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Events (all events are free unless otherwise stated)

Saturday 4th September 2010: One Day Introduction to Cycle Maintenance

This is a course for introducing folk to using tools and maintaining your bike.

You don't need to have any knowledge of bicycle mechanics or even handling tools, because this course is designed to be a very friendly introduction to taking care of your bike. This course will cover safety checking your bike, becoming comfortable using tools, diagnosing problems, making adjustments to brakes and gears. You'll also get a master class in puncture repair.

This course will run on Saturday Sept 4th between 10am and 5pm.

It will take place in our new training premises which means your course will be taught in a purpose equipped facility in a good learning environment.

This course costs just £60 for non members (£55 for members).

If you become a member, once you have completed the course you then get a years access to member's nights which gives you access to our workshop space along with access to our tools and advice.

Email jonty@ocwt.coop for more information or to book a place

Saturday 4th - Sunday 5th September 2010: Sustainable Wallingford’s’ Green Fair and eco-renovation talks

Check out Sustainable Wallingford’s plans for the Bunkfest including a Green Fair and a great programme of talks.

Sunday 5th September 2010: Wolvercote Farrmers Market

Open on Sundays from 10.00am - 1.00pm. The market is held at the Primary School, First Turn, Wolvercote

Monday 6th - Tuesday 7th September 2010: 7th Cycling and Society Symposium and Workshop

The 2010 Symposium will be hosted by the Transport Studies Unit at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, on Monday 6th September. This year's programme promises to offer critical perspectives on the subject matter from a broad variety of disciplines. Twelve papers will be presented across four themed sessions and plenty of time will be allowed for discussion. The Symposium will be of interest to academics, policy makers and advocates who like to think more critically and creatively about the practice of cycling in its broadest sense. Newer participants to the field are most welcome to attend. Cost is £25

Saturday 11th September 2010: Wheel building course

This a the opportunity to spend a day learning the magical skill of wheel building. As with many elements of cycle maintenance it is actually less scary when explained well than you might imagine. This course costs just £60 (£55 to members of OCW) and runs from 10am until 5pm. You can build a wheel for yourself or build a wheel using parts supplied by OCW. Either way by the end of the day you'll be on the road to mastering this really fulfilling skill. Email Jonty for more information of to book a place

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th September 2010.Oxford Open Doors: Open Garden

11am-5pm. Barracks Lane Community Garden will be taking part in Oxford's annual Open Doors event.

Sunday 12th September 2010: Wolvercote Farrmers Market

Open on Sundays from 10.00am - 1.00pm. The market is held at the Primary School, First Turn, Wolvercote

Mon, 13th September 2010, Low Carbon East Oxford General meeting

7.30pm, venue TBC

Saturday 18th September 2010: Growing Organically - practical expressions of creation care Ecocongregation Conference

A conference aimed at those with an interest in the management of churchyards. James Jones, the Bishop of Liverpool and Sir Ghillean Prance, Science Director of the Eden Project and ex-Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, will be the keynote speakers. The conference will include workshops on important wildlife groups in the church yard, practical management issues to make the most of our churchyards and some thinking on why Christians should have a particular concern for "God's acre".10:00am - 4:30pm Carrs Lane URC Church Centre, Birmingham (5 minutes walk from Birmingham New St Station). Further details contact kajsa.brittso@arocha.org or phone Ecocongregation at 0114 2636421

Saturday 18 - Sun 19th Sept 2010: Car Free Day / Oxford Open Streets

Car Free Day is held each year to celebrate our streets as valuable spaces for everyone to enjoy, especially pedestrians, cyclists and bus passengers.

