With Greens standing all across Cornwall, from Bude to Penryn and from Saltash to St Ives, Cornwall Green Party is running on a platform of:

• Democratically accountable planning and an end to destructive 'development'

• A joined-up approach to health and wellbeing

• Public transport that's regular, affordable and reliable.

• Housing policies that address local needs

• A Green recovery that supports local businesses and jobs

• Protecting climate, nature and biodiversity

In all, 71 candidates will be standing as Greens on 6th May, many of whom are already parish and town councillors.

The party's co-coordinator, Matt Valler, who is also the candidate for Falmouth Trescobeas and Budock, said:

"This election is a game-changer for the Green Party in Cornwall. We're fielding more candidates than at all the three previous Cornwall Council elections put together, and the fact that so many people have stepped forward to stand reflects a real appetite for

positive change and a determination to create it.

"Greens offer a different kind of politics – we're not about business as usual. We stand up for what we believe in, and we work hard with local people to get things done for our communities.

"At the last set of local elections elsewhere in the country, Greens more than doubled our number of council seats. And on 6th May people in Cornwall will have a chance to make sure that Green voices are in the rooms where decisions are made that affect their

everyday lives."

Local teacher Tamsyn Widdon is standing in Penryn, where she has been an energetic town councillor for the last three years. As well as helping to set up a 'library of things' to give Penryn residents low-cost access to shared power tools and other equipment, she's persuaded the council to switch to green energy sources and save money in the process.

Tamsyn said:

"Penryn is a fantastic place to live, but like so many communities in Cornwall it faces a range of problems – not least, many families facing real hardship that's been made even worse by the pandemic. Now that the end of that crisis is in sight, I think there's a real desire to build back better – and that has to start in our local communities.

"I decided to run for Cornwall Council because I've seen how decisions made there can make a real difference to people's lives. I want to make sure that the people of Penryn have a representative who genuinely listens, who they can trust to stand up for their

interests, and who has the imagination to see how things that matter to them can be changed for the better."

To see all the Greens standing in Cornwall on 6th May, Cornwall Green Party has created an interactive map with details of its candidates, which is online here.

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