AGM – 6pm Wednesday 8 January, Tunbridge Wells 28 November 2024 by Geoff Mason It’s time once again for the Tunbridge Wells Green Party Annual General Meeting to be held at the Friends Meeting House, 1 Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2BB on Wednesday 8 January 2025 at 6pm followed by tea and cake at 7.30pm. In 2024 the Green Party had some outstanding wins in the local elections across Kent and nationally we […] Read more » AGM Local Party Monthly Meetings
Green Café at Ruby’s 26 September 2024 / 28 November 2024 by Geoff Mason A reminder that our popular Saturday morning Green Café is at Ruby’s in Monson Road, Tunbridge Wells from 10am until 12 noon. Here are the dates for the rest of the year: Saturday 19 October Saturday 9 November Saturday 30 November Saturday 14 December It’s a very informal get-together for a coffee and a chat, […] Read more » Community Green Cafe Social
Our Monthly Meetings 26 September 2024 / 5 November 2024 by Geoff Mason Our monthly meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month from 6pm-7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Grosvenor Park, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2BB followed by a chance to socialise over tea and homemade cakes. Why not join us we’d love to see you! Contact Geoff at geoff.mason@tunbridgewells.greenparty.org.uk for more details. Next meeting dates: […] Read more » Monthly Meeting
Tunbridge Wells Climate Coalition 25 July 2024 / 28 November 2024 by Geoff Mason Climate change is an existential threat to human life, yet the UK government’s climate actions to date have been woefully inadequate. Tunbridge Wells Borough Council’s Climate Emergency Declaration in 2019 was a clear statement of intent but we need to see further action to back this up. Tunbridge Wells Climate Coalition was formed by Tunbridge […] Read more » Climate Change Climate Emergency Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Thank You! 25 July 2024 / 28 November 2024 by Geoff Mason The results of the General Election have been the best ever for the Green Party with 2,344 people voting Green locally and over 1.9 million across England and Wales. We couldn’t have done that without members and supporters like you! Come September, we’ll start to gear up for next year’s Kent County Council elections alongside […] Read more » General Election Kent County Council Monthly Meeting
Vote For What You Believe In 30 June 2024 / 22 December 2024 by Geoff Mason Vote for what you believe in Read more » General Election
Support for Young People 27 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Geoff Mason John thoughts on supporting young people and not insisting on conscription. ‘When I was young, I learned to fly in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. I was very proud to do that, but it was voluntary. What the Conservatives are proposing is to introduce some form of conscription, where you’d have to do some […] Read more » Education European Union General Election Young People
Solutions to the Climate Crisis 27 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Geoff Mason John explains how we’re different to the other parties on climate change. ‘The Green Party believes that whether we’re in opposition making sure that Labour do the right thing, or whether even in power, we need to stop developing any more oil and gas, and also cancel the recently-approved Rosebank field. We don’t need any […] Read more » Climate Change General Election
Gaza 27 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Geoff Mason John’s thoughts on the terrible situation in Gaza. ‘The Green Party has always condemned the attacks that Hamas made on 7th October, but thereafter we were the first party to call for a complete ceasefire and also for the return of the hostages. We’ve also called for the end of British arms exports to Israel, […] Read more » Foreign Policy Gaza
Providing Fairer, Greener Homes For All 27 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Geoff Mason John shares his thoughts on affordable housing. ‘The old cinema site in Tunbridge Wells is being built on at last but will not contain any affordable housing, so where on earth are the nurses, police officers and teachers who need to work in Tunbridge Wells going to be getting on the housing ladder, or at […] Read more » General Election Housing