Greens launch EU campaign in Southend with Keith Taylor MEP 13th May 2019 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller Green Party MEP Keith Taylor meets Paul Jeater and representatives of the South East Essex Green Party in Southend to launch the Green Party’s European Election campaigns in South East Essex. Read more »
Greens Select our Candidates for the 2019 Local Elections 11th March 2019 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller Southend has a choice this May: Vote for the same old stories from Labour and the Tories, or vote Green for a breath of fresh air. Read more » #LE19 Southend
Greens Respond to James Duddridge MP’s Comments on Poverty 29th November 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller Southend Council recently published its Housing, Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy detailing how child poverty in the borough has increased from 19% to 29%. We've done some Homework for Mr Duddridge, and hopefully, he'll see this. Read more »
SEEGP Comments on the ‘Fossetts for The People’ Campaign 23rd November 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller In the past few weeks, a new offshoot of the #SaveSouthendNHS campaign has been launched demanding that Southend Council build 400 new 'affordable', private rent, and social homes on the former NHS-owned land adjacent to the proposed Fossetts Farm developments. Read more » Campaigns planning
Green Party Against Lower Thames Crossing 17th November 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller Today, Saturday 17th November 2018, the Eastern Region Green Party, including Councillor James Abbott and members of the Essex Green Parties, voted unanimously to oppose the proposal for a new crossing of the Thames by road. Read more »
Essex County Council to close 25 Libraries 16th November 2018 / 22nd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller Under the proposed plans, ONE-THIRD of all Essex Libraries will be permanently closed, with a further 19 facing the threat of closure. Read more »
Residents Win Campaign Against Cliffslip Museum 18th October 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller While Southend Council has finally admitted that the Cliffs is not going to be the location for their "Thames Estuary Experience" Museum, it has not ruled out what will happen to the Cliff Gardens site. Read more » planning
Greens Respond to Proposed Southend Bypass 29th September 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller With the seemingly unanimous support of most Southend residents, Mr Courtenay seems to have hit the nail on the head with a wonderful and potentially election-winning idea... Or has he? Read more » planning
Greens Call Public Meeting over £55m Museum 24th September 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller If in less than a year, the publicised cost of the project can increase by £15m, how long will it be before we reach the £80m threshold prophesied by SKIPP almost a decade ago? Read more » planning
Greens Attend Southend Pride 2018 23rd July 2018 / 23rd May 2020 by James Vessey-Miller This week, 14th-21st July 2018, has been a blaze of LGBTIQA+ culture, community, and splendour in Southend. Returning for the first time in over fifteen years, Southend Pride featured a packed week of literary, theatrical, faith, musical, comedic, and social events, and it has been truly spectacular. Read more » Events
