7.30 pm on Tuesday, 16 November 2021. (Note change of date.)
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Sunday, 14th November 2021 mentioning if you would like regular updates.
We welcome Natalie Bennett, Baron Bennett of Manor Castle, to speak on Making the UK a democracy: how do we get to a modern, functional truly representative state?
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 7 September 2021.
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Sunday, 5th September 2021 mentioning if you would like regular updates.
Join Barry Crossland at 101 Elland Lane, Elland HX5 9EP demonstrating how you can run a garden on Green lines. Voluntary contributions to Overgate Hospice welcome.
Thanks to those who attended this event. £376 was raised for Overgate Hospice.
Restorative justice has a long history but was abandoned in the mediaeval period and rediscovered in the 20th century. Its victim focus makes it a more appropriate approach to justice for Green issues. Discussion led by John Hudson, Restorative Justice campaigner
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 3 August 2021.
You can find a summary of the presentation at this meeting on the Resources page.
With Refugee Week being marked from 14 June to 20 June 2021, Calderdale Green Party welcomes Charlotte Butterick, Campaign Manager, St Augustine’s Centre, Laura Beesley, Chair, Calderdale Valley of Sanctuary, Chair, Together we grow, Bola Adams, Light Up BAHC and Ummay Salma Vhuyanwould, Sisters United to an online open meeting on How Calderdale supports refugees.
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 1 June 2021.
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Monday, 31st May 2021 mentioning if you would like regular updates.
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Phil Horton to speak on The challenge of achieving net zero 2030 and Adrian Horton of Slow the Flow to speak on Can natural flood management reduce flood risk? at an online open meeting.
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 16 March 2021.
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Monday, 15th March 2021 mentioning if you would like regular updates.
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Cllr Andrew Cooper, Green Party Candidate for West Yorkshire Mayor, to an online open meeting on A Green Building Fund for West Yorkshire
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 2 February
The Green Party submission to the consultation on a West Yorkshire Mayor stressed the importance of building a green future for West Yorkshire including investment in green energy and green jobs as part of the region’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and its response to the climate emergency.
That submission was written during the first lockdown and Andrew will be able to update us on developments in thinking since then and the key points he will take forward in his campaign to become West Yorkshire Mayor.
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Monday, 1st February 2021 mentioning if you would like regular updates.
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Magid Magid, Former Green MEP for Yorkshire and the Humber and former Lord Mayor of Sheffield to an online open meeting on The art of disruption: a manifesto for real change
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 1 December
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Monday, 30th November 2020 mentioning if you would like regular updates.
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Dr Molly Scott Cato, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, University of Roehampton, and former Green MEP for South West England to an online open meeting on A time of crises: a time of cooperation
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 3 November
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Monday, 2nd November 2020 mentioning if you would like regular updates. Login details will be sent out a day or two before the meeting
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Cllr Kevin Frea Cabinet Member, Climate Emergency, Lancaster City Council, Coordinator, Climate Emergency UK and Cllr James Baker Leader, LibDem group, Calderdale Council, Member, Climate Emergency Panel
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 1 September
To join the meeting, email info@calderdale.greenparty.org.uk by Monday, 31st August 2020. Login details will be sent out a day or two before the meeting.
Here is Cllr Kevin Frea’s presentation.
After a break because of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are resuming public open meetings online.
The first will be at 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 4 August 2020 when we will look at the practicalities of Universal Basic Income as a way of dealing with the economic consequences of the pandemic for families and young people.
Email Calderdale Green Party for the login details which will be sent out a couple of days before the event.
Clair will focus on how we can reach net zero emissions; Scott will look at work on the climate emergency in Calderdale.
All welcome 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 4 February Kava Kafe, 31A Rochdale Road,
Todmorden OL14 7LA
How much will Brexit hinder reaching net zero carbon emissions?
All welcome
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 26 November Hebden Bridge Town Hall St George’s Street HX7 7BY
School funding crisis? School closures? More high stakes testing? More teachers leaving the profession? What is the future for our schools?
