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:
| Started | Currency | Status | Comment | Organisations | Model | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bristol pound[1] | Defunct 2021[2] | Active for 9 years. | Bristol Pound Community CIC, Bristol Credit Union, Bristol City Council | Local currency | bristolpound.org |
| 2009 | Brixton pound[3] | In 2021, there was a plan to convert to cryptocurrency, partnering with Algorand.[4] | Transition Town Brixton, Brixton Pound | Local currency | brixtonpound.org | |
| n/a | Cardiff pound | Not launched | Initial exploration circa 2015. Proposed launch for 2020.[5] | Local currency | cardiffpound.co.uk | |
| 2002[6] | Eko | Active as of November 2019[update] | Currency of Findhorn Ecovillage, Moray, Scotland | Ekopia, Hygeia Foundation | Community currency | www |
| 2015 | Exeter pound | Defunct 2018[7] | Active for 3 years. | Exeter Pound CIC | Local currency | exeterpound.org.uk |
| 2014[8] | Kingston Pound | Active as of July 2022[update] | Digital only, no paper currency. | Transition Town Kingston | Local currency | kingstonpound.org |
| 2008 | Lewes pound[9] | Active as of June 2019[update] | Transition Town Lewes | Local currency | thelewespound.org | |
| 2018 | Lake District pound[8] | Defunct 2020[10] | Active for 2 years. | Lakes Currency Project[10] | Regional currency | lakedistrictpound.com |
| n/a | Oxford pound | Not launched | Initial plan was not successful in 2013. In 2017, a Green Party councillor put a new proposal forward to the council.[11] | Local currency | oxfordpound.org.uk (archive) | |
| 2009 | Stroud pound | Defunct 2016[12] | Active for 7 years. | Transition Town Stroud, Stroud Pound Co-op[13] | Local currency | stroudpound.org.uk (archive) |
| 2007 | Totnes pound[3] | Defunct 2019[14] | Active for 12 years. | Transition Town Totnes | Local currency | totnespound.org |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cooper, Rachel (September 19, 2012). "Bristol launches city's local currency" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ "Marking the End of the Bristol Pound, and the Start of Something New".
- ^ a b "No money? Then make your own". BBC News. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "Brixton Pound chooses the Algorand blockchain on which to develop a tokenized version of their innovative Complimentary Local Currency, the Brixton Pound". Algorand. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08.
- ^ Squires, Carly (August 2, 2017). "Cardiff could have its own currency by 2020". walesonline.
- ^ "Findhorn Eko currency is hot off the press". 28 December 2017.
- ^ Finch, Hannah (July 31, 2018). "What went wrong for the Exeter Pound?". devonlive.
- ^ a b Smith, Sophie (July 27, 2017). "From the Lake District to east London: which areas have local currencies?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Jamie Doward and Naomi Loomes (2008-08-17). "Lewes, the proud town that is printing its own money". Guardian. London. Retrieved 2010-08-14.
- ^ a b "Lake District Pound: Currency forced out by contactless technology". BBC. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "The Oxford Pound - City could soon get its very own currency". The Oxford Times. 20 October 2017.
- ^ Robert, Stuart (2022). Money, credit and regional development: complementary local currencies and the provision of small business credit. University of Birmingham.
- ^ Scott Cato, Molly (2012). "Stroud Pound: a Local Currency to Map, Measure and Strengthen The Local Economy" (PDF). International Journal of Community Currency Research. 16: Section D 106–115.
- ^ "Totnes pound: Currency killed by 'cashless economy'". BBC News. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2019.