It is early in the month, but for an important reason, for it gives notice
that nominations for the party executive, including the leader and deputy
leader or co-leaders, are now open.
Tim Beaumont, Lord Beaumont of Whitley, had been our lone Green Party peer since defecting from the old Liberal Party in 1999. Although he had been quite frail for some time he was still working up until the start of this month and was taking answers in the House of Lords to questions he'd put on Biofuels, Public Sector Information and energy efficiency in Building Regulations.
My Name is Matt Follett. I am your new joint coordinator (the other being Donald McDonald) of the Green Party East Midlands Region, as well as one of the newly elected Leicester City Green Party Councillors.
Before you panic or throw away/recycle this letter immediately you’ll be pleased to know that I am writing for a different reason than chasing you for money!
Members from Nottingham Green Party supported the Sustainable Energy Alliance Skill Share held at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales. The Alliance is currently supporting wind farm applications across the country including the application for Lindhurst Windfarm in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire as well as the Gwynt-y-Mor off shore wind farm in Wales. The weekend was aimed at networking, gaining campaigning skills, dispelling turbine myths and learning more about windfarms. The weekend also involved visiting the Carno wind farm which comprises of 56 incredible 600kw turbines. The couple of days spent in the beautiful Welsh countryside proved invaluable and a great source of information. Anyone wanting to actively support the Lindhurst wind farm should go to the Sustainable Energy Alliance website.
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