Community Action Groups

If it’s inspiration you’re after, this is a great place to start.

The groups in the CAG Somerset network are organising an impressive range of community activities and events. If you would like to get involved, you can explore group profiles below to better understand their work, aims and volunteering opportunities. Through community action, our network is making a significant impact on reducing waste in Somerset.

Community Groups

Our member groups

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  • Climate action
  • Community fridge
  • Community pantry
  • Growing and composting
  • litter pick
  • Refill
  • Repair groups
  • Reuse groups
  • Swap shop
  • Travel and transport
North Petherton

North Petherton and surrounding repair cafe

The North Petherton and Surrounding Repair Café provides local residents with a welcoming space to bring broken…

Langport

Langport repair cafe

Langport Repair Café is a volunteer-led community initiative that helps local people repair and restore everyday household…

Shepton mallet

Bite the Apple CIC

Bite The Apple CIC is a Somerset-based community interest company that creates creative workshops, events and artistic…

Coleford

Coleford Food Store

The Coleford Food Store supports community members living within the Coleford area (Coleford, Holcombe, Chantry, Charlton, Kilmersdon, Mells,…

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Bridgwater

Westfield Street Community Pop Up Cafe

Westfield Street Community Pop-Up Café is a volunteer-led community café and surplus food project that helps reduce…

Taunton

Ethical Food Collective

The Ethical Food Collective Taunton is a community-owned organisation that has taken over the running of Lesser…

Frome

POD scrapstore

The POD Scrapstore provides affordable donated, recycled and reusable materials for care and education settings, home-school providers,…

Wiveliscombe

Wivey-Welly Bus User Group

The Wivey-Welly Bus User Group is the first transport group to join the CAG network. They are…

Burnham on sea

Friends of Burnham beach

We started our activities in 2016. There was an ongoing problem with large amounts of litter accumulating…

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CAG Somerset news

Latest news from the Somerset community action groups.

Communities Connecting, Sharing and Inspiring Change at the East Somerset Repair and Reuse Roundtable

There is something incredibly powerful about bringing passionate people together in one room. The East Somerset Repair…

Monday, 20 July 2026
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Upcoming events

Events from the Somerset community action groups.

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Thursday, 27 August @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Green Illminster Share and Repair shop

18 silver street

Ilminster

Green Ilminster share and repair shop. We opened our doors in February 2022, with the aim of…

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Saturday, 29 August @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Green Illminster Share and Repair shop

18 silver street

Ilminster

Green Ilminster share and repair shop. We opened our doors in February 2022, with the aim of…

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People powered change

We support and help community action groups who focus on re-use, repair, reduction, sharing, surplus food or composting.

A picture of a community allotment. wooden planters are in neat rows with small paths between them. Within the planters are different green leafy plants of varying heights. In some planters are canes growing peas. All plants appear to be seasonal summer vegetables. To the back right of the image are some sheds and the community allotment continues right through the image