Hounslow Green Party

03/08/2026

Thames Water is seeking approval to discharge 75 million litres of semi-treated sewage into the River Thames every single day.

This plan poses a massive threat to the river around Kingston and Teddington, and as the nearest tidal stretch, our area is directly in the firing line.

Please take one minute to sign this official government petition calling for higher infrastructure standards. We need 100,000 signatures to get this debated in Parliament, so every single vote counts!

Petition: Ensure new sewage treatment infrastructure meets higher standards as in the EU
We urge the government to review regulations for new sewage infrastructure and introduce legislation to match high international standards—safeguarding public health, protecting our waterways, and preventing long-term environmental damage.

✍️ Sign the petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/763721

Please sign and share this with friends, family, and local groups. Thank you for your support!

We urge the government to review the regulations for new sewage treatment infrastructure and introduce new legislation to ensure high international standards are met; to safeguard people’s health, better protect all water bodies and reduce damaging long term impacts.

01/07/2026

Guylambertcouncillor Reflecting on a recently watched film about the environment, he discusses the immediate threats of climate change and other matters.

Please read his blog below

The film was alarming: I'm someone who thinks I am aware of the implications, but it is obvious when you see this that there is much more threat than I had thought. and the threat is more immediate. The world is doing a lot more than we tend to imagine. For example China C02 emissions began falling a couple of years ago https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-21-months/ and in the UK our renewables have amounted to about 43% of our energy over the last year. I make that point because people often say our efforts are in vain. They are not, though this film wakes up that we need to do more, faster.

Some of my Green colleagues are working on getting this film shown in Brentford, and I have written to Ruth Cadbury, urging her to do whatever is in her power to have this film screened on national media.

There's a kind of irony that I saw this film the week before we had (and are having) the hottest days in June that we have ever recorded. I have never had air conditioning in my home but given that I recently celebrated my 21st (+) birthday and I talk more to doctors than I used to, and everybody telling me to take care I went to Currys and made a purchase. It is fashionable, because I'm sure I read that my young, fit, pumping iron ward partner Craig wrote that he purchased the last portable AC on the planet. I suppose I will use it for about 3 days a year and will have to store it alongside the useless dehumidifier I bought several years ago. Good news is, this very day, my 25 year old boiler is equally ironically being replaced with a new reliable, efficient and much smaller modern version so I will have a bit more storage room!

My friend who lives in a flat in Montparnasse and is finding life impossible in the heat there. This was the thermometer in her kitchen on Monday. She was not trying to cook!

https://www.guylambert.blog/post/blog-534-25th-june-2026

China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the final quarter of 2025, likely securing a decline of 0.3% for the full year as a whole.

25/06/2026

Air Quality Brentford is arranging a viewing of the film The People's Emergency Briefing at the Kings Arms pub on Wednesday 8 July. Please come early to buy drinks and be seated for the film to begin at 7pm. This will be 50 minutes with a short discussion and thoughts afterwards. Everyone is welcome, tickets are free but limited so please book in advance.

📢 A special community screening: The People’s Emergency Briefing

What’s happening with climate and nature, and what does it mean for everyday life in the UK?

Join us for a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing - an eye-opening 50-minute film bringing together nine leading UK scientists and experts with the latest evidence and why it matters for things like:

🌧️ Extreme weather
🍞 Food security
🏥 Health
💷 Cost of living
Viewing of The People's Emergency Briefing
Wed 8 Jul 2026 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Kings Arms, 19 Boston Manor Rd, Brentford, TW8 8EA

The film is based on the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster (featured by ITV, Channel 4 and The Times) with appearances from Chris Packham, Deborah Meaden, and a range of voices from across the UK.

After the film there will be an open discussion about what it means for our community and what we can do locally.

If after booking you are unable to attend, we’d be very grateful if you could let us know so that we can re-allocate your ticket to someone else.

Viewing of The People's Emergency Briefing – Kings Arms, 19 Boston Manor Rd, Brentford, Wed 8 Jul 2026 - Air Quality Brentford is arranging a viewing of the film The People's Emergency Briefing at the Kings Arms pub on Wednesday 8 July. Please come early to buy drinks and be seated for the film to...

24/06/2026

🚣‍♂️🍻 THE BRENTFORD PUBS REGATTA IS BACK! 🍻🚣‍♂️
Come and support your favourite local team, we will be there with our fantastic Green cllr Guylambertcouncillor cheering on Brentford’s amazing pub teams for the big boat race! 📣💚

📅 When: Saturday, 27th June
⏰ Time: 12:30 PM – 4:00 PM (Presentations at 3:00 PM)
📍 Where: Brentford Community Boathouse

Here is how the first-round heats are stacking up starting at 12:30 PM:
🔥 Heat 1: The Brook vs. Horse & Guardsman
🔥 Heat 2: The Griffin vs. Black Dog B
🔥 Heat 3: Kings Arms vs. Black Dog A
🔥 Heat 4: Watermans vs. Aníma

Come down for local pints, great racing, and riverside fun.

21/06/2026

Green London Assembly member speaks to London members and shines a light in dark times when standing up for injustice feels risky.

Arabic lives matter. Immigration is not the problem.

The unsustainable greed of the 1% has a lot to answer to.

21/06/2026

Potential loss of profit rather than concern for life people, and planet may derail the Heathrow expansion project

New government documents reveal the project may only boost UK GDP by a tiny 0.05%, a staggering 90% less than the 0.5% boost originally claimed.

While ministers are pushing the £33bn expansion to kickstart the economy, the Department for Transport's (DfT) own report warns that environmental and social impacts could ultimately cost the UK up to £62.5bn.



https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/19/heathrow-third-runway-boost-gdp-less-than-stated

Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to £62.5bn in trade-offs