Our impact
£144,000
Value of grants awarded
45+
Projects supported so far
£30,000
Likely annual grant funding available in future years
Some of the projects we’ve helped fund…..
Our partnership with
Southill Community Energy
Southill Community Energy (SCE) runs a 4.5 MW (megawatt) solar farm that generates enough zero carbon electricity to cater for 90 percent of the energy needs of Charlbury, Finstock and Fawler. The Southill Solar site is also a nature restoration project. We work in partnership with SCE to make sure surplus revenues from the solar farm’s operations are put to good use in tackling the climate crisis in other ways – for example, through funding improved energy efficiency, restoring hedgerows or making farming more sustainable.
The solar farm would not have been built without substantial investment from people living locally. Now SCE is putting funds back into our community through the association with Sustainable Charlbury.
Our latest news…..

Explaining what we do to Charlbury School
“It was a far more daunting prospect than talking to a room full of adults”, commented Sustainable Charlbury trustee Tim Crisp, describing how he felt ahead of addressing the morning …

Long Mead meadow restoration training
Would you recognise an Early marsh orchid or, for that matter, Great burnet, Dropwort, Molly blob (also known as Marsh marigold), Meadow-rue or Adder’s-tongue fern? Volunteers from Charlbury and other …

Support for biodiversity at Blenheim’s solar farm
Trustees of Sustainable Charlbury recently visited Weaveley Solar Farm, a 6.5-hectare solar installation on the Blenheim Palace estate. The visit provided an opportunity to understand how solar farms impact local biodiversity …