This article is an offshoot of Bristol community action focusing on community resources and assets. Resources such as community involvement, networks and events (people and relationships) can be considered as primary resources. Also resources are the activism and physical assets (or what citizens value), such as green spaces and biodiversity, cycle lanes, etc, from other Bristol pages.
Food activism[edit | edit source]
This article is an offshoot of Bristol community action and focuses on food and food activism.
Community energy[edit | edit source]
Networks
- Bristol Energy Network, umbrella organisation for all community energy groups in Bristol and the surrounding area
External links
- Bristol Energy Co-operative
- Bristol Green Doors, domestic green refurbishment & retrofitting
- Demand Energy Equality, Bristol-based energy justice project that seeks to empower and power low income households
- Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration
- Easton Community Energy Group, Laying a brand new grid with David and Damon in Bristol
- 1010uk.org (no date found)
- Owen Square Community Energy, cooperative member-based local energy supply company jointly operated by Easton Community Centre, local energy group Easton Energy Group and Bristol-based microgrid developer CEPRO
Funding
Land[edit | edit source]
- Stokes Croft Land Trust, "Stokes Croft is one of the most independent and iconic areas of Bristol. Now it is time to secure the future of our community's land… for the community. " added 16:35, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
- Bristol Community Land Trust, link checked 16:35, 10 November 2021 (UTC)
Housing[edit | edit source]
- Tiny House Community Bristol, "registered Community Benefit Society, formed by a grassroots group of driven people who are pioneering a socially and environmentally regenerative housing movement for all."
- Green building: Bristol Green House, link checked 10:46, 31 July 2023 (UTC)
Community resources[edit | edit source]
- Artspace Lifespace, registered Charity recycling vacant, under-used and problem properties into thriving creative resources. Artspace Lifespace on youtube.com, added 15:56, 4 March 2024 (UTC)
- Zion Community Art Space, Bedminster Down
- Environment centre: Create Centre and Ecohome, hosting a range of events and exhibitions, owned and managed by Bristol City Council.
Arts, sport and culture[edit | edit source]
More video: Make Sunday Special Bristol City Council - Come and enjoy a car free Bristol City Centre, June 2013 YouTube
- Knowle West Media Centre, arts centre and charity based in South Bristol, on the Knowle West estate, supporting people "to make positive changes in their lives and communities, using technology and the arts to come up with creative solutions to problems and explore new ways of doing things." link checked 15:34, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
- Bristol Civic Society
- Happy City
- At-Bristol science centre
- Make Sundays Special
- Wikipedia:Bristol#Twin cities: Bristol was among the first cities to adopt the idea of town twinning. Its twin towns include:
- Other twinnings include:
- Porto, Portugal since 1984
- Tbilisi, Georgia since 1988
- Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua since 1989
- Beira, Mozambique since 1990
- Guangzhou, China since 2001
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
- Bristol Computer Reuse
- Bristol Wood Recycling Project, a not for profit social enterprise, dependent on volunteers as well as paid staff, and part of the National Community Wood Recycling Project W
- Children's Scrapstore
- Recycling and waste, information from Bristol City Council
Regular events
Bristol Repair Cafe first Saturday monthly in Fishponds
Community currencies activism[edit | edit source]
Citizens data initiative[edit | edit source]
Bristol City Council open data
Maps for community action[edit | edit source]
bristolstreets.co.uk, map based information about transport and other things in and around the city of Bristol. See also BristolStreets
Bristol City Council mapping website
Sustainable energy: Bristol solar map on bristol.gov.uk
Funding community action[edit | edit source]
Apps for sustainability[edit | edit source]
- Bristol Parkhive, provides an index of over 200 of Bristols parks and green spaces and provides ample additional information for users. European Green Capital
- Bristol Pound Mobile App
Other resources[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Topic overview: Community resources, Community energy, Land activism, Community and voluntary action, Citizens data initiative, Maps for community action, Funding community action
- UK context: Community resources UK, Community energy UK, Housing UK, Land activism UK, Community and voluntary action UK, Citizens data initiative UK
