What's Mine is Yours: Collaborative Consumption
Here are some ways for us to share resources, reduce costs and create a better community
For a list of schemes see http://www.collaborativeconsumption.com/the-movement/snapshot-of-examples.php
For more local schemes we have
Transport
How much does your car really cost you, there are now many alternatives to car ownership.
Walk, Cycle , Buses.
Travel reading Live
For up to date Reading travel information visit http://www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk/
Also lots of local travel infromation here on reading live
http://www.reading-guide.co.uk/cgi-bin/bbrowse.cgi?Local_Information,Transport
ReadiBus
aims to provide mobility and independence to people with restricted mobility who would otherwise have great difficulty in getting out and about. ReadiBus' principal service is a Dial-a-Ride door-to-door, fully accessible, assisted bus service for people who cannot use, or have great difficulty in using, ordinary public transport. It is available in Central and West Berkshire and in parts of the fringe of South Oxfordshire. Some services are timetabled and run at the same time each week.
for more details see http://www.readibus.co.uk/
Snow and ice
Priority Routes which the council try to keep clear
http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking-road-and-travel/HighwaysandDrainage/winter-gritting/
Cycling See http://www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk/cycling.aspx for reading cycling maps including leisure cycling routes
The reading CTC branch http://www.readingctc.co.uk/
Advice on buying a child's seat for your bike http://www.ctc.org.uk/guide/guide-to-child-bike-seats?page=2
Buses
Reading Buses http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/
12, 13, 14, Route Reading, Cemetery Junction, woodley http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/woodley2010/
17 Route Tilehurst, Oxford Road, Reading, Cemetery Junction, Palmer Park, Three Tuns. http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/route17/
127 Route Reading, cemetery junction, Twyford, Maidenhead http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/bus127/bus127_oct08.htm
126/128/129 Route Reading, cemetery junction, Twyford, Wokingham http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/bus126_128_129/bus126_128_129_oct08.htm
190 Route Reading Cemetery junction, Three tuns, Wokingman, Bracknell http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_thames/journey_planning/route190/
850 Route Reading, Cemetery Junction Charvil, Twyford, Wargrave Henley, Marlow, High Wycombe http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInformation.aspx?id=12562
Now, you can buy a through ticket on any of Reading Buses in the simplyReading area to get to Heathrow! via railair http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/articles/heathrow-bound/ … buy you ticket on the Reading bus
OuiShare Creative community for the collaborative economy like to know more see http://ouishare.net/
Collaborative Consumption Directory
http://www.collaborativeconsumption.com/directory/
Share a journey in a car, give a lift or share a lift if you have a spare seat.
BlaBlaCar connects drivers who have empty seats with people looking for a ride. http://www.blablacar.com/
liftshare The online journey matching service that finds you travelling companions. https://www.liftshare.com/uk/
Gocarshare Life is a journey share it http://gocarshare.com/
RUcarsharing.com Welcome to The University of Reading car share website. https://rucarsharing.liftshare.com/default.asp
Budget travellers: here's a crop of ride-sharing websites across the world. Handy for summer festivals! http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2013/apr/12/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-web …
Freewheelers
Linking drivers and passengers to share the cost of travel Saves you money, helps other people and reduces pollution. http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/
Which is Cheaper Car or train http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/03/06/which-is-cheaper-commuting-by-car-or-train/
Hire a car by the hour or day
local schemes are
Co-wheels have a share car based at cemetery junction and Q1 at the other end on kings rd, plus other cars located around reading. http://www.co-wheels.org.uk/
Easy car Allows you to hire your neigbours car or rent out your own car in reading https://carclub.easycar.com/
Reading University car club http://www.reading.ac.uk/cag2-whatcanyoudo-travelandtransport-carclub.aspx
More national ones are
Hertz on demand http://www.hertzondemand.com
Zipcar http://www.zipcar.co.uk/
Rent / share your parking space https://www.parkatmyhouse.com/
Southcote Information Technology Experience
Free help for People who need help and training to use the internethttp://www.rvadirectory.org.uk/org/southcoteinformation Southcote Youth and Community Centre
Coronation Square Southcote READING RG30 3QP
Material goods
Zilok - Rent anything online from individuals and business. http://uk.zilok.com/
Free Drinking water
Find a local fresh free drinking water source here from a shop / restaurant etc http://www.tapwater.org/refilling-stations
Abundance Reading
is a project, which harvests surplus of seasonal fruit and distributes it on non-profit basis to communities and local groups. We are a team of volunteers that picks unwanted fruit from gardens and public trees in the Reading area and we distribute it to local groups and people in need. http://readingabundance.weebly.com/
Like to share your garden or find some where to grow food try http://www.landshare.net/
Love your left overs 12 quick and easy recipes for left over food free download http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/Nottinghamshire/Get-Involved/Love-Food-Hate-Waste/NottsSustainableCookeryBook/ …
What is The People’s Kitchen?
