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Bath. Attribution: Philralph
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Location Bath, Somerset

Bath is the largest city in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. In 2011, the population was 88,859. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage site in 1987. W

The Avon Green Belt, also known as the Bristol and Bath Green Belt (or Bath and Bristol Green Belt), is a non-statutory green belt environmental and planning policy that regulates urban expansion and development in the countryside surrounding the cities of Bristol and Bath in the South West region of England. It covers areas in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, Mendip, and Wiltshire. Essentially, the function of the green belt is to limit urban sprawl and maintain the open character of areas around the Bristol and Bath built up areas, and nearby towns and villages. The policy is implemented by local planning authorities on the basis of guidance from central government. W

Networks and sustainability initiatives

Visions

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Living in a climate & ecological emergency
Authors: Wild Labs, Mar 16, 2021

Climate activism

see: Visions

Open spaces

The city has several public parks. W

Trees, woodland and forest

  • Chew Valley Plants Trees, "Co-ordinating the activity of tree planting in Chew Valley to build an ecological and social commonwealth for current and future generations", added 17:02, 16 August 2021 (UTC)

Community involvement

Bath: Hacked, joint council/community initiative bringing bright people and quality data together to do useful things for the community.

Community and voluntary action

Volunteer Centre Bath & North East Somerset

Community energy

Bath & West Community Energy

Cycling activism

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Kidical Mass Ride 23:9:2023
Authors: Richard Wyatt, Sep 23, 2023
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Bath is on National Cycle Route 4, with one of Britain's first cycleways, the Bristol & Bath Railway Path, to the west, and an eastern route toward London on the canal towpath. W

Food activism

Alice Park Community Garden, Larkhall - Food group, Transition Bath

Sustainable transport activism

The city is connected to Bristol and the sea by the River Avon, navigable via locks by small boats. The Kennet and Avon Canal links it to the River Kennet at Newbury, and from there to Reading on the River Thames. W

Resources

Citizens data initiative

Bath: Hacked data store

Video for community action

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Past events

2016

Nov 3 - Bath Soup Project

2014

September 27 - 28 Bath Green Homes, community project organised by Transition Bath, Bath Preservation Trust, and Bath & North East Somerset Council.

September 14 Bath Home Improvement Fair

News and comment

2019

Dec 23 New climate emergency network launched to link schools across B&NES[1]

Near you

External links

Bath, Somerset W

References

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Authors Phil Green
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Language English (en)
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Created May 24, 2014 by Phil Green
Modified September 25, 2023 by StandardWikitext bot
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