List of community currencies in the United Kingdom explained

This article is a list of community currencies that are, or have been, used in the United Kingdom. There are various models such as complementary currencies, local currencies, Local Exchange Trading Systems (LETS) and Time-based currency:

StartedCurrencyStatusCommentOrganisationsModelWebsite
2012Bristol pound[1] Defunct 2021[2] Active for 9 years.Bristol Pound Community CIC, Bristol Credit Union, Bristol City CouncilLocal currencybristolpound.org
2009Brixton poundIn 2021, there was a plan to convert to cryptocurrency, partnering with Algorand.[3] Transition Town Brixton, Brixton PoundLocal currencybrixtonpound.org
n/aCardiff poundNot launchedInitial exploration circa 2015. Proposed launch for 2020.[4] Local currencycardiffpound.co.uk
2002[5] EkoActive Currency of Findhorn Ecovillage, Moray, Scotland Ekopia, Hygeia FoundationCommunity currency
2015Exeter poundDefunct 2018[6] Active for 3 years.Exeter Pound CICLocal currencyexeterpound.org.uk
2014Kingston PoundActive Digital only, no paper currency.Transition Town KingstonLocal currencykingstonpound.org
2008Lewes pound[7] Active Transition Town LewesLocal currencythelewespound.org
2018Lake District pound[8] Defunct 2020[9] Active for 2 years.Lakes Currency ProjectRegional currencylakedistrictpound.com
n/aOxford poundNot launchedInitial plan was not successful in 2013. In 2017, a Green Party councillor put a new proposal forward to the council.[10] Local currencyoxfordpound.org.uk (archive)
2009Stroud poundDefunct 2016[11] Active for 7 years.Transition Town Stroud, Stroud Pound Co-op[12] Local currencystroudpound.org.uk (archive)
2007Totnes pound[13] Defunct 2019[14] Active for 12 years.Transition Town TotnesLocal currencytotnespound.org

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bristol launches city's local currency. Rachel. Cooper. September 19, 2012. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  2. Web site: Marking the End of the Bristol Pound, and the Start of Something New .
  3. Web site: Brixton Pound chooses the Algorand blockchain on which to develop a tokenized version of their innovative Complimentary Local Currency, the Brixton Pound . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608061434/https://www.algorand.foundation/news/brixton-pound-algorand . 2023-06-08 . Algorand.
  4. Web site: Cardiff could have its own currency by 2020. Carly. Squires. August 2, 2017. walesonline.
  5. Web site: Findhorn Eko currency is hot off the press. 28 December 2017.
  6. Web site: What went wrong for the Exeter Pound?. Hannah. Finch. July 31, 2018. devonlive.
  7. News: Jamie Doward and Naomi Loomes . Lewes, the proud town that is printing its own money . Guardian . 2008-08-17. 2010-08-14 . London.
  8. News: From the Lake District to east London: which areas have local currencies?. Sophie. Smith. The Telegraph. July 27, 2017. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  9. News: Lake District Pound: Currency forced out by contactless technology. 20 November 2019. 18 July 2021. BBC.
  10. Web site: The Oxford Pound - City could soon get its very own currency. 20 October 2017. The Oxford Times.
  11. Book: Robert, Stuart . Money, credit and regional development: complementary local currencies and the provision of small business credit . University of Birmingham . 2022.
  12. Scott Cato . Molly . Stroud Pound: a Local Currency to Map, Measure and Strengthen The Local Economy . International Journal of Community Currency Research . 2012 . 16 . Section D 106–115 .
  13. News: No money? Then make your own . BBC News . 2009-09-17 . 2010-05-11.
  14. News: Totnes pound: Currency killed by 'cashless economy' . BBC News . 6 March 2019 . 31 May 2019.

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