Local News
9 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Tom
As Co-ordinator for Litter Free Leeds in Allerton I organise community litter-picks and on the morning of the 9th took a small but doughty group down the the Linesway to collect litter. An excellent haul of 9 bags and two new ‘wombles’ initiated into the local group. In the afternoon I visited the Old Girls […]
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21 February 2023 / 9 April 2023 by Tom
Selby & District Green Party, along with Selby and Hull Friends of the Earth groups, recently met with Reverend Leo Woodberry from South Carolina, who travelled to Yorkshire to see the Drax power plant for himself. Reverend Woodberry’s visit was part of his UK campaign to call on the Department for Business, Energy and Industry […]
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26 January 2023 / 8 February 2023 by Tom
Bronwen Mitchell (aged 11) a schoolgirl from Kellington near Goole, has written to Rishi Sunak to express her concern about the climate crisis – and it would seem she has a better handle on the urgency of the situation than Graham Stuart (aged 60) MP for Beverley and Holderness and Minister of State for Climate. […]
28 November 2022 / 27 May 2024 by Tom
Being the Green Party we are, of course, interested in sustainability, renewables, and the climate crisis. So, being the Selby Green Party, you might think we would be very supportive of Drax with its claims to be world-leading in the biomass industry and key to making our region the first carbon-negative region in the UK. […]
Elections
6 May 2022 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Selby and District Green Party is delighted to announce that following the local elections taking place across North Yorkshire this week 2 more elected Greens are representing their local areas in Selby District. Joining Peter Baumann who was elected to Sherburn in Elmet Parish Council in October, is Cherry Waters elected to South Milford Parish […]
14 April 2022 / 27 May 2024 by Tom
Selby & District Green Party is more active than ever before, with a record number of Green candidates standing in the upcoming North Yorkshire District Council and local Parish/Town Council elections on May 5th. Peter Baumann for Sherburn in Elmet with Huddleston with Newthorpe Tom Beharrell for Selby (South) & Selby (East) Cherry Waters for […]
15 January 2022 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
There is currently a vacancy in the Byram and Brotherton Ward of Selby District Council, and it’s an ideal opportunity to get a Green voice onto the council. Members of Selby & District Green Party have been active keeping pavements clear and footpaths open, ensuring residents in remote villages have access to transport, providing innovative […]
10 January 2022 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Hi there. My name is Cherry Waters and I am standing in the forthcoming by-election for Selby District Council in the Byram and Brotherton ward on behalf of the Green Party. Why? Because I believe that having a Green voice on the council can make a real, positive difference to the area and that Selby […]
26 October 2021 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Selby and District Green Party are delighted to announce that Peter Baumann has been elected to Sherburn Parish Council. Peter commented “I am absolutely delighted to have been elected as Sherburn’s newest Parish Councillor tonight. Thank you to everyone who voted for me – your support means a huge amount. I look forward to representing […]
9 September 2021 / 27 May 2024 by Tom
Selby Green Party was shocked to see video footage of Nigel Adams MP swearing at a member of public in London yesterday. Steve Bray, known for his long campaign to stop Brexit, had asked Mr Adams in the street about the progress of the Health & Social Care Bill being debated in the House of […]
1 March 2021 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Selby Green Party is raising concerns about roadside paths that have fallen into disrepair, and rights of way that risk being lost forever from public access maps. Green Party members in the Selby area have taken a lead in supporting the ‘Walkshire’ [1] campaign in encouraging local authorities to make existing roadside paths safe and accessible to all. A member of Selby […]
26 October 2020 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
A petition has been launched by an alliance of pro-EU groups asking MPs to urgently commit to a pledge for a Real Deal with the EU. The UK has left the European Union and now we need to secure our future relations with Europe so that we “prosper mightily” (to use the Prime Minister’s words) […]
11 October 2020 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Selby Green Party is calling on Nigel Adams, MP for Selby & Ainsty, to support the Lords’ amendment to the Agriculture Bill. The debate will take place in the House of Commons on Monday 12 October. Over one million people signed the NFU petition asking the government to ensure future trade deals do not lead […]
18 May 2020 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Selby Green Party is calling on Selby District Council to take urgent action in response to the Climate Emergency. Local Green Party campaigners led by Cherry Waters of South Milford have delivered a letter to the Council asking for it to adopt an urgent motion containing four key elements. The motion [1] firstly includes a […]
6 April 2020 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
The Green Party is organising medicine collection and deliveries from a rural pharmacy to housebound residents. Springbank Health in Tockwith and Green Hammerton previously relied on volunteers to deliver prescribed drugs, but many of these volunteers are themselves now self-isolating, leaving the delivery service under threat. Arnold Warneken, Selby & Ainsty’s Green Party Parliamentary Candidate who lives in Cowthorpe […]
21 October 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Selby District Green Party is thrilled to announce that Chloe Wilcox has recently been recognised with a Green Hero Award at the Green Party October Conference in Newport. Chloe, who at only 14, is the youngest UK Chair of a local Green Party, has campaigned tirelessly to remain in Europe, whilst at the same time fighting […]
15 October 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Arnold Warneken, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Selby & Ainsty, was out on the streets in Selby at the weekend talking to voters young & old. Concerns were raised about a wide range of issues, from improving care for older people, to the payment of illegal wage rates for 18-year olds. The continuing uncertainty about […]
10 October 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Come and meet the Green Party Candidate for Selby and Ainsty, Arnold Warneken, at our street stall at the marketplace in Selby on Saturday October 12th between 11am and 1pm. If you have any issues about job security, vital public services, supply of medicines, affordable homes, education, fair distribution of our public purse, climate change, […]
23 September 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Arnold Warneken, Green Party Parish Councillor for Tockwith, and Parliamentary Candidate for Selby & Ainsty, is raising concerns about short supply of commonly-prescribed drugs due to Brexit fears. After recently trying to purchase painkillers unsuccessfully from a number of Wetherby shops [1], Arnold then discovered that harassed reception staff at a local GP surgery was dealing with […]
14 September 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Arnold Warneken, Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Selby & Ainsty, conducted the Yorkshire Remain Voice Choir on Saturday in Leeds city centre, as part of the Stop The Coup March. The protestors, including members of Selby and District Green Party, met at the Cenotaph at 11am with musical instruments and banners to sing anti-Brexit songs. This event […]
9 September 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
The newly-relaunched Selby & District Green Party is thrilled to announce their candidate for Selby & Ainsty at the next general election. Arnold Warneken has lived and worked in the constituency for over 30 years, and has been involved in several successful local businesses and charities. He was the first Green Party councillor in Yorkshire, winning a long-held […]
29 August 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Members of the Selby and District Green party were pleased to have a chance to meet with Magid Magid, Green MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber last week. Magid was using the European Parliament summer holidays to meet as many of his constituents as possible on a whistle-stop tour of the region.
Meetings
31 July 2019 / 5 November 2022 by Tom
Fantastic meeting last night – we are up and running again! We have elected officers, a constitution, minutes and everything! We will be sending minutes out to all Green Party members in the area, together with an invite to the next meeting on 20th August (venue TBC).