The People’s Kitchen utilises and spreads awareness of food waste and celebrates the power of community by bringing together a team of volunteers to transform food that was heading for landfill into beautiful cooked meals that are served up on a ‘pay what you want’ basis. http://thepeopleskitchen.org/ no current peoples kitchen in Reading known, unless you like to set one up! Community cafe in Warehouse at Thursday and Fridays serving cheap meals, all welcome.
Taking action in communities.
Great introduction to taking action in communities. You can find the whole guide at: www.candoguide.org.uk
Short video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQJH2HDRujk&feature=youtu.be
Our new publication celebrates some of the best Community Organising stories so far - download and have a look
http://www.cocollaborative.org.uk/stories/community-organisers-stories
Freegle
Freegle it! Don't throw it away – give it away on Freegle! You might not need that old sofa or wheelbarrow any more – but there might be someone just round the corner who needs it.
Reading freegle group https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/main.php?action=look&groupid=69
Woodley freegle group https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/main.php?action=look&groupid=8
Reusing Paint in the community http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk/
Donate and buy second hand furniture CCA Furniture Outlet 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU They have a collection delivery and collection service http://www.ccam.org.uk/home/furniture-sales
Make do and mend
Problem solving through make do and mend has power to transformFixing things is back in fashion and Jane ní Dhulchaointigh is leading the charge to make do and mend not throw away and waste http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/make-do-and-mend-repair-power-transform-waste
Repair cafes have opened in London, New York and Amsterdam. Customers are invited to learn how to revamp a variety of consumer goods
the Fixer's Manifesto https://sugru.com/manifesto
sugru is the new self-setting rubber for fixing, modifying and improving your stuff. Over 216.000 people in 133 countries are using it to make their stuff work better. https://sugru.com/
Web-based documentation platform where people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. http://www.instructables.com/
Donate your clothes and other unwanted items to local charity shops
Barnardo's Charity shop 47 Wokingham road
Sue Ryder Care Charity Shop 119 Wokingham road
Sue Ryder Nettlebed Hospice Henley RG9 5DF has a huge car boot like sale approx every 3 weeks Often described as an 'outdoor department store', you really can find anything from clothes to bikes and everything in between.
Nettlebed Sales are run by an incredible team of 300 volunteers and all items are generously donated by the local community to raise money to help support the running of Nettlebed Hospice. http://www.sueryder.org/Get-involved/Fundraising/Local-fundraising/Berks-Bucks-Oxon/Nettlebed-Sales
Communicare Shop 227 London road supporting communicare charity work http://www.communicare.org.uk/ also visit the advice center at the back of the Wyecliffe church
Berkshire air Ambulance Local clothes collection points, at Palmer park recycling area, Orts road in Newtown and Erliegh road in Redlands, Wessex Hall Whiteknights road University of reading http://www.tvacaa.org/recycling.php
Public Helping direct clothes collect bank at rear of Pakistan community Hall London road https://www.cafonline.org/system/charity-profile.aspx?friendlyUrl=PUBLIC-HELPING-DIRECT/CCRegNo1131020
To Advance education for the public benefit in Pakistan and India
UHURU (Peaceful) Trust http://www.uhurupeace.com/index.php
Clothes collect bank at rear of Pakistan community Hall London road has been working in Africa for a number of years,
These projects at present are taking place in Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and theCongo with a view to further expansion in to West Africa and Asia
Oxfam Book and music shop 8 High Street, Book donation wanted, also book collection point in Palmer Park car park recycling area.
