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Join us on 24 September for LCON’s AGM and a discussion of Oxford’s future

We look forward to welcoming you to this year’s annual general meeting and get-together:

  • Tuesday 24 September 2024
  • 7-8pm (doors opening at 6.30pm)
  • North Oxford Association Annexe, Diamond Place, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DP

As well as holding our formal AGM, we are really looking forward to meeting members of the local community to share ideas about what our greener, cleaner city is going to look like, and the exciting projects that are getting us there. We are delighted that Councillor Louise Upton, Cabinet Member for Planning, and the Champion for Cycling, will be joining us for this discussion and sharing her vision and excitement for Oxford’s future. 

There will also be an opportunity to have a go on a Gazelle electric bike, courtesy of Bainton Bikes.

All welcome, please bring a friend!

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Get ready for our Heat Pump Surgery on 2 November

Air source heat pump

Housewarming is a programme of independent, expert, retrofit advice and guidance for homeowners. We’re excited to launch our new series of events:

  • 2 November 2024: Heat Pumps Demystified – drop-in exhibition, surgery with an expert, careers guidance
  • January – February 2025: Housewarming Retrofit series of 5 group meetings (Tuesday evenings) including access to Thermal Imaging cameras and support
  • 15 March 2025: Understanding Home Solar and Batteries – drop-in exhibition, surgery with an expert, careers guidance.

Find out more, including how to sign up for the one-to-one expert surgeries and Housewarming course, on our Housewarming page.

Kicking off our new programme of events for 2024/25:

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Your chance to visit Energy Saving Homes / Oxford Open Doors on 14 and 15 September

On 14 and 15 September, Energy Saving Homes is back in partnership with Oxford Preservation Trust for the much-loved annual Oxford Open Doors.

Find out how to make your home warmer in winter, cooler in summer, a healthier place to live and hopefully cheaper to run!

We have 21 fantastic Energy Saving Homes across Oxford for you to choose from. Find out more on the Energy Saving Homes website.

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Housewarming – new dates for 2024

We’re excited to announce our next round of Housewarming meetings, kicking off on 9 January 2024!

Each meeting will focus on one of the seven Housewarming guides providing a comprehensive overview of retrofitting for energy-efficiency. There is also time set aside for more personalised peer support. By the end of the course of meetings participants will have much better awareness of how to prepare their homes for the future and be able to engage confidently with professionals in discussing their options.

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Energy Saving Homes is back!

**Update November 2023: Following the successful Oxford Open Doors events, Energy Saving Homes will be running further tours of open homes, both in-person and virtual:

  • 4 and 5 November;
  • 2 and 3 December.

Details are on the Energy Saving Homes website. **

This September, Energy Saving Homes is back in partnership with Oxford Preservation Trust. Visit an Energy Saving Home during the much-loved annual Oxford Open Doors. Find out how to make your home warmer in winter, cooler in summer, a healthier place to live and maybe even cheaper to run!

Energy Saving Homes are a bit different from the traditional Oxford Open Doors locations: they show how ordinary people have cut energy costs in their homes, through small, cheap measures, and through larger renovation projects – from draught proofing to wall and loft insulation, solar panels and battery storage, heat pumps, and double and triple glazing.

This is a chance to hear from householders how they navigated the often-confusing landscape of eco-renovation. Find out what went well and what was difficult, what they learned, and what further steps they are planning to take.  You will be able to speak directly to them and ask your questions.

Details are on the Energy Saving Homes website.

“We are delighted once again to be working with Energy Saving Homes to showcase the amazing projects being undertaken by homeowners in Oxford to retrofit their homes to address the climate change emergency and to cut the costs of running their homes.  We do hope you will take the opportunity to visit the homes that will be open as part of the Oxford Open Doors weekend”.

Stephen Dawson – Operations Director – Oxford Preservation Trust

Could you open your home?  
20 homeowners have already agreed to take part in Energy Saving Homes this year. If you think you might like to join them and would like to find out more about opening your home, please contact Project Coordinator Karen, email karen.starr@energysavinghomes.org.

