Riversmeet is a community cooperative of local people working to secure the future environment, social and economic well-being of the community of Cockermouth and its rural catchment area.
Riversmeet is working for a more cooperative, creative and sustainable society, by supporting personal and collective initiative.Our mission is to develop the capability of local citizens to sustain the well-being of our community and therefore our planet through collective action and community enterprise.
Riversmeet run a range of projects including local food growing, energy saving in the home, reuse of waste materials and practical conservation.
We believe that many solutions to global problems can be delivered by local communities and that creating new ways of living and working, within the limits of the Earth's resources, is the responsibility of local people.
By bringing people together to invest personal energy in assuring the viability and well-being of their local neighbourhoods we will optimise local capability and be a catalyst to civic renewal and community sustainability.
The content of this site is created and edited by local citizens and all those with an interest or involvement in our community, to help us all to share ideas, information and resources.
As well as a growing network of active citizens, this includes local people who may have moved away, young people who may hope to return and people and communities with whom the town has cultural links.
Everyone Can Do Something
Come and find out more at our monthly open meeting on the 3rd Thursday of the Month 7:30 pm.
Groundwork in Cumbria’s office is based upstairs and Riversmeet are working with Groundwork to deliver a range of projects.
Contacts: info@riversmeet.org
Riversmeet Community Resource, 4 Market Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9NJ