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We’re pleased to say we’ve put at box at WOCA for people to drop off their old and broken biros; … Read More

Words by Helen Reid: Although setting the alarm for 4.30 may sound daunting, it was well worth it. We met … Read More

Richard Curtis (behind love Actually, Notting Hill and Four Weddings and a Funeral) has launched a campaign to highlight the … Read More

An update from Oxford Swift City: Meeting to launch the survey – Tuesday 25 April, 7pm, Town Hall The City … Read More

Wytham Woods is an ancient semi-natural woodland, which has been owned and maintained by the University of Oxford since 1942. … Read More

LCWO welcomes the improvement of Oxford train station together with the widening of the underpass for cyclists and pedestrians. These … Read More

Cycle safe training for adults coming to Botley Read on Oxfordshire County Council’s news webpage, or below: Cyclists are being … Read More

LCWO welcomes the improvement of Oxford train station together with the widening of the underpass for cyclists and pedestrians. These … Read More

David Attenborough stated in a 2020 interview with Make My Money Matter; “It is crazy that our banks and our … Read More

LCWO’s Mim was on the ITV news on Friday with homeowner Will Schrieber, who has opened his doors as part … Read More

What is Energy Saving Homes and the Energy Saving Fair? This week, over 40 homes across the city are opening … Read More

Our Communities for Zero Carbon home energy project, ‘Energy Saving Homes’, is now underway – and we need your help! … Read More

Cycling into Oxford? Would you like to park your cycle undercover at the Westgate free of charge? Did you know … Read More

The headline reads, ‘Oxfordshire’s 2021 badger cull – bigger, crueller and more unnecessary than ever before’. ‘1254 badgers were culled … Read More

We are so happy that the legendary Bring & Take is back on this spring in West Oxford. It has … Read More

With energy bills rocketing & the climate in crisis, LCWO’s top 5 energy-busting tips can help you save money & … Read More

If you: get the Guarantee Credit element of Pension Credit – known as the ‘core group’ are on a low … Read More

The project: Eco-Renovation Oxford Oxford Communities for Zero Carbon are planning Eco-Renovation Oxford, a project to encourage residents to improve … Read More

THANK YOU to all the fabulous volunteers who turned out at 10am to plant trees on Oatland Rec.  We had … Read More

News from Oxford City Council of an upcoming solution for electric vehicle charging in Oxford:   Charge Fairy (https://chargefairy.com/) are … Read More

[Reposted from CAG Oxfordshire‘s newsletter The Key, which you can sign up to here] People who live, work in, or … Read More

After more than a decade of running our fabulously popular biannual swap shop, the LCWO ‘Bring & Take’, we have … Read More

The Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel is asking people about the amenities they have near their home and … Read More

Post by LCWO Waste Champion Lorraine Need new clothes? Manufacturing and distributing new clothes can be carbon intensive, and clothing … Read More

Oxfordshire’s Great Big Green Week starts this Saturday, with a ‘Walk for Life on Earth’ procession from St Frideswide Square … Read More

We’re thrilled to be able to confirm two FREE workshops taking place on Saturday 25 September, 1030-1200, to coincide with … Read More

After the success of last year’s apple juicing pilot, we are collecting West Oxford apples and pears to make a … Read More

LCWO transport lead Neville has sent this update on transport issues: Bus routes to Jericho Oxfordshire County Council has to … Read More

Thanks to the 50+ people who came along to the last in our spring series.  We recorded it for anyone … Read More

Thanks to everyone who joined our free expert-led food and climate event this month.  Below are the slides and a … Read More

Communities for Zero Carbon Oxford, a collective of local environmental groups in Oxford which includes LCWO, has drawn up a … Read More

Update from Oxford Swift City team:   First swift sighting in Oxfordshire The first swift reported in the county was … Read More

A group of inspiring West Oxforders from the West Oxford Naturehood Group have been out in lockdown getting hands-on with … Read More

Do you HATE waste?  There are lots of things we can do locally to maximise recycling in West Oxford.   We’ve … Read More

Damian Ryan is a West Oxford local, and a key instigator of West Oxford Naturehood group.  Here he shares his … Read More

  Yesterday’s post was about why ‘Clean Up!’ by Nathan Bryon is my pro-environmental kid’s book of the year, and … Read More

Over 230 people joined an Oxfordshire CEE Bill Alliance event on Friday evening over Zoom, for a discussion of whether … Read More

For anyone looking for a good overview of Oxford’s transport plans, here’s a video of a talk by recent Power … Read More

Our colleagues at Low Carbon Oxford North have led the development of an information leaflet about the current Government Green … Read More

