Community action/United Kingdom/Arts, sport and culture
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This page focuses on UK arts, sport and culture by, for or involving local communities. Arts, sports and cultural events and resources can help increase awareness of sustainability issues, provoke discussion and exploration of new ideas and solutions.
News
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Cosmolocal
Popular outdoor pool to remain open year round, BBC News (Sep 07, 2026) - Thom Yorke, Romy and Brian Eno among 200 musicians urging PM to reject new North Sea drilling, theguardian.com (Aug 17, 2026)
- At this grassroots festival, nature is the headline act, positive.news (Jun 09, 2026) — A UK festival is swapping big-name acts for beach cleans, wildlife walks and community-led events that ‘nourish the soul’
- The everyday guardians: Rana Tharu women’s implicit roles in Nepal, globalvoices.org (Aug 21, 2026) — Rana Tharu women embody unspoken care, cultural continuity, and living memory across generations in Nepal, Civic Media Observatory, Samanta Azpurua, Bikram
- Mnyumbuni Eco Hub: A Beehive of Community, Learning and Abundance, grassecon.substack.com (Aug 10, 2026) — How Mweria, ecosystem restoration and community coordination are turning Mnyumbuni into a living hub of food, skills and shared abundance, Grassroots Economics, Njambi Njoroge, Aude Peronne, and Will Ruddick
- Europe’s rivers are running dry, and the knock-on effects are disastrous, Yiannis Baboulias, theguardian.com (Aug 05, 2026)
Events
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International
Sep 11 - 20, 2026 (Fri-Sun) — Heritage Open Days, celebrating our fantastic history and culture. Your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore, heritageopendays.org.uk
- Nov 05, 2025 (Wed) — Media Liberation Day, Change the Media, Change the Future, mediarevolution.org
- Apr 18, 2026 (Sat) — International Day for Monuments and Sites, April 18 each year, icomos.org
- May 1 - 3, 2026 (Fri - Sun) first weekend of May every year — Jane's Walk, How to Lead a Jane's Walk, Video, janeswalk.org
- Aug 09, 2026 (Sun) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People, observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population, un.org
- Dec 11, 2026 (Fri) — International Mountain Day, Dec 11, annually, fao.org
Video
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Networks, movements and support organisations
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- The People Act Legislative Theatre, on youtube.com, bringing residents, policymakers and activists together into creative, fun and constructive dialogue, to co-create more equitable and effective policies and laws. Connect with UK (Edinburgh, Newcastle, Gateshead, Manchester and London) and international practitioners, thepeopleact.org, added 16:16, 10 February 2025 (UTC)
- culture declares emergency, "a growing movement of individuals and organisations involved in arts and culture who are declaring a climate and ecological emergency. This means truth-telling, care-taking, and change-making" link checked 08:01, 22 May 2024 (UTC) Video: Culture Declares on youtube.com
- writersrebel.com, added 15:37, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
- Climate Choir Movement, "grown rapidly since Autumn 2022 and now has choirs in Bristol, Bath, Oxford, London, Sheffield, Swansea, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Southampton & Guildford." Video channel on youtube.com, added 18:01, 9 December 2023 (UTC)
Other useful links
- Common Ground
- Common Wealth
- Encounters Arts, Inspiring creativity, dialogue and change
- Julie's Bicycle, London based charity supporting the creative community to act on climate change and environmental sustainability.
- Folk and Roots, online guide to the Folk, Roots and Acoustic Scene around the UK
- Sol Cinema - smallest cinema in the Solar system
- Creative Lives
How to's
[edit | edit source]- Start a neighbourhood cinema, justact.org.uk
- Street Party, promoting street parties, which are a chance for people to enjoy their street without traffic for a day, and encouraging neighbourliness across the UK
- Ten steps to running your own Ideas Farm, November 2012, Wellington H2A
Sport and sustainability
[edit | edit source]local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2017–2026). "Community action/United Kingdom/Arts, sport and culture". Appropedia. Retrieved September 13, 2026. |