Our impact
£317,750
Value of grants awarded
60+
Projects supported so far
£30,000+
Likely annual grant funding available in future years
Our latest news…..
Local MP backs emergency climate broadcast
In a summer of heat, drought and fires, the success of two recent public events shows that many people living around Charlbury care deeply about climate change and have ideas …
Solstice celebration at Southill Solar
Southill Solar held its first ever open day on Sunday, 21st June to celebrate the summer solstice and mark the solar farm’s tenth year of operation. About fifty people came …
SusCha funds action on nature recovery
Birds, bats, bees and everyone who cares about the natural world have a new champion. Charlbury Town Council has appointed a self-employed contractor to support local nature projects. The £60,000 …
Some of the projects we’ve helped fund…..
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Additions to Charlbury Scout Hut
Charlbury Scout Group have achieved massive cuts in energy use and energy bills due to two grants worth £3,400 in total, awarded by SusCha in 2024. The money was spent …
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Meadow on The Mill Field
SusCha is supporting the restoration of wildflower-rich, floodplain meadow on a half-acre area at the western end of The Mill Field, Charlbury’s main recreation space. The grant award was for …
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Leafield Village Hall
In 2023, SusCha contributed £5,000 towards energy efficiency improvements at Leafield Village Hall. The grant paid for basic measures to reduce heat loss and cut energy use in an old, …
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Charlbury Bowls Club
SusCha contributed £12,260 to help Charlbury Bowls Club upgrade and extend their facilities, focusing on reducing their energy costs and improving comfort. Our funding supported the initial thermal imaging and …
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Charlbury Primary School
SusCha has been working with Charlbury Primary School to build awareness of environmental issues among 5 to11 year olds. Grants of £9,500 were paid out from 2021-2023 to support activities …
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Kitchen Garden People
In 2020, SusCha awarded £5,000 to the Kitchen Garden People, a community food enterprise. The grant has helped buy two polytunnels to enable vegetable growing in all seasons. The following …
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Charlbury Pre-School building
SusCha has provided £8,600 of funding to improve energy efficiency standards in the Old Grammar School building which houses the Charlbury Pre-School. The recipient was the Charlbury Exhibition Foundation, a …
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Mapping carbon on local sites
Soil and vegetation in The Mill Field, Charlbury’s main recreation space, absorbs and stores enough carbon to keep approximately 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere each year. …
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.