I’ve built 2 large spreadsheets of resources that can be found using a simple gps navigator. GPS navigators have the advantage over smart phones of having a long battery life. But I’m also building a google map that can be downloaded on the app to use offline.
I made this for my planned cycle tour, but it should be useful to others who are travelling or as a resource for things happening local to you. It may also provoke ideas for projects in your own area.
Click the links below to see:
I also plan to print a series of pamphlets seperated by areas of the UK to have and distribute as back up hard copies.
This article will explain it’s uses, including:
- What type of resources are included?
- Examples of information gathered
- Future data gathering ideas
If you have any suggestions feel free to comment below or on the spreadsheet directly.
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What type of resources are included?:
Ordered by necessity to travelling on the cheap i.e. not necessarily by most enjoyable/meaningful ‘things to do’.
Eating:
- Dumpster Diving & Foraging
- Real Junk Food Projects
- Sikh Temples
Sleeping:
- Wild camping beauty spots
- Food & board for good work
- Couchsurfing
- Mountain huts
- Traveller sites
Washing:
- Wild swimming
- Public Showers
Maintenance
- Bike repair shops
Organising:
- Public charging stations
- Free Wifi
Volunteering:
- Freecycling
- Pick your own gardens
- Foodbanks
- Animal Sanctuaries
- Mountain/Cave Rescue Training
Studying:
- Activist centres
- Zine libraries
- Book libraries
- Museums
- Art galleries
- Radio Ranges
Exploring:
- Caves
- Urban Exploration
Game Playing:
- Ping-pong parlors
- Chess in the park
- Volleyball
- Petanque
- Basketball
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Examples of information gathered:
Examples from the 10s of 1000s of locations grid referenced & postcoded on the spreadsheet for easy finding.
Dumpster Diving & Foraging
- Apple – 1072
- Blackberry – 440
- Plum – 244
- Dumpster (edible) – 241
- Cherry – 226
- Elderberry – 169
- Pear – 163
- Blackthorn – 162
- Cherry plum – 96
- Hazel – 80
- Community garden – 75
- Walnut – 75
- Raspberry – 72
- Sweet chestnut – 65
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Real Junk Food Projects
- The Real Junk Food Project (Leeds)
- The Real Junk Food Project Doncaster
- Food Works Sheffield
- Fur Clemt (Wigan)
- Open Kitchen MCR
- The Real Junk Food Project Wolverhampton
- St Wilfrid’s Community Centre
- St Germain’s Church
- Harborne Baptist Church
- Winson Green – Sharehouse: The Real Junk Food Project Birmingham
- The Real Junk Food Project Coventry
- Real Junk Food Project Brighton – Bevendean Food Hub
- Hollingdean Community Centre
- St Luke’s Church, 64 Old Shoreham Road
- One Church, Gloucester Place
- St John The Baptist
- The Real Junk Food Project South Coast
- EATS Rosyth Community Hub
- The Real Junk Food Project Glasgow
- Refugee Community Kitchen
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Food and Board for Good Work
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Couchsurfing
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Showers
- Road Services
- Campsites
- Sports Centres
- Train Stations
- Council Toilets
- Coach Stations
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Animal Sanctuaries
- Upper Severn
- Lower Central
- Upper East Coast
- Lower East Coast
- The South-East
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Radio Ranges
- Pirate
- Leftist
- UK Talk Shows
- Call in Talk Shows
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Chess in the park
- London
- Edinburgh
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Petanque
- Brighton
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Future Data Gathering Ideas
Event Locations
Eating:
- Free food distribution and political advocacy
- People’s Kitchen
- Foraging Group Walks
- Field greaning groups to politicize food waste
- Farm Work Days
- Allotment Club Work Days
Travel:
- Cycle Club Rides
- Free Bus Routes
Exploring:
- Hiking Group Meets
- Wild Swimming Group Swims
Activism:
- Animal rights advocacy with slaughterhouse footage
- Wildlife habitat restoration
- Sabotaging the blood-sport of running down foxes with dogs
- Baring witness to the animals soon to be killed outside slaughterhouses
Studying:
- Philosophy discussion groups
- Book Clubs
- Writing Groups
Entertainment:
- Festivals & Gatherings
- Open mic nights
- Music tours
Game playing:
- Kabaddi group meets
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Activist Journeys 