Alasdair Keddie Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Poole
27 March 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Green Councillor Chris Rigby writes: “When I say some things are bigger than politics, an oil spill in Poole Harbour is one of them. “Today councillors from the Green Party, Liberal Democrats, Labour and Poole People were all present at the demonstration on Poole Quay expressing our dissatisfaction with Perenco and Wytch Farm – along with […]
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Ben Pantling Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Poole Simon Bull
27 March 2023 / 5 November 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Green Party notes with sadness and anger the oil spill which took place in Poole Harbour on Sunday 26 March 2023. A major incident has been declared, and the spill will have a devastating impact on our local environment as well as those who live near and work on the harbour.
Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page
23 March 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Council has voted to stop investing pensions in risky fossil fuels. £41m of taxpayer-underwritten investments are now closer to being switched away. A motion was successfully proposed by Councillor Felicity Rice, and seconded by Green Councillor Chris Rigby.
Chris Rigby Simon Bull Streets Winton East
7 February 2023 / 21 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Simon Bull recently sorted a case of fly-tipping in Fitzharris Avenue [pictured]. Meanwhile Chris Rigby was quoted in the Bournemouth Daily Echo regarding a rat-infested fly-tipping hotspot just outside Winton East.
4 October 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP councillors have unanimously passed a motion, co-sponsored by Green Councillor Chris Rigby, to call on the Council's banking provider Barclays Bank to work to protect residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, by adopting climate policies that are recognised to be in keeping with the Paris Agreement.
Chris Rigby Front page Parks, Beaches & Open Spaces
1 February 2022 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Wessex Water managers were grilled for nearly two hours by a panel of BCP councillors, over the company's record of raw sewage overflow discharges into the sea at sites spanning most of the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch coastline. The hearing at BCP Council's Overview & Scrutiny Committee had been secured by Green Councillor Chris Rigby.
Alasdair Keddie Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Simon Bull
9 November 2021 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
An estimated 200 people attended the Global Day for Climate Justice event in Bournemouth on Saturday 6th November. BCP Green Councillor Simon Bull was one of those giving speeches in Bournemouth, with a BCP Green Party bloc represented at the march and rally. Martine Smid-Weevers, BCPGP’s Membership Secretary (pictured, second from right), said: “Great turn out for […]
BCP Council Chris Rigby Christchurch Simon Bull
5 April 2021 / 21 September 2024 by chrishenderson
At the March 23 full Council meeting, the Conservative group abstained on a key vote over the sale of a council-owned car-park in Christchurch. Opposition members, including Green Councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby highlight that the abstention shows that the Conservative Cabinet are failing to lead and take responsibility for decisions made under their administration.
28 September 2019 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (BCP) Council has announced that all council buildings across the conurbation will be powered by 100% renewable electricity with effect from 1 October. A council statement said: "In response to the Climate Emergency declared in the summer, BCP Council has taken steps to ensure its own electricity use comes from 100% renewable sources as soon as possible."
Chris Rigby Climate & Ecological Emergency Front page Simon Bull Winton East
19 May 2019 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Bournemouth’s Green Councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby have fulfilled their pledge to submit a motion to the first meeting of the new BCP Council proposing a local declaration of climate and ecological emergency. 59 councils in the UK have already made a declaration.
