CAG Oxfordshire

Low Carbon Barton is a group of residents committed to raising awareness of climate change locally, cutting Barton’s CO2 emissions, promoting sustainability and engagement with the natural environment. They are constituted as a CAG and operate as a sub-group of Barton Community Association.
LCB is one of three Pathfinder Communities in Oxford (with LCSO and LCON) piloting the Low Carbon Hub. They have a start-up grant from the Department of Energy and Climate Change and Oxford City Council.

Low Carbon Barton currently has 4 main carbon-cutting projects:

• Installation of SOLAR PANELS on the Neighbourhood centre roof. (13.32 kWp saving 5.95 tonnes of CO2 every year). Installation subject to City Council approval.
• LOW CARBON LIVING PROGRAMME: To launch locally at the ‘GREEN FUN DAY’ SATURDAY 3^rd SEPTEMBER, 11-3 at BARTON NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE. This is the no-guilt programme designed by Low Carbon West Oxford to help households make self-determined lifestyle changes that will cut carbon emissions. It features accurate footprinting using ‘QUICKSILVER’, one - to - one support and 6 group workshops. (Topics include Home Energy Efficiency, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and more). They aim to have 30 households sign up to the first run of the programme, with small grants awarded to those who successfully complete it. NB: programme and grants available to Barton residents only.
• SWAPSHOPS: Our first Swapshop will be at the Green Fun Day. From then they will be held on the first Saturday of the month, 11-1, at Barton Neighbourhood Centre. Help Barton to divert useable items from landfill, pick up FREE STUFF and/or Donate unwanted books, clothes, bric-a-brac etc. (Electrical items will be PAT Tested) Advertise larger items on our noticeboard. Eatwells Café is open during swapshop hours.
• SAVE BARTON NATURE PARK. Barton’s small (0.9ha) nature Park is currently included in housing development plans. Local people feel strongly that this valuable, much-loved resource should be saved and that future Barton residents will appreciate it as much as current residents. A 320 - signature petition was submitted to the Lady mayor on 19.7.11. LCB is working with CAG, and others on community engagement projects at/about the Nature Park to provide a strong case to save it from development.

Other projects in early stages include a School garden at Bayards Hill Primary, free gardening courses for adults and youth and more. Watch this space!

To JOIN Low Carbon Barton, sign up to the Low Carbon Living Programme, volunteer, or project-lead an activity please contact:

Rachael Peace, Project Co-ordinator

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Mobile: 07969033542

LCB are a small group and would welcome more members!