Sunday 19th September 2010: Wolvercote Farrmers Market

Open on Sundays from 10.00am - 1.00pm. The market is held at the Primary School, First Turn, Wolvercote

Wednesday 23rd September 2010: West Oxford Community Renewables Share Launch to Local Businesses

An opportunity to be one of the first investors in this innovative project. West Oxford Community Renewables (WOCR) was established for the specific purpose of building community-owned renewable energy schemes in West Oxford and to thus generate funds for LCWO. This event is also a networking evening for members of 2degrees. At Science Oxford between 7:30 and 9:00pm

Friday 24th September 2010: Headington Farmers Market

Fourth Friday of each month (except in December, when it is held on the third Friday), from 8 am till 12:30 pm. Where? At the top end of Kennett Road, near to London Road. Kennett Road is between New High Street (home to Headington's famous shark) and Windmill Road. The market is organised by Headington Action, a charity representing residents' associations and other bodies with links to Headington

Saturday 25th September 2010: Harvest Festival (Local Food event)

Barracks Lane Community Garden. Details t.b.a. Put the date in your diaries Further Information

Sunday 26th September 2010: Wolvercote Farrmers Market

Open on Sundays from 10.00am - 1.00pm. The market is held at the Primary School, First Turn, Wolvercote

Tuesday 28th September 2010: Oxford Pedestrians Association Meeting

Meetings take place regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month in Oxford Town Hall.

Sunday 3rd October 2010: Bike Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace opens its World Heritage Site Park to cyclists for the third time on Sunday 3rd October 2010. Celebrating cycling in all its forms.

Sunday 3rd October 2010: Oxford to Cambridge Ride

Join this fantastic ride, linking the two great university cities and now in its 7th year and help raise vital funds for the nation's favourite heart charity, the British Heart Foundation. It's a challenging 89 mile route through rolling countryside to the fenlands of Cambridgeshire and the finish at Midsummer Common in the heart of Cambridge. More information here.

Sunday 10th October 2010: 10:10:10 in Oxford

10:10 has joined forces with international campaign group 350 to co-ordinate 10:10:10 – the biggest-ever day of positive action on climate change on Sunday, 10th October, 2010. Together we can trigger a tidal wave of emissions reductions, and send a powerful message to world leaders that we are already two steps ahead: busy cutting carbon in local communities, businesses and organizations on every continent.

Sunday 10th October 2010: Rocket Stove Workshop

Sunday 10th October 2010: ChOC showing the film Dirty Oil

Public showing of the film Dirty Oil about the exploitation of Albertan Tar Sands. Memorial Hall in Charlbury. 7:30pm - 10:00pm- bar opens 6.45pm

Event Website: http://www.cwag.org.uk

Monday 19- Sun 25 October 2010: Energy Saving Week

If you would like more information on how to save energy in the home then call our Energy Saving Trust advice centre on 0800 512 012.

Friday 22th October 2010: Headington Farmers Market

Fourth Friday of each month (except in December, when it is held on the third Friday), from 8 am till 12:30 pm. Where? At the top end of Kennett Road, near to London Road. Kennett Road is between New High Street (home to Headington's famous shark) and Windmill Road. The market is organised by Headington Action, a charity representing residents' associations and other bodies with links to Headington

Tuesday 26th October 2010: Oxford Pedestrians Association Meeting

Meetings take place regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month in Oxford Town Hall.

Saturday 30th October 2010 CSV Making a difference Day

Every year tens of thousands of people get together to make a difference in their communities for CSV Make a Difference Day, the UK's biggest day of volunteering. This year it takes place on Saturday 30 October 2010 - and you can be part of it! Think big and organise your own activity for the campaign, or simply go along and volunteer for the day.

Saturday November 6th: Bonfire night: pumpkins & chestnuts (Local Food event)

Details t.b.a. Put the date in your diaries Further Information

Saturday 13th November 2010: Runaway Climate Challenge

Oxfordshire’s Community Climate Conference is 10am to 4.30pm. Keep this date in your diary. Following a very successful Big Climate Event last year, this conference will provide stimulation, inspiration and support for taking community action on Climate Change. it will be held at Oxford University Centre for the Environment. More information and registration details will be out shortly.

