So far, Sustainable Charlbury has awarded and distributed more than 40 grants worth £120,000 to support local community projects in West Oxfordshire. The association with Southhill Solar gives us an income of around £30,000 a year to put into new grants.
Click here for a list of all the individual grants that have been awarded.
See below for case-studies which look in more detail at some of the projects we have helped to fund.
Case studies
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 …
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 …
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 …
Kitchen Garden People  Â
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 …
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, …
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 …