One week to go till our Effective Local Campaigning Workshop, co-hosted by @oxfordfoe.bsky.social This one day course will give you the tools to organise and run a successful campaign.
Don't get angry, get organised!
www.tickettailor.com/events/cpreo...
Join us this Saturday at Harcourt Arboretum to watch a Novice Hedge Laying Competition. Watch the competition in progress and learn more about this important conservation skill.
Entry to the Arboretum is free for this event
@wildoxfordshire.bsky.social
Amazing work as ever from our Hedgerow Heroes 🌟
Brilliant work, heroes! 👏👏👏
Do you want to supercharge your local campaign?
We're teaming up with @oxfordfoe.bsky.social to deliver a practical and energising workshop designed for volunteers and local groups who want to create real change in their area. Free networking lunch included.
www.tickettailor.com/events/cpreo...
Our free workshops for anyone who wants to know more about solar start tomorrow!
This is a great community-led project helping residents on their journey to cheaper, cleaner and more resilient energy. Reserve your place www.tickettailor.com/events/cpreo... or just turn up! 🌞
#rooftopsolar
The first of our free solar workshops takes place next Tuesday.
Reserve your place today and start your journey to energy independence.
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/rooftop...
North Oxfordshire is currently under intense pressure from several large scale developments, but our flawed planning process isn't equipped to deal appropriately with them.
Sign this petition to call for a common-sense, joined-up approach.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
#planningreform
Thanks to @theoxfordmail.bsky.social for this write up of our Rooftop Renewables launch event.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2580562...
Our free workshops start next week. Find out more here
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/care/rooftop...
#warmhomesplan #rootopsolar
The countryside is at a critical crossroads.
Climate change, nature loss and decisions that risk destroying landscapes and precious farmland are putting growing pressure on the land that sustains us all.
We've written a letter to #Oxfordshire. Sign it today.
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/letter-...
Welcome and thanks for finding us! 🤗
This! 👇
Living in a rural area shouldn't automatically make you car-dependent.
Calling all Hedgerow Heroes!
Here's a great opportunity to get out in nature, learn a new skill and do your bit 🦔🪲🐦⬛
Last chance to book tickets for the launch of our Rooftop Renewables project. Come watch the amazing Power Station documentary and find out about our FREE workshops to join the #RooftopRevolution
www.tickettailor.com/events/cpreo...
If you're a Thames Water customer, you might want to have your say about the extortionate and disruptive plans for SESRO. Consultation closes at midnight tonight.
Respond here: thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu...
Read more on our website www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/too-big...
Thames Water's SESRO consultation closes at midnight 13th Jan.
Read about our objections to the huge, expensive and damaging scheme here:
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/too-big...
You can respond here thames-sro.co.uk/public-consu... or by emailing SESRO@ipsos.com
The words 'Do you want to install solar but don't know where to start' above an image of solar panels on a rooftop, followed by the words 'We can help!'
Want to install solar panels but don’t know where to start ☀️
Rooftop Renewables launches this month, with free workshops to break down the barriers to installing solar, with clear, reliable information and practical support.
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/care/rooftop-renewables/
Sign up to register interest
Are you a #HedgerowHero? Help us restore nature by planting up 130m of hedgerow in Long Wittenham 🐀🪶🦔🥬🪲
Sheep lie down alongside a hedge with snow falling
🌲Season's Greetings from CPRE Oxfordshire🌲
On the shortest day, we thank all our supporters for standing up for Oxfordshire’s countryside. Here’s to lighter days ahead and a hopeful year for nature and communities. ❄️
Over 10,000 homes have been approved but remain unbuilt in #Cherwell. Why is the council under increasing pressure to build yet more? We call for urgent planning reform. Read why here:
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/why-is-...
Congratulations to the campaigners who fought to protect Waterstock’s rich wildlife and diverse ecosystems, landscape and cherished public footpaths for future generations, setting a precedent to protect more Green Belt land against the 'grey belt' definition 👏
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/victory...
West Oxfordshire residents, don't forget to get along to one of the events regarding the preferred spatial options for the Local Plan.
Get informed and have your say on what gets built where. More info here: www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/west-ox...
Short-sighted business as usual from the government and not what most people want. Additionally, it's clear that the real hold-up to housebuilding is not nature but an absence of infrastructure. Over 11000 houses with planning permission in #Cherwell not built due to lack of sewage/transport.
Ahem....
Promotional image for the Oxford Green Fair 2025 on Saturday 29th November at the Oxford Town Hall featuring the words "ethical, local, sustainable"
Really excited to be exhibiting once again at this fantastic event!
Now in its 44th year, the Oxford Green Fair is one of Oxford’s longest running and most popular Christmas markets and gatherings for social and environmental organisations.
Come and say hello! @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social
#WestOxfordshire have launched a 7-week public consultation as part of the development of their #LocalPlan 2043. The consultation runs from 2nd Nov to 22nd Dec with several events across the district.
Find out more and have your say!
www.cpreoxon.org.uk/news/west-ox...
9. Promote Cross-Boundary Collaboration on Countryside Issues
Rural concerns don't stop at administrative borders. New governance must promote cooperation across communities on issues like housing targets, biodiversity corridors, flood management, and rural transport networks.
8. Local Food Security
Support should be given to regenerative farming and local food production that sustains the countryside and reduces environmental impact. Policy should reinforce the role farming has in rural Oxfordshire on feeding and supporting its population sustainably
7. Respect the Distinctiveness of Rural Communities
Governance reforms should respect the identity, needs, and character of rural settlements. Rural communities must not be sidelined, their voices need a strong and permanent seat at the table in shaping future decisions.
6. Guarantee Fair Funding and Resources for Rural Areas
Rural communities must not be disadvantaged in access to services, infrastructure, or investment. Devolution settlements should not be based purely on population size but on the services required.
