The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups across Cornwall.
Hand-selected seeds are set to bring riot of colour and life to new road in Cornwall, positive.news (Dec 11, 2024) - Craft cider is surprisingly good for the environment, theconversation.com (Jul 25, 2024)
- ‘We can’t afford to wait’: a Cornish town faces climate threat head on, theguardian.com (Dec 14, 2023)
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
Localism[edit | edit source]
Communities online[edit | edit source]
Food activism[edit | edit source]
- Bosavern Community Farm, near St Just-in-Penwith
- Bude for Food Assembly
- The Food Guide for West Cornwall
- growingtogethercornwall
- Incredible Edible Penryn
- Keep Cornwall Fed
Community energy[edit | edit source]
Community Power Cornwall - Fal Energy Partnership
Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network (WREN) based in Wadebridge, Cornwall, is a grass roots social enterprise aiming to transform the area into the first solar powerered and renewable energy powered town in the UK. The group plans to install 1 MW peak capacity of solar panels; with ten installations already in place and another ninety planned they hope to generate at least a third of its electricity from solar and wind power by 2015.
The WREN Steering Group consists of residents, councillors from Cornwall Council and Wadebridge Town Council, together with representatives of the Wadebridge Chamber of Commerce.
The scheme could also generate £450,000 a year for the town with money coming from a Feed-in tariff which offers a premium price for renewable energy. The county council has granted planning permission for four new solar farms and sent plans for a further five out for consultation. In February 2012 the WREN project was awarded £68,000 as part of the coalition Government's Local Energy Assessment Fund and in May 2012 won an award for Best Third Sector Business in the 2012 Cornwall Business Awards.
In 2013 Stephen Frankel (chairman of WREN) was named South West Sustainable Energy Champion at an award ceremony in Bath.[1]
WREN opened the high street Energy Shop in central Wadebridge in December 2011. WREN has over 1,000 members. Wadebridge launched its own currency in 2012; 'The Wren'. Wadebridge has been designated as the pilot site for Smart Cornwall, and is pioneering the development of the "Smart Market Town".[2]
Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network
Housing and land[edit | edit source]
- St Ives Community Land Trust, added 16:37, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
Community currencies activism[edit | edit source]
Falmouth LETS, Local Exchange Trading Scheme
Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Bude Climate Partnership, Developing positive climate change responses, added 15:11, 15 December 2023 (UTC)
- Cornwall Climate Care, a series of documentaries. added 16:25, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
- Cornwall Community Climate Forum
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
Fal Cycling Campaign - Cycling, Cycle Routes and Trails, information from Cornwall Council
Biodiversity[edit | edit source]
Cornwall Wildlife Trust - Isles of Scilly Wildlife Trust - Marine Strandings Network
Wikipedia:Flora and fauna of Cornwall
Trees, woodland and forest[edit | edit source]
- Truro, Arboretum City, article dated November 2011
Past events[edit | edit source]
2015
October 5 - 11 Truro & Falmouth Green Open Homes Week
About Cornwall[edit | edit source]
Cornwall (; Cornish: Kernow; Cornish pronunciation: [ˈkɛrnɔʊ]; or [ˈkɛrnɔ]) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised by Cornish and Celtic political groups as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, Devon to the east, and the English Channel to the south. The largest urban area in the county is a conurbation that includes the former mining towns of Redruth and Camborne, and the county town is the city of Truro.
External links
Wikipedia: Eden Project, Environmental aspects (includes paragraph on controversy)
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