Tonbridge community action
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 Tonbridge.
News[edit | edit source]
West Peckham residents buy The Larkins historic pub, BBC News (Jan 04, 2025)
Events[edit | edit source]
Tonbridge hosts numerous community events, including a Christmas festival when the high street is closed to traffic, a firework display in November organised by Tonbridge Round Table, a dragon boat race and a summer fete in the castle grounds (which is also the location of numerous musical performances in the summer months). W
Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]
- Tonbridge and Malling Friends of the Earth on facebook
Community resources[edit | edit source]
In 2014 the Angel Community Garden was created to eliminate eyesores in the area, and encourage bees which are declining. The garden was put along the edge of Sainsbury's car park. It was formed in collaboration with Tonbridge Friends of the Earth and Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. The project also received some support from some local shopkeepers and residents. W
Food activism[edit | edit source]
Health and wellbeing[edit | edit source]
- Right to Know, Learn about the systemic and environmental trends that could be impacting your health. right-to-know.org, enter your postcode for local results, added 10:26, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]
Climate action[edit | edit source]
- Tonbridge Climate Strikes on facebook
- Near-you: Tonbridge and Malling, takeclimateaction.uk, Friends of the Earth sourced data, added 09:43, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
- Place-Based Carbon Calculator, "Why we built a Place-Based Carbon Calculator", Aug 25...climate.leeds.ac.uk Very helpful graphics for communities to... "know why footprints vary and what we can do about it", "use the map to zoom to your area of interest" eg local communities in Malling, Philralph (talk) 14:24, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
- Extinction Rebellion Tonbridge and Malling closed group on facebook
- Setting Climate Committments for Tonbridge and Malling, Quantifying the implications of the United Nations Paris Agreement for Tonbridge and Malling, Feb 2020 carbonbudget.manchester.ac.uk
- Opportunities to reduce energy use, stimulate economy, cut bills & reduce running costs of buildings, transport & industry thereby creating a happier, healthier, more prosperous place, & tackling climate change. pcancities.org.uk
References
Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]
- Journey planner, kentconnected.org
Cycling activism[edit | edit source]
- Tonbridge Bicycle Users Group, public group on facebook, added 16:24, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]
Pedestrian Action for Tonbridge High Street (PATHS) on facebook
Community safety[edit | edit source]
Environment quality[edit | edit source]
Tonbridge Litter Catchers, on facebook
Open spaces[edit | edit source]
Haysden Country Park is a 64-hectare (160-acre) country park and Local Nature Reserve on the outskirts of Tonbridge in Kent. It is owned by Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council, the Highways Agency, Network Rail and the Environment Agency, and managed by the council.
Social inclusion[edit | edit source]
- Donate Tonbridge Vouchers, Tonbridge Town Team, added 15:14, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
- Poverty Map from the Church Urban Fund. (Enter location then zoom out to see whole and neighbouring parishes)
Citizens data initiative[edit | edit source]
- Thriving Places Index, Tonbridge and Malling, 2020 summary scores, thrivingplacesindex.org added 17:53, 19 March 2020 (UTC)
- Automatic search suggestions for TheyWorkForYou, FixMyStreet, and WriteToThem, when you enter your postcode on www.mysociety.org. eg mysociety.org
- Census data 2011, use drill down menus for ward and Census Output Areas
- Search all grants, Tonbridge and Malling, The National Lottery Community Fund
About Tonbridge[edit | edit source]
Campaigns
- Keep River Lawn Green on facebook.com
Environmental concerns
Parts of Tonbridge are at risk of flooding and a significant flooding event occurred in December 2013. The Environment Agency introduced a 320-metre long flood defence running parallel to the River Medway, along Avebury Avenue, in 2015, as a response to the flooding seen in 2013. Despite these measures, significant flooding occurred again in December 2019. W
Tonbridge ( TUN-brij) (historic spelling Tunbridge) is a market town in Kent, England, on the River Medway, 4 miles (6 km) north of Royal Tunbridge Wells, 12 miles (19 km) south west of Maidstone and 29 miles (47 km) south east of London. In the administrative borough of Tonbridge and Malling, it had an estimated population of 41,293 in 2019.
Near you[edit | edit source]
Maidstone - Malling community action - Sevenoaks community action - Tunbridge Wells
See also
- Towards a more democratic and climate friendly way of meeting housing need across England
- London and South East England
- Saving water in South East England
