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The [[CASwiki places|aim of this page]] is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks ([[Citizens Action Network handbook|CANs]]) and community groups across Barking and Dagenham. | |||
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[[File:Barking Park - geograph.org.uk - 600864.jpg|thumb|Barking Park The Lake is to the left. October 2007. Attribution: | |||
Nigel Cox]] | |||
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| location = Barking and Dagenham, London | |||
| coordinates = 51° 33' 14.73" N, 0° 9' 1.76" E | |||
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== Video gallery == | |||
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{{Video | |||
| video = PMtxyy3a_CY | |||
| title = A School Forest to Rewild Industrialised East London — SUGi x BREITLING | |||
| authors = SUGi Project, Nov 30, 2021 | |||
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| video = RXarOQmwptY | |||
| title = Feeding Britain Case Study - Dagenham Farm | |||
| authors = Sustainable Food Trust, Jun 14, 2022 | |||
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== Community involvement == | |||
* Every One Every Day was a 5 year initiative from Participatory City, which although attracting "groundbreaking funding" ended amid some controversy. | |||
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=== Open spaces | {{Newslist|location=Barking and Dagenham|year=2023|month=06}} | ||
== Open spaces == | |||
[https://www.weareeveryone.org/open-corners/ Open Corners], on weareeveryone.org | [https://www.weareeveryone.org/open-corners/ Open Corners], on weareeveryone.org | ||
== Cycling activism == | |||
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Cycle Superhighway 3 begins in Barking, to the south of Greatfields Park, linking the Borough to Canary Wharf, the City of London and the City of Westminster via a bike freeway, most of which is segregated from other road traffic. TfL plan to extend the cycle network to Barking Riverside in the future, for which the first consultations closed in winter 2019. {{W|London Borough of Barking and Dagenham#Cycling}} | |||
== Food activism == | |||
* Dagenham Farm, [https://growingcommunities.org/dagenham-farm growingcommunities.org] | |||
== | == Towards sustainable economies == | ||
* Open Making Society [http://www.participatorycity.org/open-making-society Participatory City], ''added 15:05, 18 December 2020 (UTC)'' | |||
== | == About Barking and Dagenham == | ||
{{ | {{Wikipedia excerpt|London Borough of Barking and Dagenham}} | ||
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'''External links''' | |||
* [https://www.lbbd.gov.uk London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council] | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:03, 25 August 2024
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups across Barking and Dagenham.
- A community food supply, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Aug 14, 2024) — Urban farms are bypassing supermarkets to create their own local food systems and connect communities. Robbie Armstrong reports
- Barking and Dagenham Giving are putting the decisions for social enterprise investment into the hands of residents, The Daily Alternative (Oct 26, 2023)
- This Participatory City ain’t pretty, municipal-enquiry.org (Aug 01, 2023)
Video gallery[edit | edit source]
Community involvement[edit | edit source]
- Every One Every Day was a 5 year initiative from Participatory City, which although attracting "groundbreaking funding" ended amid some controversy.
- This Participatory City ain’t pretty, municipal-enquiry.org (Aug 01, 2023)
- Barking up the wrong tree, municipal-enquiry.org (Jun 24, 2023)
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
Open Corners, on weareeveryone.org
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
Cycle Superhighway 3 begins in Barking, to the south of Greatfields Park, linking the Borough to Canary Wharf, the City of London and the City of Westminster via a bike freeway, most of which is segregated from other road traffic. TfL plan to extend the cycle network to Barking Riverside in the future, for which the first consultations closed in winter 2019. W
Food activism[edit | edit source]
- Dagenham Farm, growingcommunities.org
Towards sustainable economies[edit | edit source]
- Open Making Society Participatory City, added 15:05, 18 December 2020 (UTC)
About Barking and Dagenham[edit | edit source]
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham () is a London borough in East London. It lies around 9 miles (14.4 km) east of Central London. The borough was created in 1965 as the London Borough of Barking; the name was changed in 1980. It is an Outer London borough and the south is within the London Riverside section of the Thames Gateway; an area designated as a national priority for urban regeneration. At the 2011 census it had a population of 187,000. The borough's three main towns are Barking, Chadwell Heath and Dagenham. The local authority is the Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council. Barking and Dagenham was one of six London boroughs to host the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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