Donate you unwanted Furniture and Electrical's to British heart Foundation, Free collection service in Reading there shop is at 22-26 Oxford road Reading Call 0844 843 9603 or book online at bhf.org.uk/collection They also offer a house clearance service (charges may apply)
Streetbank ...shows you all the things and skills your neighbours are offering. It’s a giant garden shed, toolkit, fancy dress chest, book and DVD library and skills bank for your neighbourhood. http://www.streetbank.com/splash
Streetlife
Welcome to the local social network Streetlife makes it easy to connect and share with people in your neighbourhood http://www.streetlife.com/
Local tool bank on Cumberland road see http://www.facebook.com/CumberlandRoadToolBank?fref=ts
Why not set up a facebook group for your street too and share items on your street, meet your neighbours and create a community?
Reading LETS
Local Exchange Trading scheme, your local community group that exchanges goods and services without using money, but Readies, Members trade by mutual agreement. A rate in Readies is agreed together with any cash payment to cover materials. The seller then accesses their online account and records the trade when completed. This way you are free to trade with anyone and don't need to return a service to the same person.
http://www.readinglets.btck.co.uk/
From Town Halls to Village Halls, Car parks, community assets can be the cornerstone of a thriving local community http://www.theplacestation.org.uk/
Global sharing day 2 June http://www.compareandshare.com/thepeoplewhoshare/global-sharing-day/
Share your time.
A number of Reading University depts carry out Research and need volunteers
School of Psychology and Clinical Languages science
We would like to invite you and your child to take part in our studies and help us find out how cognitive abilities develop in infancy and childhood. see http://www.reading.ac.uk/pcls/pc/pc-home.aspx … for more detials
Why not help out in a Reading community group
Reading Voluntary Action working towards a stronger community for the people of Reading http://www.rva.org.uk/home.php
Timebank Be yourself Be a Volunteer http://timebank.org.uk/
Transition group Reading http://www.transitionreading.org.uk/about-2/
Working to reduce carbon use in Reading, by planting orchards, trees, and draught proofing houses.
Redlands Globe http://redlandsglobe.blogspot.co.uk/
Share your money
Berkshire community and loans Community Savings & Loans is the Credit Union for anyone who lives or works in Berkshire. We offer savings and affordable loans to our members. We are the local alternative to highstreet banks and doorstep lenders. http://www.cslberks.org/ Local office Reading: 58 London Street, Reading, RG1 4SQ
Lendwithcare
Got some spare money why not lend it to a third world entrepreneur via lend with care in association with the Co-op. Transform a Life with a £15 Microloan http://www.lendwithcare.org/
Thefreeconomycommunity
The Freeconomy Community's aim is to help reconnect people in their local communities through the simple act of sharing. http://www.justfortheloveofit.org/
Alternative currencies, monetary systems
http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/alternative-currencies-monetary-systems
Collaborative consumption
Storemates have embraced the spirit of 'Collaborative Consumption' a growing movement of exciting ventures that are looking to reshape the way we consume and interact with each other through methods of peer to peer sharing, loaning, reusing, swapping, recycling and renting.
For more ways to share check out this list https://www.storemates.co.uk/collaborative-consumption/
local buy and sell groups
If you can't share then you can sell and buy items on facebook, these are local buy and sell groups
Buy and Sell in East Reading http://www.facebook.com/groups/267120133422018/
Buy and Sell in Woodley http://www.facebook.com/groups/312900735470301/396095257150848/?notif_t=group_activity
Buy and sell anything in Reading http://www.facebook.com/groups/buyandsellreading/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Readding's Buy & sell Camping/Caravan Equipment only http://www.facebook.com/groups/319668691454409
buy and sell anything in woodley, earley and lower earley http://www.facebook.com/groups/261237497230448/?fref=ts
Reading Mums Sales & Business http://www.facebook.com/groups/225277140870268/?fref=ts
Martin Lewis's free Cheap Energy Club to take on energy industry. It aims to give permanently the cheapest prices
register with you current energy supply details, and it will tell you when to change suppliers, when your contact ends.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheapenergyclub
Like to join in the battle against cancer?
Just analyse these cell slides for cancer cells, and speed up cancer research http://www.cellslider.net/
Is there a great building in our community that you'd love to transfer into community ownership? http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2013/mar/19/tips-communities-transfering-assets
http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-bid/
http://locality.org.uk/our-work/assets/asset-transfer-unit/
Potential for Hydro electric on the Thames
http://ergobalance.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/energy-institute-in-london-potential.html
For a list of schemes see http://www.collaborativeconsumption.com/the-movement/snapshot-of-examples.php
For more local schemes we have
Transport
How much does your car really cost you, there are now many alternatives to car ownership.
