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 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.
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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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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We were delighted to welcome so many visitors during Oxford Open Doors: 291 people visited 21 Energy Saving Homes – that’s double last year’s number.
A big thank you to our partners Oxford Preservation Trust and all the community groups that took part.
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.
Earlier this year, 12 Oxford residents who regularly drive successfully completed the Oxford Car Free Challenge: with guidance and support, they tried alternative ways of getting around for three weeks.
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The Oxford Car Free Challenge completed successfully at the end of March: twelve Oxford residents who regularly drive tried alternative ways of getting around for three weeks. They were supported by LCON project officers who advised on journey planning, cycle training and hire and similar.
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