Sustainable Botley

Sustainable Botley is a community group helping residents reduce their impact on the climate crisis, with a focus on home energy efficiency advice and cutting fuel bills.

They are a Low Carbon Hub CIC community shareholder and member of Communities for Zero Carbon Oxford.

The group are members of Communities for Zero Carbon Oxford, who are part of the consortium of community groups taking part in the Energy Saving Homes project, which Low Carbon Hub were delighted to support with grant funding from the Community Grants programme.

The group launched in 2022 with Stay Warm, Save Money – a day-long community event featuring talks and discussions on saving energy and heating your home on a fixed budget. Local organisations offered advice, and residents who had installed energy-saving measures shared their experiences. The event also featured a talk from Geordie Stewart, Scheme Manager at Cosy Homes Oxfordshire, on the fabric-first approach to retrofit.

Sustainable Botley also took part in the Energy Saving Homes Open Homes event, where residents opened their homes to demonstrate the energy efficiency measures they had installed.