guildhall FEBRUARY / MARCH 2019 GREENlight Newsletter of York Green Party SERVING MARYGATE, BOOTHAM, GILLYGATE, THE GROVES, WIGGINGTON ROAD, HAXBY ROAD, MONKGATE, HUNTINGTON ROAD, LAYERTHORPE, FOSS ISLAND, THE CITY CENTRE, ALDWARK, HUNGATE, TOWER STREET, WALMGATE/NAVIGATION AND LAWRENCE STREET AREAS. Greens call for a housing policy fit for the future Did you know? Guildhall Green Party councillor, Denise Craghill was elected top of the poll in the last Council elections in 2015, with the other two Green Party candidates close behind. Only Greens or Labour can win in this ward. Denise has worked hard for ward residents and on city wide issues Cllr Denise Craghill and June Tranmer in the Groves such as air quality and mental health. The Green Party’s local election higher standards for Houses in Multiple Green councillors will always work manifesto will call for a Council Occupation (HMOs) through the cooperatively with other parties for the Housing Company to provide as licensing system. good of the city. many genuinely affordable homes The Greens will also make sure that to rent and buy as possible, both new housing is affordable to live in last time you voted through the planning system and on through requiring very high levels of GUILDHALL WARD ELECTION RESULTS 2015 Council owned land, including York energy efficiency and use of renewables Central. – delivering very low energy bills and It will call for more innovative approaches helping to reduce climate emissions at to increase the supply of directly built the same time. affordable housing including the issue Guildhall Green Party councillor, Denise of Local Housing Bonds and support for Craghill says “It is good to see the co-housing and self-build projects. current Council at last investing in some new affordable housing but a shame Other measures will include restrictive Cllr Denise Highest Labour Highest Tory Highest Lib covenants and local planning guidance they abandoned the idea of a Council to limit the use of new housing for holiday Housing Company. Do you want to keep up to date lets and second homes; revisiting the “Managed creatively, this could deliver with what the Green Party is idea of more accommodation above far more housing in the longer term.” doing. Follow us at facebook.com/ shops in the city centre and seeking GuildhallGreens green councillors Working hard for people and environment Going Great in the Post Office to move Groves! The Groves Association AGM on 29th January was a great to Coney Street success with a room full of people there. Lots of residents Despite a lot of local were keen to join the new committee and officers were duly opposition, York’s elected. Planning meetings have been taking place. Look main post office is out for more news, open meetings and other events. to be moved from Groves Association chair Ann Stacey and Groves Regeneration Manager, Lisa Otter have been holding drop- Lendal to inside W in events throughout February for residents to raise issues H Smith’s on Coney and talk about the future of the Groves area on Mondays Street. (2-4pm) and Thursdays (4.30pm – 6.30pm) at St Thomas’ An official letter says Church Hall on Lowther Street. the post office will Look out on the Groves noticeboards and on the ‘Groves close on Wednesday Association’ Facebook Group and Groves Association website https://e-voice.org.uk/grovesassociation for 3rd April and the new branch will open on Coney Street on details of future drop-ins. Thursday 4th April. June Tranmer (picured) says “This is a very sad loss. This is Out and about around a key public building and city centre landmark. “I am still concerned about how people with mobility Walmgate difficulties will be able to access the new Post Office when disabled parking bays will not be so close by. Please do get in touch with us if you experience problems.” York Minster precinct Neighbourhood Forum A new Neighbourhood Forum is being set up to develop a Cllr Denise Craghill and some of the Guildhall Green Neighbourhood Plan for the Minster Precinct. The aim is to Team have been door-knocking in the Walmgate area. We improve the whole area around the Minster including Dean are chasing up on reports of fly-tipping and anti-social Park and College Green, particularly with a view to making behaviour. it more attractive for York residents and local visitors. Once You can report fly-tipping on the Council website via the Forum is formally approved, there will be further public ‘Report Problems’ www.york.gov.uk/ReportProblems consultation, planned for over the summer. ? get in touch june cllr denise Danni Tranmer craghill Makin 07932 163602 07952 120752 07952 120752 @ [email protected] @ [email protected] @DanniMakin @JuneTranmer @DeniseCraghill Promoted by Will Dyson on behalf of Denise Craghill and York Green Party, all at 4 Frazer Court. York YO30 5FH. Printed by Leafletfrog, 38 Britannia Way, Bolton BL2 2HH.