Friday 26th November 2010: Headington Farmers Market

Fourth Friday of each month (except in December, when it is held on the third Friday), from 8 am till 12:30 pm. Where? At the top end of Kennett Road, near to London Road. Kennett Road is between New High Street (home to Headington's famous shark) and Windmill Road. The market is organised by Headington Action, a charity representing residents' associations and other bodies with links to Headington.

Tuesday 28th November 2010: Oxford Pedestrians Association Meeting

Meetings take place regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month in Oxford Town Hall.

March-November 2010: Permaculture Course

Barracks Lane Community Garden.

Visit www.oxfordpermaculture.org for details.

 

17th December 2010: Headington Farmers Market

Fourth Friday of each month (except in December, when it is held on the third Friday), from 8 am till 12:30 pm. Where? At the top end of Kennett Road, near to London Road. Kennett Road is between New High Street (home to Headington's famous shark) and Windmill Road. The market is organised by Headington Action, a charity representing residents' associations and other bodies with links to Headington.

Tuesday 28th December 2010: Oxford Pedestrians Association Meeting

Meetings take place regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month in Oxford Town Hall.

May 2011: Wood Festival

Wood is Britain's Greenest festival. As well as celebrating great music it also celebrates nature. The event runs entirely on renewable energy and aims to highlight green issues and through participation promote an ecologically friendly lifestyle, with composting toilets, showers heated by wood-burning stove and a solar-powered stage. You can even spend your time dancing into the night in a bicle powered disco.

 

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Past Events: 2010

Fri 29 Jan (4-7pm) & Sat 30 Jan (10am-4pm) 2010: Oxfordshire Ideal Green Home Show

Saturday 6 Feb 2010: Training Course: Climate Change Condensed

Tues 16 -Thurs 18 Feb 2010: Oxford Wind Energy Exhibitions Horspath Village Hall, Cutteslowe Pavilion and Oxford Town Hall

Tuesday 9th March, 2010 7.30pm. Oxcar AGM and Public Meeting: Car clubs in Oxford

Friday 12 and Saturday 13 March 2010, Science Oxford Live: Focus on low carbon living

Sunday 14th March 2010 7:30pm- 'Crude' - film showing

Wednesday 17 March 2010 7:30 -9:30am: Waste or resource

Saturday 27 March 2010, 8.30pm: Earth Hour in Oxford

Wednesday 31 March 2010 7:30 -9:30am: Geoengineering: an insurance policy for earth

Wednesday 14 April 2010 7:30 -9:30 am: What is carbon capture and storage

Wednesday 21st April - 7.30pm: Climate Question Time

Thursday, 22 April 2010 7:30pm: Studying the climatePart of Science Oxford Live's Clean and Green Festival.

Friday 23 April 4–7pm ,and Sat 24th April 10-4pm 2010 : Oxfordshire ideal green home show

Saturday 24th April 11am: Oxford World Development Movement protest on tar sands

Monday 26th April 4pm-5pm: Oceans Agenda: Focusing action through multi-stakeholder engagement

Wednesday 28 April 2010 7:30-9:30am: Is water the new oil?

Thursday, 29 April 2010 7:30pm: Tidal power: The UK picture as part of Science Oxford Live's Clean and Green Festival.

Thursday, 6 May 2010 7:30pm: An ABC of the climate as part of Science Oxford Live's Clean and Green Festival.

7-9th May 2010: The Cycle Oxford Festival

Wednesday 12 May 2010 7:30 -9:30am: Can nuclear power save the planet?

Wednesday 12 May 5.00-7.00: Fair Trade and Climate Change seminar

Thursday, 13 May 2010 7:30pm: Earth's changing climate - Using the geological past to predict the future as part of Science Oxford Live's Clean and Green Festival.

Thursday, 20 May 2010 7:30pm: Climate change and the developing world as part of Science Oxford Live's Clean and Green Festival.

Saturday 22 May 2010 11:00am-5pm: Junk Musical Instruments Family Activity Day

Thursday, 27 May 2010 7:30pm: The future of farming as part of Science Oxford Live's Clean and Green Festival.

