The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Kent. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you. Separate pages cover Kent community action resources, and Kent news
The neighbourhood of East Malling, West Malling & Trottiscliffe, in the constituency of Maidstone and Malling, is one of the one in four neighbourhoods across England that breach multiple nature pollution thresholds, friendsoftheearth.uk (Sep 03, 2024) — New research by Friends of the Earth shows 1 in 4 neighbourhoods classify as nature pollution hotspots. Pollution hotspots are areas where air, water, noise and light pollution levels all exceed safe thresholds for wildlife. Friends of the Earth is calling for the right to a healthy environment to be enshrined in a new Environmental Rights Act. The law would empower communities to hold regulators and public bodies to account to reduce the multiple layers of pollution affecting their areas to better protect wildlife and people.- Over 25,000 oppose quarry extension into ancient wood, woodlandtrust.org.uk (Aug 02, 2023) — "Over 25,000 of you joined us in responding to the consultation on the shocking proposal."
- Oaken Wood: The largest destruction of ancient woodland this century, stuartjeffery.net (Jul 17, 2023)
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Alternative Estuary, promoting positive alternatives along the Thames Estuary, a number of community groups and projects listed both in Essex and Kent, added 13:11, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- East Kent Transition
Events[edit | edit source]
Farmers markets
Community resources[edit | edit source]
- Singleton Environment Centre, Ashford, link checked 14:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
Climate action[edit | edit source]
Networks
- Kent Climate Action Coalition, added 15:55, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
- Low Carbon Kent, network of businesses tackling and adapting to climate change
- Extinction Rebellion Kent, public group on facebook
- Kent, Summary, Google Environmental Insights Explorer, added 15:23, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
References
Ecological restoration[edit | edit source]
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Kent community action in response to Ecological emergency. See Ecological restoration UK and Ecological restoration for topic overview.
Video gallery[edit | edit source]
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
- Aspiring Cross-Channel UNESCO Global Geopark, Kent Downs, kentdowns.org.uk
Community and voluntary action[edit | edit source]
Community Action South and East Kent has been working with and for the voluntary and community sector for over 20 years
Community energy[edit | edit source]
- Orchard Community Energy, North Kent and Medway, link checked 18:24, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Community safety[edit | edit source]
Kent County Neighbourhood Watch Association - West Kent Watch
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
Health and wellbeing[edit | edit source]
- Involve Kent, "community-led charity and resource, committed to providing holistic health & wellbeing support to people of all ages and circumstances working with partners." added 15:30, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Dementia Friendly Kent, dementia resource developed with Kent's communities added 16:23, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
- Live It Well, Wellbeing Kent and Medway
Housing[edit | edit source]
- Kent Community Housing Hub, added 16:30, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Localism[edit | edit source]
Road safety[edit | edit source]
- Vision Zero: The Road Safety Strategy for Kent 2020 - 2026, kccconsultations.inconsult.uk, consultation closes at 23:59 on 15 March 2021
- KCC Kent Road Safety
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
- ReCYCLE, operated by Cycle Community CIC a Kent based Community Interest Company, a Bicycle Recycling Programme
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
- Kent Sheds, initiative looking to establish a number of (Men's) Shed projects across Kent, link checked 17:22, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
- Active travel fund schemes, kent.gov.uk, encouraging the residents of Kent to walk and cycle more, added 16:48, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
- Kent Connected, journey planner
- Kent Community Rail Partnership
Walking: Kent Ramblers - Recreational walks in Kent W, Footpaths in Kent (category) W
Waterways: Kent and East Sussex Canal Restoration Group - Wikipedia: Canals in Kent (category)
Resources: Setting up a communtiy transport scheme in Kent and Medway, kentruralnetwork.org.uk
Campaigns[edit | edit source]
- Kent quarry extension is one of the biggest threats of the 21st century. Hermitage Quarry expansion plans: If approved, the loss could even surpass ancient woodland losses from the Lower Thames Crossing and HS2 schemes combined, woodlandtrust.org.uk, added 14:05, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- Save Kent's Green Spaces, on facebook.com, Nonprofit organization, added 18:23, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
- ePetition:End Kent County Council's £350,000,000 investment in fossil fuels, democracy.kent.gov.uk
- No Fracking in East Kent on facebook
About Kent[edit | edit source]
Kent is a county in the South East England region, the closest county to continental Europe. It borders Essex across the entire estuary of the River Thames to the north; the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover to the south-east; East Sussex to the south-west; Surrey to the west and Greater London to the north-west. The county town is Maidstone.
Near you[edit | edit source]
Ashford - Canterbury - Dartford - Dover - Folkestone and Hythe - Gravesham - Maidstone - Malling - Medway - Sevenoaks - Swale - Thanet - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells
See also[edit | edit source]
- Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
- London and South East England
- Saving water in South East England
