Kippax Wombles and delivering a ‘rescue’ tree 10 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw 10th June – visiting the Kippax Wombles to return borrowed pickers (Kippax, Methley, Great Preston and Allerton groups often work together) and delivering a ‘rescue’ tree to Ash Tree Primary School. The afternoon spent crushing and cleaning litter-picked cans for a special project – more of which later. Read more »
Litter Free Allerton 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 […] Read more »
Supporting the protest against the removal of veteran trees in Ripon 8 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw On the 8th of June I took my parents to Ripon to lend our support to the protest against the removal of veteran beech trees from the memorial park on Kirkgate, by Ripon Cathedral. This has been a long-running protest with which I have been personally involved for many months – it was heartening to […] Read more »
My first appearance on TV 7 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw 7th of June saw a first for me – recording a TV appearance! BBC Politics North filmed in Leeds. You can watch it on BBC iPlayer, aired on the 9th of June – where I got the opportunity to discuss Green Party policies, principles and vision for the Selby constituency, Yorkshire and beyond. Simultaneously my […] Read more »
Incredible community memorial event for D-Day 6 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw 6th of June D-Day – a productive morning spent in Selby with the Selby Womblers and staff from Sedamyl, cleaning up the Abbott’s Road area, lovely also to meet some of the fabulous ladies crafting in the Salvation Army Hall on Parkin Avenue. The East Common Post Office is reliably open if you can access […] Read more »
Handing in my nomination papers! 5 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw An auspicious day on the 5th of June – a trip to Northallerton to hand in my nomination papers as Green Party Parliamentary candidate for the 2024 General Election. In the afternoon undertook a Hedgerow Survey in Mickletown – one of a series, again, in preparation for the opposition to the quarry proposal. Read more »
Allerton in Bloom and cleaning graffiti 4 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw 4th of June spent in Allerton, firstly with the Allerton In Bloom team clearing village planters of last year’s annuals in preparation for new planting over the next few weeks.Then completed several ‘graffiti cleaning’ tasks that I have seen building up over recent weeks – bins, telephone exchanges and bus-shelters restored to their former glory! Read more »
Litter picking in Selby town centre 3 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw 3rd of June in Selby Town collecting litter in the Town Centre and then a photoshoot for the election leaflets – soon to be on doorsteps in the constituency! Read more »
Leeds crowdfunder at 25% 2 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw Very pleased to be making a video on the 2nd for the Green Party in Leeds announcing that we had reached the 25% target of our Crowdfunder. The evening was spent clearing a footpath in Allerton Bywater of overgrown vegetation so that a community litter-pick could take place safely. Read more »
Kicking off June around Methley 1 June 2024 / 27 June 2024 by Angela Oldershaw Kicking off on the 1st delivering leaflets around the village of Methley with the Resident’s Association, to keep everyone informed about the progress of the objection to a proposed quarry development within 100m of many houses in the village. Read more »
