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PRESS RELEASE: Greens question Council’s premature end of lease for trustees of Pensford Field
Despite stewarding the Pensford Field nature reserve in Kew for over three decades, the Pensford Field Environmental Trust (PFET) have heard that Richmond Council still plans to terminate PFET’s current lease two and a half years early without fault or consultation. Council leader Gareth Roberts intends to transfer the site’s…
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Next monthly meeting: 1st May 2025
Please join us for our next local party meeting! When: 7.00pm on Thursday 1st May 2025. Where: Studio 5, The Exchange, 75 London Road, Twickenham, TW1 1BE. The Exchange is directly opposite Twickenham Station and on bus routes H22, 267 and 281. Also, come along for a social drink in…
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PRESS RELEASE: Local Councillor calls on Government to repair Teddington Lock Gates
Work by the Environment Agency started over a year ago to repair the main lock at Teddington has been stopped. Additionally, repairs to the unreliable secondary lock are ongoing but there is no permanent fix date in sight. These faults mean delays for those using the river for business or…
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PRESS RELEASE: Greens push for quicker action on Council-funded developments and waste collection
At Richmond Council’s budget-setting meeting this week, the Green Party Leader of the Opposition, Councillor Andrée Frieze, pointed out that big Council-funded projects such as Twickenham Riverside are falling behind schedule. She warned the Liberal Democrat administration that they may end up “lamenting missed opportunities” unless they find out the…
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Green motion supporting Natural History GCSE passed by Richmond Council
On Tuesday 28 January 2025, Richmond Council passed what may be the first motion ever by a local authority in support of the proposed GCSE in Natural History. Educators, naturalists and campaigners say that the new qualification is a vital way of helping young people to develop an understanding of…
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Tree Planting Strategy Survey from Richmond Council
Following Richmond Council’s Climate Strategy and Air Quality Action Plan consultations, we have some suggestions below for anyone keen to complete the Council’s Tree Planting Strategy before it closes on 23rd January 2025. You might have already sent a response, but please consider resubmitting if you agree with the points…
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Air Quality Consultation from Richmond Council
Alongside developing a new Climate Strategy, Richmond Council is also currently consulting on its Draft Air Quality Action Plan. We have some suggestions below for anyone looking to complete this survey before it closes on 20th January 2025. You might have already sent a response, but please consider resubmitting if…
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Tue 21st Jan, 7.30pm: Green team at the Anglers pub quiz
Join us for a fun night out with the Do Something Green team at the Anglers Tuesday night pub quiz on from 7.30pm on 21st January. Test your knowledge while enjoying some drinks and good company at The Anglers, Teddington. A cosier event for the winter months, the quiz night…
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Climate Strategy Consultation from Richmond Council
With just a few weeks left to complete the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Council’s consultation on developing its 2025 Climate Strategy, we would like to make a few suggestions to help anyone who wants to respond by 31st December 2024. You might have already sent a response, but…
Richmond and Twickenham Green Party
