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North Lancashire Green Party
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Green Party in Lancaster & Wyre including Morecambe, Carnforth, Garstang, Fleetwood, Lune Valley.

Leading Lancaster City Council - 23 Cllrs
Opposition on Lancashire County Council - 3 Cllrs

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... and some more highlights of Greens in North Lancashire taking climate action👇

💪🏼 If you haven't already joined the Green Party, why not join today and help us to build a fairer and safer future for everyone?

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Photo of a woman sat by a table covered with papers, in foreground of a picture of a room of people talking intently around tables. Titled Thurnham and Glasson Flood forum. Text: Installing better insulation in 100s of Council houses across the district, fitting solar panels and carrying out retrofits where possible. Setting up the South Lancaster Community Emergency Centre so that we are better prepared to respond to flooding. Creating a Flood Forum for Thurnham & Glasson to protect those communities from flooding. Helping to rewrite the Local Plan to put climate mitigation and adaptation at its centre. Lancaster City Council has secured approx. £9.2 million in external funding for decarbonisation & renewable energy projects. North Lancashire Green party. Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Green-lead Lancaster City Council has twice been recognised as the top-performing District Council for Climate Action by the local climate network UK100. And in 2025 the Council won a national award for climate leadership.

Proactive action on tackle climate change, and climate resilience 👇
Photo of a woman in front of a field with solar panels, titled "BURROW BECK SOLAR FARM Text: Pushing for the declaration of a climate and ecological emergency by Lancaster City Council in 2019. Leading on the council scrutiny group that made recommendations following the floods. Creating a Climate Action cabinet role (held by Green Cllr Sam Riches) which covers renewable energy, biodiversity, active travel, electric vehicle charging and much more. Building Council-owned solar farms at Salt Ayre (on disused landfill) and Burrowbeck close to Lancaster University, with Biodiversity Net Gain as a key element of the site. North Lancashire Green Party. Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
December 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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North Lancashire Green Party Raffle - to raise funds for printing Green Party newsletters/leaflets for delivery across North Lancashire in 2026. Tickets only £1, 5 prizes of £25!

Enter at:
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Raffle to raise funds for printing Green Party newsletters/leaflets for delivery across North Lancashire in 2026. There are FIVE prizes - a £25 voucher for each of the following independent shops/venues in Lancaster: THE WHALE TAIL - vegetarian/vegan cafe on Upper Penny Street THE DUKES - cinema/theatre on Moor Lane DOWN TO EARTH - ethically-sourced clothes and jewellery shop in Sir Simon's Arcade SINGLE STEP - co-op shop selling wholefoods and more, on Upper Penny Street WATERHOUSE - men's and women's clothing shop, on Brock Street The prizes have been donated by a local supporter. Ticket sales close at noon on Weds 10 December, and the draw will be held that evening. Winners will be notified on 11 December by phone or text message, if not present at the draw. Enter at: https://www.peoplesfundraising.com/raffle/nlgp-raffle-25
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🎅🏻🎶🧶📚🍰 Fabulous Green Fair! Huge thanks to all volunteers, stallholders, Santa, cooks, luggers of furniture & books, musicians & coordinators who made it such a success, and to everyone who visited.
👛 It was also our second best ever fundraising event. 🥳
December 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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🏠NIMBY's on housing? Not the Greens!

The fact is - local authorities where the Green Party holds a majority build a LOT more housing than any other, and EVEN in councils where we don’t hold the majority, the Greens have come out second only to the SNP!

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Average annual house completions by local authority political control. From office for national statistics 202/21 - 2024/25, graph showing: Green 905 SNP plurality 720 Labour 545 Tories 541 Green plurality 513 SNP 503 Tory plurality 461 Labour plurality 440 Other plurality 438 Libe dems 438 Lib dem plurality 395 other 286 Plaid Cymru plurality 198 Plaid Cymru 154
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Here's the music line-up for the Green Fair this Saturday. Thanks to all the musicians!
10.30 Caton Community Band - folk 11.10 Rosie Ross - Blues voice - guitar 11.50 Burst horns - horns and beatz 13.10 Northern frisk - folk 13.50 Skeleton Peloton - ska delights unplugged 14.30 - Chveni Khmeri - Georgian Polyphonic singing 15.10 Pete Sian and Paul - political world folk
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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There will be a huge variety of locally-made or fairly traded crafts and gifts at the Green Fair this Saturday at St Thomas' Church & Centre. 👇🏻

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Notebooks, cards, prints, musical instruments, wood and willow crafts, up cycled items, textiles, chocolate, eco jewellery, books, fair trade goods, clothes, original art, ceramics and glass, calendars, soap and scents, produce from Palestine and Madagascar.
November 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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🦋 Lancaster City Council is the first local authority in the UK to pledge to become a Butterfly-Friendly City, working in partnership with national charity Butterfly Conservation.

