Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the East Midlands. The county borders Nottinghamshire to the north, Lincolnshire to the north-east, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warwickshire to the south-west, Staffordshire to the west, and Derbyshire to the north-west.
The ceremonial county – the non-metropolitan county plus the city of Leicester – has a total population of just over 1 million (2016 estimate), more than half of which lives in the Leicester Urban Area. W
Leicestershire community action[edit | edit source]
Sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Sustainable Harborough, five year lottery funded project
- Transition Leicester
- Transition Loughborough
- Transition Town Market Harborough
♥ Climate action[edit | edit source]
Communities online[edit | edit source]
Community energy[edit | edit source]
Green Fox Community Energy, Leicester and Leicestershire's sustainable energy co-operative
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
Cycle City, information from Leicester City Council - Cycling in Leicestershire, information from Leicestershire County Council - Wikipedia: Leicester Bike Park
Maps: Cycling Maps, from Leicestershire County Council
Ethical consumerism[edit | edit source]
Just... Fairtrade, Leicester
Food activism[edit | edit source]
Leicestershire Food Links, information on Farmers’ Markets
Maps: Market Harborough Local Food and Drink Map
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
Freeuse Leicestershire If you don't use it, Freeuse it!
Rural sustainability[edit | edit source]
Leicestershire Rural Partnership - Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland)
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
LeicesterSHARE.com, part of the lifstshare network - Transport and Streets, information from Leicester City Council, includes information on cycling, buses and walking in Leicester
News and comment[edit | edit source]
2016
Lessons from Leicester - how one city is making space for cycling, Nov [1]
Market Harborough tops State of the Town sustainability report, Mar 1 [2]
2015
Lessons from Leicester … the UK's unlikely new poster city for cycling, November 26 [3]
Events[edit | edit source]
2014
March 22 Greenlight Festival, Leicester’s festival of sustainable living
June 22 Loughborough BIG Family Bike Ride
June 29 BIG Family Bike Ride @ Coalville Picnic in the Park
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Interwiki links[edit | edit source]
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External links[edit | edit source]
- b-inspired, "developing successful neighbourhoods in Leicester, and providing the services and support needed to embrace and nurture talent and potential in our exciting and diverse communities."