Boscombe West

The #GreenSurge is here! 20,000 new members joined the Green The Green Party is also growing fast here Party in January 2015! in Dorset. Our membership has more than We are now the third largest UK wide quadrupled in the past year. political party with over 63,000 members! Thanks to our successful local crowd funding campaign, for the first time ever A Party for the People, by the People we are going to have candidates in each It takes money to stand for election, and constituency in the county at this year’s the Green Party has become the first General Election. political party to fund itself with a national online crowdfunding campaign – making Find out more at: us a political party working for the people that’s funded by the people. www.southeastdorset.greenparty.org.uk

Boscombe West Green Party Meeting Wondering what the Greens really stand for? Come to our meeting on Tuesday evening, Date: 28th April 2015 28th April, and find out! There will be an introduction for newcomers to the party, Time: 19:00 discussions on how we take things forward Location: Vita Nova locally, and the different ways you can get involved. 11 Roumelia Lane You will also get a chance to hear from and Boscombe talk with the Green Party’s parliamentary Bournemouth candidate for Bournemouth East, Alasdair BH5 1EU Keddie, plus local council candidates for Boscombe West, Chris Rigby, Renato Marques and Richard Bates The Green Team Natalie Bennett - Leader, Green Party Chris Rigby - Councillor Candidate - Boscombe West “Imagine a political system that puts the public “Working in the renewable energy industry first. Imagine an economy that gives everyone and having a keen interest in environmental their fair share. issues and sustainable development I want Imagine a society capable of supporting to see Boscombe meet it’s potential to everyone’s needs. Imagine a planet protected become a creative and diverse town, and from the threat of climate change now and for work towards becoming one of the premier the generations to come. That’s the future we UK eco-tourism resorts. By focusing on the needs of the local want to create and we have the means to do it. community rather than large developments we can achieve this Green Party membership is soaring. More and more people are together.” recognising that the politics of the future doesn’t have to look Email: [email protected] like the politics of the past. Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChrisRigbyBoscomeGreen Vote Green on May 7th and you can help us build a society that works for the Common Good.” Renato Marques - Councillor Candidate - Boscombe West www.greenparty.org.uk More at: “Having moved to the area over 10 years ago and growing up here I have Alasdair Keddie - Parlimentary Candidate - seen the issues that Boscombe faces Bournemouth East and I understand the work that has to be “While Bournemouth is a generally affluent undertaken in order to overcome these place, there are areas within this constituency challenges. I am confident that the Green that suffer some of the highest levels of social Party has the solutions to make Boscombe a great place to deprivation in the country, a situation that is only live, work and socialise.” getting worse with the current austerity agenda. Central government grants to Bournemouth Richard Bates - Councillor Candidate - Boscombe West Borough Council have been cut by a real cash “On the issues that affect us all, such as reduction of £41.4 million since austerity housing and our local economy, I hope to measures were introduced in 2010. This means help make Boscombe a better place for us we are all feeling the pain through reduced local services. Unlike all. With your support, the Green Party can the other major parties, the Green Party will oppose austerity, make our streets and neighbourhoods a defend the NHS and take real steps to address climate change. greener, more vibrant and prosperous It is time to vote for what we believe in.” place to live.”

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Facebook: www.facebook.com/AlasdairKeddieBmth The Green Party - Local policies that matter to you Improving Housing A Creative Economy For Planning and Community It is our belief that everybody Boscombe The Green Party will support Join the party! With AUB being the leading is entitled to a decent the development and Become a Green Party standard of living, and this is arts university for the creative operation of Neighbourhood member today and you’ll why we propose to facilitate industries, we want to retain plans, devolving the power be joining a community of selective licensing for houses the graduate talent within the over local planning decisions people dedicated to creat- of multiple occupation and area. To do this we support to community groups within ing social and environmen- currently unlicensed drug and the development of a multi- Boscombe. tal change. alcohol rehab centres within use community arts centre within Boscombe, which could www.greenparty.org.uk/ Boscombe. This will allow those living in be used by local businesses, join the area to directly influence community groups and By creating a minimum new developments, and will individuals as a creative space. standard to which landlords also introduce a community This would lead to local job must abide, the lives of tenants right to build ensuring the creation, rejuvenation of will be improved and in turn Boscombe of the future is local businesses, and help the surrounding community. regenerated how the residents Boscombe become a hub for want. With 62% of Boscombe creativity and diversity. residents in privately rented accommodation, we would Green Party policies We will also move to make introduce the ACORN ethical sure long term empty To read about what the Green lettings scheme, rating industrial units are offered Party stands for, please visit - landlords as bronze, silver rate free for a negotiated or gold so tenants can make https://www.greenparty.org. period to support local start-up an informed decision on the uk/we-stand-for/ businesses landlord and letting agent And for a full list of our being used, reducing rip-off policies - fees and eradicating ‘slum landlords’. policy.greenparty.org.uk/ philosophical-basis.html

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