2 June 2010 5pm: Oil Prices are governed by greed, not scarcity

4 June 10am- 4pm: Identifying Meadow Flora Day

Saturday, 5 June 2010 11:00pm: Green Fair

Saturday 12 - Sunday 20th June 2010: Oxford Bike Week

 

Saturday 12 June: Chicken day: keeping chickens in your garden and on your allotment (Local Food event)

Saturday 12 June 11am-4pm: Oxfam Shop Celebration

Saturday 12 June 1-4pm: The Great Plant Picnic

Wednesday 16 June 2010: OSCA deadline for entries

Saturday 19 June1pm - 4pm: Kidlington Eco Fair

Saturday 19 June 2010 11:00am-5pm: Water Play Family Activity Day

Tuesday 22 June 2010 11:52am Venturefest 2010

Wednesday 23rd June 2010: Cohousing Meeting in Oxford

25 June 2010 9:45pm: The Future of Transport and Energy Use

Saturday 26 June 1-4pm: The Great Plant Picnic

Saturday 3 July, 2pm-4pm: Composting Workshop

Saturday 10 July 2010 11am-5pm Bee & Honey Day

Saturday 24 July 2010 11:00am-5pm: Art Family Activity Day

Saturday 24 July 1-4pm: The Great Plant Picnic

Saturday 7 August 2010, 11-5pm, Open Garden Day at Barracks Lane Community Garden

Saturday 14th August, 11am-5pm Bread Day (Local Food event)

Saturday 14 August 1-4pm: The Great Plant Picnic

Saturday 20th August 2010: The Kids Party Alleycat

26th August 2010: Home Bicycle Mechanic course

Friday 27th August 2010: Headington Farmers Market

Sunday 29th August: Wolvercote Farrmers Market

1st September 2010: Introduction to Cycle Maintenance

 

2009

Saturday 28 Feb 2009: Renewable Energy Exhibition, Oxford Town Hall

On-going: The Earth from the Air Exhibition

Wednesday 25 Mar 2009, 7.30 - 9.30pm: Utopia or apocalypse - What does the future hold?

Wednesday 25 & Thursday 26 Mar: Age of Stupid

Saturday 28 March 2009, 8.30pm: Earth Hour in Oxford

Saturday and Sunday 28/29 Mar , 14.00 to 17.30, What does the future hold?

Friday 17 April: Community Website Testing in Harwell

Thursday 23rd Apr (1-4 and 6-8pm): Transition Oxford Transport Event

Friday 8 May - Sunday 10 May: Greenshoots Weekend

Friday 15 - Sunday 17 May: The 2nd WOOD festival

Friday 5 June 2009, 7.30pm: Age of Stupid Screening

Friday 12 June: Oxford Energy Futures- A Day of Talks and Discussions on Cutting Edge Energy Topics

Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 June: Oxford Bike Week

Wednesday 17 June, 8:30am: Active Oxford Breakfasts

Wednesday 17 June, 12:00-2:00pm: Fitter Travel Fair

Monday 15 June, 6pm,: GO Active Adults Social Cycle

Saturday 20 June, 11am: GO Active Family Social Cycle

Saturday 13 June 2009: North Leigh & Kidlington Vs Climate Change Sustainability events

Fri 14 - Sun 16 Aug 2009: The Ark Not Stupid Family Camp at Braziers Park

Sat 1 Aug 2009: COIN & SEED-Group Kitchens Workshop

Thurs 10 - Sun 13 Sept 2009: Oxfordshire Eco-Buildings Open Days

Sat 12 Sept 2009 – Climate Rush event near Oxford

Sat 12 Sept 2009: 'Big If' Campaign Card Signing

Sat 19 - Sun 20 Sept 2009: Car Free Day / Oxford Open Streets

Tues 22 Sept 2009: Streets for People, Headington

Wed 23 Sept 2009: Low Carbon West Oxford Share Offer Launch

Tues 29 Sept 2009: Screening of ‘A Time Comes’

