Community action/Camden
The London Borough of Camden ( ) is a borough in Inner London, England. Camden Town Hall, on Euston Road, lies 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Charing Cross. The borough was established on 1 April 1965 from the former metropolitan boroughs of Holborn, St Pancras and Hampstead.
To the south it shares with the City of Westminster parts of the West End, where it also borders the City of London. The cultural and commercial land uses in the south contrast with the bustling mixed-use districts such as Camden Town and Kentish Town in the centre and leafy residential areas around Hampstead Heath in the north. Well-known attractions include The British Museum, The British Library, the famous views from Parliament Hill, the London Zoo, the BT Tower, the converted Roundhouse entertainment venue, and Camden Market. As of 2021 it has a population of 210,136. Politically, its local authority is Camden London Borough Council.
Camden community action
Sustainability initiatives
- Green Camden information from camden.gov.uk
- Transition Belsize
- Transition Dartmouth Park
- Transition Kentish Town
- Transition Tufnell Park
Arts, sport and culture
Climate action
Template:Climate assembly Camden Climate Change Alliance
Community involvement
Communities online
Community currencies activism
Community energy
Food activism
- Cooperation Kentish Town on facebook
The Calthorpe Project - Kentish Town City Farm - Kings Cross Skip Garden - The People's Supermarket
Open spaces
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
Food Loop comunity-led food waste recycling project running on Maiden Lane Estate. The aim of Food Loop is to capture the value of the food waste on the estate in order to generate enough income to pay local residents to run and manage the whole system.
Social inclusion
Sustainable transport activism
Youth initiatives
News and comment
2020
Taking a portfolio approach to developing partnerships, @noelito, Oct 28 [1]
2019
When a neighbourhood assembly becomes a community by @kahui. [2] Dec 16
What if we did it all, in one place? A big idea to bring the future to life in our cities by Friends of the Earth Innovation team. [3] Nov 11
First climate assembly in UK draws up wishlist for council action. [4] Jul 20 ...List of climate assemblies
Alternative.Camden will give people a chance to co-create the future. [5] Jul 3
Citizens Lab 1.0 by Alternative Camden. [6] Apr 23
On the launch of Alt.Cmd [Alternative.Camden] by @joostbeunderman. [7] Jan 22
2015
London's New Road Gives Cyclists Two Way Street & Sends Drivers One Way, November 11 [8]
2011
Local Government Minister Calls for Camden Council to support The People's Supermarket, March 3 [9]
Resources
Community resources
Castlehaven Community Association
Visions
- Visioning Camden 2030, wordpress.com, added 15:57, 11 January 2021 (UTC), "An excellent example of community-led visioning for the future by @tkentishtown, @thinkdocamden, with poems, projects, illustrations from citizens young & old. Embodies the "from what is to what if" call from @robintransition" @noelito
- Camden 2025
Events
2019
- Nov 21 - 30 Pop-up Think & Do community space for climate and eco action, camden.gov.uk
Campaigns
External links
- Wikipedia: London Borough of Camden
Green action for change information from Camden Council