Adfree Cities

@adfreecities.bsky.social

A network of groups challenging corporate outdoor advertising and reclaiming public space for art, community and nature. Find us at www.adfreecities.org.uk & hello@adfreecities.org.uk Listen to the Adfree Cities podcast: https://bit.ly/3YKWoW8

We are pleased to see that the Government has banned the sale of energy drinks to under 16s acknowledging the impacts they have on health. However, it is unclear if this will also extend to advertising these unhealthy products, particularly outdoors where these ads can be seen by anyone ☹️

Energy drinks to be banned for under-16s in England from April

It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.

bbc.co.uk

Did you know that for every £1 spent on advertising fruit & veg £18 is spent on ads for sweets, snacks, desserts & soft drinks 😱 Add your name to the @sustainweb.org Fed Up campaign to demand that people are protected from harmful food marketing & for healthier food for everyone 🥕

We're fed up | Recipe for Change

Join the nationwide call to hold companies accountable for ensuring healthy food is the easy, affordable option for everyone.

recipeforchange.org.uk

Great to see our comrades @endgamblingads.bsky.social continuing to raise the issue of gambling ads in parliament - When will the government use the 2005 Gambling Act to ban all ads?

Coalition to End Gambling Ads@endgamblingads.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Ending gambling ads ticks every box for government, writes @willprochaska.bsky.social in Politics Home today. It would protect children, grow the economy, save taxpayers money, and is backed by voters across the political spectrum. politicshome.com/members/arti...

Book recommendation! Our Co-Founder Nicola Wilks contributed to this anthology of flash fiction #TheLastPlasticFork (published by @habitatpress.bsky.social) on "green epiphanies". It's a joyful, offbeat collection showing how small interactions and moments can shift mindsets and make a difference.

Green Stories@greenstories.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Every tale in @habitatpress.bsky.social short story collection explores a moment of revelatory change through a dazzling variety of topics, styles and genres habitatpress.com/product/the-... @nicohama.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social @greensolitaire.bsky.social

Which election manifestos include addressing outdoor advertising? Find out here & if your election candidate has signed the Adfree Cities pledge for happier, healthier neighbourhoods free from corporate ads. If they haven't yet, there is still time before 7th May to ask them to with our toolkit:

Labour and Greens commit to addressing unhealthy advertising in local elections manifestos - Adfree Cities

More councils are clearly understanding the impact of outdoor advertising on their local communities and the environment, and are taking a stand against unhealthy advertising in their neighbourhoods. ...

adfreecities.org.uk

Thank you so much to May elections candidate @shinyshep.bsky.social in #Southwark for signing the Adfree Cities pledge & committing to ensuring that all our neighbourhoods are healthy places where residents have pride in their local area & public spaces are for communities not corporate advertising

Councillor Pledge for Ad-free Communities

Adfree Cities are asking all councillors, candidates and those up for re-election in May 2026 to pledge to keep their towns and cities ad-free to support public health and environmental goals. Outdoor...

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Thanks to May elections candidate @rachaelpenny-green.bsky.social in #Southwark for signing the Adfree Cities pledge & committing to ensuring that all our neighbourhoods are healthy places where residents have pride in their local area & public spaces are for communities not corporate advertising

Councillor Pledge for Ad-free Communities

Adfree Cities are asking all councillors, candidates and those up for re-election in May 2026 to pledge to keep their towns and cities ad-free to support public health and environmental goals. Outdoor...

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Thank you so much to May elections candidate @danjerrome.bsky.social in #Trafford for signing the Adfree Cities pledge & committing to ensuring that all our neighbourhoods are healthy places where residents have pride in their local area & public spaces are for communities not corporate advertising

Councillor Pledge for Ad-free Communities

Adfree Cities are asking all councillors, candidates and those up for re-election in May 2026 to pledge to keep their towns and cities ad-free to support public health and environmental goals. Outdoor...

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Thanks May elections candidate @susiarnott.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy in #Southwark for signing the Adfree Cities pledge & committing to ensuring that all our neighbourhoods are healthy places where residents have pride in their local area & public spaces are for communities not corporate advertising

Councillor Pledge for Ad-free Communities

Adfree Cities are asking all councillors, candidates and those up for re-election in May 2026 to pledge to keep their towns and cities ad-free to support public health and environmental goals. Outdoor...

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