: We strongly support the ambition to increase rail use, both for passenger and freight traffic, the plans to improve integration with other forms of transport and with EU rail services, and the commitment to increasing the network’s sustainability. We believe, however, that in the light of KCC’s climate emergency declaration the strategy is […] Read more »
Full environmental impact assessment to be conducted for port berths extension 29th October 2020 / 29th October 2020 by Angela Read more »
Concerns about TDC’s plans at Ramsgate Port 15th October 2020 / 15th October 2020 by Angela Read more »
Greens welcome decision to allow judicial review into reopening of Manston Airport 15th October 2020 / 29th October 2020 by Angela Read more »
