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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 Bristol. It's an introduction to local networks, groups, and events. Other pages are shown in the navigation box towards the end of each page.

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Location

Bristol, South West England

Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]

Many Neighbourhoods One City - Knowle West

Authors: Knowle West Media Centre, Mar 12, 2021

• Ambition Lawrence Weston, resident-driven organisation striving to make Lawrence Weston an even better place to live and work. added 15:40, 21 July 2023 (UTC)
• Knowle West Alliance, rooted in the community, growing for the future
• Bristol 2015, European Green Capital, @Bristol 2015
• Bristol Green Capital (Partnership), the Partnership is a free membership organisation whose aim is to make Bristol "a low carbon city with a high quality of life for all". You can become a member as long as you are representatives of an organisation that wishes to play a role. Twitter: @bgreencapital
• Ecojam Bristol
• Sustainable Redland
• The Southville Centre
• Sustainability, information from the Univeristy of the West of England
• Transition Bristol
• Carbon Makeover, Knowle West

Regular events[edit | edit source]

Bristol Repair Cafe first Saturday monthly in Fishponds

Community involvement[edit | edit source]

The Bristol Democracy Project, Getting People Involved In Decision Making In Bristol

Video gallery[edit | edit source]

Woodspring Revealed

Authors: Skye Spring, Sep 7, 2022

Localism[edit | edit source]

Bristol Independents campaign

Communities online[edit | edit source]

• The Knowledge, Knowle West's community website, added 17:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Urban rural connections[edit | edit source]

• saveyourgreenbelt.co.uk, added 15:04, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

From Wikipedia:Avon Green Belt

The Avon Green Belt, also known as the Bristol and Bath Green Belt (or Bath and Bristol Green Belt), is a non-statutory green belt environmental and planning policy that regulates urban expansion and development in the countryside surrounding the cities of Bristol and Bath in the South West region of England. It covers areas in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Bath and North East Somerset, Mendip, and Wiltshire. Essentially, the function of the green belt is to limit urban sprawl and maintain the open character of areas around the Bristol and Bath built up areas, and nearby towns and villages. The policy is implemented by local planning authorities on the basis of guidance from central government.

Community and voluntary action[edit | edit source]

Voscur

Social inclusion[edit | edit source]

• The Matthew Tree Project, poverty fighting charity based in Bristol
• re:work

Past events[edit | edit source]

About Bristol[edit | edit source]

From Wikipedia:Bristol

Bristol ( ) is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. The county is in the West of England combined authority area, which includes the Greater Bristol area (eleventh most populous urban area in the United Kingdom) and nearby places such as Bath.

Bristol was ranked as Britain's most sustainable city (based on its environmental performance, quality of life, future-proofing and approaches to climate change, recycling and biodiversity), topping environmental charity Forum for the Future's 2008 Sustainable Cities Index. Local initiatives include Sustrans (creators of the National Cycle Network, founded as Cyclebag in 1977) and Resourcesaver, a non-profit business established in 1988 by Avon Friends of the Earth. In 2014 The Sunday Times named it as the best city in Britain in which to live. The city received the 2015 European Green Capital Award, becoming the first UK city to receive this award.

In 2019 Bristol City Council voted in favour of banning all privately owned diesel cars from the city centre. Since then, the plans have been revised in favour of a clean air zone whereby older and more polluting vehicles will be charged to drive through the city centre. The Clean Air Zone came into effect in November 2022. ^W

'See also

• Topic overview: Networks, Community involvement, Localism, Communities online
• UK context: Networks UK, Community involvement UK, Localism UK, Communities online UK

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External links

• Bristol Credit Union
• Twin cities, information from Bristol City Council

References

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