Community action/Yorkshire and the Humber
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| Location | Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53° 55' 54.84" N, 1° 9' 59.30" W |
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 Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Yorkshire and the Humber community resources is a separate page.
News
[edit | edit source]Yorkshire and the Humber
UK
Europe
Cosmolocal
West Yorkshire moor brought under community ownership, thenews.coop (Oct 30, 2025) — Bridestones Moor, near Todmorden, will be managed by a CIC led by local ecologists, naturalists and residents- Campaign launched to buy waterfall beauty spot, BBC News (Jul 17, 2025) — Campaigners say the community is ready to take responsibility for the future of the ancient woodland and waterfall
- Yorkshire enters drought after driest spring in 132 years, theguardian.com (Jun 12, 2025)
- Met Office issues rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday, theguardian.com (Jun 22, 2026)
- This city had a flooding problem. So it turned to an animal that had been extinct there for 400 years, edition.cnn.com (Jun 18, 2026)
- Rights of Nature movement grows, with the Wye and Ouse subject to new protection charters, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Jun 18, 2026) — Nature sits at the heart of several new sets of rights and charters; it’s even headlining a festival this summer. Is the way that we view and value Nature within our political and cultural frameworks at a turning point? asks Hannah Marsh
- Amsterdam, along with other major European cities, bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels [BBC], Daily Alternative (May 22, 2026)
- How reindeer herds, nature and Sámi culture can thrive when forests are restored across northern Europe, theconversation.com (May 15, 2026)
- Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary, theguardian.com (May 07, 2026)
- Collaborative Finance (CoFi): rethinking finance for the commons, growingcommons.substack.com (Jun 07, 2026) — What finance looks like when communities build and govern it themselves, Michel Rauchs
- Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report, positive.news (Jun 04, 2026) — A major new study argues that rising living standards, shorter working hours and a liveable climate are not competing dreams, but parts of the same future – if the world is willing to tackle extreme inequality
- Dutch kids declared the world’s happiest (again). Here’s why, positive.news (Jun 02, 2026) — Dutch children are consistently ranked the happiest kids in the developed world. What is the Netherlands getting right? And does the humble bike have something to do with it?
Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Our Future, Grimsby celebrating its native resources, coming together as a community ready for the century's challenges. Our Future on youtube.com, added 10:18, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
- East Marsh United, community group from the East Marsh of Grimsby, dedicated to transforming where we live for the better. added 10:00, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
- Bradford Environmental Action Trust
- Green Futures, Grimsby
- Students for Sustainability, University of Huddersfield on facebook
- Bradford Community Environment Project
- Kirkbymoorside Environment Group
- Marsden & Slaithwaite Transition Towns
- Transition Richmond Yorkshire
CDC videos
[edit | edit source]Cosmolocal discovery club
Each week 3 different short videos from across the UK or world.
Rural sustainability UK, Community energy UK, Community action/Argyll and Bute / ...This week's featured Global videos / ... read more about Cosmolocalism
UK and international events
[edit | edit source]UK events
Jul 1 - 14, 2026 (Wed - Tue) — Community Energy Fortnight, communityenergyengland.org- Jul 02, 2026 (Thu) — Cycle to Work Day, cyclescheme.co.uk
- Jul 17 - Aug 9, 2026 (Fri - Sun) — Big Butterfly Count, bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org
- Jul 19 - 25, 2026 (Sun - Sat), The theme for 2026 is JOY — Community Centre Week, octopuscommunities.org.uk
- Jul 24 - Aug 2, 2026 (Fri - Sun) — Love Parks Week, Keep Britain Tidy
Global or international events
- July 2026 — Plastic Free July, plasticfreejuly.org
- Jul 04, 2026 (Sat) — International Day of Cooperatives (CoopsDay), 1st Saturday of July. The celebration aims to showcase co-operatives’ role in building ‘inclusive, resilient, and sustainable communities’, coopsday.coop
- Jul 18, 2026 (Sat) — Mandela Day, global celebration 18 July annually, to honour the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. A call to action for individuals, communities, and organisations to take time to reflect on Mandela's values and principles and to make a positive impact in their own communities, mandeladay.com
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Yorkshire and the Humber video
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Community involvement
[edit | edit source]- Kirklees Democracy Commission, "We're growing a stronger local", democracycommission.org.uk, link checked 17:15, 13 October 2022 (UTC)
- Heading Upstream Published, Major report outlining Barnsley's success in promoting social justice through citizen and community action, 2017, citizen-network.org, link checked 09:19, 8 February 2025 (UTC)
Localism
[edit | edit source]- Supporting community business in Yorkshire and the Humber, powertochange.org.uk, added 11:45, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
- Yorkshire Party, building a stronger Yorkshire in a fairer UK
Community and voluntary action
[edit | edit source]Hambleton Community Action, Northallerton
Climate action
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- Climate Action Stokesley and Villages, helping the communities in Stokesley and the surrounding villages to take action on the interlinked crises of climate, food security, biodiversity, pollution and inequality by supporting and developing local initiatives to reduce carbon emissions, adapt to the changing climate, increase biodiversity and reduce pollution in an equitable way. added 16:49, 5 January 2026 (UTC)
- South Yorkshire Climate Alliance, "alliance of local organisations and individuals who are pressing for fair and effective action to tackle the climate and nature emergencies." added 13:59, 11 October 2022 (UTC)
Sustainable transport activism
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The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.
Over a distance of 127 miles (204 km), crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branches, and in the early 21st century a new link was constructed into the Liverpool docks system.
Education for sustainability
[edit | edit source]Ecoversity, University of Bradford
Biodiversity
[edit | edit source]Friends of Skipwith Common - Rivelin Valley Conservation Group - Yorkshire Wildlife Trust - Yorkshire Nature Triangle
Environment quality
[edit | edit source]- Care4Air, South Yorskshire Clean Air Campaign
Trees, woodland and forest
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- Long Lands Common, added 16:19, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
- South Yorkshire Forest, partnership initiative started in 1991 and closed in 2016. From its inception to its closure, SYFP planted over 1 million trees. W
About Yorkshire and the Humber
[edit | edit source]Past events
- May 5 Calder Bootstrap 2017, "a group of entrepreneurs, co-operators, activists and changemakers, looking to engage our community to co-create our next economy."
Campaigns
- Frack Free East Yorkshire, Coalition of Groups Opposed to Extreme Energy
Yorkshire and the Humber is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It is one of the three regions covering Northern England, alongside the North West England and North East England regions, and covers the historic and cultural Yorkshire area.
Near you
[edit | edit source]| Authors | Phil Green |
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| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2026). "Community action/Yorkshire and the Humber". Appropedia. Retrieved June 24, 2026. |