Green Party

Young members of the RSPB children’s club, the Norwich Nuthatches, will welcome a special visitor to the Strumpshaw Fen nature reserve near Norwich on Saturday (10:00 March 6th).

Green Party General Election candidate for Norwich South, Adrian Ramsay, will be joining them to become the first local General Election candidate taking part in the RSPB’s biggest ever campaign by signing their “Letter to the Future”.

The letter calls for wiser investment in nature by politicians, urging them to consider our natural as well as our financial future when making decisions about how to tackle the country’s pressing economic problems. The RSPB aims to gain thousands of signatures to the letter before the General Election, to show the next Government that people care about nature as well as the economy and want to see it protected for the benefit of future generations.

Adrian Ramsay said:

“I believe it is critical that we protect the natural world while we are dealing with the current economic downturn. Politicians have a responsibility to protect green spaces, safeguard sealife, save tropical forests and stop species extinction. I am supporting the RSPB’s campaign because I want our children and grandchildren to grow up in a world rich in wildlife, where they can enjoy the countryside and learn about the wonders of the natural world – the sparrows, eagles, polar bears and tigers that we need to protect.”

The Norwich Nuthatches will be making the most of their morning at Strumpshaw Fen with a series of wildlife and art activities. Among them will be ten year old Kelci Land and her mother, Jacqueline, from Norwich, who said:

“I want my daughter to grow up in a world where politicians don’t shirk their responsibility for the environment as well as dealing with the other problems which face us. That’s why I think it’s absolutely right that Adrian Ramsay should be putting his name to this letter, just as I will. “

The RSPB's head of sustainable development, Martin Harper, said:

"The government faces tough economic decisions but these mustn't be taken at the expense of the environment. We are calling on the government to recognise this and ensure that future generations will be able to appreciate the natural world as we do.

"It's vital that politicians support us in this campaign and we are very grateful to Adrian Ramsay for lending his support."

A copy of the letter signed by Adrian Ramsay follows.

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