All welcome
7.30 pm on Tuesday, 5 November The Old Post Office, 55 Winding Road Halifax HX1 1UH
Musheir is originally from Gaza and has written and spoken on Palestine.
All welcome
7.30 pm on Monday, 2 September The Town Hall, St George's Street Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY
Tuesday, 2 July The Town Hall, St George's Street Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY 7.30 pm.
Capitalism was built on fossil fuels. Will a post-carbon world need a new economics?
All welcome.
Tuesday 2nd April at the Old Post Office 55 Winding Rd, Halifax HX1 1SJ.
The meeting starts at 7:30 pm
From Tuesday, 19 March 2019 Green Drinks will be moving to Elland, to the Elland Craft & Tap (Elland's first microbrewery), 102 Southgate, Elland, HX5 0EP. There will be an opportunity to meet, have a drink, chat with and ask questions of others interested in Green matters.
All welcome 7.30 pm Tuesday, 19 March 2019
Elland Craft & Tap, 102 Southgate, Elland, HX5 0EP
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Anthony Rae of Calderdale Friends of the Earth and Cllr Daniel Sutherland Cabinet member: Planning, Housing and Environment to speak on The climate crisis and tackling Calderdale’s air pollution
All welcome 7.30 pm Tuesday, 5 February 2019
Hebden Bridge Town Hall St George Street HX7 7BY
A lively debate for the New Year.
January's Public Meeting will feature Roger O'Doherty speaking on the subject of "Brexit DUPlicity".
All polite debaters welcome.
Venue: Golden Lion, Todmorden.
Date: 9th January 2019
Time: 7.15 for a 7.30 start
>an exploration led by John Hudson
All welcome
The Hollins, Hollins Mill Lane
Sowerby Bridge HX6 2QG
7.30 pm Tuesday, 6 November
In 2009 Wilkinson and Pickett published The Spirit Level in which they showed that people living in more equal societies are more healthy and live longer. The Inner Level published this year shows the same for mental health.
Helen Chuntso and Richard Dyer of Friends of the Earth speak on
Fracking: what is it?
What makes a campaign successful?
7.30 Golden Lion, Fielden Square Todmorden OL14 6LZ
All welcome
Charlie Clutterbuck, author of Bittersweet Brexit: The Future of Food, Farming, Land and Labour talked about the impact of Brexit on the countryside.
The slides of his talk are now available.
Calderdale Green Party welcomes Natalie Bennett, Former Leader of the Green Party, to speak on Universal Basic Income.
Universal Basic Income is a regular payment made to everyone living in an area or country, without conditions, that ensures they are never left penniless and can meet their basic needs for food, shelter and life.
Notes of her talk are now available in this PDF.
7.30 at The Golden Lion, Fielden Square, Rochdale Road, Todmorden OL14 6LZ
All welcome
Come and hear Cllr Andrew Cooper, a delegate to COP23 UN Climate Summit in Bonn last November, speak on:
Think Global Act Local: How local action on climate change can help us achieve the Paris Climate Goals
7.30 at Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George's St, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY
All welcome
There is a Calderdale Green Party meeting on the draft Calderdale Local Plan in The Town Hall, Hebden Bridge, 7.30pm Tuesday 19th Sept.
We think there needs to be a space not dominated by our MP - who has hosted various public meetings on the draft local plan - where people can discuss the draft and work out how best to get key points across in the public consultation which ends soon.
All are welcome. The Green party is hosting it for everyone. More details and a flyer in News.
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard for us in the General Election. Though the Green Party suffered from tactical voting in the General Election, our supporters came out in support of Angharad Turner and Barry Crossland in the local council elections.
So we are having a post election social from 7.30 pm on Friday, 16 June 2017 at the Bare Arts, 108-110 Rochdale Road, Todmorden OL14 7LP. All welcome whether or not you supported us in the elections.
We are ending our general election campaign with a public meeting at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 6th June at Hebden Bridge Town Hall, St George’s St, Hebden Bridge HX7 7BY where all are welcome to talk about the Green Party environment manifesto and how to effectively continue our climate and environment campaigns to turn Calderdale Green.
