We are a small, but expanding, friendly group of local Activists who meet at least once a month to discuss our local Green agenda. This can be campaigning on environmental issues, housing, education, transport, waste and recycling – there is always plenty to talk about and get involved in.
If you would like to join in, let Ruth know – all the info is in our Contact page.
We often have street stalls to promote our policies – particularly when elections loom – and we always need help with those and leaflet distribution.
“The fight-back starts here”: Torridge Greens reflect on election campaign The Green Party had a disappointing result in Torridge as Reform UK took the Bideford East seat on Devon County Council. However, wins elsewhere in Devon mean the Greens have gone from two county councillors to now having six – and could hold the balance… Read more: The fight-back starts here
Keith Funnell has lived in Torridge since 1997. His career as a landscape architect has covered the public, private, voluntary and education sectors. Much of this work has involved restoring landscapes damaged by human activity and designing outdoor spaces on school sites. Keith supports local groups with landscape advice and practical conservation work and is… Read more: Keith Funnell for Appledore
Green councillors from across Devon have written an open letter to our council leaders and MPs calling for them to pull together or see the county divided up by Whitehall: OPEN LETTER Government has made it very clear that the local government reorganisation in Devon is inevitable, and we intend to engage with this in… Read more: Local government reorganisation in Devon
Published in January and based on interviews with more than 2,000 voters, a poll from Whitestone Insight shows current UK voting intention as follows: Labour 25%, Reform UK 24%, Conservatives 20%, Greens 13% and Liberal Democrats 12%. As Labour falters in government, support for the Greens is rising close to an all-time high, driven by… Read more: The new politics: a Green response to the rise of the far right