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Election wins on Berkhamsted Town Council

New Green Councillors Elected in Dacorum Dacorum Greens continue to build a presence on local councils in Hertfordshire with the election of two new councillors in Berkhamsted on 4th May 2023.  Leslie Stuart Tate (left), former teacher, now a climate activist and author was elected in Berkhamsted Castle and Kevin Fielding (right), a local science […]

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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 response to the Fairfax planning application in Gadebridge

Map of the proposed Fairfax Development in Gadebridge

We have already faced the many issues surrounding the proposed Local Plan from Dacorum Borough Council, which is now under review since the consultation last year. Now Dacorum is under a new threat to, not just environmental destruction, but also independent applications from developers with plans to add huge estates that place pressure on already […]

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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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Join the Dacorum Climate Action Network event – but be quick!

To tie in with the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Dacorum Borough Council are hosting the first annual event for the Dacorum Climate Action Network (Dacorum CAN) on Wednesday 3rd November. The event is aimed at local people and will give you an opportunity to network with people and organisations to apply local initiatives with global […]

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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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Joe Stopps sets out his priorities for Tring

Joe Stopps, the Dacorum Green party candidate in the by-election for Tring Central in 2021, has set out his priorities in the election on 6th May in a video filmed around where he lives and works. Joe is an active campaigner and, aside from his efforts in reducing air pollution next to a school in […]

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Dacorum Electric Vehicle Survey

Give your views on electric vehicles in our borough to the council Dacorum Borough Council have launched a survey to help the council to understand the short-term and future needs for residents. Your answers to this survey will help the council to plan to meet the borough’s growing needs, provide insight into various electric vehicle […]

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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 – A focus on Hemel Hempstead

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. Sherief Hassan is the prospective Herts County Council Election candidate for Hemel Hempstead […]

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