From March 2011 this film by RSA: Stroud-based Martin Simon argues that the timebanking movement, which links people locally to share time and skills, has a key role to play in building more resilient and caring social networks.
See Fairshares Gloucestershire: http://www.fairshares.org.uk/
See also No More Throw Away people: http://stroudcommunity.tv/no-more-throw-away-people-co-production-is-the-way/