07 Sep 2021
The National Lottery has this week launched a new £2.5m funding programme for community projects that aim to tackle the climate crisis across the UK. Launched by The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, Together for Our Planet is a funding programme that aims to establish a series […]
14 Jul 2020
The recently produced Locality report assessed community capacity in light of Covid-19 community responses and highlighted that: Existing social infrastructure has been vital to the crisis response Well-functioning local systems have emerged in the heat of the crisis The role of community organisations as “cogs of connection” has been strengthened That despite the above, long […]
30 Jan 2020
Don Catchment Rivers Trust are proud to announce that they have been awarded the Prix Charles Ritz for the ‘Living Heritage of the River Don’ project. The award is given to individuals or organisations who make a difference to the rivers they cherish, exhibiting the utmost devotion and commitment to the environment, and celebrates those who champion river improvement […]
07 Aug 2017
A very interesting article with plenty of links highlighting the current challenges A (renewed) policy focus on island communities? Rural Services Network: Jessica Sellick investigates ‘While islands are areas of land surrounded by water, many are little more than barren rock with few plants on them and others are amongst the most crowded places on […]
29 Jan 2017
The title of the paper is: Forming shared values in conservation management: An interpretive-deliberative-democratic approach to including community voices A new paper by S.Ranger, J.O. Kenter, R.Bryce, G.Cumming, T.Dapling & E.Lawes, & P.B.Richardson Read online at this link Highlights include: Socio-economics and culture need to be part of complex environmental decision-making. We explore the potential […]
17 Aug 2016
Two case studies with rather different headlines this week. The community ownership aspect of this is an interesting development. Community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw generates electricity from River Esk wwtonline: ‘A community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric turbine has been installed on the River Esk at Ruswarp, near Whitby, North Yorkshire to generate electricity for local residents.The River […]