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Government, Charities & CampaigningLOCAL GOVERNMENTLocal Agenda 21Bath & North East Somerset DistrictCouncilCouncil Offices, Trimbridge House,Trim Street, Bath, Somerset BA1 1LYT: 01225 477 653E: local_agenda_21@bathnes.gov.ukW: www.change21.org.ukO: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmThe council works closely with a widerLA21 initiative that is made up ofrepresentatives of the voluntary, private andpublic sectors. The initiative is to develop adistrict-wide strategy to encourage all sectorson the sustainable development agenda.Project work in B&NES is developedthrough partnerships often with Envolve inBath and includes such innovative projectsas the pioneering Bath Farmers’ Market (seeseparate listing in Chapter 1).Borough and County of theTown of PooleCivic Centre, Poole, Dorset BH15 2RUT: 01202 633 633E: planning@poole.gov.ukW: www.boroughofpoole.comO: Mon-Thu 8.30am-5.15pm; Fri 8.30am-4.45pmA range of service units respond toenvironmental and sustainable developmentissues. There are comprehensive wastemanagement schemes, traffic and pollutioncontrols and sustainable regeneration plans.The Local Strategic Partnership isdeveloping a Community Strategy topromote sustainability in all its work.Bournemouth Borough CouncilEnvironmental Health and Consumer Services,Environment and Community Directorate,Town Hall, Bourne Avenue, Bournemouth,Dorset BH2 6DYT: 01202 451 451E: agenda21@bournemouth.gov.ukW: www.bournemouth.gov.ukThe majority of Council duties are relevantto Local Agenda 21 and some UK localauthorities, Bournemouth among them, hadrecognised the need to act on environmentaland sustainable development issues prior tothe 1992 Earth Summit. In 1990 thisCouncil set up the Corporate EnvironmentalStrategy Working Group to guide policy, settargets and monitor progress. Sustainabledevelopment goals were addressed underthe umbrella of Bournemouth Agenda 21and delivered through the Council’s majorstrategies: Environmental, Community andEconomic Development. Each of thesecontained detailed information on projectsand partner organisations involved. In 2000,the Bournemouth Partnership published theBournemouth Community Plan and thisbecame the town’s Local Agenda 21sustainable development strategy.Bristol City CouncilBrunel House, St Georges Street,Bristol BS1 5UYT: 0117 922 2000E: create@bristol-city.gov.uk;sustainable_city@bristol-city.gov.ukW: www.bristol-city.gov.ukO: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmThe council is currently evolving its LA21Agenda to make Bristol City a moresustainable and pleasureable place to live.The current plan incorporates issues fortransport, recyling, waste management etc.The agenda is being co-ordinated by bothpublic and private sectors. Call for moreinformation.Cornwall County CouncilPlanning Department, County Hall,Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AYT: 01872 322 000E: enquiries@cornwall.gov.ukW: www.cornwall.gov.ukO: Mon-Fri 9.30am-5pmCommitted to building a sustainable futurein line with the aims and needs of itscommunity. Currently working on issuessuch as pollution, traffic control, recyclingand sustainable housing. The Council is veryhappy for people to become involved, so callfor more information.Cotswold District CouncilWaste and Sustainability Team,Cotswold District Council, Trinity Road,Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 1PXT: 01285 623 618E: env@cotswold.gov.ukW: www.cotswold.gov.ukSustainability is about finding ways forwardthat reconcile social, economic andenvironmental needs, whilst ensuring thatthe activities we carry out today do notjeopardise the future of those who comeafter us. Cotswold District Council’sSustainability Policy comprises a series ofSustainability Aims and Objectives whichpromote these principles.Council of the Isles of ScillyOld Wesleyan Chapel, Garrison Lane, St Mary’s,Isles of Scilly TR21 0JDT: 01720 422 537E: planning@scilly.gov.ukW: www.scilly.gov.ukThe Planning Department discharges theCouncil’s statutory planning and relatedduties and plays a key role in managingcompeting pressures to allow a viablecommunity to thrive on the Isles of Scilly.There is a balance to be struck betweenprotecting the unique environment andallowing sufficient development to houselocal people and enable the economy toprosper and diversify. The entire archipelagois only 1600ha and is home to a permanentpopulation of 2,000. It is designated as aConservation Area, Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty (AONB) and Heritage Coast.There are 26 Sites of Special ScientificInterest, a Special Area of Conservationunder the EU Habitats Directive, a SpecialProtection Area under the EU BirdsDirective, a Ramsar site (internationaldesignation for bird life) and a non-statutoryMarine Park. There are over 120 listedbuildings, with a higher than averageproportion Grade I and II, and over 230Scheduled Ancient Monuments, the highestdensity per hectare of any English authority.There is a wealth of shipwrecks and othermarine archaeology.Devon County CouncilCounty Hall, Topsham Road, Exeter,Devon EX2 4QDT: 01392 382 000E: planning@devon.gov.ukW: www.devon.gov.ukO: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmThe council is working on all issues of LocalAgenda 21 at the moment, encompassingenvironmental issues, traffic control,sustainability and energy efficiency, etc. Asthe agenda is continually evolving, call forupdates.Dorset Agenda 21 Forum2 Bhompston Farm, Dorchester, Dorset DT2 8QNT: 01305 267 758E: sally.cooke@ukonline.co.ukW: www.dorsetcc.gov.ukO: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmThe Forum is committed to promotingsustainable development and the principlesof Agenda 21 in Dorset. It has amembership of about150 organisations andindividuals, including local authorities,environmental and social charities andcommunity groups. New members welcome.Dorset County CouncilPupil & School Improvement (Education),County Hall, Colliton Park, Dorchester,Dorset DT1 1XJT: 01305 224 663E: a.stillman@dorsetcc.gov.ukW: www.dorsetcc.gov.ukLocal Agenda 21 is about local organisationsand communities working together toimprove the quality of life for all, bothlocally and globally, now and in the future.Amongst their aims are to cut consumptionof materials and development on green fieldsites, to cut energy use and to cut waste andpollution. See the web site for more detailsand for a link to the Dorset Agenda 21Forum.Exeter City CouncilCivic Centre, Exeter, Devon EX1 1RQT: 01392 265 669E: kathryn.lamble@exeter.gov.ukW: www.exeter.gov.ukO: Mon-Fri 9am-5pmExeter City Council are working on a rangeof sustainable development issues, includingenergy efficiency, waste minimisation,recycling, transport, pollution control,biodiversity, health, fair trade, communitysafety and water conservation. They areparticularly keen to support and developLOCAL GOVERNMENT345