Corporate body – with legal entity of its own separate to its members first established in 1894. Makes decisions in the interests of the whole Community it serves which are then the responsibility of the whole body. It can only ‘act’ where it has legal power to do so – these powers are encapsulated in legislation.
Jessopp Road is a beautiful green space near the centre of Norwich. It is ideal for children's parties, outdoor small events and of course welcomes Scouts and other youth organisations. You can hire the space for indoor or outdoor events. Hire by the hour, half day, full day or multiple bookings.
Keynsham Walkers are Welcome are a voluntary organisation, which have recently attained national status. We aim to make Keynsham a walker friendly town, where visitors and residents alike can enjoy organised walks around beautiful countryside surrounding the town, and partake of the benefits from the facilities the businesses have to offer.
We are a friendly, active group with about 150 members. We invite interesting and informative visiting speakers each month and cover a wide range of horticultural topics. There are Spring, Summer and Autumn Shows with horticultural, floral and domestic classes. We also hold an annual Plant Sale.
KLHS aims to encourage interest in the history of the local area through talks, visits, research, and publications. The Society meets monthly on Wednesday evenings (at 8.00 pm), usually in the State Rooms of Kimbolton Castle, by kind permission of the Headmaster. Access is via stairs with handrail, a hearing loop is available.
Kings Bromley Historians researches the history of our community and holds monthly meetings with speakers on a variety of topics. Through our website, people with a connection to or an interest in the village of Kings Bromley can access our large archive of documents and photographs.
The Kingston Eco-op is made up of three local voluntary sector organisations who will be generating fresh opportunities for anyone in the community to experience a range of different activities. Initially these will include gardening, carpentry, computer refurbishment and cycle recycling but more are planned.
A community orchard and group allotment since 1992, we harvest from trees planted in the past, and plant for the future. An acre of fruit, nuts, shrubs and bushes and veg arranged as natural woodland. We have a couple of ducks on a pond for eggs, a polytunnel, tree nursery and we propagate apple trees for schools.
Kingston Environment Forum (KEF) is a consortium of local environmental organisations which works with Kingston Council to promote environmental sustainability in Kingston upon Thames.
The Kingston Federation of Allotment Gardeners,working together for Kingston's allotments The Federation aims to: Promote and encourage allotment gardening in the borough. Provide information, support and advice to sites considering voluntary management Build relationships within and between sites so that ideas and experience can be shared. Membership of the federation is currently free and open to any organisation in agreement ...
We are a group of Knebworth residents who have come together to take action for the environment in our local area. This may be by encouraging businesses to use less plastic, sharing information on reduce, reuse and recycling options, swapping surplus home-grown produce, or lobbying for sustainability in local development… We are open to all ideas and people.
Langford & Ulting Parish Council website serving the two small parishes of Langford and Ulting within Maldon District Council area.
All aspects of information regarding Leaden Roding including details of the Parish Council, village magazine, village organisations etc.
This group was fighting multiple planning applications to explore for oil or gas in the Surrey Hills AONB. It was not our intention to 'sterilise the deposit' but to ensure that the operation is based at a less sensitive site than that which is proposed. The fight is now over and was successfully stopped.
Let’s Go Outside and Learn CIC connects communities with nature on their doorstep. We introduce people to the natural environment, show the benefits to health and wellbeing that spending time outdoors offers, and bring people together in parks. We work deliver outdoor learning and environmental stewardship projects in the London Boroughs of Richmond and Hounslow.
Swifts are on the decline and need our help. Lewes Swift Supporters is a group of volunteer who seek to protect and expand the town's falling population of Swifts by monitoring and caring for the nest sites that we already have and by creating new homes for the birds. Together, we can do this!
We provide small grants to civil society organisations and educational institutions for targeted actions which aim to conserve habitats with mountain streams. We support local communities in Malawi and Tanazania to enhance the health and resilience of these fragile ecosystems and to improve the quality of their lives.
A volunteer organisation made up by the members of the community that come together. In time of emergency flood, fire, natural or man made incidents, to support the community the members come from, using the skill they already have or have training in. Not a replacement for the emergency service but yet a support.
A local history society for Longridge and district in the Ribble Valley and in the heart of Lancashire, The society covers history from local and a wider area . Meetings are friendly and informal. Guests and new members are always welcome.
Mafia Weekend AKA Make a Film in a Weekend, is a participatory film production company and educational programme. We use the medium of film-making to bring people together to establish personal connections. The course shares the essentials of movie-making: participants learn how to write, light, act and direct a film in 2 days.
Malvern Walking Group is a club for people of all ages and abilities who promote health and fun by sharing weekly walks in the countryside and gathering together for various other social events on a regular basis.
We are a conservation group affiliated to the National Trust and help with practical conservation work on mainly local NT properties. Volunteers from all walks of life come together to enjoy the outdoors by doing tasks which put something back into the countryside by maintaining woodland, paths, stiles, fences etc.
We are a small group of local residents who aim to creatively benefit the people and wildlife of the Mardy area, north Abergavenny, through sustainable community activities and events. Interested in community action to support your local green spaces through gardening, the arts or wildlife projects? Get in touch!
Our Society meets at St John's Centre in Merrow, Guildford on Tuesday evenings in March, April, June, October and November. We have illustrated talks on garden-related topics and an informal Evening Show, judged by all present. We visit a local garden each summer and have an annual Autumn Show. We are affiliated to the Surrey Horticultural Federation and the RHS.