Thanks to LCWO volunteer Neville for the following information! We have become aware of a number of online consultations that … Read More

We are living through a profoundly weird time.  It is hard to plan even into the next week, let alone … Read More

THANK YOU to everyone who has donated their apples so far to the West Oxford Apple Juice project! We have … Read More

LCWO has led on a whole host of wildlife-focused activities over the past ten+ years, and artist designer Lisa has … Read More

[Reposted from Osney Lock Hydro’s website] Osney Lock Hydro has commissioned a mosaic in celebration of our centuries old relationship … Read More

Thanks to those who dropped off their apples at the weekend.  We now have 2 more dates for dropping off: … Read More

  Apples to spare?  Hate the waste? We’re collecting apples to make into West Oxford Apple Juice.   The plan: We … Read More

At the beginning of May we brought 3 expert speakers together to run a pratical workshop on greening personal finances, … Read More

LCWO wildlife lead Hugo and Chair Helen visited Kingfisher Corner yesterday to do the Big Butterfly Count and spotted 1 … Read More

Congratulations to our long-time Chair and coordinating committee member Helen Reid who won second prize in the Chapbook Contest 2020 … Read More

Following on from our group letter to Oxfordshire County Council on Friday, here’s a petition which has been put together … Read More

Cllr Yvonne Constance OBE, Cabinet Member for Environment, and Cllr Ian Hudspeth, Leader Oxfordshire County Council County Hall, New Road … Read More

Look at this image.  It shows the change in frequency of certain familiar formerly everyday activities under lockdown, and also … Read More

Would you like to contribute to ideas about better public spaces in Oxford? LCWO are looking for a member to … Read More

From our friends at the Hub: “The world may be focused on the immediate threat of coronavirus, but we feel … Read More

Here’s a great short film about Saturday’s #BuildBackBetter bike action in Oxford, shot by Zoe Broughton.  

We’re collecting images of our streets under lockdown.  We’re particularly keen to receive photos of the Botley Road, or other … Read More

Ahead of our expert-led Zoom webinar workshop THIS SATURDAY, ‘Understanding how our money choices impact the climate’ (sign up HERE), … Read More

The Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT) is interested in your experience of the streets during these unusual … Read More

The way we heat and light our homes has a huge impact on our carbon emissions. In fact, residential buildings … Read More

Dear LCWO volunteers, We have got some great repairers volunteering their skills a week on Saturday to fix our household … Read More

Recycling is important.  But as we’re becoming increasingly aware, it’s by no means the ‘answer’ to the environmental challenges we … Read More

Great news from LCWO partner Hugh Warwick of HedgeOx, as Bovis Homes, a national housebuilder, has joined forces with the … Read More

As we mentioned in an earlier post, we got a shock when we discovered our photo of a small plastic … Read More

Our friends at Earthwatch’s Naturehood project (currently running in the Florence Park and Marston parts of the city) have identified … Read More

Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (CoHSAT) Connecting Oxford response – October 2019 This response is made on behalf … Read More

RISE Zine is a new biannual zine celebrating creativity in the face of climate change, made in Oxford by the … Read More

Some deeply inspiring stuff happening in London this week at the XR October Rebellion.  Here are a few examples – … Read More

This piece was written by LCWO Trustee Alison Mathias for publication in The Sprout. On Saturday 5 October I went … Read More

Thanks to the 30+ people who came along to the tree planting planning meeting, following our ACT Now workshop, on … Read More

 Come and get active locally with tree planting. Info meeting 12-1pm on Saturday October 5th at WOCA.

Members of 15 local households dropped in to our ‘Come and find out more about the ACT Now programme’ last … Read More

Since making a good hog hole in their fence in Oatlands Road, Helen & Hugo have had nightly visitors this … Read More

This article came out the same week that the LCWO committee sat discussing how we make it clear that our … Read More

As you hopefully will have heard, the weekend of the 13-14 July 2019 is our Midsummer Meander.  The West Oxford … Read More

We’ll be posting useful graphics on the blog, as another shared resource.  These images are great depictions of the circular … Read More

If you have not made time to pop into the Oxford Playhouse this month to see the exhibitions from Oxford’s … Read More

This spring, I received funding from Oxford City Council through its Green Neighbourhood Grant scheme to design and print a … Read More

LCWO has been working closely with partners to support young children in the face of climate change.  Part of this … Read More

Danny Yee has written a detailed response to the consultation on Botley Road Corridor Improvements.  See it here on the … Read More

Annoying mistake from me in saying 9-12% higher when it is actually 9-12 TIMES higher – and we’re Low Carbon … Read More

