Localism UK

This article focuses on information specific to United Kingdom. Please see our Localism page for a topic overview.

Campaigns

Local Works Campaigning to implement the Sustainable Communities Act

Resources

Funding

How to's

• How-to-do-a-Local-Economic-Blueprint, reconomy.org

Maps

DCLG Community Rights

Other links

• Action packs from Local United
• Buxton Economic Resilience Study, Executive Summary, January 2015

• Community Shares "refers to the sale of shares in enterprises serving a community purpose. This type of investment has been used to finance shops, pubs, community buildings, renewable energy initiatives, local food schemes, along with a host of other community based ventures."
• Building a Good Local Economy
• Exploring Community Resilience, Author: Nick Wilding, Carnegie UK Trust, ISBN: 0-900259-82-5, Year: 2011
• Localism, Policy information from Gov.uk
• A plain English guide to the Localism Act, gov.uk
• My Community, Community Economic Development
• Neighbourhood Planning Roadmap
• Neighbourhood Ideas Exchange Toolkit, September 16, 2013, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
• What Needs to be Done: The Manifesto for Local Economies cles.org.uk

Video

News and comment

2019

Sep 15 This Really Is From The Grassroots Up ^[1]

May 5 Don’t look to national politics for hope: you’ll find it thriving in local councils, John Harris ^[2]

2018

Dec 20 Urban sustainability UK: Timpson says a locally-driven approach needed to rejuvenate high streets. Retail industry experts have called for a community-focused approach to tackling the challenges facing high streets and town centres. Dec 20 ^[3]

Scotland: Lesley Riddoch on the "power of local" - communities taking control in their own way, Nov 10 ^[4]

One way to challenge the preeminence of big banks is to build a small one. The story of Avon Mutual. Oct 30 ^[5]

Oct 27 Towards sustainable economies UK: Citizen-led Economic Transition – a four point framework for guiding action ^[6]

2017

Forget nimbys. Yimby housing policy can transform the UK – with the political will, Aug 11 ^[7]

“I’m welling up just talking about it”: the marvel of Totnes LEF6, May 16 ^[8]

Kent: Shop local – you can’t afford not to, May 3 ^[9]

Totnes: How ‘Grown in Totnes’ are reimagining the local food economy, May 2 ^[10]

2015

There's no economy without community, September 24 ^[11]

CLES Manifesto for Local Economies charts a more socially just future, March 17 ^[12]

2014

New support launched to help communities save local pub as a co-operative, November 11 ^[13]

2013

Mary Portas and the Golden Tickets of Dorking, November 7 ^[14]

Do our local systems need a complete overhaul to enable Open and Creative Citizenship? August 24 ^[15]

Local Economic Blueprint highlights potential of community resilience, March 28 ^[16]

Events

2014

July, Independent Retailer Month
global "Shop Local" campaign
independentretailermonth.co.uk

July 4 Independents’ Day
people1st.co.uk

May 14 - 28 Love your local market
loveyourlocalmarket.org.uk

See also

• local information can be found, or shared, via our many UK location pages
• Community energy UK
• Community involvement UK
• Ethical consumerism UK
• Food UK
• Neighbourhood Planning
• Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK
• Rural sustainability UK
• Towards sustainable economies UK
• Urban sustainability UK

External links

• Community Savings Bank Association, exists to rebuild a network of independent, local banks in the UK, owned by and answerable to their customers.
• Local United, diffusing practical initiatives in response to climate change and peak oil. Membership association of existing and aspiring social entrepreneurs.
• Civic Systems Lab, Seeding a local civic economy in the UK and around the world 00
• Make Works, factory finders, on a mission to make local manufacturing accessible and inspiring. Think of it like a public library. An open resource that lets you discover the relevant skilled people, places, tools and materials that allow you to manufacture, make or repair in your local area.
• REconomy Project, part of the Transition Network
• Totally Locally Ltd
• Civic Manifesto: Localism for Real, Civic Voice ^W
• Common Ground, United Kingdom charity and lobby group. Common Ground aims to promote "local distinctiveness" ^W

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