Find your local community group
Meet your neighbours and make a difference where you live
There are brilliant low carbon community groups all over Oxfordshire. Many of them are part of our network, as community shareholders in Low Carbon Hub.
Below, you’ll find all the groups in our network. They’re always looking for new people to get involved. Other groups across the county also work on climate change and sustainability. To find them, visit Community Action Groups (CAG) Oxfordshire.
21st Century Thame
21st Century Thame is a community-led partnership based in Thame working to help the town thrive socially, economically, and environmentally.
Abingdon Carbon Cutters
A community action group cutting Abingdon’s carbon footprint
Banbury Community Action Group
Local community projects about food, waste, transport and energy, making Banbury a greener, more sustainable place to live
Barford Environment Network
Find out how Barford Environment Network is helping two North Oxfordshire villages transition to sustainable, net-zero living – and how to get involved.
Burford Environmental Action Group (BEAgles)
Burford Environmental Action Group (otherwise known as the BEAgles) meet regularly to find solutions to the climate and nature crisis and to build local support for a sustainable future.
Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth
Chinnor and Thame Friends of the Earth campaign for change in the community to make a positive difference to the environment at a local, national and global level.
Cholsey Environment Champions
Cholsey Environment Champions. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions and protecting the natural world in Cholsey.
Deddington Environment Network
Deddington Environment Network was launched by local residents and businesses motivated to take action on the climate crisis.
First and Last Mile
First and Last Mile formed to reconnect communities left isolated by the loss of public transport services between a number of West Oxfordshire villages.
Freeland Energy Group
Freeland Energy Group encourages energy reduction and increasing renewable energy generation in the Freeland area of West Oxfordshire.
Go Green Hanborough
Go Green Hanborough formed in 2025 in response to CAPZero, the Community Action Plan for Zero-Carbon Energy, in the Eynsham Primary Substation Area. CAPZero is the first local energy action plan in the UK developed at community level. It aims for a 78% cut in carbon by 2035 and net zero by 2050. The group […]
Goring & Streatley Sustainability Group
The Goring and Streatley Sustainability Group (GSSG) has been working to identify, implement and integrate sustainability projects.
Greener Great Coxwell
Greener Great Coxwell is a low carbon community group in the beautiful village of Great Coxwell.
Greener Henley
Greener Henley works closely with Henley CEWG on the Solar Streets initiative, which offers Henley homes solar panels at a discounted rate. They also promote home energy efficiency by supporting Cosy Homes Oxfordshire. They hold regular events and have a thriving wildlife group, a large tree planting group, a new repair café and a successful […]
GreenTEA
GreenTEA is part of the Transition Network, a grassroots movement helping communities move away from fossil fuels towards sustainable living, powered by clean, renewable energy and locally grown food. The group is made up of several action groups. Its Energy Group works with Low Carbon Hub on the Eynsham Smart & Fair Futures project and […]
Hardwick Community Energy
Based at Hardwick Estate in the Chiltern Hills, Hardwick Community Energy is reducing energy use, exploring on-site solar generation, and preparing for a pioneering transition to community ownership – set to become the first community-led estate in England.
Heat Clanfield
Heat Clanfield is a community project set up by volunteers and long-standing residents to give households, local businesses and organisations the chance to choose affordable, low carbon and renewable heating and hot water.
Henley Climate Emergency Working Group
Henley Town Council brings together councillors and local residents to find practical ways to reduce Henley’s carbon footprint.
Hook Norton Community Land Trust
Hook Norton Community Land Trust delivers an innovative, community-led development of affordable homes designed to have a positive environmental impact and stand the test of time.
Hook Norton Low Carbon
Hook Norton Low Carbon (HNLC) helps the community think about a sustainable future. In 2010, it won grant funding from the Low Carbon Communities Challenge. This paid for solar panels at Hook Norton Primary School and on the roof of the Sports and Social Club.
Kidlington Eco Group
Kidlington Eco Group (KEG) is a network of ecologically minded organisations, church groups and individuals, working together towards a greener community in Kidlington.
Local Environment Action Florence Park
EAF (Local Environmental Action Florence Park) works to improve the local environment through energy advice, air pollution campaigns and wildflower planting – and welcomes new members and ideas.
Low Carbon East Oxford
Low Carbon East Oxford (LCEO) brings east Oxford residents together to take practical climate-positive action – from thermal imaging and draught-proofing to cycling, food and tree planting.
Low Carbon Marston
Low Carbon Marston is a community group in Marston, Oxford. It grew out of the Marston Community Gardening group, and focuses on insulating homes and raising awareness of renewable energy. The group plans to build on projects already running in the Marston Eco Group, such as the Community EV Car Club, Bike Doctor workshops, Community […]
Low Carbon Oxford North
Low Carbon Oxford North (LCON) is a charity set up by local residents. It launched Oxford North Community Renewables, which installed solar panels on two local schools using money raised by the community.
Low Carbon South Oxford
ow Carbon South Oxford (LCSO) brings together residents, groups and organisations across South Oxford to reduce carbon emissions and explore sustainable living – from swap shops to Carbon Conversations.
