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Norwich Green Party works with residents to make Norwich a finer and fairer city for all. Norwich Green Party is one of the most active groups in the country.

Promoted by Richard Bearman on behalf of The Norwich Green Party, all c/o 213 College Road, NR2 3JD Green councillors are the official opposition on the Norwich City Council. All of our councillors work all year round to listen to residents and support local communities. Join us in our efforts to make Norwich a better, finer place for all!

26/10/2026

🌱 Five tests for the Budget. Five priorities for Norwich.

This week’s Budget will reveal whether the Government is serious about giving local communities the power and funding they need to thrive. Lucy Galvin, city council leader, sets out five tests - all things Norwich needs now

🏠 End rough sleeping — with long-term support to help people rebuild their lives.

🏘️ Safer communities — tackling fly-tipping and antisocial behaviour with properly funded local services.

💚 Better opportunities for young people: investing in education, training and tackling child poverty.

☀️ Climate action: backing renewable energy, solar panels and heat pumps to cut bills and reduce our reliance on fossil fuels.

🌳 Protect nature: restoring our precious green spaces and rivers and making them accessible to everyone.

Promises are not enough. If the Government truly believes in “hope in every postcode”, it must give councils the resources to deliver it.

Norwich deserves a Budget that puts people, communities and the planet first. 💚

22/10/2026

Our statement on the approval
of the Jackdaw gas field ⬇️

The government’s decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field is an act of climate vandalism that will make no meaningful reduction in household energy bills.

Approving new drilling at Jackdaw doesn’t equal a reduction in energy bills, while investment in renewables and insulation can help bring bills down. Gas extracted from the North Sea is sold at prices linked to international markets, leaving local residents exposed to sky-high energy costs. Lasting energy security comes from rapid renewable expansion and insulating our homes, not further reliance on expensive fossil fuels.

Climate breakdown knows no borders. Across the world, vulnerable communities are suffering unprecedented devastation, while here in Norfolk we face accelerating coastal erosion, flash flooding, and extreme heat. Continuing to extract new fossil fuels directly worsens this global emergency while putting our own region at risk. We believe fossil fuels should stay in the ground.

While Norwich works towards net zero, national decisions like Jackdaw sacrifice genuine climate action for short-term corporate gain. We call on ministers to act for the common good: reverse this decision immediately and invest in affordable clean energy and home retrofits for our communities.

19/10/2026

The planning application for the HUGE new data centre on the outskirts of Norwich is in. That means it's time to get in your objections.

To recap, the planned data centre would cover 25,000 square metres right next to Marston Marsh, and could use the energy equivalent to 500,000 houses.

Over 16,000 people have already signed petitions against the plans, but we also need people to object to the planning application. You can do so here:

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/object-to-the-data-centre

14/10/2026

📣 Norfolk County Council care homes update.

We have always opposed the sell-off of the County Council owned Norse care homes. Including Bishop Herbert House in Town Close. The Greens and Independent Progressives were the first to challenge the decision to instigate the sale when it was first raised in June 2025.

A select scrutiny committee meeting was held to debate our call-in of the decision. Despite our concerns going unresolved, the Tories unilaterally decided to plough ahead with their behind-closed-doors plans.

We’ve questioned it at every opportunity since, asking for the evidence and details to be shared. Each request was denied. We tried another call-in this summer when the contract was further extended while “negotiations continued”. Still in secret. And another request for transparency was rejected.

At last month’s full council meeting Green Group Leader Cllr Maxine Webb again asked the council leader to shelve the deal, after the head of the Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, Baroness Casey, called for foreign companies to be banned from owning care homes. Warning that these private companies are making “bagloads of money” from the privatisation of the sector and are “profiteering on the back of taxpayers and specifically on the back of people with higher levels of need”.

We are relieved that Norfolk’s care homes will not now be sold to an American care giant. But what comes next is more important than ever. We’ll keep campaigning for them to remain in public ownership.

For now, continuity of care must be the top priority along with certainty for staff.

We await details of the promised full options appraisal from the Leader and will keep you updated.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmeweg0qe495o?app-referrer=deep-link

https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/26631012.controversial-sale-20-norfolk-care-homes-cancelled/

23/09/2026

Thank you to our Green Group leader and County Councillor for Town Close Green & Independent Councillors Maxine Webb, for speaking out against the appointment of Cllr Hussey as Chair for the Health & Wellbeing Board 📢

23/09/2026

County Councillor for Mile Cross, Helena Wysocki, speaking on the UK Nature Rights Bill at yesterday's full council meeting. Our current system is failing nature, and we must keep pushing for change, recognising its existence as integral to our survival 🌱

19/09/2026

PETITION: Tell Norfolk’s new Reform Police and Crime Commissioner to do his job (that he receives a £79k-a-year salary for)!

🔗 Follow the link here: bit.ly/norfolk-crime

We’re glad that Colin has reflected and cancelled his 127-date theatre tour across the country, but the damage has been done. Norfolk communities deserve some action.

02/09/2026

Thank you to Zack Polanski for a year of hope and thinking differently, which has encouraged many others to join us. We've had a 158% increase in Green Party membership in Norwich since last year! 🎉💚

27/08/2026

Sign the petition for 20mph speed limits in Mile Cross! ⬇️

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/20mph-speed-limits-in-mile-cross

County Councillor for Mile Cross Helena Wysocki is campaigning for 20mph speed limits across the estate. It's a common concern raised in the ward, and she'd like to ensure the safety of her residents. Please show some support by reading and signing the petition.

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