Tues 29 Sept 2009: Profit From Carbon Footprinting & Sustainable Design

Wed 30 Sept 2009: The Age of Stupid (Film, 12A)

Sat 17 Oct 2009: Thriving Sustainably Day

Saturday 17 October: Climate Change Day of Action

Saturday 24 October: CLIMATE CHANGE RALLY

Mon 19- Sun 25 October 2009: Energy Saving Week

Wed 21 Oct 2009: Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air - David McKay (Talk)

Sat 24 Oct 2009: 350 international day of climate action event

Friday 30 October 2009: Construction Breakfast: The Future's Green

Friday 6 November: Community-Owned Farming - Illustrated talk with the book “The Fight for Fordhall Farm” & shares for sale

Sunday 8 Nov 2009: THERE'S A COMMUNITY FOREST THAT NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Wed 11 November 2009: Green Breakfast: WRAP: what we are, what we do and why

Wed 25 November 2009: Green Breakfast: The Carbon Reduction Commitment: what you need to know

Sat 5 Dec 2009: Come Together to Stop Climate Chaos, London,


Wednesday 9 December 2009: Green Breakfast: The state of the environment Presentation, The Environment Agency  


Wednesday 16 December 2009: Green Breakfast: Green leadership panel

 

2008

Saturday 23 Feb 2008: Oxford Climate Science Fair

Saturday 28 Feb: Cutteslowe School Tree Planting Event

Saturday 8 March: Friends of Cutteslowe Park & Transition Oxford Tree Planting Event

Monday 17 March: Transition Oxford Visioning Event

Saturday 29 March: Caring For Creation: Justice Peace & Sustainability

Saturday 29 March: Fox FM's LIGHTS OUT! & Earth Hour

Sun 30 March- Sat 5th April: 'I Count' Climate Change Bill Week of Action

Tuesday 1 April: TEMPESTUOUS TIMES Truth in the mouth of a Fool - A Writing Workshop

Wednesday 2nd April: Launch of Re:versing The Damage - Notes From The Climate Journey

Thursday 17 April: Oxon Ideal Green Home Show

Tuesday 22 April: The 39th Earth Day ' A Call for Climate'

Wednesday 23 April: Low-Carbon Headington Launch

Saturday 26th April: NCT Nearly New Sale

Monday, April 28 The Cork in the Bottle: The Changing Climate of U.S. Politics

Wednesday 30 April: Transition Oxford Gathering

Saturday 10 May: Operation Noah General Meeting

Monday 12 May: University of the Third Age talk: 'Climate Change - Does it Matter'

Wednesday 14 May: Wolfson Film Society & Transition Oxford present: The End of Suburbia

Monday 19 May: “Reasons for Hope”, lecture by Dr. Jane Goodall

Tuesday 20 May: Flood Planning for Beginners! - A workshop on flood planning for householders or business owners .

Wednesday 21 May: Wolfson Film Society & Transition Oxford present: The Power of Community

Thursday 22 May: Renewables in the UK: Why we are so far behind the rest of the EU?

Monday 26 May: Lord Mayor's Parade & Picnic

Wednesday 4 June: Deadline for the 'Design a Meal' Competition

Thursday 5 June: World Environment Day: 'Kick the Habit!'

Monday 9th June 2008: National liftshare Day (NLSD)

Mon 16 – Sun 22 June: National Bike Week. FREE bike rides – all welcome

Thursday 19 June: ECHO (Energy Conservation for Homes in Oxford) Training

Fri 20th June: Critical Mass Bike Ride and Film: 'Cyclovía in Bogotá'

Sat 21st June: Ecobikes, Ecowalks, Ecofarms, Ecobutties, Ecowind and Ecoworld

Sat 21st June: Oxfordshire Goes Wild!

Weds 25th June: Transition Oxford Gathering.

