West Kent Radio Interview with Tunbridge Wells Green Party 29 April 2023 / 29 April 2023 by Geoff Mason Geoff Mason our Chair was interviewed by Martin Webber at West Kent Radio ahead of next Thursday’s Borough Elections. Here’s what he had to say. Martin: Voters in Tunbridge Wells go to the polls on Thursday 4th May. They will be electing one third of the Borough Council. I’m joined by Geoff Mason who is […] Read more » Capel Climate Emergency Housing Local Elections Tunbridge Wells Borough Council West Kent Radio
Making Paddock Wood Fairer and Greener 29 April 2023 / 29 April 2023 by Geoff Mason Trevor Bisdee writes ‘I’m really pleased that for the first time the Green Party is standing a candidate in every one of the sixteen Wards across the Borough, giving people who want to vote green the opportunity to do so. We offer people a different type of politics – a change that is increasingly recognised […] Read more » Community Local Elections Local Plan Paddock Wood Policies Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Tunbridge Wells Green Party is standing 16 candidates on 4th May – a full slate! 13 April 2023 / 13 April 2023 by Geoff Mason Tunbridge Wells Green Party is proud to announce our candidates for the Tunbridge Wells Borough Council elections on May 4th. We’re standing in all 16 wards so anyone who wants to Vote Green can Vote Green. If you would like to support our campaign to help get our first Green Councillor elected onto TWBC, click […] Read more » Local Elections Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
A Green In The Room Will Make The Difference 12 April 2023 / 17 April 2023 by Geoff Mason Mike Calvert writes ‘climate breakdown is the most important challenge we will face in our lifetimes. It threatens our security and the very foundations of our society. Don’t take my word for it – David Attenborough warned recently: “If we continue on our current path, we will face the collapse of everything that gives us […] Read more » Climate Change Local Elections Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Co-Leader Carla Denyer Visits Goudhurst 17 February 2023 / 17 February 2023 by Geoff Mason We were delighted to welcome Carla Denyer to Tunbridge Wells last Saturday to help us launch this year’s local election campaign. Carla met Geoff Mason our candidate in Goudhurst and Lamberhurst and afterwards spoke to supporters about our election plans to get a Green Councillor elected to Tunbridge Wells Borough Council on May 4th. Read more » Carla Denyer Co Leader Goudhurst and Lamberhurst Local Elections
A Green in the Room Makes a Difference 17 February 2023 / 17 February 2023 by Geoff Mason With less than 3 months to go to the May local elections, this year you’ll need to show photo ID before you can vote. The Government insists that this is to prevent ‘personation’ or voter fraud and yet according to the Electoral Reform Society, there were only 33 cases of personation in 2019 which is […] Read more » Campaigns Community Litter Pick Local Elections Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
A fairer and Greener New Year 6 January 2023 / 6 January 2023 by Geoff Mason We hope everyone had a good Christmas – even if their water had to be trucked into Tesco’s carpark for collection… Water played a big part in shaping a year that most people would like to put behind them, with lack of it causing wildfires in the hottest summer since 1976, followed by winter weeks […] Read more » Boundary Commission Brexit Climate Change Green Belt Local Plan Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
We deserve better than these failures to plan for our town 17 December 2022 / 19 December 2022 by Geoff Mason John Hurst writes 'the last fortnight has shown us two examples of the failure of successive Councils to plan positively for our town' Read more » Local Plan Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
In Conservative Britain The Rich Are Getting Richer 14 November 2022 / 22 December 2024 by Geoff Mason While Liz Truss has been trying to cut taxes for the wealthiest, more and more people across the UK are resorting to foodbanks. Here in the town, we read in last week’s Times of Tunbridge Wells that the Nourish Community Foodbank is struggling to meet demand as rising energy bills and the cost of living […] Read more » Foodbanks Nourish Community Foodbank Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
