On May 4th 2023, Green Party candidates saw unprecedented support across England and Wales, gaining a record 201 councillors – taking the total to 738 nationally, the most in the party’s 50 year history! – including three breakthroughs at New Forest District Council (group leader Cllr Janet Richards in Downlands and Forest North, Cllr Adam … Read more
New Forest, UK – 25 November 2023 – The New Forest Green Party is calling for urgent action from both the District Council and local MPs in response to the latest sewage crisis to impact our unique New Forest habitat, which has occurred at Flexford Lane near Sway. Recent observations from a concerned Sway resident, … Read more
New Forest, UK – 25 November 2023 – The New Forest Green Party today strongly opposes the recent New Forest District Council decision to increase parking charges in the New Forest. The new scheme, which sees a 30% hike in short-stay parking clocks and a staggering 57% increase in long-stay parking fees, is set to … Read more
New Forest, UK – 04 November 2023 – In the wake of the recent water supply crisis still impacting around 13,000 homes due to Storm Ciarán, having initially caused loss of supply to over 18,000 homes, the New Forest Green Party is calling for urgent action to address the continuous problems plaguing our water systems, … Read more
Adam Parker, New Forest Green District Councillor reports: The amazingly eloquent Chris Packham gave a talk at our New Forest Green Party meeting in Brockenhurst in July 2023. Funny, energetic and inspiring, Chris spoke without notes on the climate and biodiversity crisis and how, as creative and intelligent humans, we have the solutions. The BBC … Read more
Written by Mike Renouf. The world is getting hotter, and we need to vote for the right people to be in charge. Politicians and party activists will always tell you that a general election is very important for deciding how the country will be run for the next five years. And they are right, but … Read more
Breakthroughs in local councils where there were no Green councillors, such as New Forest where there are now THREE new councillors!
