Actionnet-NorthStaffs is an independent, free information/action network for people in N.Staffs who are concerned about a range of issues. If you are involved in a campaign/group/organisation that fits the criteria of this website and you want it to be included in the listings below you can do so for free by emailing details to info@ActionNet-NorthStaffs.co.uk

Local groups
Action at Home in Stafford - Environmental
AnimalAid
BTCV Greensteps
CPRE - Campaign to Protect Rural England, Stafford
CAST - Centre for Alternative and Sustainable Transport
Cellarhead Environmental Education centre
Cycle2000
EcoEnergi
Eco-Houses - Penkhull
Fairtrade Stoke-on-Trent
Fairtrade Group - Newcastle-u-Lyme
Fruits of the Earth
Friends of the Earth - South Cheshire
Friends of the Earth (Stafford)
Gaia Fuels
GAME- Group Against Motorway Expansion
GM Free Cheshire
GM Free Staffs
Hanley Peace Centre - South Cheshire & North Staffs Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
LETS - Newcastle
Nappies for real- Staffordshire
Newcastle and Stoke Freecyle
North Staffs Campaign Against Racism and Facism (NORSCARF)
North Staffs Organic Gardeners
North Staffs Social Forum
'N.Staffs Stop the War Coalition' NSSWC
North Staffs Trade Union Council
North Staffordshire World Development group
Racial Equality Council - North Staffordshire
Soil Association - local contact
Stafford Area Action for FairTrade (SAAFT)
Stafford Earth Women
Stafford Green Pages
Staffordshire New Nappy Network
Staffordshire Share-a-Lift
Staffordshire University Environmental Committee
Stoke Veg; network for veggies & vegans in Stoke-on-Trent
Sustainable Stafford Forum
Trade Aid - Fair trade Centre

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Action at Home in Stafford

Environmental action at home. Roger Oldfield ph: 01785 664328. website: www.greenpagesstafford.org

AnimalAid - NorthStaffs

Meet 1st Weds of the month. Contact: Vicky 01782 611556. Visit national website www.animalaid.org.uk

BTCV Greensteps

A partnership between Stoke-on-Trent's Greensteps campaign and BTCV. The group aims to provide opportunities for people to either take part in small-scale practical environmental projects or learn about sustainability issues. For more info contact: BTCV Greensteps, Unit 91, Shelton Enterprise Centre, Bedford St, Stoke-on-Trent ST1 4PZ. Phone/Fax: 01782 204432

CPRE - Campaign to Protect Rural England, Stafford

CPRE Staffordshire Branch, 15 Martin Street, Stafford ST16 2LE.
Phone: 01785 277890 (Open 10a.m-1.00 p.m Tuesday and Thursday mornings)
Email: protect@cprestaffordshire.org.uk
Website: www.cprestaffordshire.org.uk

CAST - Centre for Alternative and Sustainable Transport

CAST provides consultancy on alternative and sustainable forms of transport. Contact CAST, Staffordshire University, Geography Dept, College Rd, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 2DE. Ph: 01782 294111.

Cellarhead Environmental Education Centre

Cellarhead Environmental Education Centre is a partnership between the Staffordshire Wildlife Trust and the National Grid Company. The centre provides a wide range of high quality environmental educational activities for people of all ages. The centre is located in a diversity of habitats (and an electricity substation!) on the edge of Stoke-on-Trent and the Staffordshire Moorlands.

For more information...
Phone: 01782 551095
Email:cellarhead@cix.co.uk
Visit website: www.cellarhead.org.uk
Cellarhead Environmental Centre
Rownall Road
Wetley Rocks
Stoke-on-Trent
ST9 0BS
Tel and Fax 01782 551095

Cycle2000

Group of leisure cyclist providing a voice for local cyclists. Hold regularly cycle rides throughout the year and social events. Ph: Mike Barr 01782 616243.

EcoEnergi

EcoEnergi are a new, small company who are trying to help North Staffs become green through microgeneration. www.ecoenergi.com

Eco-Houses - Penkhull, Stoke

ph: 01782 870572

FairTrade Stoke on Trent

Website: http://www.stokefairtrade.org.uk

Fruits of the Earth

Fruits of the Earth is registered with the Organic Food Federation and provides an organic veg/fruit box delivery service in the Staffordshire/Cheshire area. It also delivers eggs, fruit juice and dry Suma products. Website: www.fruitsoftheearth.info

Friends of the Earth (South Cheshire)

Email:tania@foesouthcheshire.co.uk Website: www.foesouthcheshire.co.uk

Friends of the Earth (Stafford)

Website: www.foestafford.org.uk

Gaia Fuels

A small company providing biodiesel in Newcastle-u-Lyme, Staffs. Also guidance available on how to make your own. Website www.gaiafuels.co.uk

GAME - Group Against Motorway Expansion

Website: http://nom6e.blogspot.com

GM Free Cheshire

Local people concerned about the growing of GM crops in Cheshire. Email: gmfreecheshire@yahoo.co.uk or phone: 0161 232 0860 or mobile: 07759 031931.

