Community action/Suffolk
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 Suffolk.
News
[edit | edit source]Suffolk
East of England
UK
Europe
Cosmolocal
National Trust asks public to join call for urgent Government action after hundreds of wildfires break out, and full extent of nature loss at Dunwich Heath emerges, nationaltrust.org.uk (Aug 07, 2026) — “The climate crisis long predicted by scientists is happening here and now. Ferocious wildfires, unprecedented temperatures and record-breaking droughts are already hitting communities and nature across the UK – they are not a distant threat. Tackling this emergency must be a cross-Government priority because it touches every aspect of our lives, our society and our economy. So we’ve launched a petition to demonstrate to Ministers the strength of public feeling on this issue." National Trust Director-General Hilary McGrady. To sign the petition, visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/wildfire-petition- The Ancient Woodland Practice Boosting British Biodiversity, reasonstobecheerful.world (Aug 28, 2025)
- The English manor house that became a thriving commune, positive.news (Jun 07, 2023)
- The UK towns at risk of running out of water within six weeks, inews.co.uk (Aug 12, 2026)
- What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out, Aditya Chakrabortty, theguardian.com (Jan 22, 2026)
- How farmers are finding greener ways to produce food, from East Anglia to Andhra Pradesh in India, theconversation.com (Sep 19, 2025)
- British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it, Andy Burnham, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026) — With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution
- ‘It bloody works’: why the world’s oldest cheddar-maker uses a ‘milk-source’ heat pump, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026)
- ‘It’s really taking off’: hedge revival as farmers rediscover ancient tools, theguardian.com (Sep 15, 2026) — Grant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon and helps reduce flood risk
- 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
- European farmers face ‘unprecedented crisis’ after successive heatwaves, theguardian.com (Aug 17, 2026)
- Kim Stanley Robinson won’t read aloud his climate disaster scene from ‘The Ministry for the Future’, apnews.com (Sep 17, 2026)
- The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: a spur to action on climate, Editorial, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026) — New research links last month’s disaster to fossil fuel pollution. Supporting disaster-hit countries must be at the centre of climate politics
- Fifty billion trees by 2030: how Ethiopia is recruiting citizens across the country to plant, plant, plant, theguardian.com (Sep 17, 2026) — After losing much of its forests in recent decades, the country’s people have led the way in planting saplings across the country as part of the government’s Green Legacy Initiative
Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Green Living Centre, Ipswich
- Green Suffolk, Creating the Greenest County
- Sustainable Bungay
- Transition Ipswich
- Transition Nayland
UK and international events
[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]Cosmolocal discovery club
Each week 3 different short videos from across the UK or world.
Community action/Moray, Rewilding Scotland, Community action/Wiltshire / ...This week's featured Global videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism
Community and voluntary action
[edit | edit source]Community Action Suffolk, support organisation for Voluntary, Community & Social Enterprise organisations in Suffolk. added 08:32, 3 February 2022 (UTC)
Food activism
[edit | edit source]- Wakelyns, Suffolk organic agrofestry, food, horticulture hub, added 14:01, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
- Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm, in the parish of Rushmere St Andrew to the East of Ipswich.
Sustainable transport activism
[edit | edit source]Walking
Wikipedia: Footpaths in Suffolk (category)
Waterways
The Broads, a well known network of rivers and lakes, is located towards Norfolk's east coast, extending south into Suffolk. The area has the status of a National Park and is protected by the Broads Authority...[[wikipedia:Norfolk].
Biodiversity
[edit | edit source]Felixstowe's Community Nature Reserve, & on facebook
Trees, woodland and forest
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News archive
[edit | edit source]- The English manor house that became a thriving commune, positive.news (Jun 07, 2023)
- The Suffolk manor house where 60 people live together, BBC News (Jan 09, 2023)
- The Nature Reserve Built Through Facebook, Jul/Aug, 2016...resurgence.org
- Suffolk coastal sites to be assessed for possible release of white-tailed eagles, Natural England, September 24, 2009.
About Suffolk
[edit | edit source]Campaigns
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Suffolk". Appropedia. Retrieved September 23, 2026. |