Local needs met locally, UK

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"Localisation has to be the way forward for a Europe that wants more jobs, better social conditions, AND an improved environment, and at the same time a non-exploitative relationship with Eastern Europe and the developing world." -Caroline Lucas, MEP for the South East of England

Action Ideas

 * Local Exchange Trading Systems
 * Timebanks, Time based money
 * Local markets, including Farmers markets
 * Local food challenges
 * Local directories
 * Local purchasing
 * Car sharing to Pick Your Own or local Farm Shop
 * WI markets
 * Green Maps
 * Surveys
 * Local Food Weeks
 * Join your local Freecycle network (give away or collect unwanted yet useful items)

Why it matters
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. Others contend it is just anti dependence on trade.

Related topics

 * Food
 * Reduce, reuse, repair & recycle
 * Walking
 * Urban & village design
 * High Street UK 2015
 * Seasonal UK
 * category:Low carbon future
 * Market Towns Initiative
 * Empowering neighbourhood communities from Living Streets

Related Wikipedia content
Within Wikipedia the term 'localization' is used for a variety of meanings, but none which seem close to the way in which the term is used here. The closest meaning to 'local needs met locally' appears to be in the following article
 * Localism (politics)

Campaigns

 * Campaigning to save local shops and services
 * Local Works Campaign for a Sustainable Communities Bill

Diary UK
November 23 2006 - Thursday
 * Parliamentary Private Members’ Ballot. 7 MPs will top the list and they will each then choose a Bill to adopt.Local Works are urging supporters to bombard them with requests to adopt the Sustainable Communities Bill.

News UK

 * Friday, November 3 2006 - Cameron Backs Sustainable Communities Bill.
 * Monday, June 26 2006 - East Suffolk local food network flourishing since planned superstore turned down. CPRE news release, The town that said no to Tesco, The Guardian / East of England
 * Tuesday, May 9 2006, Office of Fair Trading to refer grocery market to Competition Commission.
 * Friday, April 28 2006, Friends fo the Earth launch "Shop Local First" campaign
 * Thursday, 9 March 2006, FoE welcomes call for investigation into supermarket power.
 * Films of Local Food Week in Southville, Ashton and Bedminster, Bristol, UK, October 28 2005
 * Public sector urged to support small firms, September 8 2005

London links

 * London Green Map
 * Markets in London

South West England

 * Barton Hill green map, Bristol

West Midlands

 * Localise West Midlands

East of England

 * Produced In Norfolk

External links checked Philralph 08:44, 16 March 2006 (UTC)