Walk, Cycle , Buses.
Travel reading Live
For up to date Reading travel information visit http://www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk/
Also lots of local travel infromation here on reading live
http://www.reading-guide.co.uk/cgi-bin/bbrowse.cgi?Local_Information,Transport
ReadiBus
aims to provide mobility and independence to people with restricted mobility who would otherwise have great difficulty in getting out and about. ReadiBus' principal service is a Dial-a-Ride door-to-door, fully accessible, assisted bus service for people who cannot use, or have great difficulty in using, ordinary public transport. It is available in Central and West Berkshire and in parts of the fringe of South Oxfordshire. Some services are timetabled and run at the same time each week.
for more details see http://www.readibus.co.uk/
Snow and ice
Priority Routes which the council try to keep clear
http://www.reading.gov.uk/residents/parking-road-and-travel/HighwaysandDrainage/winter-gritting/
Cycling See http://www.reading-travelinfo.co.uk/cycling.aspx for reading cycling maps including leisure cycling routes
The reading CTC branch http://www.readingctc.co.uk/
Advice on buying a child's seat for your bike http://www.ctc.org.uk/guide/guide-to-child-bike-seats?page=2
Buses
Reading Buses http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/
12, 13, 14, Route Reading, Cemetery Junction, woodley http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/woodley2010/
17 Route Tilehurst, Oxford Road, Reading, Cemetery Junction, Palmer Park, Three Tuns. http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/route17/
127 Route Reading, cemetery junction, Twyford, Maidenhead http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/bus127/bus127_oct08.htm
126/128/129 Route Reading, cemetery junction, Twyford, Wokingham http://www.thames-travel.co.uk/bus126_128_129/bus126_128_129_oct08.htm
190 Route Reading Cemetery junction, Three tuns, Wokingman, Bracknell http://www.firstgroup.com/ukbus/berkshire_thames/journey_planning/route190/
850 Route Reading, Cemetery Junction Charvil, Twyford, Wargrave Henley, Marlow, High Wycombe http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/serviceInformation.aspx?id=12562
Now, you can buy a through ticket on any of Reading Buses in the simplyReading area to get to Heathrow! via railair http://www.reading-buses.co.uk/articles/heathrow-bound/ … buy you ticket on the Reading bus
OuiShare Creative community for the collaborative economy like to know more see http://ouishare.net/
Collaborative Consumption Directory
http://www.collaborativeconsumption.com/directory/
Share a journey in a car, give a lift or share a lift if you have a spare seat.
BlaBlaCar connects drivers who have empty seats with people looking for a ride. http://www.blablacar.com/
liftshare The online journey matching service that finds you travelling companions. https://www.liftshare.com/uk/
Gocarshare Life is a journey share it http://gocarshare.com/
RUcarsharing.com Welcome to The University of Reading car share website. https://rucarsharing.liftshare.com/default.asp
Budget travellers: here's a crop of ride-sharing websites across the world. Handy for summer festivals! http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2013/apr/12/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-web …
Freewheelers
Linking drivers and passengers to share the cost of travel Saves you money, helps other people and reduces pollution. http://www.freewheelers.co.uk/
Which is Cheaper Car or train http://money.aol.co.uk/2013/03/06/which-is-cheaper-commuting-by-car-or-train/
Hire a car by the hour or day
local schemes are
Co-wheels have a share car based at cemetery junction and Q1 at the other end on kings rd, plus other cars located around reading. http://www.co-wheels.org.uk/
Easy car Allows you to hire your neigbours car or rent out your own car in reading https://carclub.easycar.com/
Reading University car club http://www.reading.ac.uk/cag2-whatcanyoudo-travelandtransport-carclub.aspx
More national ones are
Hertz on demand http://www.hertzondemand.com
Zipcar http://www.zipcar.co.uk/
Rent / share your parking space https://www.parkatmyhouse.com/
Southcote Information Technology Experience
Free help for People who need help and training to use the internethttp://www.rvadirectory.org.uk/org/southcoteinformation Southcote Youth and Community Centre
Coronation Square Southcote READING RG30 3QP
Material goods
Zilok - Rent anything online from individuals and business. http://uk.zilok.com/
Free Drinking water
Find a local fresh free drinking water source here from a shop / restaurant etc http://www.tapwater.org/refilling-stations
Abundance Reading
is a project, which harvests surplus of seasonal fruit and distributes it on non-profit basis to communities and local groups. We are a team of volunteers that picks unwanted fruit from gardens and public trees in the Reading area and we distribute it to local groups and people in need. http://readingabundance.weebly.com/
Like to share your garden or find some where to grow food try http://www.landshare.net/
Love your left overs 12 quick and easy recipes for left over food free download http://www.veoliaenvironmentalservices.co.uk/Nottinghamshire/Get-Involved/Love-Food-Hate-Waste/NottsSustainableCookeryBook/ …
What is The People’s Kitchen?