Pop by and say hi – and take a selfie while you’re there 🙂   Info about our action here and … Read More

Last Friday, Bill McKibben began his address at Lady Margaret Hall with a description of his father, when he found … Read More

Remember last summer’s West Oxford Climate Challenge? Well, if you live on Osney, this summer is YOUR chance to take … Read More

Next Thursday is Clean Air Day 2019, and we’re parking a car in Bonn Square and filling it with smoke, … Read More

If you read the national news or are on social media of any kind, you should have seen that yesterday … Read More

Have you been a National Trust member since at least January 2018? Would you like to see the National Trust … Read More

A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be in the packed-out Friends House in Euston for a … Read More

Thanks to all who came to the Kingfisher Corner relaunch on a cold and rainy afternoon, and left with bird … Read More

The spring we have teamed up with author, ecologist and hedgehog obsessive Hugh Warwick and his campaign to save Oxfordshire’s … Read More

Our fab spring edition Bring & Take is fast approaching and we’re on the lookout for volunteers to help the … Read More

On Saturday March 9th 2019, we held our first climate cafe event at WOCC: ‘Climate emergency – what next?’ Just … Read More

Last October, LCWO commissioned an ecological survey of Kingfisher Corner, to get an up-to-date picture of the state of the … Read More

On Monday night, whilst exciting things were afoot in Oxford Town Hall with the Oxford City Council vote to unanimously … Read More

Yes.  Last night history was made in Oxford Town Hall when Oxford City Council voted unanimously to support a motion … Read More

On Monday 28th January, Oxford City Council will vote on two important motions. One is on climate change (and involves … Read More

If we’re to create the positive future so many of us hope for, and one in which climate change and … Read More

Whatever your food plans this January, it’s worth reducing meat and dairy wherever you can, as highlighted by the IPCC … Read More

Giving people all the info they need about the environmental, ethical and health reasons for reducing their meat intake is … Read More

Catch up on the latest from us here.

For those of you looking towards a 2019 with less meat and finding the idea daunting, The Conversation has this … Read More

Thanks to LCWO committee member Ruth (with input from newest volunteer Helen and other committee members) for pulling together this … Read More

… or gave me hope, at least! Pootling back from a meeting last night, I happened across Dev, a Radio … Read More

Have you seen the heart-rending Iceland Christmas advert which was ‘banned’ earlier this month, prompting an outcry? Here it is: … Read More

For those of you who are interested but couldn’t make the meeting last Thursday, here are some handy notes taken … Read More

Head over to the newsletter archive to check it out…

Well that was fun! Thank you to those of you who cam along to Beet the Waste ii at the … Read More

[via Oxford City Council] The city of Oxford has been awarded £474,000 to become the first city in the world … Read More

I n preparation for the changes to data protection regulation on May 25, with the enforcement of the new General … Read More

THANK YOU to all who helped out at and attended our Spring Bring & Take on Saturday, and those who … Read More

On the eve of our Spring Bring & Take, we’ve pulled together a few of our favourite upcycle/reuse projects and … Read More

A cable car has recently been suggested as one possible answer to our city’s (and Botley Road’s, in particular) traffic … Read More

How do you avoid unnecessary plastic in your everyday life? Sign in and comment below. Here are some links to … Read More

Thanks to the 90+ of you who came along to Going Dutch on Wednesday night! More to follow, including some … Read More

Following hot on the heels of the ZEZ consultation, a swathe of transport-focused events have been programmed in our city, … Read More

One thing which always bugs me about Christmas is the contents of Christmas crackers.  Once again, my daughter merrily pulled … Read More

News just in – a press release from Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council – which includes a breakdown … Read More

… as opposed to Dutch courage – not what we suggest to start the week. Hopefully many of you will … Read More

Thank you to everyone who came to the Harvest Bring & Take back in September. Over 260 of you came along, … Read More

  We are big fans of shared resources.  After all, why buy something when you can borrow it ??  Especially … Read More

We have just transferred all our contacts to Mailchimp, and tonight I pressed ‘send’ on the first newsletter.  If you … Read More

Once again, it’s that pumpkin time of the year, when thousands of pumpkins are bought and loved – and then … Read More

A seriously tasty dish hailing from Crete, which warms us with memories of the summer sun through its use of … Read More

Catch up on our latest news, including plans for our tenth anniversary and a warm ‘hello’ from LCWO’s new Lead … Read More

We are currently tinkering with the website to update it, so please bear with us if you notice anything funny!

