Bristol
Bristol is a city and county in South West England with a population of 463,400. The wider district has the 10th-largest population in England. The urban area population of 724,000 is the 8th-largest in the UK. The city lies between Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. South Wales lies across the Severn estuary.
The city has the largest circulating community currency in the UK; the Bristol pound, which is pegged to the Pound sterling. W
Bristol was ranked in 2008 as the UK's most sustainable city by the environmental charity Forum for the Future, and in 2015 it received the European Green Capital Award. The Bristol Green Capital initiative is managed by a partnership supported by the City Council. Bristol is home to the environmental charities Sustrans, the Soil Association, and the Centre for Sustainable Energy. W
Bristol community action
Sustainability initiatives
- 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
- Bristol cluster on ProjectDirt.com
- Carbon Makeover, Knowle West
♥ Community involvement
The Bristol Democracy Project, Getting People Involved In Decision Making In Bristol
♥ Climate action
Extinction Rebellion Bristol, added 18:30, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
Council action on climate change, Bristol City Council - Future Bristol Low Carbon 2050 - Explore the Scenarios
♥ Biodiversity
Friends of the Avon New Cut group of local people promoting greater understanding and appreciation of the Cut, its history, wildlife and essential role in the city.
Arts, sport and culture
More video: Make Sunday Special Bristol City Council - Come and enjoy a car free Bristol City Centre, June 2013 YouTube
At-Bristol science centre - Bristol Civic Society - Happy City - Knowle West Media Centre - Make Sundays Special
Wikipedia: Bristol, Twin cities: Bristol was among the first cities to adopt the idea of town twinning. Its twin towns include:
- Other twinnings include:
- Porto, Portugal since 1984
- Tbilisi, Georgia since 1988
- Puerto Morazan, Nicaragua since 1989
- Beira, Mozambique since 1990
- Guangzhou, China since 2001
Community and voluntary action
Community currencies activism
Community energy
Bristol Energy Co-operative - Bristol Green Doors, domestic green refurbishment & retrofitting - Demand Energy Equality, Bristol-based energy justice project that seeks to empower and power low income households - Bristol Smart Energy City Collaboration - Easton Community Energy Group, Laying a brand new grid with David and Damon in Bristol 1010uk.org (no date found) - Owen Square Community Energy, cooperative member-based local energy supply company jointly operated by Easton Community Centre, local energy group Easton Energy Group and Bristol-based microgrid developer CEPRO
Funding
Networks
Bristol Energy Network, umbrella organisation for all community energy groups in Bristol and the surrounding area
Community safety
Cycling activism
The Bristol Bike Project - Cycling (Bristol, on Wikipedia) - Critical Mass Bristol on Facebook
Maps: Top Tube map launched, July 2013
Bristol was designated as England's first "cycling city" in 2008 and one of England's 12 "Cycling demonstration" areas. It is home to Sustrans, the sustainable transport charity. The Bristol and Bath Railway Path links it to Bath, and was the first part of the National Cycle Network. The city also has urban cycle routes and links with National Cycle Network routes to The rest of the Country. Cycling trips increased by 21% from 2001 to 2005. W
Environment quality
ClairCity, Eu project about air pollution and CO2 emissions in cities, putting the power in the hands of residents to determine the best local solutions.
Ethical consumerism
Bristol Fairtrade - Bristol Green Hosting - Good Bristol - Whose Responsibility?
Food activism
more video: A Good Food Plan For Bristol - What does Good Food mean for Bristol?
Bristol Food Union, added 16:40, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
Bristol Junk Food on facebook - 91 Ways, using the power of food to bring people together - Allotments, information from Bristol City Council - Bristol Food Network - Bristol Food Policy Council - bristolgoodfood.org sign up to the Bristol Good Food Charter - Bristol Local Food Directory - Edible futures - Feed Bristol, food growing project in Stapleton - Foodtures, an intiative from The Matthew Tree Project - Grow Organic Bristol - Incredible Edible Bristol - Real Economy Co-operative Limited - The Severn Project - Sims Hill Shared Harvest, community supported agriculture scheme - Windmill Hill City Farm - St Werburghs City Farm
Localism
Bristol Independents campaign
Open spaces
Narroways Millennium Green Trust - Parks and open spaces, information from Bristol City Council - Wikipedia: Parks and open spaces in Bristol (category)
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
Bristol Computer Reuse - Bristol Wood Recycling Project, a not for profit social enterprise, dependent on volunteers as well as paid staff, and part of the National Community Wood Recycling Project W - Children's Scrapstore - Recycling and waste, information from Bristol City Council
Social inclusion
The Matthew Tree Project, poverty fighting charity based in Bristol - re:work
Sustainable transport activism
A Good Transport Plan for Bristol 2016
Public transport in Bristol - Car Clubs - Friends of Suburban Bristol Railways - Transport in Bristol - Waters and rivers, information from Bristol City Council
Trees, woodland and forest
Urban sustainability
Redcliffe Neighbourhood Development Forum, added 15:57, 23 May 2020 (UTC)
Changing Bristol streets, Sustrans; Applications: May-June 2015
Campaigns
- Template Clean Air For Life Letter, xrbristol.org.uk, added 17:36, 25 June 2020 (UTC)
- Frack Free Bristol
News and comment
See separate article: Bristol news
Events
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
Regular events
Bristol Repair Cafe first Saturday monthly in Fishponds
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 organisations 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
Resources
see separate article: Bristol community action resources
See also
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External links
Wikipedia:
- Bristol, Environment in Bristol, Sustrans: British charity promoting sustainable transport with headquarters in Bristol
- Bristol Credit Union
- Twin cities, information from Bristol City Council