To create awareness as to current events in Mexico since the new government took place in December 2018.
Established in 1894 the aim of the Monks Risborough Horticultural Society is to promote the knowledge and appreciation of the cultivation of plants in gardens and allotments in the Risborough area. It is open to people of all ages and levels of experience and promotes other traditional skills including cookery, handicrafts, art, and photography.
Much Wenlock Civic Society is a Registered Charity which monitors Planning Applications and assesses Governmental Papers re planning. Gives talks on matters relating to history and buildings in the area.
Much Wenlock Tree Forum is a small but active community group which exists to raise awareness in our community of the importance of trees to the environment . We are practically engaged with planting new trees to help protect our environment from flooding and to extend the variety of trees in our area as a protection against widespread disease.
Musgrave Church Field Trust (Charity 1102622) owns Musgrave Church Field, a much-loved historic beauty spot by the River Eden, in Great Musgrave, Cumbria, for the benefit of all. The Tithe Barn, Byre and Stables were restored in 2013. The Field is used for quiet recreation and for community events. Educational visits are arranged for Schools and other Community Groups.
The mission of Nature-Connected Neighbourhoods is to create and enhance corridors for wildlife to thrive in our urban communities. We aim to achieve this by encouraging engagement by local communities to create shared use of outdoor spaces.
The New Chadderton Partnership is new community group established to carry forward a vision for the creation of a Chadderton Neighbourhood Forum, and eventually for the creation of a Chadderton Neighbourhood Plan. The group plans to engage with the Chadderton Community to explore ideas and priorites for the future of the Chadderton Neighbourhood.
A regenerative culture hub with aquaponics at its heart, bringing community together on the waterside area of the New Forest. We are the home of many local projects that support and educate ecological living.
The Newick Allotment Society is a voluntary group who works closely with the Parish Council to identify land for those seeking an allotment and to manage the current plots within the village.
Community not for profit angling club. Bait/ terminal tackle and low cost equipment sold on site. Season tickets, day tickets, junior angling coaching sessions. Aquatic plants and related accessories available. All money raised from sales goes to upkeep of fishery and running childrens angling club / coaching sessions.
Not for profit fishing club. Based in Darwen Lancashire. Catering for all ages and abilities. Affordable Angling for All.
North Weald is a diverse Parish incorporating North Weald, Hastingwood and Thornwood. Our community covers an area of 2,279 hectares and has a population of over 6,000. We provide vital services to local people and maintain a community spirit. Parishioners are welcome to attend our meetings and to raise their concerns with us at any time.
The aim of the association is to assist any person in the pursuit of gardening as a recreation and promote health, education and community. The allotment provides help to new gardeners on the site in whatever way is appropriate including providing where possible introduction to a nearby experienced gardener with the view to special help during early months of tenancy.
The old head post office in Kingston is an empty building with great potential use by community groups, artists, small business... We are working together to turn a vision into a reality.
Ongar in Bloom are working to make Ongar a greener and more beautiful town.
Oxhey Woods Conservation Volunteers are active in representing the views of woodland users to Three Rivers District Council, and having active volunteer working parties. At present working parties are involved in heathland restoration, pond maintenance, path restoration, and working on the rhododendron walk.
Independent publisher focused on books that support Justice, Equality and Sustainability. We aim to increase access to book publication for refugees and members of other marginalised groups, and for writers on environmental subjects.
Petersham Common is 17 acres of woodland bordered by Star & Garter Hill and Petersham Road running down to Petersham Meadows.
Litterpicking group in Deal on the east Kent coast of England. We began during the global pandemic, discovering dozens of likeminded people who wished to clean our local environment.
A community group registered with Surfers Against Sewage. The aim of the group is to eliminate the use of single use plastics within our community.
Pontefract in Bloom is a voluntary community group with the aim of enhancing Pontefract with flowers. We achieve this through voluntary activity, grant applications and sponsorship by local businesses and individuals. We also collaborate with other community organisations: Day Opportunities, Friends of Pontefract Park, Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens, Pontefract Lioness Club, St Giles' Church, schools and Pontefract Civic Society.
Non-profit group in High Wycombe affiliated to charity Population Matters (London) of which David Attenborough is patron. Group promotes gender equality and better access to contraception worldwide, because this results in smaller, more sustainable families.
A group of community-minded locals taking action to preserve and enhance the environment around Putney Towpath
Ranmore bike track is located on the edge of Dorking and Ranmore common to the west of the town. We are a group of volunteers who have come together to maintain the track, respect the local ecology and look at future funding, while keeping it as a free resource for the local community.
The Rettendon Horticultural Society was founded over a hundred years ago, to promote interest in all aspects of horticulture. Today it has a regular calendar of events throughout the year. The society is a friendly organization which welcomes all comers to its events and activities. It holds three shows each year, in Spring, Summer and Autumn.
The Society was formed in 1998 and has many members in the village. There is a full programme of talks which take place in the village hall on the last Tuesday of each month. Our present project which is an account of how World War One effected the village and the lives of the people.
The Road to the Isles Facilities Group SCIO exists to provide facilities for locals and visitors to the Road to the Isles communities of Mallaig, Morar, Arisaig and District. These include toilet facilities; car parking; and a children's playpark among others.
We are the allotment society for Roe Wood Allotments. Our purpose is to develop a thriving, attractive and multifunctional allotment site that benefits our members, wildlife and the local community.
A community project supporting the public green spaces of Brixton Hill, for the benefit of nature and our neighbourhood.