Energy Saving Homes is organised by Communities for Zero Carbon Oxford, a collective of community groups in Oxford working to take practical steps to address climate change, in partnership with Oxford Preservation Trust. This year’s events are funded by the Low Carbon Hub.

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Come to one of our warm and friendly Climate Cafes

Are you feeling concerned, anxious or overwhelmed by the climate crisis? Climate Cafés provide a supportive space in which to talk about how the climate crisis is affecting us – without pressure to act. They take place monthly, alternating between Saturdays at The North Wall Arts Centre, and Sundays at Common Ground Workspace

Everyone is welcome – we hope to see you there!

More details and dates on our Climate Cafe web page.

To receive our monthly newsletters with news and updates on our climate cafes and other events and activities, click here.

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Do you need support energy-proofing your home? Join our monthly Housewarming meetings

Following the launch of our Housewarming Guides, we will be running a series of monthly ‘Housewarmings’ – structured meetings with local residents. Everyone who lives in North Oxford is warmly invited – if you have not yet joined the existing networking group, you are welcome to do so now. The monthly meetings will start on Tuesday 11 October and continue until July 2023 and will be held at the Woodstock Road Baptist Church, 198 Woodstock Road, OX2 7NQ (corner of Beech Croft Road). All the meetings are on the second Tuesday of the month, every month except for December and April. They start at 7.30 pm and finish at 9.00 pm. 

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Public meeting and AGM, 19 July 2022
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Public meeting and AGM, 19 July 2022

We look forward to welcoming you to LCON’s public meeting on the evening of 19 July (19.30 – 21.00). As well as holding our formal Annual General Meeting, we will be launching the full suite of Housewarming guides and setting out our plans for Housewarming from September onwards. The meeting is also a chance to express your views and concerns, to tell us how you think we can be as effective as possible, and to explore how you can get involved. Whatever your skills and interests, please come along and take part.

We are holding the meeting via Zoom: click here to register for the link.

Programme for the evening

19.30 Start and registration

19.40 Annual General Meeting – the formal AGM business. Everyone is welcome; members can vote. Please see information and links to documents below.

20.10 Housewarming: Short presentation and discussion

20.30 How to get involved in LCON’s work: small-group activity with trustees

21.00 Close

Annual General Meeting

This is the formal notice of LCON’s Annual General Meeting. Everyone is very welcome to attend the whole evening, but voting at the AGM is limited to LCON members. You can check this by following the ‘Update my preferences’ link at the bottom of any of our mailings. If you don’t get mailings from us, sign up here!

The AGM agenda and papers can be found below. The agenda includes links to the documents, including the annual report and accounts (combined in one document), and a proxy form for anyone who cannot attend. We can send a paper copy of the annual report and accounts to anyone who would like one (email us to request this).

Agenda for LCON AGM 2022

LCON trustees report and annual accounts 2021

Proxy form for members who cannot attend

If any members cannot attend the AGM, they can appoint a proxy to vote on their behalf. This could be any member, including the chair. It helps us a lot if you do this, so if you can’t attend, please download and fill in the proxy form, and return it to Rebecca Nestor by 18 July. 

We still have vacancies for new trustees, so if you are interested, please get in touch to find out more. The AGM is not the only opportunity to join the board, as we can co-opt trustees at any time during the year. We are particularly hoping to broaden the diversity of the board and we especially encourage people of colour, younger people and men to consider the role. You don’t need specialist knowledge, though this is always welcome: we want people who live in our community and care about climate change. To find out what is involved and have an informal chat, please contact our chair Rebecca Nestor, or feel free to raise this in the small-group activity on the evening of the AGM. 

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Energy Saving Homes is underway! 18 – 29 June

We hope to see many of you during Energy Saving Homes – whether you want to visit an Energy Saving home in Oxford and hear from the householder, or find out about a range of options for energy efficiency and renewable generation at our Energy Saving Fair on 26 June. See all the details below or visit the Energy Saving Homes website.

Find out which homes are open on which days on the website energysavinghomes.org or visit  Daily Info. And click here to download a list of homes you can visit in north Oxford.