Homes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remember last summer’s West Oxford Climate Challenge? Well, if you live on Osney, this summer is YOUR chance to take … 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 Monday night, whilst exciting things were afoot in Oxford Town Hall with the Oxford City Council vote to unanimously … 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

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

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