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== Sustainability initiatives ==
== Sustainability initiatives ==
*[https://sites.google.com/site/bettercharnwood/home Action for a Better Charnwood]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/bettercharnwood/home Action for a Better Charnwood]
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=== Cycling activism ===
=== Cycling activism ===


[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/transport-traffic/transportpolicy/sustainable-team-homepage/cycle-city/ Cycle City], information from Leicester City Council - [http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/passenger_transport/choosehowyoumove/cycling.htm Cycling in Leicestershire], information from Leicestershire County Council - [http://www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk/travelling-with-us/Cycles/Cycle-Hubs2/Leicester/ Leicester Cycle Hub] - Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Leicester Bike Park|Leicester Bike Park]]
[http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/transport-traffic/transportpolicy/sustainable-team-homepage/cycle-city/ Cycle City], information from Leicester City Council - [http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/passenger_transport/choosehowyoumove/cycling.htm Cycling in Leicestershire], information from Leicestershire County Council - Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Leicester Bike Park|Leicester Bike Park]]


=== Ethical consumerism ===
=== Ethical consumerism ===
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=== Sustainable transport activism ===
=== Sustainable transport activism ===


[https://leicestershare.liftshare.com/ LeicesterSHARE.com], part of the lifstshare network - [http://www.leicester.gov.uk/your-council-services/transport-traffic/transportpolicy/sustainable-team-homepage/ Sustainable Transport], information from Leicester City Council, includes information on car sharing, car clubs, buses and walking in Leicester
[https://leicestershare.liftshare.com/ LeicesterSHARE.com], part of the lifstshare network - [http://www.leicester.gov.uk/transport-and-streets/ Transport and Streets], information from Leicester City Council, includes information on cycling, buses and walking in Leicester
 
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== Events ==
 
'''2014'''
 
March 22 [http://greenlightfestival.org/ Greenlight Festival], Leicester’s festival of sustainable living
 
June 22 [http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/passenger_transport/choosehowyoumove/cycling/cyclingevents.htm#loughborough Loughborough BIG Family Bike Ride]
 
June 29 [http://www.leics.gov.uk/index/highways/passenger_transport/choosehowyoumove/cycling/cyclingevents.htm#coalville BIG Family Bike Ride @ Coalville Picnic in the Park]
 
== News and comment ==
 
'''2016'''
 
Lessons from Leicester - how one city is making space for cycling, Nov <ref>[http://www.cyclinguk.org/cycle/lessons-leicester cyclinguk.org]</ref>
 
Market Harborough tops State of the Town sustainability report, Mar 1 <ref>[http://www.sustainableharborough.co.uk/state-of-the-town-report sustainableharborough.co.uk]</ref>
 
'''2015'''
 
Lessons from Leicester … the UK's unlikely new poster city for cycling, November 26 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/nov/26/lessons-from-leicester-the-uks-unlikely-new-poster-city-for-cycling The Guardian]</ref>


== Resources ==
== Resources ==
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Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Leicestershire|Leicestershire]]
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Leicestershire|Leicestershire]]


== External links ==
*[http://www.b-inspired.org.uk/ 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."


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Revision as of 16:52, 22 May 2020

Leicester City Centre.jpg

Sustainability initiatives

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Initiatives by topic

Climate action

leicesterfootpaths.org.uk

Communities online

Leicestershire Villages

Community energy

Green Fox Community Energy, Leicester and Leicestershire's sustainable energy co-operative

Cycling activism

Cycle City, information from Leicester City Council - Cycling in Leicestershire, information from Leicestershire County Council - Wikipedia: Leicester Bike Park

Ethical consumerism

Just... Fairtrade, Leicester

Food activism

Leicestershire Food Links, information on Farmers’ Markets

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle

Freeuse Leicestershire If you don't use it, Freeuse it!

Rural sustainability

Leicestershire Rural Partnership - Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland)

Sustainable transport activism

LeicesterSHARE.com, part of the lifstshare network - Transport and Streets, information from Leicester City Council, includes information on cycling, buses and walking in Leicester

Events

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

News and comment

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]

Resources

Maps

Cycling Maps, from Leicestershire County Council

Food: Market Harborough Local Food and Drink Map

Interwiki links

Wikipedia: Leicestershire

External links

  • 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."


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