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picture shows 2 women grinning in bright sunshine in a field waist high with wildflowers. At the upper right hand corner a small boy can be seen half hidden by greenery
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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If you have been thinking about it but haven’t joined yet… Now is a great time.

Be part of the Green surge.

Help us turn hope into real change in our communities.

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Join us. join.greenparty.org.uk. Green Party. Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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🌱 The Green Party of England and Wales is growing.

🎉 Here in North Lancashire we have gained 300 new people in a month - we celebrated 500+ members a month ago, now we have over 800! 💚
800 Green Party Members in North Lancashire. Green Party. Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
November 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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🎅🎄🎁⛪ Join us for our always-popular Green Xmas Fair on Saturday 22nd November, 10.30 - 3.30pm - but do note the new venue!
Green Xmas Fair on Saturday 22nd November, 10.30 - 3.30pm - new venue! locally made crafts and gifts; tasty home-made food, live music, and Father Christmas - St Thomas's Church & Centre Marton Street, Lancaster LA1 1XX (in the middle of Lancaster, just off the top of Penny Street.) Admission £2 / £1 concession, and children free.
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Lancaster City Councillor Sue Tyldesley launches Sustainable Warton and Yealand (SWAY)

Initiatives include:
- Surplus Produce swop/shares
- A repair cafe
- Eco cleaning products production
- Litter picking on the shore
- Work with young people in the Ecogang and local schools.
A woman (Sue) behind a table with fruit, veg, cakes, preserves, and a bunch of sunflowers, with a sign saying "Produce swap / share".
October 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Lancaster City Councils Disability Advisory Group are seeking residents’ experiences and expertise to help improve disability access across Lancaster City museums. Interested? e-mail: lancastercitymuseum@lancaster.gov.uk, call on 01524-64637 or speak to staff at the City or Maritime Museum.
Pictures of a different people engaging with museums, including wheelchair users.
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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When @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected leader of the Green Party, he said: "We’re not here just to be disappointed by Labour. We’re here to replace you."
Among voters under 50, its already happening! 🥳💚
Voting Intention (18-49) Yougov poll 28/10/2025, chart showing Green 25% Labour 21%, Reform 19%, Libdems 15%, Tories 11%, other 9%. Image from @cezthesocialist on X.
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Cllr Fish continued “I know BAE Systems provides a lot of jobs in Preston and Barrow. But we argue it should not be arming a genocide."
Tom Fish, a young man with bleach blonde tips to dark hair in white shirt and blue jeans speaking from notes in council chamber watched by James Sommerville, a bearded older Councillor in purple sweater and blue shirt seated next to him.
October 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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🌱 The Green Party is growing all over England and Wales. Every day a new announcement of thousands more people joining us. 💚

Here in North Lancashire we have now hit 500 members! 🎉

A huge welcome to all of you! 👐🏿👐🏻👐🏽
Real Hope Real Change. 500 Green Party members in North Lancashire. Green Party. Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party, both at at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES
October 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Green councillors are working with Council officers to do everything in their legal power to protect against children entering the site and potential fires starting again.
North Lancs Green Party Logo. What residents can do. Our ward Councillors are working with Council officers to do everything in their legal power to protect against children entering the site and potential fires starting again. The letter asks parents to be extra vigilant, checking where their children are and warning them of the dangers of going into derelict buildings such as Supaskips which is structurally unsafe. They ask residents to phone 999 if they see or hear anyone in or on the building, also giving the phone number of Lancaster City Council’s Building Control team, and their own contact details. Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
September 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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The cause is not yet known – it is being investigated by emergency services. It is known that several young people had been sighted on the roof and near the gantry of the chimney in the days leading up to this recent fire – and on the night of the fire itself, after the emergency services left.
​North Lancs Green Party Logo. What the Council has been doing to try and make Superskips safer for the community. repairing the security fence and billing the owners taking immediate action when trespass is reported liaising with Police to increase patrols pursuing compensation from the owners challenging the undue leniency of the sentence given to director of the illegal waste operation (16 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, and 200 hours unpaid work.) lobbying for legal changes by raising the issue with MP Cat Smith. Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
September 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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A fire burned in a 'Supaskips' building in Lancaster from December 2023 to January 2024, after the company had illegally stored waste inside the building. On 18th August 2025, another fire was started. Lancashire Fire & Rescue attended with 3 fire engines and brought it under control in three hours.
North Lancs Green Party Logo. What residents can do. Our ward Councillors are working with Council officers to do everything in their legal power to protect against children entering the site and potential fires starting again. The letter asks parents to be extra vigilant, checking where their children are and warning them of the dangers of going into derelict buildings such as Supaskips which is structurally unsafe. They ask residents to phone 999 if they see or hear anyone in or on the building, also giving the phone number of Lancaster City Council’s Building Control team, and their own contact details. Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
September 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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✊Solidarity with @ucu.org.uk @unison.org.uk @unisonnorthern.bsky.social and @unitetheunion.bsky.social against proposal for large scale compulsory redundancies at @lancasteruni.bsky.social

