Tamzin Evershed shares the story behind All Saints Carbon Reduction project and their bid to gain funding from the energyshare website. From an original project looking at the church building they have developed a project to install Solar Panels on their community centre and fund the work that goes on there. When we launched the [...]
The Diocese of Oxford has published an information sheet to introduce how heat pumps could be used to heat your church. It will help you assess the suitability of your church and provides a list of things to consider as you develop a project to install heat pump technology and benefit from the government Renewable [...]
The Diocese of Oxford has published an information sheet to introduce how biomass could be used to heat churches. It aims to help you assess the suitability of your church and provides a list of things to consider as you develop a project to install a biomass boiler and benefit from the government Renewable Heat [...]
Chris Sunderland from EarthAbbey reflects on the recent harvest festival celebrations he has been involved in. Why did many people say it felt so good to celebrate in this way? Part of the attraction was that it was something we had done ourselves. It felt raw and approachable. There was no hype, or hard sell. There were no celebrities, no big egos. We were just human beings who had done something.
Get Generating: A Renewable Energy Guide for Rural Communities is a new resource that gives an overview of community based renewable energy options. The guide, produced by The Commission for Rural Communities (CRC) in partnership with Action for Communities in Rural England (ACRE), the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) and the National Association of [...]
The Diocese of Oxford has produced an information sheet for people exploring how solar energy could be used to generate electricity in church buidlings. The sheet will help people assess the suitability of their church and provides a list of things to consider when exploring installing solar panels and benefiting from the government Feed-In-Tariff. Download [...]
The Oxfordshire Climate Change Community Groups Handbook is a new resource for community groups in Oxfordshire, containing case studies, ideas, resources, links to groups and a heap of useful information, whether you’re just starting or looking for new ideas. The handbook is produced by ClimateX – and you can view it online or download it [...]
The first of a series of case studies from churches around the Diocese of Oxford has just been published. Supporting biodiversity in a churchyard is a case study from St Mary and St John Church in East Oxford. It is the story of turning a churchyard that had become a forest of overgrown trees and [...]
If you can’t cover your travelling entirely by public transport, cycle or on foot, you still don’t need to own a car: join a car club instead! Members get access to a fleet of cars parked in designated bays in local streets without any of the hassle or cost of ownership. Once a member, you [...]
