The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups across Bristol.
Bristol City Councils commitment to nature's recovery being tested!, avonwildlifetrust.org.uk (Sep 01, 2023) - ‘I want a city which prioritises cyclists, walkers and wheelers over cars', bristol247.com (Jun 07, 2023)
- On your marks, get set, Sparks! Avon Wildlife Trust opens first pop-up shop at creative arts and sustainability hub, avonwildlifetrust.org.uk (May 15, 2023)
This page is the beginnings of a portal for Bristol community action, providing an introduction and overview. Other Bristol community pages are listed in the navigation box towards the end of each page.
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- 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
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)
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]
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
- The Matthew Tree Project, poverty fighting charity based in Bristol
- re:work
Past events[edit | edit source]
2017
Jun 8 - 25 Festival of Nature, a wild adventure up the River Avon
March 25 Up Our Street Festival of Solutions 2017, Easton Community Centre, Kilburn Street. Priorirty for residents of Easton and Lawrence Hill
February 22 Bristol Soup
2016
Sept 2 - 4 Radical Technology Revisited conference
Jun 4 - 5 Get-Growing-Garden-Trail-2016.pdf
Apr 29 - May 7 Bristol Food Connections, bringing people and good food together
February 24 Bristol Soup
2015
Bristol is European Green Capital for 2015,[1] Events, information from bristol2015.co.uk
August 22 Fair in the Square to "celebrate 20 years of the National Cycle Network with a fun-filled festival and Lullaby ride."
July 4 - 5 International Fairtrade Towns' Conference @Bristol Conference Centre
2014
February 8 Bristol Futures Forum
February 24 - March 9 Fairtrade Fortnight in Bristol
April 26 - May 26 Bristol Walking Festival
May 1 - 11 Bristol Food Connections, bringing people and good food together
May 5 Eat-In! Bristol
June 7 - 15 Festival of Nature, June 14 - 15 Harbourside event
June 12 Painting the Town Green event for community and voluntary organizations in the lead up to Bristol Green Capital 2015
June 14 - 22 Bristol Big Green Week
June 22 Bristol's Biggest Bike Ride
September 13 -14 Bristol Green Doors 2014
November 25 Making Bristol's Streets Special, Civic Society Annual "Big Event"
2013
September 28 - 29 Bristol Green Doors 2013
About Bristol[edit | edit source]
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.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Topic overview: Networks, Community involvement, Localism, Communities online
- UK context: Networks UK, Community involvement UK, Localism UK, Communities online UK
External links
- Bristol Credit Union
- Twin cities, information from Bristol City Council