Hi there! My name is Mim Saxl and I’m the new Lead Programme Manager for Low Carbon West Oxford. A … Read More

LCWO’s latest newsletter covers:  the health impacts of living in a damp home and information about support available in Oxford … Read More

LCWO’s latest newsletter is now available as part of the West Oxford Community Association newsletter but is shown here as … Read More

The harmful impact of air pollution on health has been known for some time.   Air pollution has been linked to … Read More

Let’s power up Oxfordshire with community-owned renewable energy The Low Carbon Hub, now in its fifth year, has launched a … Read More

LCWO’s latest newsletter is now available as part of the West Oxford Community Association newsletter but is shown here as … Read More

Low Carbon West Oxford recently held an open meeting called ‘How Green is your Supermarket’ to find out what our … Read More

World leaders will be judged by their deeds not by their words Last month (December 2015) the leaders of 200 … Read More

Towards the end of October we delivered a community survey in hard copy to all residents in  West Oxford to … Read More

The best bits It was a sunny day on 17th June when 9,000 people from around the UK came to … Read More

On 17th June about 9,000 people went to Westminster to lobby their MPs to help protect all the things they … Read More

Osney Lock Hydro As part of Low Carbon Oxford Week 2015 we are leading a walk to see the Osney … Read More

Speak up for the things you love that could be lost to climate change The things we love are threatened … Read More

From 13-21 June Oxford will be buzzing with lots of fun events and activities designed to inspire local people to … Read More

Low Carbon Oxford Week 2015 has something for everyone.  This What’s On guide will help you make the most of … Read More

Low Carbon Oxford (LCO) Week was a huge hit in 2014 and it’s back again this year with even more … Read More

Our twice-yearly swap shop for residents of West Oxford is happening tomorrow at the West Oxford Community Centre.   Residents can … Read More

A climate change hustings is being held on Tuesday 28th April at 7.30pm in the Assembly Room, Oxford Town Hall. … Read More

Experts give their views In two weeks voters go to the polls in one of the closest-fought and least predictable … Read More

Carbon Brief tracks manifesto promises The UK’s closest election in a generation is now only two weeks away.   Carbon Brief … Read More

Low Carbon West Oxford is a supporter of the Energy Bill Revolution (EBR), campaigning for warm homes and lower energy … Read More

In the run up to the election, Low Carbon West Oxford, together with Low Carbon Oxford North, has contacted the … Read More

LCWO was set up after the summer floods of 2007 by residents concerned about climate change and local flooding. It … Read More

Ingredients – 4 large onions – 300ml (10fl oz) double cream – A handful of grated Parmesan – Salt and … Read More

Ingredients – 1 medium carrot – ½ a medium green, white or savoy cabbage – 1 small or ½ medium … Read More

Ingredients – 800g (2 lb) pumpkin or squash – 100g (4 oz) walnut halves – Peppery green leaves such as … Read More

Ingredients – 1 onion (red’s fine) sliced very finely – 1 medium green or savoy cabbage, sliced thinly – 2 … Read More

Ingredients – 175g (6 oz) brown sugar – 175g (6 oz) softened butter – 175g (6 oz) self raising flour … Read More

Ingredients – 700g (1½ lb) chopped ripe tomatoes – the riper the better – 1 cucumber peeled and chopped – … Read More

Ingredients – 125g soft butter – 150g soft brown sugar (I used molasses sugar, but the sandy brown stuff works … Read More

Ingredients – 500g (1lb) runner beans – 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely chopped – 25g (1 oz) butter … Read More

Ingredients – 3-4 courgettes – Zest of 1 lemon, plus 2-3 tbsps of juice – Zest of 1 lime, plus … Read More

Ingredients – 100g (4oz) soft butter – 100g (4oz) caster sugar – 2 large free range eggs – 100g (4oz) … Read More

Ingredients – 400g (14 oz) Swiss chard – Knob of butter – 100g (4 oz) couscous – 50g (2 oz) … Read More

Ingredients Rhubarb 400g (scant 1 lb) rhubarb zest of 1 orange 2 tablespoons demerera sugar Topping 60g (2 oz) unsalted … Read More

Ingredients – 1 tsp chopped roasted hazelnuts – ½ tsp Dijon mustard – 1 tsp runny honey – 1tbsp chopped … Read More

Join us on a walking tour of Low Carbon West Oxford initiatives and installations on Wednesday 18th June in the … Read More

Our first open meeting in 2014 will be on the theme of climate change and local flooding.  Join us on … Read More

As part of Climate Week seven of our members cycled along the Botley Road during rush hour on Friday 7th … Read More

Residents of West Oxford are invited to our Spring Bring & Take event on Saturday 10th May 2014 at West … Read More