BCP Council Chris Rigby Front page Simon Bull Winton East
10 May 2024 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Green Councillor Simon Bull has been re-elected to serve a second year as Vice-Chair of BCP Council. Meanwhile Green Group Leader Councillor Chris Rigby has been re-elected as Chair of the Council’s Environment & Place Overview & Scrutiny Committee.
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Alasdair Keddie BCP Council Front page Queen's Park & Charminster Sara Armstrong
21 March 2024 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
After 100 years, King’s Park Plant Nursery has permanently closed. BCP Council decided to axe the facility as part of £41m of further cuts to balance its books. Councils across the country are in dire financial straits, following 14 years of swingeing cuts to council funding by the Conservative Government. Green Councillors Alasdair Keddie (Queen's Park & Charminster) and Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) visited the nursery at the end to personally thank the staff and volunteers - and collect some surplus plants and tree bark to distribute to community projects in the area.
BCP Council Chris Rigby Front page Money
21 February 2024 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Council has passed its budget for 2024/25, with further cuts totalling £41m. The cuts include reductions to library opening hours, plus permanent closure of King’s Park Plant Nursery. This is the ongoing result of 14 years of austerity cuts to councils’ funding from central Government – their main income source. Green councillors abstained in the budget vote. Green Group Leader Chris Rigby acknowledged council […]
BCP Council Front page Joe Salmon
31 October 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
BCP Council’s Green Group plans to bring a motion supporting calls for a ceasefire and instructing the council to be ready to offer support for those displaced and affected by the events taking place. The motion, which reflects the group's dedication to fostering understanding, support, and unity in times of conflict, is aimed at promoting peace and empathy in the wake of the ongoing conflict in Israel and Palestine.
BCP Council Front page Joe Salmon Policing, Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour Sara Armstrong
14 September 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
In a unanimous decision, BCP Council has passed a motion proposed by Green Councillor Sara Armstrong, aimed at addressing the pressing issue of knife crime in our communities. The motion was seconded by Moordown Green Councillor Joe Salmon, one of several new Green councillors who joined the council this May.
BCP Council Front page
23 May 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
As the newly formed BCP Green Group, we have taken the decision to offer our confidence and support to the largest political group on BCP Council, the Liberal Democrats, in coalition with local independent groups to form the new administration.
Alasdair Keddie BCP Council Chris Rigby Elections Front page Joe Salmon Kate Salmon Moordown Queen's Park & Charminster Simon Bull Winton East
7 May 2023 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Here are some video, photographic and infographic highlights of the day that Kate Salmon, Joe Salmon and Alasdair Keddie became BCP Green councillors #3, #4 and #5, with two Green gains in MOORDOWN and one in QUEEN'S PARK & CHARMINSTER. This was alongside Simon Bull and Chris Rigby being safely returned in WINTON EAST with even bigger vote shares and majority percentages than last time.
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.
![Flowers laid in Bournemouth following the fatal stabbing of Cameron Hamilton in August 2023 - following that of Thomas Roberts in March 2022 [Photo: Bournemouth Daily Echo]](https://bcp.greenparty.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/305/2024/09/flowers-300x200.jpg?x87866)
