Localism UK

West Malling Farmers Market. Attribution: Philralph

Localism as used here is about local needs met locally. A vibrant, diverse local economy is a healthy and resilient economy. Meeting local needs locally can mean less pollution and CO2 emissions from unnecessary transport, as well as providing economic opportunities. Some have tried to argue that this approach is anti-trade, whilst its supporters contend it is just anti dependence on trade.

News

Video

Events

Organisations working with communities

• Power to Change, independent charitable trust that supports and develops community businesses in England, "Our mission is to strengthen community businesses to tackle some of society's biggest challenges at a local level, including the three biggest challenges of our time: climate change, digital transformation and social inequalities." added 15:21, 3 October 2020 (UTC)

• What is community business? powertochange.org.uk

Support organisations and initiatives

• Local Trust, "Trusting Local People", added 16:12, 26 May 2020 (UTC)
• 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
• Common Ground, United Kingdom charity and lobby group. Common Ground aims to promote "local distinctiveness"

Maps

• Community business map on powertochange.org.uk, added 20:36, 8 November 2021 (UTC)
• DCLG Community Rights

Other resources

• 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, 12 community support organizations combine their knowledge and skills so that you can access support and advice in one place, updated 16:04, 6 June 2020 (UTC)
• 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

How to's

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

Research

• Community Power, newlocal.org.uk, added 09:21, 14 January 2022 (UTC)

Campaigns

• Opposing supermarket developments and promoting local shops in the UK
• Local Works Campaigning to implement the Sustainable Communities Act

See also: Community energy UK, Ethical consumerism UK, Food activism UK, Neighbourhood Planning, Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle UK, Rural sustainability UK, Towards sustainable economies UK, Urban sustainability UK

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