And then there were four! Tysh wins in Maresefield. Green candidate Ian Tysh won the Maresfield ward by-election on 22nd September 20022 by a large margin – in the process becoming the fourth Green Councillor on Wealden District Council. Ian Tysh won 61% if the votes in a two-way race with the Conservative party – […]

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Wealden Green Party is delighted to announce Ian Tysh as our candidate for the Maresfield ward District Council by-election on 22nd September 2022. A retired solicitor who has studied planning law, Ian would be a strong, independent voice representing residents. Like all Green councillors, Ian would be free in his vote, and not forced to […]

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Gatwick: Second Runway by Stealth Gatwick has applied for a Development Consent Order (DCO) to bring its emergency runway into routine use: a move that would see annual passenger numbers increase from 49 million passengers in 2019, to 79 million. The proposed construction would start in 2024 and be completed by 2029. When fully operational […]

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Hartfield special event: Housing, planning and people Hartfield played host to the latest in a series of public events being organised by Wealden Green Party. Against the background of rampant housing development across the District, the Housing, Planning and People event aimed to give Hartfield residents an insight into the planning process and how decisions […]

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UNANIMOUS! GREEN PROPOSAL GETS CROSS-PARTY ASSENT At Wealden’s Full Council meeting in July, Cllr. Rachel Millward successfully brought her first ‘motion’ (the equivalent of bringing a bill to Parliament). The motion aims to make sure that the Council’s planning process takes account of  increases in sewage discharge into our rivers and seas caused by proposed […]

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Contractors felling Ash trees on the Forest Way will now leave those trees that are safe after a review inspired by our intervention. East Sussex County Council has changed course on the felling of Ash trees along the Forest Way after widespread local objections. Green Party Councillor Georgia Taylor responded to local concerns by raising […]

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We have reluctantly decided to POSTPONE this event due to the deteriorating Covid-19 situation. A new date in the Spring will be announced soon. The event was planned for Saturday 4th December for an afternoon of learning, culture and engagement with the natural world – a chance for Wealden residents to discover and share practical […]

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