Green Party's deputy leader Rachel Millward visits Worthing
Rachel Millward, deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, visited Broadwater on Saturday (April 12), to 'meet voters on the doorstep and hear about the issues important to Worthing residents'.
Mrs Millward led the Greens into leadership at Wealden District Council after decades of Conservative rule and is now the Green Party’s candidate for the first ever Mayor of Sussex and Brighton election in 2028.
She addressed members who were out campaigning for Jimi Taylor – the Green Party candidate standing for both borough and county council seats in Broadwater.
“I’m here in Worthing with these hard-working candidates,” Mrs Millward said.
“They really care and will work hard to do what’s right.
"Voting Green always means having a hard-working local representative. Someone who really cares about communities and nature. They will speak out for you and do the right thing. Ward by ward, councillor by councillor, we are making hope normal again.
"We promise we will make all the difference we can for you and your communities.
Jimi has a 'long record of public service' in the Broadwater community, first serving as deputy youth mayor at the age of 16, then youth mayor at 17.
Ahead of Saturday’s event, he said: “Rachel valued the day she spent in Worthing before Christmas.
"She met local businesses, visited Turning Tides and addressed protesters standing against genocide in Gaza. This visit she will be able to meet residents on their doorstep and learn more about the changes Worthing needs that are important to them.”
Worthing Greens are challenging every seat in the upcoming Worthing Borough Council elections and for their divisions in West Sussex County Council elections on May 7.
It has been described as ‘one of the most ambitious local election campaigns’ the party has mounted in the area.
Two Worthing Green councillors, Claire Hunt and Ian Davey, are already serving on Worthing Borough Council.