Community Action - Bootle Action Group - Environment with Mike and Barbara

Today I speak to Michael Brennan and Barbara Rouse from the Bootle Action Group. The Group has been active since 2016 and aims to clean up areas of Bootle affected by litter and decline. This also includes managing and creating community gardens and spaces. We chat about the group, its hopes for the future, why litter is a problem and so much more. They have a Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1554473551532716/ - with over 4000 subscribers. Please get involved and get inspired!!! 

We chat about…
-              What Bootle Action Group is
-              Origins in 2016
-              Reasons for littering
-              The issue of fly-tipping
-              The decline of community newspapers
-              Local and National Government approaches
-              Possible solutions to problems
-              Setting up as a Community Interest Company
-              Community Gardens
-              The importance of collaboration between different groups
-              How to get involved
-              Citizens Assemblies 
-              Plus so much more…

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