cittaslow

What is Cittaslow?

Derives from the Italian for ‘Slow Cities’

A network of towns that have adopted

common principles and objectives to

enhance their quality of life

Founded in 4 small Italian town in 1999

Originally grew from the Slow Food

movement

Cittaslow today

An international network of over 132

towns in 20 countries from Australia and

South Korea to Austria

Over a dozen active national networks

A growing UK network of 9 towns in

England, Scotland and Wales

Cittaslow UK network

England - Aylsham, Berwick-upon-Tweed,

Cockermouth, Diss, Ludlow,

Sturminster Newton

Scotland – Linlithgow and Perth

Wales – Mold

Cittaslow towns aim to: Involve the whole

community in a

gradual process of

improvement

Work for a more

sustainable local

environment

Encourage diversity

Promote healthy living

Support and develop local producers,

their products, and local businesses

Encourage local culture and traditions

Cittaslow membership

For towns of less than 50,000

Over 50 different membership criteria

(Cittaslow goals) that applicant towns

must address

Accreditation process before towns are

admitted into Cittaslow membership

Local steering group needed to manage

the application

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New goals from 2011

Existing goals are over 10 years old

To be more ambitious in what we achieve in the Cittaslow movement

Common International standard

Cittaslow goals

Environmental

Infrastructure

Urban fabric

Local products

Hospitality

Promoting Cittaslow

Environmental goals

Air and water quality

Reducing light pollution

Energy conservation

Environmental goals

Composting and recycling

Integrated traffic management strategies

Support of wildlife & wildlife sites

Environmental Mold Going Carbon Neutral

North Wales Energy Advice

Centre (Energy Saving Trust)

Stage 1 – survey 4,500

households for baseline data

Stage 2 – one-to-one advice on

energy conservation measures

and promote ‘special offers’

Stage 3 – renewables

Stage 4 – survey again

Infrastructure

goals

Pedestrian and cycle

access and public transport

Good, free public

toilets

Well-kept green spaces

and play areas

Notice boards in key

locations

Urban fabric goals

Protection of the built heritage

Good street furniture

Flower displays

Promote eco-friendly architecture

Urban fabric goals

Control of litter

Attract local independent retailers

Quality of Urban fabric

Mold & District Civic Society

Flintshire County Council

Mold 2000 (business group)

Cadwyn Clwyd

Sense of Place study, £30,000 Rural

Development award aim to build on

Mold’s local distinctiveness and

identifying how the Town may be

developed to the greater benefit of

residents, businesses and visitors

Local products goals

Increase awareness of healthy eating

and good diet

Encourage local schools, hospitals,

councils etc to use local produce

Develop training in traditional skills

Preserve local culture and heritage

Encouragement of Local

produce and products

• Mold Food & Drink Festival

• Flintshire County Council

• Cadwyn Clwyd

• £20,000 study through

European Agriculture Fund for

Rural Development to ascertain

the future opportunities for the

encouragement of local food

products in Mold and its

hinterland

Hospitality goals

Clear signage

Good car parking

Tourist information centre & library

Information packs to new residents

Tourist routes and walks

Supporting initiatives for disadvantaged groups

Hospitality Mold Spring Clean

Keep Wales Tidy

Flintshire County Council

Tidy Towns, Welsh Assembly Government, £3,500 award for 4 day clean-up across the Town involving over 650 community volunteers. Also painting benches, litter bins, planters and columns; new planting and weeding

Promoting Cittaslow goals

The promotion of local producers

through a directory

A Cittaslow website

Use of the Cittaslow logo by council

Encouraging local people, and

businesses, to help work towards

improving performance on these

policy headings

Why do towns join Cittaslow?

Involves the whole

community in developing

the town, including local

businesses

Commits the Town

Council and its partners

to working towards a

sustainable future and

builds on the positive

work already carried out

An effective

regeneration and

promotional tool

Why join Cittaslow?

Towns become members of an

established, respected network

Independent external quality

endorsement

Opportunities to learn from and link with

others – nationally and internationally

Opens new markets for local businesses

through networks

Accreditation process is a town audit

What we hope to see

GDH

Towns empowered to take the lead in determining their own futures

Greater funding opportunities

Towns, including their businesses, adopting good environmental practices

Local products and produce on sale and being promoted in Cittaslow towns

Preservation and promotion of culture and heritage

More information?

www.cittaslow.org.uk

www.cittaslowmold.co.uk

Cittaslow UK conference in Perth, Scotland

Friday 26 November 2010