It would be great to see you there and hear your ideas and views.
We have been pursuing a twin track approach to the snap General Election. On the one hand, we are taking forward the decision made in February to seek a progressive alliance based on a commitment to PR; on the other, we are selecting candidates for both the Calder Valley and the Halifax constituencies in case such an alliance does not materialise.
The hustings for these candidates will take place at 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 2 May 2017 at The Wharf Cafe Bar, Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge HX6 2LA.
This is a members only meeting.
All are welcome to a public discussion with local people and Calderdale Council’s Senior Environmental Health Officer, Ryan Carroll, at Christ Church, Leeds Road, Hipperholme HX3 8AA. Ryan Carroll sends apologies and is unable to come to the meeting.
We need to cut air pollution in Calderdale. In seven areas, called Air Quality Management Areas, traffic-caused air pollution exceeds legal limits for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) and Particulate Matter (PMn).
Biomass/Wood burning and incinerators are also becoming an air pollution issue.
Government rulings mean local planning policies relating to air quality have essentially been set aside, leaving only Policy EP1 Protection of Air Quality.
Calderdale Council is preparing its air quality strategy and action plan. It’s vital that it includes practical measures to improve air quality in Brighouse, Copley Valley at Salterhebble and Bolton Brow, Hebden Bridge, Hipperholme, Luddenden Foot, Sowerby Bridge and Stump Cross, Halifax.
All are welcome to discuss how bad the problem is and practical ways of solving it.
We are trying to get an idea of people's views on air pollution in Calderdale. To help us, please complete the following brief survey.
Here is an A5 flyer to print and display in your window or anywhere else where people will see it.
Nutclough Studio, Keighley Road, Hebden Bridge
This is an opportunity for members to question officers about what they have been up to and make decisions about the direction of the party in 2017.
There will be a social evening from 7.30pm on Friday, 2 December 2016 at the Bare Arts, 108-110 Rochdale Rd, Todmorden OL14 7LP (near Morrison’s).
This meeting will be a discussion about Green Politics in Yorkshire and the Humber in our changing world for which Ann Forsaith, Chair of the Yorkshire and the Humber Region will join us.
It will be held from 7.30pm on Tuesday, 6, December 2016 at The Old Post Office, 55 Winding Rd, Halifax HX1 1SJ (near the Bus Station). All are welcome.
at 7.30 on Tuesday, 1 November 2016 at the Todmorden Working Men’s Club, North View Halifax Rd. Todmorden OL14 5QG.
The meeting will be led by Mike Prior who is an energy consultant.
Tuesday, October 4 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Nutclough Studio, Keighley Road, Hebden Bridge
The annual general meeting is upon us. This is a members-only meeting. All positions are up for re-election and we shall also be talking about how we can move forward as a party over the next year.
Plus open mic for musical or spoken word political rant - 3 mins max!
You can join the Green Party from as little as £5 a year and get involved!
There is an event page on fb where you can say if you're attending.
There will be a business meeting for Green Party members at 7.30 pm on Tuesday, 5 July 2016 in the Golden Lion, Fielden Square, Todmorden, OL14 6LZ
Tod Greens invite you to a presentation of Peter Bach’s film NHS Sell off at 7.30 pm on Friday, 17th June in the Golden Lion, Fielden Square, Todmorden, OL14 6LZ
All welcome.
The June meeting will be held at 7.30 pm at the Nutclough Tavern, 6–8 Nutclough, Hebden Bridge, HX7 8HA when we will debate the issues surrounding the EU Referendum. Come and take part in the debate!
The May meeting will be held at 7.30 pm on the second Tuesday, 10 May 2016, at The Three Pigeons, 1 Sun Fold Halifax HX1 2LX.
This gives members the chance to focus on canvassing for the local elections next week and to reflect on the results the following week.
7:30 Todmorden Town Hall
Cllr Andrew Cooper: Coordinator of the Commission for Energy, Climate Change and the Environment of the EU Council of the Regions
Sophie Godfrey: CAD Technician and Associate, Straw Works, Todmorden.
