Community action/Kent
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 Kent. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you.
- Kent community climate action and ecological restoration is a separate page.
News
[edit | edit source]Kent
South East England
UK
Europe
Earth
Plans for major overhaul of councils halted, BBC News (Sep 07, 2026) - The UK towns at risk of running out of water within six weeks, inews.co.uk (Aug 12, 2026)
- ‘It’s irreplaceable’: Fury over Reform plans to expand quarry in ancient Kent woodland, theguardian.com (Jul 30, 2026)
- The UK towns at risk of running out of water within six weeks, inews.co.uk (Aug 12, 2026)
- White storks: why introducing non‑native species in rewilding projects can be a good idea, theconversation.com (Jun 05, 2026)
- Record-breaking heat and dry spring leave parts of England without water, reuters.com (May 29, 2026)
- Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires, theguardian.com (Oct 21, 2026) — Housing development recognised as one of a number of pressures increasing demand on an already stretched water network
- Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low, theguardian.com (Oct 15, 2026)
- Ardingly Reservoir falls below 20% as drought persists, BBC News (Oct 14, 2026)
- 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
- Throw the best party!, demnext.substack.com (Oct 22, 2026) — Programme Coordinator Hannah Terry on finding hope with 30 young democracy builders in Croatia
- Giving £2 a day to people in the Amazon helps protect rainforest, pilot project finds, theguardian.com (Oct 20, 2026)
- From Protesting To Worldmaking, Alternative Editorial (Oct 18, 2026)
CDC videos
[edit | edit source]Cosmolocal discovery club
Each week 3 different short videos from across the UK or world.
Community action/United Kingdom/Climate emergency, Community action/United Kingdom/Community involvement, Community action/United Kingdom/Food activism / ...This week's featured Global videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism
Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Alternative Estuary, promoting positive alternatives along the Thames Estuary, a number of community groups and projects listed both in Essex and Kent, added 13:11, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
- East Kent Transition
Kent video
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Events
[edit | edit source]Kent
UK and international
Farmers markets
UK events
Nov 9 - 15, 2026 (Mon - Sun) — Living Wage Week, livingwage.org.uk- Nov 13, 2026 (Fri) — Kindness Day UK, Nov 13 annually, aiming to increase the value of kindness in society as well as increase the amount of kind acts that take place, making kindness a greater part in our daily life, kindnessuk.com
- Nov 15 - 21, 2026 (Sun - Sat) — Road Safety Week, brake.org.uk
- Nov 21 - 29, 2026 (Sat - Sun) — National Tree Week, The Tree Council's annual tree celebration. People across the country planting thousands of trees to mark the start of the winter tree planting season. "Trees and hedgerows are some of the most powerful tools we have in the fight against climate change.", treecouncil.org.uk
Global or international events
- Nov 05, 2026 (Thu) — Media Liberation Day, Change the Media, Change the Future, mediarevolution.org
- Nov 13, 2026 (Fri) — World Kindness Day, Nov 13, annually, highlighting good deeds in the community focusing on the positive power and the common thread of kindness for good which binds us, randomactsofkindness.org
- Nov 15, 2026 (Sun) — World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, third Sunday in November each year, worlddayofremembrance.org
- Nov 16, 2026 (Mon) — International Day for Tolerance, Nov 16 each year, fostering respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human, unesco.org
- Nov 19, 2026 (Thu) — International Men's Day, Nov 19, annually
- Nov 27 & 28, 2026 — Buy Nothing Day, en.wikipedia.org
- Nov 27, 2026 (Fri) — Citizen Friday, actionism.space
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Localism
[edit | edit source]Community and voluntary action
[edit | edit source]Community Action South and East Kent has been working with and for the voluntary and community sector for over 20 years
Community energy
[edit | edit source]- Kent Community Energy, added 16:27, 23 July 2025 (UTC)
- Orchard Community Energy, North Kent and Medway, link checked 18:24, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
Housing
[edit | edit source]- Kent Community Housing Hub, added 16:30, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
Social inclusion
[edit | edit source]- Kent Sheds, initiative looking to establish a number of (Men's) Shed projects across Kent, link checked 17:22, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
Community resources
[edit | edit source]- Singleton Environment Centre, Ashford, link checked 14:36, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
- Save Wye, "How an English village fought for its future and won", archived site kept for benefit of similar campaigns. link checked 14:43, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
Funding community action
- Kent Community Foundation, added 17:41, 26 January 2021 (UTC)
Research
University of Greenwich Centre for Sustainability. The University has a campus in Medway.
Apps for sustainability
Health and wellbeing
[edit | edit source]- Involve Kent, "community-led charity and resource, committed to providing holistic health & wellbeing support to people of all ages and circumstances working with partners." added 15:30, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
- Dementia Friendly Kent, dementia resource developed with Kent's communities added 16:23, 4 April 2020 (UTC)
- Live It Well, Wellbeing Kent and Medway
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
[edit | edit source]- ReCYCLE, operated by Cycle Community CIC a Kent based Community Interest Company, a Bicycle Recycling Programme
Citizens data initiative
[edit | edit source]- Google environmental insights explorer, Kent, insights.sustainability.google, shows building & transport emissions and rooftop solar potential
- Open Kent, public sector agencies in Kent share opendata with members of the public.
- Overview of health and wellbeing in Kent, LG inform
About Kent
[edit | edit source]Campaigns
- Kent quarry extension is one of the biggest threats of the 21st century. Hermitage Quarry expansion plans: If approved, the loss could even surpass ancient woodland losses from the Lower Thames Crossing and HS2 schemes combined, woodlandtrust.org.uk, added 14:05, 9 August 2023 (UTC)
- Save Kent's Green Spaces, on facebook.com, Nonprofit organization, added 18:23, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
- ePetition:End Kent County Council's £350,000,000 investment in fossil fuels, democracy.kent.gov.uk
- No Fracking in East Kent on facebook
Past events
- August 25, 2014, Kent Festival of Bees, near Bridge, Canterbury
- May 17 - 18, 2014, West Kent Green Open Homes
From Wikipedia:Kent
Kent is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north, the Strait of Dover to the southeast, East Sussex to the southwest, Surrey to the west, and Greater London to the northwest.
Near you
[edit | edit source]Ashford - Canterbury - Dartford - Dover - Folkestone and Hythe - Gravesham - Maidstone - Malling - Medway - Sevenoaks - Swale - Thanet - Tonbridge - Tunbridge Wells
See also
- Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
- London and South East England
- Saving water in South East England
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Phil Green (2014–2026). "Community action/Kent". Appropedia. Retrieved October 23, 2026. |