Events
26 January 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Lawrence Brown, Green Party Councillor for Greenbank Ward, supported the Big Energy Saving Event organised by Liverpool Community Advice. Here he is pictured with two of the staff.
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Greenbank News
24 January 2019 / 3 October 2020 by pressofficer
News
22 January 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Preserving important green spaces Back in the summer of 2018, a resident tipped off Liverpool Green Party that a notice of intention to dispose of open space at St James Place had been published in the Liverpool Echo on 19th July, just as the school summer holidays were about to start – a time when […]
19 January 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool, says ‘sustaining God’s creation is a massively important duty for all Christians. The world-wide Anglican church recognises this as one of it five marks of mission and in this year of the environment I believe it is increasingly important that the Diocese of Liverpool works together to make a difference.” An Eco Church […]
18 January 2019 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Liverpool City Council wanted to sell off the much valued green space in between Mill Street and St James Place, otherwise known as the Flat Iron. Beautiful, mature trees would have been replaced with buildings and concrete to create 430 units of accommodation and business space between 4 and 8 stories high, across 3 sites. We had […]
Work is set to begin on the first phase of a potential 600km key network of cycling and walking routes across the Liverpool City Region. Proposals for the 600km network is based on upgrades to around 31 key routes across the Liverpool City Region over the next 10 years.Bidding for funding for the next phase […]
Campaigns News
Campaigners have won the struggle to save part of Calderstones Park. Redrow Homes applied for permission to build 51 luxury homes on the Harthill Estate. The Labour Council, led by Mayor Joe Anderson, supported Redrow, arguing that the land in question was not part of the public park. Liverpool Open and Green Spaces (LOGS) opposed […]
18 December 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Green Party members protesting outside the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority meeting about the lack of investment in cycling across the city region on Friday, 7th December, 2018 Cllr Tom Crone spoke to Radio City Talk. Have a listen: https://twitter.com/RadioCityTalk/status/1075020313438638081?s=19
11 December 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Is cycling being air-brushed from Liverpool’s future? Green Party councillors have slammed the council for not including dedicated cycle lanes as part of the planned revamp of Lime Street. The Greens say that when the plans were consulted on last year there were better cycling facilities proposed but the latest images of the plans released […]
22 November 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Green Councillors are signatories to an open letter opposing the governments attempts to fast track fracking decisions which has been published today. We call on Councillors across Liverpool, the City Region and beyond to join us in opposing Fracking.https://gofossilfree.org/uk/let-communities-decide-letter/ All Green Party Councillors on Liverpool City Council are amongst 850 councillors nationally who have signed […]
1 November 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Cllr Lawrence Brown joined residents at the Licensing hearing which considered the matter of an alcohol licence for the Potting Shed cafe in Greenbank Park. Disappointingly, despite opposition from a large number of local residents, the licence was granted, though with a substantial number of conditions Schedule of Conditions to be Attached to Premises Licence […]
13 September 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Liverpool Green Party were asked by a local solar installer to publish an article about the latest cuts to solar energy incentives. The following article is the words of NES Roofing and Energy, not Liverpool Green Party, and other solar installers are available. We have published this because we oppose this latest government attack on […]
Campaigns
1 July 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Fair and effective local democracy depends on having certainty over who can stand and vote in local elections. Government should make a commitment, now, that all EU citizens legally resident in the UK should retain their rights to stand as candidates and vote in council elections after Brexit. An urgent commitment is needed because political […]
Elections News
4 May 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Tom Crone and Lawrence Brown were both re-elected to Liverpool City Council despite massive pressure from Labour. A monumental effort from all the team and I couldn’t be happier for them. Huge thanks to everyone involved in the campaign. You know who you are! St Michaels – results Election Candidate Party Votes % Councillor […]
2 May 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Caroline Lucas visited Liverpool recently to support our fantastic councillors Tom Crone and Lawrence Brown in their bid for re-election in this months local elections. It was a real boost to the campaign teams. Caroline had some inspiring words for those who stand for a small party like the Green Party and for those like Lawrence […]
24 April 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
This coming Saturday, 28 April, local residents are set to gather in Liverpool before pedalling across the city to the Pier Head, where incoming council candidates will give their pledges to improve the city’s cycling facilities. The event is led by Merseyside Cycling Campaign and is one of twelve events taking place ahead of the […]
21 March 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Greens have publicly backed the RMT in their dispute over Driver Only Operated trains. Now, as the cost of to the taxpayer of the continuing strikes becomes clear it is time for city leaders to stop sitting on their hands and find a settlement. Local Labour politicians got it wrong when they gambled that the […]
23 February 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
This Wednesday 28th February Liverpool Greens host a public meeting to discuss “21st Century Transport : A Vision for Liverpool”. Speaking will be Professor John Whitelegg, co-founder of traffic safety campaign ‘Vision Zero’ and an expert in urban design best practice. 7-9pm at Quaker Meeting House, School Lane. All welcome!
5 February 2018 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Normally we wouldn’t comment on the content of other parties’ leaflets but Greenbank Labour’s New Year 2018 leaflet contained inaccuracies which need to be corrected: Leaflet: ”Sefton Park Meadows’ to be designated as ‘Green Space’ in Local Plan’. We say: There is no such designation in the Local Plan agreed by the Council. The designation for Sefton Park […]
20 October 2017 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
The Green Party has been in correspondence with the Cabinet Member for Highways regarding the series of events which has recently led to the disastrous rerouting of the 82 Bus. Our contention is that a lack of priority for public transport is at the root of the issues, but the Labour Party wants to lay […]
13 October 2017 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Liverpool Green Party Councillors Councilllor’s Lawrence Brown & Tom Crone spoke today, Friday 13th October 2017, against Redrow’s appeal to Liverpool City Council to overturn their original decision to deny their housing development application. Both Green councillors made reference to: much local objection to Redrow’s plans; the catastrophic effect the development would have on biodiversity […]
Campaigns Events News
Liverpool Green Party is honoured and delighted to welcome Tina Rothery to Friend’s Meeting House on School Lane to discuss her anti-fracking activism and explain how we can all get involved in the movement to stop Cuadrilla in their tracks! This is a public event and open to members and non-members. Please share widely! on […]
‘CYCLING AND RECYCLING’A FREE EVENT ON 28TH OCTOBERConfused about recycling – what goes in what bin, box or bag?Would like to know more about cycling in Liverpool?You are welcome to come along to this free event organised by Greenbank Green Party Councillor Lawrence Brown. By informing residents about recycling and promoting cycling in the ward/city […]
2 August 2017 / 22 September 2020 by pressofficer
Cllr Lawrence Brown shares his diary for the week ending 21st July Saturday 15th: Knocking on doors and talking to people in the Penny Lane triangle area, followed by delivering a welcome letter to newly registered residents in the L18 area of the ward. Sunday16th: Lawrence spent most of the day helping with the RHS National […]