Energy efficiency is a key to reducing carbon emissions, both globally and for the individual consumer who benefits from reduced energy costs. Among suggestions for achieving this are the German Passivhaus concept and the use of strawbales in buildings. Among the many advantages of strawbales are lower cost, greater energy efficiency, less susceptibility to fire and more rapid recovery from flooding.
Cllr Andrew Cooper has been involved in developing the Green Party’s ideas around the Passivhaus concept while Sophia Godfrey is an Associate of local company StrawWorks, a leading consultancy in energy efficient building.
Everyone is invited to a special gig by Mobius Loop at the Golden Lion, Fielden Square, Todmorden, OL14 6LZ
Entrance by donations please, all proceeds to the Green Party. 18:30 for band at 19:30. The Golden Lion will kindly supply a buffet. The invitation includes members and non-members.
Green Party members are invited to the regional AGM to be held -
Saturday 6th February, 11am - 3.30pm at the Priory Centre, 15, Priory Street, York YO1 6ET.
Map and Documents for the meeting here
There is a Public Meeting on why we urgently need the NHS Reinstatement Bill at 7.30pm on Tuesday 2nd Feb, at Nutclough Studio, Keighley Road, Hebden Bridge
All are welcome to attend the meeting, which Calderdale Green Party is hosting.
The NHS Reinstatement Bill is a cross-party private members’ bill that is due for its second reading in the House of Commons on Friday 11 March 2016.
It is urgently needed in order to stop and reverse the tsunami of NHS cuts and sell offs that are on track to demolish the NHS by the end of this Parliament.
Its call for a restoration of the NHS as a fully publicly owned, publicly funded and publicly run health service has the implicit support of 88% of the adult population in the country, as shown by a 2013 YouGov survey of public attitudes to nationalised public services
We need to make that support explicit and make MPs aware that regardless of their party politics, they need to represent and carry out the wishes of the public in this respect. Even 77% of Tory voters and supporters want the NHS to be publicly owned, run and funded.
The 2012 Health and Social Care Act effectively abolished the NHS and we are now seeing the effects of that abolition. Under instructions from the unaccountable, stealth-privatisation quangos NHS England and Monitor, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS commissioners now propose to:
The Clinical Senate – a body of doctors set up by the Health & Social Care Act 2012 – has reviewed the proposals and says their lack of clarity means it’s impossible to say whether they will deliver care to the required standards.
So it’s hardly surprising that the NHS Commissioners’ Pre Consultation Business Case for the proposals notes that Care Closer to Home will meet with:
“resistance and refusal to change in primary care”.
Care Closer to Home will create ‘primary care lite’ – based on American private health insurance company models, like United Health’s. This will degrade GP practices even further than government funding cuts and senseless tick boxing exercises already have.
We need to fight these proposals and we also need to call for a restoration of the NHS as a comprehensive, universal health service that is free at the point of need, that the Secretary of State has a duty to provide, and that is fully publicly owned, run and funded. This is ultimately the only way to stop these ubiquitous attempts at dismantling the NHS
The meeting will have a practical focus:
Green Party Social evening
7:30, Friday 29th Jan at the Golden Lion.
The next meeting of Calderdale Green Party will be at 7.30 on Tuesday, 5 January 2016 at The Three Pigeons, 1 Sun Fold Halifax HX1 2LX.
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Election Candidates May 2nd 2024
Brighouse – Kim Atkinson
Calder – Mark Stanley
Elland – Barry Crossland
Greetland and Stainland – Jackie Haigh
Hipperholme and Lightcliffe – Catherine Graham
Illingworth and Mixenden – Laura Beesley
Luddendenfoot – Kate Sweeny
Northowram and Shelf – Elaine Hey
Ovenden – Finn Jensen
Park – Sabir Hussain
Rastrick – Andrew Bramley
Ryburn – Cordelia Prescott
Skircoat – Robert Orange
Sowerby Bridge – David Booth
Todmorden – Kieran Turner
Town – Elliot Hey
Warley – Katie Witham
You can contact them through Calderdale Green Party.
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