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Emma Hampton
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University Ward councillor. Norwich City Council Deputy Leader + cabinet member for climate change. #OUSTEM student.

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🌹🐝🎬🎧📚🦮 🐈

Promoted by David Fullman on behalf of Norwich Labour Party, both at St Mark’s Church Hall, NR1 3HL.
My predictions. #Oscars
March 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Sunday morning cinema trip, to take Tessa the 🦮 to see Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy.

A better behaved audience (about a third of whom were dogs) than some human-only screenings I’ve been to recently, and I wish I was exaggerating.

📍 Cinema City Norwich
February 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Out on the #labourdoorstep this morning, talking to Bluebell Road residents 👇
February 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
(Saturday is the new Friday)

#LastFourWatched 🎥
February 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Great night at Norwich Arts Centre yesterday, kicking off Synth East ‘25, with a screening of B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin 1979-1989 followed by Adam Buxton interviewing John Foxx.
February 22, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Work to install the 600+ solar panels at Riverside Leisure Centre has now started. ☀️⚡️

The car park will be closed for six weeks while the works are completed, though blue badge parking is still available.

More info: www.norwich.gov.uk/news/article...
February 22, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Reposted by Emma Hampton
My Water Bill in Parliament would make our water supply clean, accessible, climate resilient and democratic. Learn more and have your say on everything to do with water. Get your tickets here. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sort-our-w...
February 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
February 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Play areas across the city are being upgraded as part of £2.2m investment to improve parks and play facilities; I’m pleased that Enfield Road, in University Ward, is up next 🛝

200+ residents took part in the consultation and voted on the final design.

www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/2492907...
www.eveningnews24.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Reposted by Emma Hampton
We revealed Nigel Farage’s voting record to his constituents in Clacton.

They weren’t happy.
February 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
February 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
My voice is shaping the future of UK live music, yours could too! Please share your thoughts on the UK music industry by taking the #MusicFansVoice survey 👉 musicfansvoice.uk
Music Fans' Voice Survey
15 minutes to shape the future of UK live music! Music fans across the nations play a significant part in sustaining a vital industry. They buy the tickets, they stream the songs, and they create glob...
musicfansvoice.uk
February 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Coming up on Feb 27th: ‘Our Power - making community energy happen in Norwich’. 💡

Will be an opportunity to find out how to get involved, and hear about successful CE projects in other cities.

OP is a community-led group funded by Norwich Climate Commission.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-power-...
Our Power: making community energy happen in Norwich
We need volunteers for everything from leadership to occasional event support. Come along and find out how you can make a difference.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Reposted by Emma Hampton
Privatisation has failed.

My Private Members Water Bill is an unmissable chance to put public ownership of our water back on the table as a solution.

In less than 2 minutes, you can make sure your MP attends my Bill’s crucial debate on 28th March: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to attend my Water Bill debate
After years of bill hikes, shareholder pay-outs, and pollution, it couldn't be clearer that privatisation has created a crisis in our water system. We can't leave the future of this critical natio...
actionnetwork.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:31 PM
January. #1SE
February 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
January 31, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Reposted by Emma Hampton
Marianne Faithfull #RIP

on the set of Lucifer Rising directed by Kenneth Anger, 1971
January 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Starting my #IVW2025 with The Lounge Society at Voodoo Daddy’s (first time seeing them since 2021, down the road at the also great Last Pub Standing).
January 30, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A week ago, our motion in support of @coopparty.party.coop’s Community Right to Buy campaign was passed unanimously by Norwich City Council ✔️ 🐝

More on why this is important / add your name in support here: party.coop/campaign/sup...
January 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Reposted by Emma Hampton
I remain opposed to a new runway at Heathrow airport because of the severe impact it will have on noise, air pollution and meeting our climate change targets.
January 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is welcome news (though disappointing County still consider it a ‘priority project’).

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Norfolk County Council withdraws plans for Norwich Western Link
Norfolk County Council says it has withdrawn its planning application for the Norwich Western Link.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Fortunate enough to be joined by a local celebrity at our door-knocking session in West Earlham this morning. 🐈
January 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
January 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM