News and Events

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Join us on 25 March for LCON’s AGM and Community Meet-up

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

Tuesday 25 March 2025

6.15-6.45pm: AGM business

7 – 8.30pm: LCON Community Meeting

North Oxford Association Annexe, Diamond Place, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DP

Join us to talk about local issues and priorities with fellow residents, and to explore whether you would like to get involved. There will be an opportunity to discuss and ask questions around the following themes:

  • Reducing energy consumption in your home
  • Welcoming nature into your garden and local nature projects
  • Enjoying Oxford without your car
  • Making our money work for our children’s future

Please come along to share your experiences and have your say. All are welcome, and we hope to see you there!

Papers will be available for download here nearer to the date.

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Home Solar and Batteries – exhibition and surgery on 15 March

Over 1.4m households now have solar installations amidst a “solar panel comeback”. Want to find out how solar could work for you?

Join us on Saturday 15 March 2025, 10.30am-2.30pm for a drop-in exhibition and one-to-one expert surgery on Home Solar and Batteries, at The Annexe, North Oxford Association Community Centre, Diamond Place in Summertown.

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Catch the bus for just £1 on Sundays in December

Catch the bus for a quid! Discounted bus travel is back. Throughout December, all single bus fares will be capped to just £1 every Sunday. Whether you’re off for a shopping spree, a meal out with pals, a family visit, or just keen to explore our stunning county, take advantage of these £1 fares and travel for less! Up to and including Sunday 29 December. 

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Housewarming Retrofit series starting January 2025

Are you looking to upgrade your home?

Join Low Carbon Oxford North for the 2025 Housewarming Retrofit series, a series of five weekly sessions starting in January on Tuesdays, 7.30-9pm, The Annexe, North Oxford Association Community Centre (Diamond Place, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DP). Sessions will combine presentation and group discussion covering the range of retrofit topics including insulation, ventilation, heat pumps and finance, based on the Housewarming Guides.

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Making space for nature in north Oxford: Alexandra Park needs your help!

Next spring will mark the 100th anniversary of Alexandra Park, possibly Oxford’s oldest public park, situated between Middle Way and Woodstock Road, just a block from Summertown’s shops. Over the past four years local volunteers have been working to transform the park into a welcoming, safe place for people of all ages – a place to meet friends or enjoy quiet contemplation, to rest and to play, and to connect with nature. More projects are planned, including a community sensory garden and haven for local biodiversity. Summertown and St Margaret’s Neighbourhood Forum are now calling for more people to join them and to be part of next summer’s Centenary celebrations. Email the Forum (sstmnf.secretary@gmail.com) if you would like to find out more.

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Thank you to all who came to our AGM!

It’s been a busy year for LCON and it was fantastic to see so many of you at our recent AGM – from long-standing members and former trustees to those joining LCON for the first time. 

Special thanks to Cllr Louise Upton who joined us to share her ‘reasons to be cheerful’ about Oxford’s future: as well as highlighting existing initiatives to support walking, cycling and taking the bus (did you know there is secure and free bike parking in the Westgate?), Louise outlined a number of exciting future plans, including for district heat networks and ‘Greenways’.

Thank you also to Sam from Bainton Bikes who brought along a Gazelle electric bike and chatted to lots of us about the joys of the E-Bike revolution!

For those who missed the AGM, minutes and the 2023 Annual Report and Accounts will be available on our AGM page soon.

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Oxford Car Free Challenge report published

How did they do it? And what did we learn?

The Oxford Car Free Challenge report is published today. 10 out of the 12 participants reported that they intend to cut down on car use permanently as a result of participating in the project. Read more here -find out about the benefits of, and barriers to, driving less in Oxford – and what types of support can help.

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Come and meet us at the North Parade Market!

LCON runs a stall every 4th Saturday of the month at the North Parade market, 10am-2pm.

Pop along to see us, learn about our projects, discuss ideas, and meet others looking to reduce their carbon footprint. LCON members and other groups with similar interests to LCON are welcome to participate in the stall – contact us at info@lcon.org.uk. We hope to see you there!