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

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8/9 South Street, Worthing, West Sussex

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

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Ferndale, Rhondda, Wales

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."

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United Kingdom

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.

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49-51 Cambridge Road, Hastings, United Kingdom

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."

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71 Hill Street, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

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."

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Wigan, United Kingdom

Northern Heart and Soul CIC — "dream of becoming a connected, healthy, wealthy and powerful community with self organising and renovating principles at its heart."

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Old Hall, Rectory Hill, East Bergholt, England

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.

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Hall Street, Barnard Castle, England

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."

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Otley, England

Otley 2030 — Bringing the town together to create climate-friendly and sustainable communities where people and nature thrive together.

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Peyton Place, Greenwich, London, United Kingdom

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."

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Dagenham, United Kingdom

Every One Every Day — a five-year initiative that will cover the entire London borough of Barking and Dagenham. A project of Participatory City

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Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Solidarity Oxford — Pilot project of the Solidarity Economy Association (UK). Oxford website maps the city and county's solidarity economy.

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1 Aristotle Lane, Oxford, United Kingdom

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.

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Sevenoaks, Kent, United kingdom

Sevenoaks CAN — Climate Action Network empowering citizens of Sevenoaks District to reach Net Zero carbon by 2030.

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Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

Cambridgeshire Climate Emergency — network of community groups across Cambridgeshire

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Knaresborough, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Knaresborough CAN — Amanda Faulkner

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Wandsworth, London, United Kingdom

Wandsworth CAN — prototyping, use of pol.is and information gathering. Maria Dorthea Skov

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Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

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

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West Malling, Kent, United Kingdom

Malling Community Action — Not a CAN, but preliminary information gathering and deep hanging out, Phil Green

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22-24 Swanfield Rd, Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom

TimeBank Hull and East Riding — Kate Macdonald

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Isle of Sheppey, United Kingdom

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!

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Memorial Square, Coalville, Leicestershire, United Kingdom

Coalville C.A.N — Capacity Asset Networks, Deana Wildgoose

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Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

East Marsh United — community group dedicated to transforming where we live for the better.

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New Mills, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Transition New Mills — Reimagining the future and building a stronger community

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Wigan, United Kingdom

Wigan CAN — Citizens & Neighbours of Wigan. Discovering, Connecting & Acting together. Deepening democracy, growing & keeping hold of our wealth. Members of Neighbourhood Democracy Movement

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Town Hall, Lancaster Road, Preston, United Kingdom

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."

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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."

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Woking, United Kingdom

Woking Environment Action — voluntary group of individuals taking action locally on issues relating to climate change and sustainability.

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14 - 16 Friary Street, Guildford, United Kingdom

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.

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Rotton Park Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Civic Square — "A bold approach to visioning, building and investing in civic infrastructure for neighbourhoods of the future."

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Ware, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Local Social — Community Interest Company set up in Hertfordshire that seeks to bring people and neighbourhoods together in Ware and surrounding areas.

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Camden, London, United Kingdom

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."

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Buxton, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Transition Buxton — "group of local people concerned about the environment working together to improve our community’s resilience through practical actions and projects."

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Eastbourne, United Kingdom

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"

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11 Walters Way, London, United Kingdom

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."

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47-49 Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom

Kingston Hive — Climate Emergency Centre

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Bearsted, Kent, United Kingdom

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.

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Wigan, United Kingdom

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"

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South Yorkshire, United Kingdom

Can Do South Yorkshire — "empowering people to take climate action, by connecting people, nature and climate."

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Huddersfield, United kingdom

Kirklees Democracy Commission — Growing a stronger local democracy

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Hope Valley, Derbyshire, United Kingdom

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.

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Oxford, United Kingdom

Owned by Oxford — A project working to bring wealth and power back home for local people and communities.

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Created December 3, 2022 by Phil Green
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