Work Starts on Marine Parade Shelter After Green Party Action 3rd July 2025 / 8th July 2025 by simongittus A much-loved shelter on Marine Parade in Leigh-on-Sea is finally getting the care it needs, thanks to Southend Green Party. After local residents raised concerns on Facebook about its poor condition, local Green campaigner Simon Gittus got in touch with Leigh ward councillor Stuart Allen to push for repairs. Read more » Campaigns environment Parks Simon Gittus Stuart Allen
Greens Secure Long-Overdue Repairs to Chalkwell Park Footpaths 4th April 2025 / 4th April 2025 by simongittus Footpaths in Chalkwell Park, long in a state of disrepair, have been made safe after pressure from Green Party campaigners prompted action from the council. Read more » Campaigns environment Parks
Green Campaigner Urges Council to Protect City’s Verges from Damage 12th March 2025 / 12th March 2025 by simongittus Concerned about the deterioration of grass verges across the city, local Green Party Campaigner, Lauren Ekins is calling on the council to implement measures that would curb damage caused by vehicles. Read more » environment Housing Parks Transport
Green Party Councillor Stuart Allen and campaigner Kay Mitchell Call for Urgent Action on Chalkwell Park Footpaths 31st January 2025 / 31st January 2025 by simongittus Green Party Councillor Stuart Allen and local campaigner Kay Mitchell are urging the council to take immediate action following residents' complaints about the poor condition of footpaths in Chalkwell Park. Read more » environment Kay Mitchell Parks Stuart Allen
Concerns Raised Over Garon Park Development 10th December 2024 by simongittus Local mum and former Green Party candidate for Southend West & Leigh in the 2024 General Election, Tilly Hogrebe, has voiced strong concerns about the ongoing overdevelopment of the Garon Park complex following an article in last week’s Echo. She highlights its impact on natural spaces and the wider community. Read more » environment Parks planning Richard Longstaff Tilly Hogrebe
Urgent Call for Action on Southend’s Urban Trees as Tree Canopy Cover Diminishes 13th October 2024 / 13th October 2024 by simongittus Concerns are mounting over the continued decline of Southend’s urban tree population and the city’s tree canopy cover, which has fallen to around 12%, far below the minimum target of 15%. Read more » environment Parks Richard Longstaff Trees
Greens Expose Council Using Glyphosate on Seafront 24th November 2022 / 24th November 2022 by James Vessey-Miller SHOCKING new video shows Southend Council spraying carcinogenic herbicides on Seafront. The Green Party is today releasing this footage taken on 23.11.22, which shows a council worker blanket-spraying the carcinogenic herbicide Glyphosate across the promenade. This area of the seafront by the attractions is very popular with families and dog walkers, and frequently sees young […] Read more » Glyphosates Herbicides Parks Seafront
Greens call for amendment to Environment Bill 9th April 2021 / 9th April 2021 by James Vessey-Miller The Green Party called for a ‘State of Nature’ clause to require the government to set a legally binding target of 2030 to halt and reverse the decline of nature. Read more » Caroline Lucas Climate Change environment Parks
Greens Caution Against Southend Parks Funding Changes 14th January 2021 / 14th January 2021 by James Vessey-Miller The Echo Newspaper reveals today that Southend Council is investigating proposals to bring in corporate sponsorship to secure future Parks Department funding. Read more » Business Parks
Greens criticise Council’s ‘dangerously unambitious’ tree planting policy 17th August 2020 / 19th August 2020 by James Vessey-Miller In late July 2019, following growing pressure from the Green Party, the Once Upon A Tree (Southend) campaign group, and residents, Cllr Carole Mulroney (Liberal Democrat – Cabinet member for Environment and Planning) announced a moratorium on the non-emergency felling of all street trees in Southend and announced that Southend Council will work with its […] Read more » Parks Trees