GM Free Staffordshire Campaign

Local GM Free campaign group affiliated to Friends of the Earth's GM Free Britain Campaign. Phone: Julia on 01782 504772.

Hanley Peace Centre - South Cheshire & North Staffs Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Open for visits but phone first for opening times. Website: www.scanscnd.org.uk Email: pauline@scanscnd.org.uk
Contact: PO Box 2127,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1LY Phone/Fax: 01782 280998

LETS - Newcastle under Lyme

LETS is a local trading system in which people provide and receive all kinds of goods and services from one another without the need for money. LETS is a proven alternative to money. It brings people together to trade goods and services, helping to expand limited budgets and identify local resources and skills. But Lets is not just about saving money by replacing one currency with another, for it also promotes community support by encouraging people to use their skills and time for the benefit of others. For more information phone: Ann Beirne 01782 866003, email: ann@mbeirne.freeserve.co.uk

Nappies for real-Staffordshire

Nappy hire service delivering clean nappies to your home. Website: www.nappiesforreal.co.uk Email: info@nappiesforreal.co.uk

Newcastle and Stoke Freecycle

A local branch of the international Freecycle network. Join the list to recycle your unwanted items and reuse other peoples. Email to subscribe newcastleandstoke-on-trentfreecycle-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

North Staffs Campaign Against Racism and Facism (NORSCARF)

For more details, email Norscarf@burslem.demon.co.uk

North Staffs Organic Gardeners

A local group affiliated to HDRA to encourage and promote organic gardening. Meets monthly and organises visits in the Summer. Contact Geoff Jones on 01782 504 772


North Staffs Social Forum

NSSF is for groups/individuals active in and around the North Staffordshire area to work and network together with the common aim of combating neo-liberalism, globalisation, imperialism, fascism, racism and homophobia. For info and to join email: neilthurogood@hotmail.com

North Staffs Stop War

Email for info stopthewar@burslem.demon.co.uk or to join egroup email: nsswc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

North Staffs Trade Union Council

www.nstuc.org.uk

North Staffordshire World Development Group

Contact Roger Miller ph: 01782 847770

Racial Equality Council - North Staffordshire

Equality House, 75-77 Raymond Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4DP. E-mail: nsrec@btconnect.com Website: www.nsrec.org.uk

Soil Association (N. Staffs)

Ph: Dave Grain 01785 611677

Stafford Area Action for FairTrade

Contact Sebastian Pearce ph: 01785 227133

Stafford Earth Women Group

The Stafford 'Earth Women Group' will be meeting up once a month as from January 2008. The group is for women who would like to be more environmentally conscious in the home and the garden and for swapping hints and tips. We will also be trying and testing products and inviting guests from other environmental groups from time to time to give a short talk on what they do and what we can do to help us be 'greener'. For further information please contact: Lesley Darbyshire on 07969129808 or by e-mail earthwomengroup@btinternet.com

Stafford Green Pages

A guide to protecting the environment in the Stafford Borough. Lots of useful contacts. For an online version visit www.greenpagesstafford.org

Staffordshire New Nappy Network

Promoting use of real nappies at http://www.snnn.org.uk

Staffordshire Share-a-lift

Set up with the aim of reducing traffic congestion and pollution, this initiative is a free service that help put you in touch with other people travelling similar routes to work. Visit the website to find out more and register www.share-a-lift.com

Staffordshire University Environmental Committee

Email: suenviro@yahoo.com

Stoke Veg

Egroup for veggies and vegans in Stoke. For more info and to join go to www.yahoogroups.com/groups/stokeveg

Sustainable Staffordshire Forum

Ph: 01785 277253

TradeAid

Fair Trade centre - selling fair trade goods and providing resources to hire. 1st Floor Methodist Bookshop, nr regent theatre, Hanley, Stoke. Open Weds & Sats 10am - 4pm.

West Midlands Environmental Network

Ph: James Friel 0121 449 8423.