Kirklees Green Party fielded candidates in 21 of the 23 Kirklees wards on 1st May 2008. In Newsome ward Andrew Cooper, leader of the Green Group on Kirklees Council, was re-elected with a majority of over one thousand votes. He has now successfully won the election in Newsome Ward on four occasions.
In Kirkburton, Michelle Atkinson mounted a strong challenge to the Conservatives and acheived over 1800 votes on her first Kirklees election putting the Green Party in a good position to win the next Kirkburton seat in 2010.
There will be 4 Green councillors on Kirklees Council, on which no party has an overall majority. The new council will consist of 23 Tories, 22 Labour, 19 Liberal Democrat, 4 Green and 3 Others.
Green-controlled Kirkburton Parish Council has made the short-list of the Big Green Challenge - a prize fund run by NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts).
A resolution successfully moved by Green councillors at Kirkburton Parish Council in October 2007 started the process by making use of new powers for Parish Councils to promote renewable energy.
If successful in securing a share of the £1million prize money from the Big Green Challenge, the parish council would expand a scheme to make community building more energy efficient and be able to extend support to energy efficiency schemes from local residents.
Renewable Energy for Your Home
Greens succesfully proposed a revolutionary new scheme that will provide people with financial support to install renewable energy in their home. It will be launched by Kirklees Council in spring 2008.
The 2008 Local Election Manifesto was published by Kirklees Green Party on 16 April 2008. The Manifesto contains background on the success of the Green Group in the past year and highlights area of Green Party local campaigning. There also pledges for the coming year. It covers Economy, Energy, Education, Health, Housing, Local Food, Transport, Waste as well as the Work of Kirklees Council.
Copies of the Manifesto can be downloaded free or is available (£3 post free) by e-mailing kirkleesgp@btconnect.com
31 May 2008 (11.00 to 16.00) Slaithwaite Community Centre
Stalls for environmental and social justice groups, local groups, crafts, plants, books, complementary therapy - advice and tasters
Green Room for workshops on topical issues and practical demonstrations. programme on the hour from 11am will include 5 sessions
Low energy housing design
Making a local food strategy work
Complimentary medicine and healthy living
Transition Towns - what's happening in the Colne Valley and Huddersfield?
Join in the debate on sustainable living and learn how to measure your carbon footprint
Organic Cafe from The Kitchen Garden Cook
Contact Lesley (07939 473269) if you want a stall, can help with publicity or volunteer to help on the day or wish to donate to the second-hand bookstall or bric-a-brac stall.
Over 30,000 homes in Kirklees are set to receive free cavity wall and loft insulation. It started in 2007 and it's being rolled out area by arae throughout Kirklees. This is a scheme conceived and designed by Green Party Councillors which is atrracting interest across the country.
If you want to see what a difference the Greens make to Kirklees Council you can now watch a Local Election webcast on YouTube. It features Green councillors and Michelle Atkinson, candidate in the forthcoming local election.
This election broadcast is a first for Kirklees Greens in communicating to the electorate the value of electing Green councillors. To view it on YouTube you can click on the link above.
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