What's the future for Rural Networking?

18 members Latest Activity: Apr 16

This purpose of this group is to share ideas about how rural practitioners can network effectively in the future.…

Broadband

34 members Latest Activity: May 23

This group discusses the practical side of community broadband - allowing those involved in projects to learn from others and…

Where does community resilience and emergency planning meet?

14 members Latest Activity: Apr 16

In Autumn 2011, the ‘Exploring Community Resilience’ report identified some ‘hot issues’ for…

Young, Gifted.... and Rural!

5 members Latest Activity: Aug 2, 2012

This group looks at the potential of involving younger people in the development and management of community owned land and assets.

A…

The transfer process

40 members Latest Activity: Apr 16 This theme is about
(a) How services can be effectively transferred from local authorities to new partnerships with social enterprises and the…

Leadership Development for a One Planet Food System

28 members Latest Activity: Mar 7, 2011 The Big Tent Summer School will be taking place next week. We would like to give participants the chance to post their questions and thoughts about…

Community Led Planning

11 members Latest Activity: Jun 21, 2012 This group is building on the work of the RARP Community Planning initiative

Big Tent 2010

14 members Latest Activity: Jul 27, 2010 This is a group for Fiery Spirits who want all the latest news, views and information about Big Tent 2010. It's going to be the best one yet!

Creating a Transition Technology Handbook

22 members Latest Activity: Jul 1, 2011 The Centre for Alternative Technology seeks inspiring individual or community energy projects for our Transition Technology Handbook

LEADER Approach

27 members Latest Activity: Dec 5, 2011 A group for people involved in the approximate 200 Local Action Groups which exist in the rural areas of the UK and ROI

Mapping Community Assets

84 members Latest Activity: Apr 16

This group builds on the publication of 'Appreciating Assets'. It focuses on sharing approaches to community-led asset mapping. 

SW Community-led initiatives participating in the Eden Forum

8 members Latest Activity: Jan 19, 2011 Meant to continue the discussion about barriers and opportunities related to community-led initiatives and their role in shaping a resilient future.…

Zero Carbon Britain Think Tank

21 members Latest Activity: Jun 25, 2010 A space where FierySpirits can help CAT by peer reviewing various chapters of our up coming new ZeroCarbonBritian 2 report.

Exploring Community Resilience: next steps

96 members Latest Activity: Apr 20

This group builds on the publication of 'Exploring Community Resilience'.…

CAT Information Service

8 members Latest Activity: Dec 1, 2009 The Centre for Alternative Technology’s information service provides free, impartial information on alternative technology, answering more than…

Content Stewards

16 members Latest Activity: Dec 2, 2009 This group is where content stewards support each other

A Sense of Place

49 members Latest Activity: Nov 10, 2011 We seek to define the intangible qualities that make communities thrive. We look at future thinking, social and cultural capital, place-based…

Participation & Democracy

20 members Latest Activity: Sep 9, 2011 Trials and Tribulations: who engages with our initiatives? Why? Who does not? Why? What methods work the best and those which do not?

Food

70 members Latest Activity: Aug 27, 2011 Looking at all aspects of food production & culture, localisation, organics, urban agriculture, permaculture, community development, poverty,…

International Connections

38 members Latest Activity: Aug 16, 2010 For 'Fiery Spirits' everywhere who want to co-create a Community of Practice to connect, celebrate & understand positive approaches to sustainable…