Cllr Gareth Kitchen
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Cllr Gareth Kitchen
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Stroud District Green Party. Stroud District Councillor. Wotton-under-Edge, North Nibley & Stinchcombe.
I haven't been down the Stroud - Nailsworth old railway track walk in a while. Some cracking street art down there!

#Stroud #Nailsworth

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November 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Sadly, we do. Given a platform, standards mean nothing to Reform's councillors. These are the depths to which standards in public life have fallen. I'm reluctant to share the evidence, but here is a tiny fragment of the Reform 'motion' which was supposedly about planning.
October 26, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Oh, my other half has ILR. I guess she's not going to be happy. I wonder what 'certain persons' means on the front page of the bill? Of a certain political party or a certain profession maybe? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
October 23, 2025 at 1:51 PM
A very disappointing reply from AJ Bell in response to my casework enquiry to them. Casework generated by the campaigns of @goodlawproject.bsky.social and @stopfundinghate.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
An uplifting skeet courtesy of Gen Z. :)

Just as my local party @stroudgreens.bsky.social gets going with Bluesky too. :)

Give them a follow. ;)

#ukpol #GreenParty #Stroud
October 18, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Wotton-Under-Edge Town Council Meeting - 15th September 2025

Informal meeting notes.

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#Stroud #SDC #WottonUnderEdge #ukpol
September 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Gloucestershire Police & Crime Panel - September 2025

• Independent Custody Visitors Report
• Youth Detentions
• OPCC uses ONS and police data to flag breaches and trends
• Operation Shield deployed
• Budget & Savings
• Institutional Racism & dis-proportionality

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September 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Delivered in partnership with Spacehive, the UK’s leading civic crowdfunding platform, Stroud Funding helps bring community-led ideas to life. So far, 27 projects have raised over £385,000, supporting youth clubs, green spaces, creative initiatives and more.

#Stroud #Community #CrowdFunding #Glos
September 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I reported these shoddy highway repairs at the western end of Wallbridge to Stroud Town Council.

I'm really pleased that the utility company has now been served with a statutory notice and Highways will monitor until it's resolved.

#Stroud #GCC #Highways
September 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM
August 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My Cllr. notes from the Town Council meeting on Monday.

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#Wotton #NorthNibley #Stinchcombe #Stroud

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August 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Roughly 550 people (mainly) dressed in red lines Stroud High Street today to state what their red line for Gaza is.

We had the support of the Red band and the Red Rebels. Who gave very powerful performances.

#RedLineForGaza #Stroud #Gloucestershire
August 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Can you spare and hour to hear a child read?

readwithme.org.uk

#gloucestershire
July 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Uh ho, I guess the Thinkpad needs to be in incognito mode for full council tomorrow.
July 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Gloucestershire Police and Crime Panel - 11th July 2025

A meeting summary and some personal notes authored by Cllr. Gareth Kitchen, Stroud District Council.

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#police #SDC #crime #gloucestershire
July 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Every day in Stroud you bump into inspirational people. This was earlier today on my way for a doctors appointment.

#Stroud #Palestine
July 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Yhea, it's a tough one. I really don't know where all this cynicism comes from.
July 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Just for lolz.

#TrustInPolitics
July 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Mum with Timothy Spall and Gwyneth Keyworth after filming at her (John Chapel's) house last year. Death Valley.

My old bedroom window top right!
June 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Stroud Green Party wins the Severn Ward by-election by 14 votes!

Moya Shannon is the new councillor.

A veritable landslide compared to my 3 vote winning margin!

#GreenParty #SDC #Stroud #ukpol
June 12, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Blimey, I didn't see this coming!

"The Government recognises the value that town and parish councils offer to their local communities, but they are independent institutions and are not a substitute for meaningful community engagement and neighbourhood working by a local authority.

#LGR #Engagement
June 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Look what I found in the bin!
May 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
With turnout expected to be so low on Thursday and the vote already split four or five ways it's foolish to vote tactically. It really is. Just vote for the best left of centre candidate. That's boils down to a simple choice between Lib Dem or Green, especially in Gloucestershire where I live.
April 28, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So, yet again my small high street cookshop in a Cotswold town has paid more tax than Starbucks entire UK operation.  

Cynically, Starbucks is more than profitable enough to pay £40m of royalties to its US parent company, thereby incurring a loss of £35m.

Global revenue for 2024 was $36billion.
April 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Difficult to gauge precisely but I think 17th April is peak blossom. :)
April 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM