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 Shropshire.
'Climate change goal will be met by 2030' says Telford and Wrekin Council concerning its target for its operations to become carbon neutral by 2030, BBC News (Sep 13, 2024)
- ‘Darwin’s oak’ to be felled to make way for Shrewsbury bypass, theguardian.com (Nov 01, 2023)
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Green Shropshire Xchange
- Newport 21, Action for a greener Newport Shropshire
Localism[edit | edit source]
Food activism[edit | edit source]
- Fordhall Organic Farm and Community Land Initiative
- Shropshire Food Poverty Alliance, consortium of organizations committed to working together to tackle food poverty in Shropshire. added 16:25, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
- Shrewsbury Food Hub added 16:25, 9 April 2021 (UTC)
- Slow Food Ludlow Marches
Community energy[edit | edit source]
Lightfoot Energy Service, Community Interest Company based in Bishops Castle
Community resources[edit | edit source]
Live Well Telford, [1], all age online community directory
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
Telford Repair Cafe, livewell.telford.gov.uk
Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Telford and-Wrekin Borough Climate Change Partnership, sustainabletelfordandwrekin.com, added 16:02, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
Three British Waterways canals run through Shropshire: the Shropshire Union Canal (from north of Adderley to near Knighton), the Llangollen Canal (from Chirk Aqueduct to Grindley Brook) and the Montgomery Canal (from its beginning at Frankton Junction to Llanymynech). In addition, the Shrewsbury and Newport Canal potentially could be restored in the future.W
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
The Shropshire Hills National Landscape is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in Shropshire, England. It is located in the south of the county, extending to its border with Wales. Designated in 1958, the area encompasses 802 square kilometres (310 sq mi) of land primarily in south-west Shropshire, taking its name from the upland region of the Shropshire Hills. The A49 road and Welsh Marches Railway Line bisect the area north–south, passing through or near Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, Craven Arms and Ludlow.
About Shropshire[edit | edit source]
Shropshire (; historically Salop and abbreviated Shrops) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales. It is bordered by Cheshire to the north, the Welsh county of Wrexham to the north and northwest, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the southeast, Herefordshire to the south, and the Welsh county of Powys to the west. The largest settlement is Telford, while Shrewsbury is the county town.
The county has an area of 3,487 km2 (1,346 square miles) and a population of 498,073. Telford (155,570), in the east of the county, and Shrewsbury (76,782), in the centre, are the only large towns. Shropshire is otherwise rural, containing market towns such as Oswestry (15,613), Bridgnorth (12,212) and Newport (11,387). For local government purposes the county comprises two unitary authority areas: Shropshire, and Telford and Wrekin.
Shropshire is one of England's most rural and sparsely populated counties, with a population density of 136/km2 (350/sq mi).
