Berkshire

The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Berkshire.

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Networks and sustainability initiatives

• Reading Sustainability Centre, education project linked to Transition Town Reading and Reading Hydro, with the goal that Reading is recognised as a leader in practical action on sustainability, as well as a great place to live. Mostly virtual at the moment, but working with a variety of partners to support the development of local sustainability experiments as well as 'pop-up' exhibitions and events. added 17:57, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Community and voluntary action

Reading Voluntary Action - Slough Council for Voluntary Services - Volunteer Centre Slough

Community energy

• Reading Hydro CBS, This Energy is by the people, for the people, added 16:16, 1 November 2021 (UTC)
• MaidEnergy Co-Operative

Housing and land

• Collaborative Housing, hub and collaborative effort to support the development of a pipeline of community-led housing projects across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. 'added 16:31, 17 December 2021 (UTC)

see also: Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England

Community resources

• Reading Sustainability Centre, education project and eco centre, locally-rooted, volunteer-led organisation. added 16:23, 1 November 2021 (UTC)

Climate action

Reading Climate Action Network

Sustainable transport activism

Walking: Wikipedia: Footpaths in Berkshire (category)

Waterways: Kennet and Avon Canal Trust

Cycling activism

Reading Bicycle Kitchen - ReadyBike, Reading's bike hire scheme

Education for sustainability

• Reading International Solidarity Centre, Development Education Centre close to the heart of Reading's town centre that works with schools and community groups to raise the profile of global issues and promote action for sustainability, human rights and social justice. added 12:44, 4 March 2021 (UTC)

From Wikipedia:The Living Rainforest

The Living Rainforest is an indoor greenhouse tropical rainforest located in Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire, England. It is an ecological centre, educational centre and visitor attraction consisting of three glasshouses, operated and run by the Trust for Sustainable Living. The glasshouses are named Amazonica, Lowlands and Small Islands respectively.

The Living Rainforest has been accredited by the Council for Learning Outside of the Classroom and awarded the LOtC Quality Badge. Each year around 25,000 children visit the Living Rainforest as part of their school's curriculum. It is open 7-days a week from 09:30 to 16:00.

• The Living Rainforest

Biodiversity

Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust

Open spaces

Wikipedia: Parks and open spaces in Berkshire (category)

Trees, woodland and forest

Transition Town Reading's Community Orchard Project

News archive

About Berkshire

Past events

• Oct 1, 2016, Reading Town Meal, celebration of local sustainable food

From Wikipedia:Berkshire

Berkshire ( BARK-sheer, -⁠shər; abbreviated Berks.), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London to the east, Surrey to the south-east, Hampshire to the south, and Wiltshire to the west. Reading is the largest settlement and the county town.

The county has an area of 1,263 km² (488 sq mi) and a population of 911,403. The population is concentrated in the east, the area closest to Greater London, which includes the county's largest towns: Reading (174,224), Slough (164,793), Bracknell (113,205), and Maidenhead (70,374). The west is rural, and its largest town is Newbury (33,841). For local government purposes Berkshire comprises six unitary authority areas: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, and Wokingham. The historic county included the parts of Oxfordshire south of the River Thames, which formed its northern border, but excluded Caversham and Slough.