The People’s Kitchen utilises and spreads awareness of food waste and celebrates the power of community by bringing together a team of volunteers to transform food that was heading for landfill into beautiful cooked meals that are served up on a ‘pay what you want’ basis. http://thepeopleskitchen.org/ no current peoples kitchen in Reading known, unless you like to set one up! Community cafe in Warehouse at Thursday and Fridays serving cheap meals, all welcome.
Taking action in communities.
Great introduction to taking action in communities. You can find the whole guide at: www.candoguide.org.uk
Short video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQJH2HDRujk&feature=youtu.be
Our new publication celebrates some of the best Community Organising stories so far - download and have a look
http://www.cocollaborative.org.uk/stories/community-organisers-stories
Freegle
Freegle it! Don't throw it away – give it away on Freegle! You might not need that old sofa or wheelbarrow any more – but there might be someone just round the corner who needs it.
Reading freegle group https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/main.php?action=look&groupid=69
Woodley freegle group https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/main.php?action=look&groupid=8
Reusing Paint in the community http://www.communityrepaint.org.uk/
Donate and buy second hand furniture CCA Furniture Outlet 79 Silver Street Reading RG1 2SU They have a collection delivery and collection service http://www.ccam.org.uk/home/furniture-sales
Make do and mend
Problem solving through make do and mend has power to transformFixing things is back in fashion and Jane ní Dhulchaointigh is leading the charge to make do and mend not throw away and waste http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/make-do-and-mend-repair-power-transform-waste
Repair cafes have opened in London, New York and Amsterdam. Customers are invited to learn how to revamp a variety of consumer goods
the Fixer's Manifesto https://sugru.com/manifesto
sugru is the new self-setting rubber for fixing, modifying and improving your stuff. Over 216.000 people in 133 countries are using it to make their stuff work better. https://sugru.com/
Web-based documentation platform where people share what they do and how they do it, and learn from and collaborate with others. http://www.instructables.com/
Donate your clothes and other unwanted items to local charity shops
Barnardo's Charity shop 47 Wokingham road
Sue Ryder Care Charity Shop 119 Wokingham road
Sue Ryder Nettlebed Hospice Henley RG9 5DF has a huge car boot like sale approx every 3 weeks Often described as an 'outdoor department store', you really can find anything from clothes to bikes and everything in between.
Nettlebed Sales are run by an incredible team of 300 volunteers and all items are generously donated by the local community to raise money to help support the running of Nettlebed Hospice. http://www.sueryder.org/Get-involved/Fundraising/Local-fundraising/Berks-Bucks-Oxon/Nettlebed-Sales
Communicare Shop 227 London road supporting communicare charity work http://www.communicare.org.uk/ also visit the advice center at the back of the Wyecliffe church
Berkshire air Ambulance Local clothes collection points, at Palmer park recycling area, Orts road in Newtown and Erliegh road in Redlands, Wessex Hall Whiteknights road University of reading http://www.tvacaa.org/recycling.php
Public Helping direct clothes collect bank at rear of Pakistan community Hall London road https://www.cafonline.org/system/charity-profile.aspx?friendlyUrl=PUBLIC-HELPING-DIRECT/CCRegNo1131020
To Advance education for the public benefit in Pakistan and India
UHURU (Peaceful) Trust http://www.uhurupeace.com/index.php
Clothes collect bank at rear of Pakistan community Hall London road has been working in Africa for a number of years,
These projects at present are taking place in Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and theCongo with a view to further expansion in to West Africa and Asia
Oxfam Book and music shop 8 High Street, Book donation wanted, also book collection point in Palmer Park car park recycling area.
