- Bristol City Councils commitment to nature's recovery being tested!, avonwildlifetrust.org.uk (Sep 01, 2023)
- ‘I want a city which prioritises cyclists, walkers and wheelers over cars', bristol247.com (Jun 07, 2023)
- On your marks, get set, Sparks! Avon Wildlife Trust opens first pop-up shop at creative arts and sustainability hub, avonwildlifetrust.org.uk (May 15, 2023)
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Bristol community action, providing an introduction and overview. Other pages are listed in the navigation box towards the end of each page.
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Ambition Lawrence Weston, resident-driven organisation striving to make Lawrence Weston an even better place to live and work. added 15:40, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
- Knowle West Alliance, rooted in the community, growing for the future
- Bristol 2015, European Green Capital, @Bristol 2015
- Bristol Green Capital (Partnership), the Partnership is a free membership organisation whose aim is to make Bristol "a low carbon city with a high quality of life for all". You can become a member as long as you are representatives of an organisation that wishes to play a role. Twitter: @bgreencapital
- Ecojam Bristol
- Sustainable Redland
- The Southville Centre
- Sustainability, information from the Univeristy of the West of England
- Transition Bristol
- Bristol cluster on ProjectDirt.com
- Carbon Makeover, Knowle West
Regular events[edit | edit source]
Bristol Repair Cafe first Saturday monthly in Fishponds
Community involvement[edit | edit source]
The Bristol Democracy Project, Getting People Involved In Decision Making In Bristol
Localism[edit | edit source]
Bristol Independents campaign
Communities online[edit | edit source]
- The Knowledge, Knowle West's community website, added 17:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
Urban rural connections[edit | edit source]
- saveyourgreenbelt.co.uk, added 15:04, 25 September 2023 (UTC)
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.
About Bristol[edit | edit source]
Bristol ( ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is the West of England combined authority area, this includes the Greater Bristol area (eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom) and nearby places such as Bath.
Iron Age hillforts and Roman villas were built near the confluence of the rivers Frome and Avon. Around the beginning of the 11th century, the settlement was known as Brycgstow (Old English: 'the place at the bridge'). Bristol received a royal charter in 1155 and was historically divided between Gloucestershire and Somerset until 1373 when it became a county corporate. From the 13th to the 18th century, Bristol was among the top three English cities, after London, in tax receipts.
Bristol was ranked in 2008 as the UK's most sustainable city by the environmental charity Forum for the Future, and in 2015 it received the European Green Capital Award. The Bristol Green Capital initiative is managed by a partnership supported by the City Council. Bristol is home to the environmental charities Sustrans, the Soil Association, and the Centre for Sustainable Energy. The city provides a range of recycling services for household waste.
In 2019, Bristol became the first city to completely ban diesel cars, effective from 2021. Diesel cars will be banned from the central area of the city between 7am and 3pm every day. W
See also[edit | edit source]
- Topic overview: Networks, Community involvement, Localism, Communities online
- UK context: Networks UK, Community involvement UK, Localism UK, Communities online UK
External links[edit | edit source]
- Wikipedia:
- Bristol, Environment in Bristol, Sustrans: British charity promoting sustainable transport with headquarters in Bristol
- Bristol Credit Union
- Twin cities, information from Bristol City Council