Community action/Kingston upon Thames
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| Location | Kingston upon Thames, London |
| Coordinates | 51° 24' 34.66" N, 0° 18' 22.54" 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 Kingston upon Thames.
Video
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Networks and sustainability initiatives
[edit | edit source]- Kingston Hive, Climate Emergency Centre, added 09:35, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
- Save the World Club
- South West London Environment Network
- Transition Town Kingston
Food activism
[edit | edit source]From the Ground Up Kingston's own organic veg and fruit box scheme that brings affordable fresh organic food to the Royal Borough of Kingston.
Community energy
[edit | edit source]Smart Communities, community action project all about saving energy in the home
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
[edit | edit source]Freecycle Kingston - "Community re-use and recycling in action"
Community currencies activism
[edit | edit source]Kingston Pound, local currency for Kingston upon Thames. see also: Video
Sustainable transport activism
[edit | edit source]London Outer Orbital Path W, Thames Path W
Cycling
[edit | edit source]National Cycle Route 4 W
Open spaces
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The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is located along a stretch of the River Thames where the Hogsmill River joins the former at the town of Kingston. The Borough contains over 30 parks, 24 playgrounds, sports grounds and open spaces. There are also over 20 allotments sites which are either self-managed or run by the local council. An assessment conducted in 2006 identified 165 hectares (410 acres) of park and 340 hectares (840 acres) of other open spaces in the borough.
Much of the borough's Thames river frontage is open and accessible to the public. To the north of the town centre Canbury Gardens extends to the Lower Ham Road beyond which the Dysart open space, Royal Park Gate recreation ground and the adjacent Hawker Centre sports ground form a continuation of Ham Lands in the neighbouring London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. To the south of the town centre Queens Promenade provides open river frontage as far as Surbiton. Pedestrian access to the course of the Hogsmill River leads from its mouth at the Thames, south of the town centre, to the Hogsmill River Park and beyond.
Other open spaces include the western half of Beverley Park and the University of London Athletic Ground and the BBC Sports Ground, Motspur Park.
Historically, the southern tip of Richmond Park fell within the borough boundaries but it was incorporated into Richmond upon Thames in 1994.
The local authority's approach to managing its parks and open spaces are set out in its Green Spaces strategy, 2015–2021.
News archive
[edit | edit source]2014
- Kingston Pound to trial at Surbiton Food Festival, February 3, 2014...SW Londoner
About Kingston upon Thames
[edit | edit source]Past events
- May 3 - 18, 2014, Surbiton Food Festival
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is a borough in southwest London. The main town is Kingston upon Thames and it includes Chessington, Malden Rushett, New Malden, Surbiton and Tolworth. It is the oldest of the four royal boroughs in England. The others are Windsor and Maidenhead, the site of Windsor Castle, and the London boroughs of Greenwich, and Kensington and Chelsea. The local authority is Kingston upon Thames London Borough Council.
The neighbouring districts (clockwise from north) are the London boroughs of Richmond upon Thames, Wandsworth, Merton and Sutton, and the Surrey districts of Epsom and Ewell, Mole Valley and Elmbridge.
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2014–2025). "Community action/Kingston upon Thames". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026. |