Cheltenham and Tewkesbury Cycling Campaign are organising a cycling summit for local cyclists on Saturday 22nd February, from 3.30pm to 6pm. This is following up from September’s meeting, discussing problems people were finding with routes and pathways in town, as well as other barriers to cycling including bike parking and car drivers. We want to […]
Australia Is Burning – Strike a Light Fundraiser
This week, Strike a Light Arts are putting on a massive fundraiser for climate action. Taking place at Gloucester Guildhall, GL1 1NS, on Thursday 6 February at 6pm, this is a chance to help make an impact. As the Australian wildfire fires destroy lives and homes every day, the climate emergency has never been more […]
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Reflection on Brexit
Yesterday was Brexit Day, but it’s not yet clear what it’ll mean for us. We have another year of negotiations ahead – on trade, on land management, on environmental and working standards, on security, education, data handling… We won’t be crashing out without a deal at this point, which is good news. But it’s vital […]
Water Is Life
The UK’s utilities infrastructure – electricity, gas, water, sewage – is really out of date. Some of the major works date back to the 1970s or even the 1950s – and in the case of water and sewage, back to Victorian times. Of course it’s a bit tricky changing pipes, but we’ve been really procrastinating […]
Spiritual Activism with Heather Redington
Morgan, one of our local members, is organising a local short course addressing climate anxiety, and giving people a toolkit to help them shape their faith into action. If you’re struggling to handle the feelings of grief and overwhelm that climate change can often inflict on us, please make sure you’re connecting with people and […]
Zero West Conference 2020
On Thursday last week, Cheltenham Green Party attended the Zero West Winter Conference. Zero West are paving the way for ambitious co-operative action. Progress is slow-going due to crumbling national infrastructure, funding cuts and planning restrictions, and theirs is absolutely essential work that needs to accelerate to make a zero-carbon society. Bristol Councillor Carla Denyer […]
Air Pollution in Cheltenham
Cheltenham has a perennial problem with air pollution. Much of this, unfortunately, comes straight from high rates of traffic. We have almost forty car dealerships in the Cheltenham area, there’s unsustainable competition for offroad parking, and we’re in the middle of an unsustainable trend for SUVs, sales of which outnumber electric vehicles 20 to 1. […]
Support for Our Green Spaces!
Cheltenham Borough Council have just submitted the new and updated Cheltenham Local Plan to the Planning Inspectorate for approval. This plan’s been developed to help protect important Local Green Spaces across the town and further afield, particularly the Village in a Park concept at Swindon Village, an area of vital green space to the West […]
Gloucestershire County Council Budget Survey
Gloucestershire County Council are planning their budget for the next 12 months, and are proposing an initial £1m climate change action fund, which will kickstart work and investment in local measures against the climate crisis. They’re also allocating the budget for other areas, including children’s services, schools, and roadways. We’re disappointed that while £1million is […]
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Green Party Office Hours
Come and meet us! Cheltenham’s local Green Party is setting up a monthly office surgery session. Today we had our first meeting and had a great time discussing Prevent and Extinction Rebellion, the ongoing refugee crisis, how to meet with local MPs to voice concerns, the roles of faith groups in green campaigning, and Cheltenham’s […]