Low Carbon West Oxford
Low Carbon West Oxford (LCWO) is a community-led initiative tackling climate change through energy projects, practical workshops, children’s resources and its own carbon footprint calculator.
One Planet Abingdon
One Planet Abingdon supports Abingdon residents to live sustainably – through a town centre Climate Emergency Centre, home energy advice, retrofit guidance and youth climate workshops.
One Planet Clanfield
One Planet Clanfield helps residents in Clanfield live more sustainably – through a community allotment, self-funding Repair Café and popular Sustainability Saturday events.
Osney Lock Hydro
Osney Lock Hydro is the first community-owned hydro scheme on the Thames, generating over 179,000kWh of clean electricity a year as part of West Oxford Community Renewables.
Oxford Friends of the Earth
Oxford Friends of the Earth works to protect and improve the environment, locally and nationally. It’s part of the Friends of the Earth global network, which works in 75 countries.
Phoenix Energy Community
Phoenix Energy Community is a Community Interest Company working across Thame, Long Crendon and Haddenham to develop community energy projects, improve home energy efficiency and engage local residents in the energy transition.
Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon
Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon aims to make Rose Hill the first zero-carbon estate in the country – through solar, tree planting and community action.
Southill Community Energy
Southill Community Energy runs Southill Solar, a community-owned solar farm on the Cornbury Estate generating clean energy for Charlbury, Finstock and Fawler – and reinvesting surplus funds into local low-carbon grants.
Sustainable Blewbury
ustainable Blewbury works across five themes – energy, transport, food, waste and the natural environment – to help the village adapt to a low-carbon way of living.
Sustainable Botley
Sustainable Botley is a community group focused on home energy efficiency – running events, sharing advice and helping residents in Botley cut their carbon footprint and fuel bills.
Sustainable Charlbury
Sustainable Charlbury inspires and empowers the Charlbury community to tackle climate change – through plastic reduction, home energy efficiency and partnership with Southill Solar.
Sustainable Didcot
Sustainable Didcot brings together Didcot residents to take action on climate change – through regular community events, a freecycle project and the ambitious Project RED energy assessment.
Sustainable Duns Tew
Sustainable Duns Tew is a group that helps people learn about climate change and take action to reduce waste and their carbon footprint.
Sustainable Harwell
Sustainable Harwell works on sustainability projects in Harwell village – from a community orchard and smart plugs scheme to tackling climate change and reducing waste.
Sustainable Kirtlington
Sustainable Kirtlington has been making a big impact in Kirtlington since 2007 – from rooftop solar and EV charging at the village hall to a group solar buying scheme and community orchard.Just a note that I meant to say earlier, really. It doesn’t really matter matter when they formed these groups. That’s a weird words style that has no relevance whatsoever. If people want to find out when they’re formed, they can visit their websites. So let’s ignore that bit of any text.11:57Noted – I’ll drop founding dates from all entries going forward. If they’re already in published entries we can tidy those up separately.
Sustainable Wantage
Sustainable Wantage is a community action group reducing carbon footprints in Wantage through repair cafés, a community fridge, food growing and the management of Pewit Woodland.
Sustainable Woodstock
Sustainable Woodstock brings the community together to reduce Woodstock’s carbon footprint – through solar panels, thermal imaging, swap shops, plastic reduction and a community woodland.
Thame Green Living
Thame Green Living is a community group that has carried out impressive climate action across the town, guided by its well-researched and striking Green Living Plan.
Transition Chipping Norton
Transition Chipping Norton works with residents across Chipping Norton to reduce carbon through practical, community-led initiatives – from an Eco Buddy scheme and permaculture allotment to a clean air campaign.Sonnet 4.6
Watlington Climate Action Group
Watlington Climate Action Group brings together residents to take local action on climate change – from a Green Plan and hedgerow project to home energy efficiency and plastic reduction.
West Oxford Community Renewables
WOCoRe develops community-owned renewable energy in West Oxford – from solar PV and wind to Osney Lock Hydro – reinvesting profits into carbon-cutting projects across the community.
Westmill Solar Farm Co-operative
Westmill Solar Co-operative was the UK’s first community-owned solar farm and, at launch in 2012, the world’s largest. Based on the Oxfordshire/Wiltshire border, it powers 1,600 homes and reinvests in community benefit through grants, energy audits and WeSET.
Westmill Sustainable Energy Trust
WeSET is the charitable arm of Westmill Energy, spreading the benefits of community-owned renewables through education, arts projects and events at the Westmill site.
Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative
Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative is the south of England’s first 100% community-owned onshore wind farm, with over 2,000 members and five turbines saving 5,000 tonnes of CO2 every year.
Wolvercote Commoners’ Committee
The committee manages three areas of common land in Wolvercote on behalf of everyone who lives in the parish. Two are now Sites of Special Scientific Interest. The committee protects common rights first confirmed in 1279, and keeps local people interested in the commons and other local amenities. The people of Wolvercote have enjoyed the […]