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Dacorum Greens, Kevin Fielding standing in the By-Election for Berkhamsted West.

Kevin Fielding – Dacorum Green Party candidate for Berkhamsted West Dacorum Green Party are fielding candidates in the upcoming by-elections in Berkhamsted West and Hemel Hempstead – Boxmoor. Kevin Fielding is standing in Berkhamsted West. I first moved to Berkhamsted in 1999, have raised my family here, and care deeply about this community and its […]

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Dacorum Greens campaign for better public EV chargers in Dacorum

Credit: Sophie Jones – Unsplash Dacorum Green Party is pushing for a rapid upgrade of local electric vehicle (EV) charging points. Councillor Paul de Hoest (Berkhamsted) and Green Party campaigners Joe Stopps (Tring) and Sherief Hassan (Hemel) are working with EV companies and local councillors to upscale Dacorum’s inadequate charging facilities. We have companies such […]

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A walk on the common: working together for a greener future

A piece about rewilding written in a personal capacity by Kevin Fielding, a Trustee of Berkhamsted Common Have you ever wondered what we can do locally to combat the devastating effects of human-caused mass species extinction and climate change?  Or perhaps you have simply enjoyed some of the beautiful scenery in Dacorum and want it […]

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The Dacorum Local Plan – A focus on Berkhamsted

Each town in Dacorum will be affected in different ways by the Local Plan, but the impact of an unchanged plan would change our communities in fundamental ways. Our general response to the Local Plan can be seen in a previous post. Paul De Hoest is one of two Dacorum Green Party Town Councillors in […]

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The Dacorum Local Plan – The Green Response

The Dacorum Local Plan for Hemel Hempstead has a radical increase in the numbers of houses, the increase of pressure on infrastructure and eating away at the Green Belt. This will bring dramatic change to Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and the surrounding area. We recognise the need for housing, but the numbers and environmental impact […]

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Greens see a huge increase in their vote share across Dacorum in the Local elections

This election saw an unprecedented ‘Green wave’ across England with 265 Green Councillors elected – an increase of 185. The Green Party is now represented on 122 councils – if that doesn’t give you a bit of hope, I don’t know what will!  Locally, we secured two seats on the Berkhamsted Town Council – congratulations to Paul de […]

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Paul De Hoest ‘People are crying out for change’

Paul de Hoest is our candidate for Berkhamsted Castle Ward in the May 2 local elections. Paul has released this statement: We don’t just inherit the earth from our ancestors we also borrow it from our descendants.”. This wise saying is attributed to a Native North American Chief and I believe this philosophy should underpin […]

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