Our full statement at northlancs.greenparty.org.uk/2025/08/21/n...

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North Lancashire Green Party Logo. Text: SUPPORT FOR TRADE UNIONS AT LANCASTER UNIVERSITY Lancaster University are proposing compulsory redundancies for 1 in 4 academic and professional services staff members. North Lancashire Green Party supports the call by Lancaster University branches of the University and College Union (UCU), Unison and Unite The Union for this to be withdrawn and replaced with alternative proposals to reduce costs and liabilities. Design: overlapping ribbons in red, green, purple and pink (reflecting some of the design elements and colours of the trade unions logos). Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
August 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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We were asked: could we please ask the Council to tidy some paths grown with weeds? The Public Realm Department is very stretched, so Cllrs Andrew Otway & Hamish Mills spent 2 afternoons themselves - tidied all the path-edges & filled fifteen green garden-waste bags with weeds!
#GreenParty #GPEW
A young man with brown hair and beard (Hamish) and an older man with white hair and beard and wearing a high-vis vest with the Green Party logo (Andrew), stand smiling with gardening tools, in front of 15 bags of weeds cleared from the pathway behind. A pathway between high wooden fences, completely clear of weeds
August 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Cllr Sam Riches, Cabinet Member for Climate Action, says:
'Following an update, Lancaster's Climate Emergency UK Scorecard has been recalculated from 64% to 69%, putting us back into top spot. It is a great achievement to lead the field even once, but to defend our title is even better!
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August 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Climate Emergency UK assessed all UK councils on the actions they’ve taken towards net zero, and Lancaster City Council has been recognised as the best performing district council in the country for climate action, for the second year running!

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Text that says "CLIMATE EMERGENCY UK -EMERGENCY UK Council Climate Action Scorecards High High scorer-district.councils Lancaster City Council Score 69% text in blue background with a border which is a picture of Lancaster city centre with Morecambe Bay and mountains behind.
August 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Reform UK & Nigel Farage have repeatedly called for proportional representation. Their 2024 General Election manifesto included a pledge to hold a referendum on it. After the May local elections, Farage reaffirmed a commitment to introduce ‘an element of proportionality into UK elections.’ 🤨
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Motion to enable future local elections to be held under a fairer voting system falls as 53 Reform, all 9 Conservative and 2 Labour Councillors vote against. "It was really disappointing and shocking to hear Reform UK councillors argue that the reason this motion came forward was due to councillors being bad losers. They have ditched a manifesto pledge at the very first test, showing that they have no principles and cannot be trusted to deliver what they promised."Green County Councillor Gina Dowding. Logo of North Lancashire Green Party. Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman for North Lancashire Green Party, at 12A Derwent Road Lancaster LA1 3ES.
July 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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2015-2023 the fossil fuel sector received about £80bn in government support - with 1/5 of it supporting new extraction & mining. 20bn less - about £60 bn - went to renewables. The Reform Leader of Lancashire County Council says he agrees with climate science, so he should commit to climate action.
North Lancashire Green Party Logo. County Cllr Gina Dowding calls out Reform UK’s climate denial. Reform leaders claim that climate resilience is too expensive for taxpayers - yet they are willing to allow even bigger subsidies to the fossil fuels sector, because their party is financed by backers with huge oil and gas interests. Reform must fully commit to much-needed action to make us more resilient to climate impacts, and to measures that will reduce polluting emissions from our buildings and homes, transport and industry. Warm homes with lower bills, food security and resilience to flooding would benefit all residents in Lancashire.” Imprint: Promoted by Anne Chapman on behalf of North Lancashire Green Party), all at 12A Derwent Road, Lancaster, LA1 3ES.
July 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM