Maidstone Green Party

The Fant team The need for Green policies has never been higher. We have electricity and gas bills that have risen around 20% in the past year combined with crippling personal debt. Life has become commercialised and every aspect seems to be done for profit, not for the good of the community. Our roads are often gridlocked and are unsafe for pedestrians; petrol prices have risen by 20% in the last year, hitting the poor hardest. We can't continue like this, it is time for change.

The future can be much better. We need to champion local businesses to build resilience in our local economy. Local food, local jobs and local goods for local people are essential for reducing emissions and providing a strong local economy. We need safe roads with a 20mph speed limit across the town and paved 'home zones' in residential areas - Gatland Lane and Upper Fant Road need to be slowed down especially. We need decent, cheap, reliable public transport and good facilities for cyclists and pedestrians.

We have to stop building on green spaces and the high level of house building the council has signed up for is just madness. However we do need more affordable homes for first time buyers and empty properties must be bought back into use. We need to reclaim our streets, our lives, our communities and our future - Green policies will help us do this.

We are in a good position to elect our first councillors in Fant and Headcorn and any support that you can give in these wards will make this even more likely.

We can make Maidstone a fantastic place to live for us and for our children. It is sustainability that must be at the forefront of Maidstone's plans. Sustainability is not just about the economy, it is about living in a manner that will not destroy the environment or the people, a manner that will give as much as we take, and that will give our children something good to inherit.

People everywhere are begining to realise the need to care for ourselves and our planet and the Greens offer a real alternative to the other three political parties. The Green Party offers far more than single issue politics and we have policies on all issues, which can be viewed here.

Maidstone Green Party cannot do this without your support and this can be as little as putting a poster in your window during the election. Our 'Take Action List' shows some of the ways you can help us get elected:

See our elections page for updates during the election.

Dates for your diary:

25th May 2008 - Monthly meeting - members and visitors welcome

29th June 2008 - Monthly meeting - members and visitors welcome

27th July 2008 - Monthly meeting - members and visitors welcome

31st August 2008 - Monthly meeting - members and visitors welcome

Phone Stuart on 01622 808370 for details on these