Margy Newens
Socialist; environmentalist; Labour & Co-op Councillor for #DulwichVillage. Please email for casework/replies. What are you doing to reduce your CO2🦶?
- Great to join Friends of Sunray Gardens yesterday to help clear debris thrown on the iced pond. Unfortunately we will have to wait for it to thaw before the rest can be tackled. Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who work hard helping to keep Sunray Gardens looking its best throughout the year.
- Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
- Reposted by Margy NewensLabour are building genuinely affordable homes for local people 🏡 Last year more social rent homes were completed in Southwark than in any other London borough 🏗️ Meanwhile no Lib Dem councils in London managed to start building a single new social rent home ❌
- Reposted by Margy NewensToday Labour have announced a crackdown on fly tipping: ✅ New £1,000 fines for fly tipping in Southwark ✅ New powers for the council to seize and crush waste criminals’ vans ✅ New technology used to identify fly-tip vehicles ✅ New sentences for waste criminals
- Must read for pet owners: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Reposted by Margy NewensStarmer’s response speaks to a real problem: transport costs make a lot of ppl’s lives harder than they need to be and many are forced into costly car dependence. Only long term fix is to focus on providing ppl with transport choices (eg reliable, affordable and accessible public transport).
- Delighted that Southwark Labour Council is investing in parks and green spaces across the borough. @richardleeming.bsky.social and I will be working with wonderful local volunteers to secure an upgrade of Dulwich Park playground.
- A delight to join wonderful local volunteers and @lb-southwark.bsky.social officers to plant trees for the new wood meadow in Belair Park this morning. The weather was gloomy but spirits were full of sunshine! #DulwichVillage
- Reposted by Margy NewensA chilly morning but some warm conversations on the doorstep in Dulwich Village this morning with @margynewens.bsky.social grateful to @esmehicks.bsky.social and Cabinet members Jasmine Ali, Evelyn Akoto and Natasha Ennin for joining us
- So many people living in the Herne Hill area do such amazing things for our community. Why not nominate them for an award? ⬇️⬇️⬇️
- Nominate a #HerneHill hero for one of our Excellence Awards. We need your entry by 31 JAN 2025! It’s simple, as explained in this video and on our website tinyurl.com/4n368nhz
- Reposted by Margy NewensIt's been a busy period in Dulwich Village, catch up with everything @margynewens.bsky.social and I have been doing here:
- Reposted by Margy NewensAs council assembly backs Acorn’s campaign on renters rights, Cllr Sam Foster calls for an end to bidding wars which are worsening the housing crisis
- Reposted by Margy NewensBumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project - "Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
- Reposted by Margy NewensDon't forget we're taking donations for the Albrighton Community Fridge this weekend. Take a look at what we're looking for here 👇
- Reposted by Margy NewensOur statement on the issuing of arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court. 👇 and in 🧵(1/6)
- Reposted by Margy NewensJoining us at Champion Hill tomorrow? We're continuing to take donations for the Albrighton Community Centre foodbank. Food donations can be made outside turnstiles 1-4 and at our main reception!
- Reposted by Margy NewensA £500 million package of support will be available to vulnerable households this winter. I encourage anyone struggling with their bills to contact their supplier to see what extra help is available. More here 👇🏾 www.energy-uk.org.uk/news/energy-...
- Reposted by Margy NewensFollowing the huge success of our Library of Things, Cllr John Batteson announces that we are looking to expand, with two more sites under consideration. Our first Library of Things has saved the equivalent carbon of 18 return flights from London to New York ✈️🌳
- Reposted by Margy NewensGreat to hear from @joyridersuk.bsky.social providing community evidence this evening Cycling is hugely important in Southwark as we reduce our reliance on cars and ride toward net zero
- Reposted by Margy NewensPowerful evidence provided by Poetic Unity who spoke to the disproportionate impacts of pollution on black and minority ethnic residents
- Reposted by Margy NewensOur Streets for People project seeks to open up our roads for more walking and cycling Great to hear from Community Cycleworks as they continue to democratise bike repair and make cycling more appealing to all residents in Southwark
- Reposted by Margy NewensSouthwark Labour is delivering on #climate for our borough
- Reposted by Margy NewensAhead of our motion on Right to Grow later this evening, Cllr Margy Newens highlights the benefits of growing food locally
