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Ban The Bulb

Contact Details: matt.prescott@gmail.com

Website: www.banthebulb.org

Aim: The phasing out and banning of incandescent light bulbs and the bringing to market of appropriate alternatives

Regular Meeting: weblog updates

 

The Canalside Environment Group (CEG)

Contact Details: 01865 311 511 / cegroup@hotmail.co.uk

Website: www.cagoxfordshire.org.uk

Aim: A voluntary group of local residents with a common goal of building a more sustainable community. All of us share a passion for making a difference locally. If you would like to join us, help out at local events or find out more please contact us.

 

Community Action Groups

Contact Details: simon.kenton@resourcefutures.co.uk or tel: 07793 647190.

Website: www.cagoxfordshire.org.uk

Aim: Community Action Groups (CAGs) work to increase awareness of waste issues and reduce the amount of resources that are thrown away.

By reducing, reusing and recycling the groups empower people to be better stewards of natural resources all of which helps to reduce our carbon footprint.

Each CAG is unique, but all are run by local volunteers who organise events and initiatives in their local communities.

Local Groups:

Barracks Lane Community Garden - off the Cowley Road, East Oxford

Bullingdon (Orinoco) – Peat Moors, Headington.

Canalside Environment Group – North Oxford, Waterways Estate area

Headington - Area

Low Carbon Group West Oxford – area just south of Oxford Railway Station

Sunnymead Environment Group – area around Harpes Road, Summertown

Zero Waste Wolvercote – Wolvercote area

Commonwheels: East Oxford’s Car Club

Contact Details: info@commonwheels.org.uk.
For more information on car clubs see

Website: www.commonwheels.org.uk/

Aim: Oxcar and national organisation Commonwheels launched a not-for-profit car club in East Oxford at the end of last year. The groups hope to cut pollution and the number of cars on the streets by providing shared access to low-emission vehicles. All surplus income generated will be ploughed back in to the Oxford scheme.

Details: The East Oxford club has a fleet of 6 cars at present: 2 new high fuel efficiency VW Polo Blue Motions and 4 resident donated 'recycled' cars (one of which can run on recycled biofuel). Members can book the cars, online or over the phone, for periods upwards of half an hour and are charged (by monthly invoice) according to the length of booking (£2.50 or £4 an hour) and distance travelled (first 10 miles free, next 100 miles at 25p per mile, 19p per mile thereafter). Rates include fuel.
Car clubs encourage more efficient use of more fuel-efficient cars – the Car Plus 2008 survey revealed that car club cars emit over a third less CO2 than the cars they replace. For more info visit: http://climatex.org/articles/lo-carb-communities/east-oxford-car-club/ or www.commonwheels.org.uk/html/locations.html#oxford

 

Footloose Community Arts

Contact: camilla@littleweed-music.org
Location: City of Oxford

Aim: to bring together diverse local groups,to explore the theme of the Story of Life and the Universe, and within that context, to provide space for discussion and reflection about the current environmental crises threatening our planet and how we can respond. We are using music, visual art and dance, and are working with several different groups.The project ends with a procession, leading to a performance at the Town Hall on Sat Oct 4th. There will be space for individuals to join in the procession/performance, please contact us for more details.
Footloose has worked in a variety of settings, including community gardens and nature reserves - we have made wattle and daub structures, recycled musical instruments, and toured a performance of an opera about the perils of genetic engineering to a mainly rural audience, including cows.

 

Low-Carbon Headington

Contact E-mail: marygill@f2s.com

Contact Number: 01865 762879

Area Covered: Headington

Website: www.headington.org.uk/lowcarbon/

Aim: Headington residents who aim to engage themselves, and their community, in activities which significantly lower the area's carbon footprint.
We have several working groups, namely: Carbon reduction group (measuring and reducing our carbon footprints); Transport; Waste reduction; Farmers' Market stall. We are also working on setting up a car club in Headington.
We hold whole-group meetings once a quarter, and keep in touch via our email list of supporters.

 

Low Carbon Wolvercote

Contact E-mail : vicky_harris@btopenworld.com

Contact Number: 01865 515858 / 07815 835513

Area Covered: Wolvercote

Aim: To work, at a local level, towards solutions to climate change (for a copy of the full 'Low Carbon Wolvercote Charter' e-mail vicky_harris@btopenworld.com).

Regular Meetings: Every first Thursday of the month in the Red Lion Wolvercote at 8pm (The first meeting of 2008 is on the 10th Jan). The Renewables Group meet on the third Tuesday of every month at the Plough Wolvercote at 8pm. Everyone is very welcome to all these events.

 

Orinoco

Contact E-mail : mail@oxorinoco.org

Contact Number: 01865 761113 / 07960 661748

Website: www.oxorinoco.org

Location: Bullingdon Community Centre, Peat Moors (off the Slade), Headington, Oxford. OX3 7HS

Aim: To promote waste reduction, resource re-use and play. In our amazing store you can buy household paint, decorating tools, paper, card, fabric, plastic and a whole range of fantastic things that we have rescued from a tragic end in a landfill or incinerator.

Regular Meetings: The store is open to all on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 11am to 4pm (expect to pay £2 for a bag full of stuff or pay what you like for paint). On the Second Saturday of every month we hold a “dump and grab” event. Bring along anything you want to get rid of or just come along and grab stuff you like… FOR FREE.

 

Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum

Contact E-mail: clare@oncf.org.uk or cynth@oncf.org.uk

Contact Tel: 01865 407034

Website: www.oncf.org.uk

Location: Oxfordshire

Aim: To conserve and improve Oxfordshire's natural environment. The Forum is an innovative and expanding partnership of 60 conservation organisations, farming bodies, environmental and recreational interests and local authorities.

Regular meetings/ events: 2 per year for members, plus Local Environment Groups Conference (spring 2008), free weekly email bulletin detailing all walks/ talks and items of interest relating to Oxfordshire's environment.

 

Oxford Pedestrians Association (OxPA)

Contact E-mail : info@oxpa.org.uk

Contact Number: 01865 779663

Aim: To promote walking as a means of transport, to campaign for the safety and convenience of pedestrians, to put pedestrians at the centre of transport issues, planning and systems and to represent the interests of pedestrians when plans and decisions relating to them are being made.

Regular Meetings: The 4th Tuesday each month at Oxford Town Hall, 7-9pm. All welcome.

Events and campaigns: Streets4People or Car Free Day (every September 22nd) , 20'sPlenty! campaign for a 20mph city, reduce pavement clutter and pavement parking and campaign for more pedestrian crossings.

 

Transition Oxford

Contact E-mail : transitionoxford@gmail.com

Website: http://www.transitionoxford.org.uk

Aim: To prepare Oxford for a positive post oil future by creating a resilient community in Oxford in which all individuals can thrive and be happy.

Regular Meetings: See www.transitionoxford.org.uk/events.htm

 

VOCAL – Voice of Oxford Climate Action Lobby

Contact: Steve Gerrish 01865 379913 steve.gerrish@virgin.net

Aims: Engages with local government (city, county, districts) to help them bring down local greenhouse gas emissions, e.g. meeting with councillors, local govt. officers, responding to planning applications etc. Group meets about 10 times a year, monthly. New members welcome. New ideas welcome.

 

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