Had a busy day Saturday with the East Devon Green Party meeting in the morning in Axminster followed by my first South West Green Party committee meeting in Exeter in the afternoon. After a lovely early morning bike ride into Axminster, the East Devon Green Party meeting at the Methodist Church hall went really well [...]
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Busy Saturday
Posted July 20th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Planet-Friendly Farming Bill
Posted June 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
The Friends of the Earth ‘Food Chain’ campaign has taken a massive step forward with the introduction of a new meat and dairy Bill in Parliament.
Robert Flello, Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, was the second name pulled out of the hat in the annual Private Members’ Ballot on 10 June.
Being selected so near the top of the ballot means he has [...]
East Devon Greens Meet in June 2010
Posted May 15th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (2).
Our next East Devon Green Party meeting is on Saturday 12th June at Twyford House in Sidmouth near Exeter between 2pm and 4pm. We’ll be chatting about the election and looking forward to the rest of the year. New members very welcome as are any new fundraising or publicity ideas etc. We’re a friendly bunch, [...]
Thank You to 815 East Devon Green Voters!
Posted May 12th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (8).
I would like to say a MASSIVE thank you to all the people who helped with the GREEN PARTY General Election campaign in East Devon. There were lots of dedicated passionate souls beavering away behind the scenes and my thanks to everyone involved. You are all superstars, thank you so very much.
We were over the [...]
Show your Support for East Devon Greens!
Posted May 5th, 2010 by sharon. Comments (27).
Well, after weeks and weeks of hard slog – election day is almost upon us. I’ll be at The Knowle in Sidmouth with my husband Dan, the wonderful Sharon Howe and our fabulous election agent Geoff Sharples at the count, all through Thursday night into Friday morning waiting to hear how many votes we’ve achieved for [...]
Endorsed by PAD
Posted May 2nd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
This is an email I received this morning. PAD (Protecting Animals in Democracy) have endorsed me as THE candidate to vote for in East Devon on Thursday if you want to protect millions of animals from the cruelty of bloodsports, intensive farming and experiments.
Brilliant news!
Dear Sharon
Thank you very much for responding to the Protecting [...]
Looking Ahead to East Devon Local Elections in May 2011
Posted May 2nd, 2010 by sharon. Comments (3).
We’re a few days away from the 2010 General Election and unfortunately the Tory MP Hugo Swire is predicted to get in again here in East Devon BUT we must not despair, as this is only the beginning for our East Devon Green Party which was founded just a few months ago in January 2010.
We [...]
Save The Foxes
Posted April 29th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Use your vote on May 6th to ensure that the present laws protecting animals from cruelty are kept in place, more carefully monitored, legally tightened up, and fully enforced. I’ve signed up to show my support to Brian May’s website http://www.save-me.org.uk and you can do too – if you like me, do not want to [...]
Sustainable Ottery expresses horror at approval of 20,000 sq ft store
Posted April 27th, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Sustainable Ottery is flabbergasted that EDDC’s Development Management Committee voted in favour of a full 20,000 sq ft Sainsbury store in Ottery at its meeting on 15 April. This decision went against the combined wisdom of EDDC’s own planning officers, the retail specialists GVA Grimley, and English Heritage who all recommended a smaller store. It [...]
The Greens Are Coming to Devon!
Posted April 23rd, 2010 by sharon. Comment (0).
Across the county of Devon everyone will now have the opportunity to vote Green, during the past 2 years whilst other political parties
have had dwindling recruits The Green Party has seen unprecedented growth in its membership. Now for the first time the whole county
will be able to enjoy the full experience of voting Green, a [...]