Community action/Bath
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 Bath.
News
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New national forest to see 20m trees planted, BBC News (Mar 21, 2025)
- New climate emergency network launched to link schools across B&NES, Dec 23, 2019...@BathEcho
- ‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026)
- White storks: why introducing non‑native species in rewilding projects can be a good idea, theconversation.com (Jun 05, 2026)
- Citizens’ Assembly to invest £100,000 in West’s culture, westofengland-ca.gov.uk (Jan 16, 2026)
- Half a million trees to be planted in England in three years, says government, theguardian.com (Sep 30, 2026)
- The Space Time Continuum, Alternative Editorial (Sep 27, 2026) — Empty spaces will be put back into use, Andy Burnham said, turning them into "community hubs, health centres, shared workspaces, cafés and the local services that people actually want to see.”
- UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer, theguardian.com (Sep 23, 2026) — El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
- Citizens need to power Europe's future, demnext.substack.com (Oct 02, 2026) — The EU can enable new democratic institutions: in European countries; with a European Citizens’ Assembly as a 4th branch of government, and by legally enforcing the Global Citizens’ Assembly on AI, Claudia Chwalisz and Another Democratic Future
- Reclaiming the streets: the architects clawing back Europe’s car-centric spaces, theguardian.com (Sep 09, 2026) — The European Prize for Urban Public Space’s shortlist highlights projects helping people cope with climate crisis
- We’re the mayors of Paris, Milan and Phoenix. The heat crisis has us all facing the same question, Emmanuel Grégoire, Giuseppe Sala and Kate Gallego, theguardian.com (Sep 07, 2026) — Our three cities are learning from each other about how to protect residents. These climate policies are also public health measures
- Citizens need to power Europe's future, demnext.substack.com (Oct 02, 2026) — The EU can enable new democratic institutions: in European countries; with a European Citizens’ Assembly as a 4th branch of government, and by legally enforcing the Global Citizens’ Assembly on AI, Claudia Chwalisz and Another Democratic Future
- Fifty Billion Seedlings: Can Ethiopia Replant Its Ravaged Forests?, e360.yale.edu (Oct 01, 2026)
- Want solar but don’t own a roof? California just legalized plug-in panels, no permission required, latimes.com (Sep 30, 2026)
Networks and sustainability initiatives
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[edit | edit source]UK events
Sep 7 - 11, 2026 (Mon-Fri) — Zero Waste Week, zerowasteweek.co.uk- 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
- Sep 18 - 27, 2026 (Fri-Sun) — Great British Beach Clean, mcsuk.org
Global or international events
- Sep 15, 2026 (Tue) — Free Money Day, Global invitation for people to explore, in a liberating and fun way, what it might be like if our relationship to money was a little different. Sep 15, annually, freemoneyday.org
- Sep 18, 2026 (Fri) — Park(ing) day, global, public, participatory project where people across the world temporarily repurpose curbside parking spaces and convert them into public parks and social spaces to advocate for safer, greener, and more equitable streets for people, myparkingday.org
- Sep 21-27, 2026 (Mon-Sun) — Global Week Of Action For Peace And Climate Justice, climatemilitarism.org
- Sep 21, 2026 (Mon) — International Day of Peace, Globally shared date, Sep 21 each year for all humanity to commit to Peace above all differences and to contribute to building a Culture of Peace, internationaldayofpeace.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
CDC video
[edit | edit source]Each week 3 different short videos from across the UK or world.
Community action/Dorset, Community action/Gloucestershire, Community action/United Kingdom/Cycling activism / ...This week's featured Global videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism
Bath video
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Community involvement
[edit | edit source]Bath: Hacked, joint council/community initiative bringing bright people and quality data together to do useful things for the community.
Community and voluntary action
[edit | edit source]Volunteer Centre Bath & North East Somerset
Food activism
[edit | edit source]- Keynsham Community Veg Plot in the Park on facebook.com, added 22:24, 15 March 2026 (UTC)
- Alice Park Community Garden, Larkhall
- Food group, Transition Bath
Community energy
[edit | edit source]Community resources
[edit | edit source]Citizens data initiative
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
[edit | edit source]- Share and Repair, small, but fast-growing charity in Bath and North East Somerset. "Our aim is to help local people and communities reduce carbon, waste and landfill to improve the environment we live in and save money. In doing so we reduce pollution and increase the eco-environment to a more sustainable life." added 20:50, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
Sustainable transport activism
[edit | edit source]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
Cycling activism
[edit | edit source]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
Road safety
[edit | edit source]- Bath 20mph City, campaign for Bath becoming England’s first 20mph city by the end of 2027. added 16:16, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
Open spaces
[edit | edit source]The city has several public parks. 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, the county of Somerset which include the council areas of North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset and Somerset, 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.
Trees, woodland and forest
[edit | edit source]- 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)
About Bath
[edit | edit source]Past events
- Nov 3, 2016 - Bath Soup Project
- September 27 - 28, 2014, Bath Green Homes, community project organised by Transition Bath, Bath Preservation Trust, and Bath & North East Somerset Council.
- September 14, 2014, Bath Home Improvement Fair
Bath (RP: , locally [ba(ː)θ]) is a city in Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. The city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later listed as one of the "Great Spa Towns of Europe". Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, 97 miles (156 km) west of London and 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Bristol, and is the largest city and urban settlement in Somerset.
Near you
[edit | edit source]See also
- Topic overview: Networks, Community involvement, Community and voluntary action, Sustainable transport activism, Cycling activism, Open spaces activism, Trees, woodland and forest
- UK context: Networks UK, Community involvement UK, Community and voluntary action UK, Sustainable transport activism UK, Cycling activism UK, Open spaces activism UK, Trees, woodland and forest UK
- Topic overview: Food activism, Community energy, Visions, Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle, Citizens data initiative
- UK context: Food activism UK, Community energy UK, Visions UK, Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK, Citizens data initiative UK
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Bath". Appropedia. Retrieved October 3, 2026. |