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What's HappeningSaturday, August 24, 2019 at 10:00 AM · 1 rsvp
Witney North
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Witney, United Kingdom
Witney North Action Day
The Witney North by-election for Witney North town council is happening on Thursday 29th August. If you can help Brigitte Hickman - longtime green campaigner and wonderful local person - then please do! A by-election on August 29th means we have a chance to get a second Green elected to Witney Town Council. Witney North is our target ward for the District Council elections next May, so it is really important that we strengthen our base. Brigitte Hickman, a former teacher and a founder and director of the Windrush Bike Project, has campaigned actively on many local issues in the 25 years that she has lived in the ward. When elected, she will become the second Green Party town councillor in Witney, joining Andrew Prosser, who was elected in May with the largest share of the vote. The main action day is Saturday 24th August - but if you can help another time to get in touch. Sign up for one or more shifts below or contact Frances Mortimer to let her know when you can help. Action Day: Saturday 24 August. 10am: arrival, planning and brief training
10.30-12.30: door knocking in pairs
12.30-1.15: lunch (we will provide a vegetarian lunch)
1.15-1.45: brief presentation on polling day action, and looking further ahead in the Target to win campaign
1.45 - 3.45: more door-knocking in pairs
3.45-4pm: debrief
Saturday, August 24, 2019 at 11:00 AM · 1 rsvp
Florence Park Entrance
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Cowley Ward Action Day
Join other local Greens for this sociable action day. Beginners welcome, and friendly training given. 11 am Meet at entrance to Florence Park in Cornwallis Road at the junction with Florence Park Road to do petitioning, door to door. Hazel and Steve Dawe are building a team for their Election Campaign to win the Cowley Ward next May. Even if you can't make the day - there will be plenty of action in Coowley - so please do get in touch if you can help make Oxford Greener.
Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 07:00 AM through August 30, 2019
Witney North
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Witney, United Kingdom
Election Day
We need people to:
When you RSVP below, you will then be sent to a page to indicate your preferences in how you can help. Please complete that page. If you want to come to the count, tell Frances Mortimer <f.mortimer@doctors.org.uk> before 1200 on Thursday 22 August. |
We need lots of helpers for the Witney North by-election on 29 August 2019. When we have 2 Green town councillors, we can win a West Oxfordshire councillor in May.
