A group of stall holders at the Sustainable Wantage Clean Heat & Free Cake event.

Community events Near You

Community events near you

  • Saturday
    13
    September
    2025
    Oxford

    Oxford Open Doors 2025

    Energy Saving Homes returns as part of the much-loved annual Oxford Open Doors weekend, 13–14 September 2025.

    Led by Low Carbon Oxford North, with Communities for Zero Carbon Oxford and in partnership with the Oxford Preservation Trust, this unique event opens up homes across the city that have been upgraded to cut energy use and carbon emissions.

    Unlike the traditional Oxford Open Doors locations, Energy Saving Homes showcases ordinary homes where people have taken practical steps to improve comfort and reduce bills. From simple draught proofing to wall and loft insulation, solar panels and battery storage, heat pumps, and triple glazing, you’ll see what’s possible – and hear directly from the homeowners who did it.

    This is your chance to:

    • Visit homes in your neighbourhood and see retrofit measures in action

    • Hear first-hand from homeowners about what worked, what was difficult, and what they learned along the way

    • Ask questions and sometimes meet the contractors involved

    Cosy Homes Oxfordshire will be featuring several homes as part of the programme, offering further insight into how expert guidance and local contractors can help make energy upgrades a success.

    Find out more at: Oxford Open Doors

    Venue

    Oxford

    Organiser

    Energy Saving Homes 2025
  • Wednesday
    1
    October
    2025
    19:30 – 21:00
    Online

    Low Carbon Hub Large Grants Launch

    Please register for this online meeting here. Applications are open for our large grants from Low Carbon Hub community groups. The deadline for outline proposals is 5pm, 21 November 2025.

    We hope you will leave the meeting feeling:

    • Inspired and confident to apply for a large grant for your community project.
    • Energised to create a project that could generate renewable energy, make buildings and homes more energy efficient, or create sustainable transport solutions.
    • Informed about the two-stage, competitive application process.
    • Aware of the deadlines and timelines.

    Our community groups are a vital part of Low Carbon Hub’s work across Oxfordshire and continue to be inspirational in tackling climate change. We are delighted to offer financial support through our Community Grants Fund large grants to help organise events and community energy activities.

    We’ll hear from our successful grant projects that could help generate new ideas for your group.

    It can be daunting to start a project from scratch, so we hope you’ll be inspired by existing projects that give you a head start.

    We’ll discuss the challenges and barriers to making an application.

    We hope you’ll leave feeling confident to apply for a large grant of up to £5000.

    We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday 1 October at 7.30pm

    Please take a look at the information and inspiring stories on our Community Grants pages here.

    If you would like more information or a chat about our grants, please contact Cathy Ryan, Community Engagement Manager, Low Carbon Hub, catherine.ryan@lowcarbonhub.org

    Venue

    Online

    Organiser

    Low Carbon Hub