Cycle Winchester’s Mass Ride is just over a week away on Saturday April 25th. Plenty of time for cyclists across Colden Common and Twyford to ensure their bikes are ready to roll. It’s perfectly safe for all the family!

Had a fantastic morning with Friends of The Itchen Navigation. Volunteers came together to replace 40m+ of fencing, helping protect riverbanks and vital habitats for species like water voles. Highly recommend joining a future action day, great for all ages!

Colden Common’s first Park Homes Convention was a great success with strong turnout from Avondale, Glen Park, Sunningdale & Ideal Park. I was delighted to support this event which I hope becomes a regular fixture. Support the Park Home Justice campaign here: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Sewage from Southern Waters continues to be a danger to the Itchen and other chalk streams Liam has acted with others to address resident's concerns with water quality, sewage spillage and discharge in the River Itchen. Click here shorturl.at/SHVVE (Article Includes VIDEO).

I’ve compiled a video outlining two ways sewage can end up in the River Itchen. The first is through sewage spills, like the recent incident on Bishopstoke Lane. The second through sewage discharges, like the ongoing one from Harestock Wastewater Treatment Plant. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMTH...

Our elites brought us Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Gaza. At what point do we ask if they are a death cult? New column 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel is bombarding, literally bombarding, two Middle East capitals, Beirut and Tehran, killing 100s of civilians, and yet the US and UK media continue to portray Iran as the threat to the region. Israel has nukes, but Iran is the nuclear threat. We live in Orwellian times.

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1/4 We’re fast approaching 500 continuous hours of sewage discharge at Headbourne Worthy in Winchester by Southern Water. Because this outfall is upstream, it flows straight into the River Itchen, impacting communities all the way through Twyford and Colden Common.

US and Israeli strikes on Iran are hugely dangerous: irresponsible, provocative and illegal. Starmer must call out these so-called ‘allies’ - who are acting as rogue states - and use all UK levers to uphold international law.

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Great to have helped support the new bus user campaign group Back Our Buses as it gets off the ground. backourbuses.wixsite.com/backourbuses The campaign advocates for stronger action from local authorities to restore vital bus services. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

Cars are allowed to drive in chalk streams for fun? Sadly, that's. Many joined a protest to stop this. Listen to Malcolm, our HCC who is up for election in Meon Valley: youtu.be/A-debvUAYpI More here: winchester.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/04/d... Please help to win at the local elections in May!

Really pleased to have helped get this new local bus user campaign group 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 off the ground. 🌐 Website: backourbuses.wixsite.com/backourbuses 📘 Facebook: Back Our Buses www.facebook.com/share/1AgNZY... 📸 Instagram: back_our_buses www.instagram.com/back_our_bus...

Last week at Full Council, I supported a motion to better protect our precious rivers and chalk streams. While the motion did not go as far as I would have liked in adopting a full Rights of the River approach, it was a step in the right direction, and one I was pleased to support.

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This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable

Great cycling promotion event in Colden Common today 🚴‍♀️ Lots of bikes security registered and plenty of interest in the off-road cycle routes being proposed for the area by the South Downs National Park Authority.

Denied bail for minor criminal damage (spraying paint on aircraft used in a genocide), 8 courageous prisoners are on hunger strike & close to death. Is the UK gvt willing to sacrifice Britain's reputation for liberalism to aid and abet Israel's genocide? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk

🎉 Absolutely delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll to the Green Party. 👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them. 💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Thanks to all the volunteers helping me get these newsletters out across Colden Common and Twyford

“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.” Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget

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Great to meet @anna4greenmayor.bsky.social, the Green Party’s candidate for next year’s Hampshire & Isle of Wight mayoral election last night along with loads of new members in Winchester! Anna is clearly passionate about public transport and is supportive of our campaign to reinstate the 61 bus.

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My NHS employer has just confirmed redundancies are coming. For the second time in my 16 year NHS career tens of thousands of NHS staff, many with decades of experience will be thrown on the scrap heap. Many worked on the frontline (including me) in the pandemic. This is Streeting's reward for us.

Very pleased this consultation has started and that residents of Twyford have an opportunity to provide their feedback.

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It's happening

Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations! His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind. It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.

Once again the UK is complicit with a genocide. British arms sold to the UAE are now in the hands of the RSF in Sudan. It’s time to stop putting profits ahead of human lives. Free Sudan

Horrendous news coming out of El Fasher, a city I lived in for 3 years, following its fall to the RSF last week. It would be great if @zackpolanski.bsky.social could help draw more attention to what’s happening there, and to the role of the UAE, a major recipient of UK arms, in enabling the RSF.

The situation in Sudan is horrific; war monitors have compared the level of violence in El Fasher to that of the start of the Rwandan genocide. The international community cannot abide this.

This from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social is a clear and horrifying explanation of the atrocities underway in El Fasher. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000. And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk

Something extraordinary is happening. +6000 new members in ONE SINGLE day. @greenparty.org.uk just hit 130,000 members and rising!!! Join.greenparty.org.uk

Since I launched my leadership campaign, @greenparty.org.uk number of new members is bigger than the entire Liberal Democrat party put together! We're now at 129,000 members. And 5000 of those joined today. I'd like to be on Laura K more often! Join.greenparty.org.uk

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As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀 Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month! Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich. Join.greenparty.org.uk

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🚍 Fantastic turnout for our Bus User Campaign launch! A packed room and plenty joining online, everyone united in the fight to bring back the 61 bus service! 🚌

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it. Join us and let's make hope normal again. join.greenparty.org.uk