South East Essex Green Party canvasses opinion in Hockley 26th November 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by On Saturday 25th November 2017, the South East Essex Green Party hit the streets of Hockley to survey residents on their local concerns. Read more »
Southend Council’s Conflict of Interest Rule Threatened 24th November 2017 / 24th May 2019 by At a recent meeting of the Southend Borough Council’s Standards Committee, a dispensation was granted to overturn the council’s own conflict of interest rule. The rule, designed to prohibit Councillors voting on issues which they might potentially benefit from, was recently overturned to allow seven Conservative councillors to vote on the proposed tenancy licencing scheme. The […] Read more »
Beaches are improving, say Green Action 22nd November 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by Beach Clean Volunteers note a dramatic reduction in amount of waste at Westcliff Beach. At the recent Westcliff Beach Clean on the 18th November 2017, a significant improvement was noted by the volunteers. The event, co-hosted by Green Action, Southend Beachcare Group, and Surfers Against Sewage, saw volunteers from across the borough battle the poor weather […] Read more »
Eastern Region AGM 2017 13th November 2017 / 24th May 2019 by On Saturday 11th November 2017, three members of the South East Essex Green Party Committee attended the Eastern Region Green Party AGM in Witham, Essex. Vida, Clare, and James took part in the well-attended event and were part of the wider discussion of Green Party business for the Eastern Region. Read more » AGM Eastern region
SEEGP Comments on Planned Southend Eruv 19th October 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by The Southend and Westcliff Hebrew Congregation have submitted a planning application for an Eruv across a large area of Southend. While we recognise the potential positive attributes the Eruv garners our local Jewish community in way of access and mobility, we cannot support it. Read more » eruv planning
Council Announces New Architect for Cliffslip Museum 19th October 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by Southend Council has announced the appointment of new architects to draw up plans for the monolithic Southend Cliffs Museum. Read more » Cliffs museum SKIPP
Falling Recycling Rates in Southend 18th October 2017 / 24th May 2019 by SEEGP Challenges the bad Recycling rate figures published for Southend. Read more » recycling
Green Action takes part in joint East Beach Clean 14th October 2017 / 22nd May 2020 by This morning Green Action in partnership with Southend BeachCare conducted a Beach Clean at Shoebury East Beach. Read more » beach litter pick
SEEGP Opposes further Airport Expansion 12th October 2017 / 24th May 2019 by Recently the SEEGP were asked to comment on the recently released Southend Airport Expansion plans; in which, plans are to extend the Airport buildings and increase overall capacity. We oppose any further expansion of Southend Airport, and we are in opposition to these proposed increase in capacity. Read more » aviation pollution Southend Airport
South East Essex Green Party Elects New Committee 11th October 2017 / 24th May 2019 by On the 27th September 2017, at the local Party AGM, a fresh committee of dedicated officers was elected into position. Read more »
