This page contains a list of place-based CANs. This list is used for populating the CAN maps, so edit with care. A companion page contains a list of of theme-based CANs, support organisations and initiatives: CAN support map/data.
Separate pages: Scotland CAN/data, South West England CAN/data, Rest of UK CAN/data, Europe CAN/data, North America CAN/data, Latin America CAN/data, Africa Asia and Oceania CAN/data
Climate Resilience Centre Worthing — charity formed from an association of local groups working together to help deliver events, information and workshops on climate justice and a wide variety of other topics
Arts Factory — "Arts Factory has one simple aim and that’s to create life-changing opportunities for people who feel marginalised and think that they no longer matter. We believe, more than anything, that no one should be written off and that everyone has something positive to contribute to our community."
Mothers CAN — Climate Action Network. UK-based network of mothers from all walks of life, from all over the country, coming together in local communities.
Hastings Commons — "take derelict and difficult buildings around the White Rock area of Hastings into community custody, transforming them into social spaces, homes and workspaces that will always be affordable and open to all."
Opus independents — not-for-profit social enterprise based in Sheffield. "We work with citizens, communities, neighbourhoods, business, voluntary groups, cities, campaigns, research institutions, infrastructure organisations and governments to address the entangled ecological, social, economic, political and cultural crisis we collectively face."
Northern Heart and Soul CIC — "dream of becoming a connected, healthy, wealthy and powerful community with self organising and renovating principles at its heart."
Old Hall Community — Group of families and individuals who have chosen to live together in a large old building, with 70 acres of land, in rural Suffolk, and who share a concern for the environment and a desire to live an egalitarian, co-operative and healthy lifestyle.
Northern Heartlands — "charity based in County Durham bringing the creativity of artists together with individuals, community groups, schools and partner organisations. Together, we create performances, activities and events that change how people feel about themselves, the places where they live, and what happens there."
Otley 2030 — Bringing the town together to create climate-friendly and sustainable communities where people and nature thrive together.
Care & Climate — a new cultural space - "a transitions space for holding communities in the now to the next, space for staying with the trouble (a phrase borrowed from Donna J. Haraway) and to be in solidarity with one another."
Every One Every Day — a five-year initiative that will cover the entire London borough of Barking and Dagenham. A project of Participatory City
Solidarity Oxford — Pilot project of the Solidarity Economy Association (UK). Oxford website maps the city and county's solidarity economy.
CAG Oxfordshire — Community Action Group network. Almost 100 groups across Oxfordshire working to make it a safer, fairer, greener, more sustainable place to live, work and visit.
Sevenoaks CAN — Climate Action Network empowering citizens of Sevenoaks District to reach Net Zero carbon by 2030.
Cambridgeshire Climate Emergency — network of community groups across Cambridgeshire
Knaresborough CAN — Amanda Faulkner
Wandsworth CAN — prototyping, use of pol.is and information gathering. Maria Dorthea Skov
Counter Community — membership network and digital platform that enables organizations and individuals to work together for social change and to boost the local economy. Mike Riddell
Malling Community Action — Not a CAN, but preliminary information gathering and deep hanging out, Phil Green
TimeBank Hull and East Riding — Kate Macdonald
Sheppey is OURS! — Citizens action network which aims to facilitate conversations about where Sheppey is going and build alliances between those who want Sheppey to be the best place it can be!
Coalville C.A.N — Capacity Asset Networks, Deana Wildgoose
East Marsh United — community group dedicated to transforming where we live for the better.
Transition New Mills — Reimagining the future and building a stronger community
Wigan CAN — Citizens & Neighbours of Wigan. Discovering, Connecting & Acting together. Deepening democracy, growing & keeping hold of our wealth. Members of Neighbourhood Democracy Movement
Preston economic model — "how the council, its anchor institutions and other partners are implementing the principles of Community Wealth Building within Preston and the wider Lancashire area."
Transition Cambridge — "aims to help Cambridge make the transition to ways of life that are more resilient in the face of rising energy prices and a changing climate."
Woking Environment Action — voluntary group of individuals taking action locally on issues relating to climate change and sustainability.
Zero Carbon Guildford — vibrant town centre hub and community space set up to drive a community-led climate action plan. Promoting education and solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation, we're bringing together the work happening locally to help the borough adapt to a changing planet.
Civic Square — "A bold approach to visioning, building and investing in civic infrastructure for neighbourhoods of the future."
Local Social — Community Interest Company set up in Hertfordshire that seeks to bring people and neighbourhoods together in Ware and surrounding areas.
Camden Think & Do — "Create a community ecosystem that is resilient and responsive to climate and social injustice. Find and implement creative solutions to challenges identified at a community level and respond to them collectively."
Transition Buxton — "group of local people concerned about the environment working together to improve our community’s resilience through practical actions and projects."
Eastbourne Eco Action Network — Community Interest Company and network "united by the same goal – to turn Eastbourne carbon neutral by 2030 and to make it one of the best places to live in the UK"
Rural Urban Synthesis Society — members-led Community Land Trust based in South London, founded in 2009 with the aim of creating sustainable community-led neighbourhoods and truly affordable homes right across London. "Our mission is to reduce our communities’ dependence on fossil fuels, increase food security, encourage bio-diversity and provide affordable housing for Londoners."
Kingston Hive — Climate Emergency Centre
Bearsted CAN — Climate Action Network, bringing together like-minded people from Bearsted and the surrounding area who want to work together to face the Climate and Ecological Emergency, a community group for everyone.
Springfield, Beech Hill & Gidlow Community — mutual aid group formed by neighbours. "Bringing the community together to create a great place to live, work and play"
Can Do South Yorkshire — "empowering people to take climate action, by connecting people, nature and climate."
Kirklees Democracy Commission — Growing a stronger local democracy
Hope Valley Climate Action — group of villages taking effective action on climate change, with a vision of the Valley becoming more sustainable and rich in wildlife.
Owned by Oxford — A project working to bring wealth and power back home for local people and communities.