Nottingham City

THANK YOU FOR VOTING GREEN IN RUSHCLIFFE!
Thank you for re-electing us to serve as your councillors for Lady Bay.
We will continue working hard to represent your views and bring Green policies to Rushcliffe Borough Council.

Thank you also to the hundreds of you who voted Green in Abbey, Melton, Gamston, Lutterell and Compton Acres.
Although our candidates weren't elected, more of you voted Green than ever before and we remain hopeful that they will be next time!

Recognise this bicycle?
We put this photo on a newsletter earlier this year and the owner of one of the bikes turned up to collect it! We still have the white one, please get in touch if you recognise it. (Click to enlarge)

Visit the West Bridgford Summer Gathering 2011;
West Bridgford in Transition
Saturday 14th May from 10-4pm in Bridgford Park. This event celebrates all the sustainable and community initiatives that are currently run in West Bridgford.
Come and visit our stall!

Bin this charge !
Tory dominated Rushcliffe Borough Council has voted to impose a charge of £25 per year for the green bins garden waste collection. This is to plug a £330,000 hole caused by Government cuts.

We voted against, along with the other opposition councillors, as there are better ways to handle this. Greens alone called for people on Council Tax Benefit to be exempt.

The council expects only 30% of residents to pay the charge, yet a proposal to charge just £10 was voted down even though this would mean a higher number of people would be prepared to pay.

We are opposed to this charge. It is simply a back-door rise in council tax and has nothing to do with the cost of providing the service. The council admits it will discourage recycling, result in fly-tipping and an increase in landfill charges as garden waste is placed in the grey bin.

Published and promoted by Chris Dixon for Nottingham Green Party, both at Charnwood, Marston Road, Nottingham NG3 7AN