Donate you unwanted Furniture and Electrical's to British heart Foundation, Free collection service in Reading there shop is at 22-26 Oxford road Reading Call 0844 843 9603 or book online at bhf.org.uk/collection They also offer a house clearance service (charges may apply)
Streetbank ...shows you all the things and skills your neighbours are offering. It’s a giant garden shed, toolkit, fancy dress chest, book and DVD library and skills bank for your neighbourhood. http://www.streetbank.com/splash
Streetlife
Welcome to the local social network Streetlife makes it easy to connect and share with people in your neighbourhood http://www.streetlife.com/
Local tool bank on Cumberland road see http://www.facebook.com/CumberlandRoadToolBank?fref=ts
Why not set up a facebook group for your street too and share items on your street, meet your neighbours and create a community?
Reading LETS
Local Exchange Trading scheme, your local community group that exchanges goods and services without using money, but Readies, Members trade by mutual agreement. A rate in Readies is agreed together with any cash payment to cover materials. The seller then accesses their online account and records the trade when completed. This way you are free to trade with anyone and don't need to return a service to the same person.
http://www.readinglets.btck.co.uk/
From Town Halls to Village Halls, Car parks, community assets can be the cornerstone of a thriving local community http://www.theplacestation.org.uk/
Global sharing day 2 June http://www.compareandshare.com/thepeoplewhoshare/global-sharing-day/
Share your time.
A number of Reading University depts carry out Research and need volunteers
School of Psychology and Clinical Languages science
We would like to invite you and your child to take part in our studies and help us find out how cognitive abilities develop in infancy and childhood. see http://www.reading.ac.uk/pcls/pc/pc-home.aspx … for more detials
Why not help out in a Reading community group
Reading Voluntary Action working towards a stronger community for the people of Reading http://www.rva.org.uk/home.php
Timebank Be yourself Be a Volunteer http://timebank.org.uk/
Transition group Reading http://www.transitionreading.org.uk/about-2/
Working to reduce carbon use in Reading, by planting orchards, trees, and draught proofing houses.
Redlands Globe http://redlandsglobe.blogspot.co.uk/
Share your money
Berkshire community and loans Community Savings & Loans is the Credit Union for anyone who lives or works in Berkshire. We offer savings and affordable loans to our members. We are the local alternative to highstreet banks and doorstep lenders. http://www.cslberks.org/ Local office Reading: 58 London Street, Reading, RG1 4SQ
Lendwithcare
Got some spare money why not lend it to a third world entrepreneur via lend with care in association with the Co-op. Transform a Life with a £15 Microloan http://www.lendwithcare.org/
Thefreeconomycommunity
The Freeconomy Community's aim is to help reconnect people in their local communities through the simple act of sharing. http://www.justfortheloveofit.org/
Alternative currencies, monetary systems
http://socialcompare.com/en/comparison/alternative-currencies-monetary-systems
Collaborative consumption
Storemates have embraced the spirit of 'Collaborative Consumption' a growing movement of exciting ventures that are looking to reshape the way we consume and interact with each other through methods of peer to peer sharing, loaning, reusing, swapping, recycling and renting.
For more ways to share check out this list https://www.storemates.co.uk/collaborative-consumption/
local buy and sell groups
If you can't share then you can sell and buy items on facebook, these are local buy and sell groups
Buy and Sell in East Reading http://www.facebook.com/groups/267120133422018/
Buy and Sell in Woodley http://www.facebook.com/groups/312900735470301/396095257150848/?notif_t=group_activity
Buy and sell anything in Reading http://www.facebook.com/groups/buyandsellreading/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Readding's Buy & sell Camping/Caravan Equipment only http://www.facebook.com/groups/319668691454409
buy and sell anything in woodley, earley and lower earley http://www.facebook.com/groups/261237497230448/?fref=ts
Reading Mums Sales & Business http://www.facebook.com/groups/225277140870268/?fref=ts
Martin Lewis's free Cheap Energy Club to take on energy industry. It aims to give permanently the cheapest prices
register with you current energy supply details, and it will tell you when to change suppliers, when your contact ends.
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/cheapenergyclub
Like to join in the battle against cancer?
Just analyse these cell slides for cancer cells, and speed up cancer research http://www.cellslider.net/
Is there a great building in our community that you'd love to transfer into community ownership? http://www.guardian.co.uk/voluntary-sector-network/2013/mar/19/tips-communities-transfering-assets
http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/community-right-to-bid/
http://locality.org.uk/our-work/assets/asset-transfer-unit/
Potential for Hydro electric on the Thames
http://ergobalance.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/energy-institute-in-london-potential.html
