Sustainable Charlbury

West Oxfordshire Renewable energy and Sustainable Construction Study

Coordinator — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:40:33 +0000

West Oxfordshire Climate Change Study wind map

Mentioned in Tim Lunel’s excellent presentation on the recent work of Low Carbon Hook Norton was a Cherwell/West Oxfordshire District study on wind resources done last year.

The report is available for download – it’s a massive pdf – so for summary here’s the wind map data showing in deep pink areas with over 6.5m/s average wind speed.

West Oxfordshire Climate Change Study wind map

Announcing a Special Meeting of Sustainable Charlbury – 6 September, The Bell

Coordinator — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:43:04 +0000

The next meeting of Sustainable Charlbury will be at 8pm Monday 6 September.

Not just that we’ll be reinvigorated after the summer break – but having done so much to raise awareness this year locally, it’s time to make plans for action!

SusCha has been successful in awareness raising activities of sustainability issues, but has lacked resources to develop projects that would achieve tangible change.

Last year we applied for significant funding to the Dept. of Energy Low Carbon Communities Challenge for local projects. Hook Norton were winners of this funding, but because of government delays in actually making the money available, are running short of time to allocate the grant they were awarded. There may therefore be an opportunity to revive our plans in the SusCha application.

We’ve invited Tim Lunel and Charlie Luxton (the architectural designer and broadcaster) from Hook Norton to speak to us about their project so far and talk about opportunities for grant funding.

We want to involve as many people as possible in the lead up to a planned announcement in late October. Time is therefore short for Charlbury to realise its plans to benefit the local community. We really hope to benefit from your input from a many local people as possible.

We’ve booked a bigger room than usual – the Cornbury Room (behind The Bell) – so remember to arrive early.

Empowering communities leads to local improvement according to Sustainable Development Commission e

Coordinator — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:54:09 +0000

According to the Sustainable Development Commission it’s report released on 6 July 2010 The Future is Local, “Empowering communities to lead local improvement works is the best way to tackle climate change and improve quality of life”.
From the press release:

Managing upgrade works on a neighbourhood basis can encourage greater participation and cut costs by 20-30%

Enabling communities to lead local renewal projects with a neighbourhood-wide approach is the most cost-effective way to ensure our villages, towns and cities are fit for the future and create the conditions for people to thrive, a new report from the Sustainable Development Commission finds.

The Future is Local: Empowering communities to improve their neighbourhoods finds that failing to upgrade our local infrastructure will have a negative effect on all areas of life in the UK, hampering our ability to deal with climate change, future housing and transport needs, ill health and unemployment. The report argues that we need to focus on more than energy efficiency if we are to gain the full economic, environmental and social benefits of efforts to improve neighbourhoods.

New Cotswold Line Cycle Route Web Site

Coordinator — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:41:18 +0000

New site with routes and helpful information. Would be nice to see campsite and B&B info. too

See – http://www.cotswoldcycling.com/

Cotswold Way Framework Consultation – opportunity for comment

Coordinator — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:35:51 +0000

The Cotswold Conservation Board are consulting on their three-year plan for the Cotswold Way.
The Cotswold AONB say “To make it easier for you to help guide the Cotswold Way in the direction you think it should take, I have redesigned the questionnaire using an on-line survey tool. If you have not already sent in your comments, I would very much appreciate it if you could spare five minutes or so to rate the importance of a range of possible outcomes, and let us know where you think the Cotswold Way should be going over the next three years and how we can work together to get it there. The new form couldn’t be more simple; just go to (the online) survey and follow the instructions.”

Food Inc. at the Memorial Hall – Saturday 24 July

Coordinator — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:51:03 +0000

In collaboration with CAWAG – A local seasonal meal in the Memorial Hall followed by Food Inc., the new film about the food industry. Tickets are £10, please book with CAWAG in advance.

“You’ll never look at dinner the same way again!”

Saturday: Meal and FILM – Food Inc at the Memorial Hall, 24 July 2010 19:00 to 21:30

Sustainable Charlbury at the Beer Festival

Coordinator — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 12:39:02 +0000

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Sustainable Charlbury at the Charlbury Beer Festival tomorrow – make a wish come true

Coordinator — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:32:52 +0000

Charlbury Beer Festival

More Riverside Festival images, plus Richard explains bicycle electricity generation!

Coordinator — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:53:19 +0000

See this YouTube video:

http://thurly.net/pay

Enjoy once more!

Tim

Sustainable Charlbury’s stand at The Riverside Festival featured on BBC Radio Oxford!

Coordinator — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:50:26 +0000

listen directly here:

http://tjwmedia.com/suscha/Bicycle%20smoothies.mp3

Enjoy!

Tim