Tuesday 24 June: "Design a Meal" Finals

Tues 22nd July 2008: Sneak Preview Screening of 'The Age of Stupid'

Thurs 11- Sun 14 Sept: Oxfordshire Eco-Homes Open Days

Thurs 18 Sept: Blackwells Climate Change Debate

Wed 1 Oct: Peak Oil, Oil Price Expectations and Climate Change

Sat 4 October: Nearly New Children's Clothes, Toys and Equipment Sale

Wed 15 October 2008: Community Development & Climate Change Meeting

Tues 14 October: The Psychology of Inspired Action

Sat 18 October: Decide how you are going to provide energy for a 2026 South Oxfordshire community.

Wed 22 October: Tackling climate change through technology

Wed 29 October 2008: A Global Solution for the Climate Change Crisis?

Thurs 6 November: 'Earth from the Air - the long view on sustainability' Creative writing workshop

Wed 12 November: 'A Future Without Fossil Fuels'

Tues 18 November: Heart & Hand

Sept– Dec 2008: Planet Earth Season, Oxfordshire

 

2007

Saturday 16 June 2007: Festival of Cycling & National Bike Week

Saturday 16 June: COIN Speaker Training (£35)

Tuesday 26 June: Local Policy Action Group ‘Match-making’ Event

Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 July: Wantage 'Rock in the Park'

Saturday 14 July 2007: Orinoco Scrapstore Swapshop

Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 July: Children's Food Festival, Northmoor Trust

Monday 16 July: . Eco/Co-Housing Meeting

Thursday 21 July: West Oxford Fun Day

Monday 23 - Wednesday 25th July:  Residential Course "Changing the World. Climate Change: the most urgent issue of our time."

Saturday 11 August: Orinoco Scrapstore Swapshop

Friday 17 August: Deadline for Sustainable Buildings Award Applications

Wednesday 22 & Thursday 23 August: Bike Maintenance Sessions

Thursday 23 August 2007, 8pm: Introduction to Permaculture Lecture

Saturday 8 September: Orinoco Scrapstore Swapshop

Saturday 22 September: "Streets for People" Day

Friday 28 Sept, 8pm: "An Inconvenient Truth" film showing

Saturday 29 Sept, 10:30am- 3:30pm: 'Living Green Exhibition'

Tuesday 2 October, 7pm: 'Climate Change, Food and Agriculture'

Friday 5 October, 12-2pm: The 38% House Open Day

Monday 8 October, 7pm: Screening of 'The Power of Community – How Cuba Survived Peak Oil’

Wednesday 10 October, 5pm: Climate Change Condensed

Saturday 13 October 2007: Orinoco Scrapstore Swapshop

Sunday 14 October, 2007, 2-4pm: 'Living Lightly' LOAF Fayre

Monday 15 October, 7pm: Screening 'Art from a Changing Climate'

Tuesday 16 October, 7pm: 'UK and Domestic Energy Transformations'

Wednesday 24 October, 7pm: "An Inconvenient Truth" Screening

Wednesday 24 October, 7pm: 'Carbon Detox' Book Launch

Wednesday 31 October, 9am - 1:30pm: A changing climate: business opportunity or economic nightmare?

Sunday 4 November, 10am: Climate change workshop for artists / writers

Wednesday 7 November, 7pm: 'Climate Change - a global injustice' talk by George Monbiot

Saturday 10 November: Orinoco Scrapstore Swapshop

Monday 12 November, 7pm: 'Is there a green movement in Britain today?' talk by Ann Pettifor

Monday 20 November, 7pm: "Who owns the sky?" talk by Peter Barnes

Wednesday 21 November : ‘Making It Happen’ Training Oxford

Thursday 22 November, 7pm: 'Growing local in a changing climate: impacts and adaptations on allotments'

Thurs 29 November, 7pm: ‘Planning for Life After Oil - the Transition
Concept’

Wednesday 5 December, 7pm: Climate change creative writing workshop

Saturday 8 December: Orinoco Scrapstore Swapshop

Saturday 8 December: National Climate March and Global Action Day

 

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