Sustainable Charlbury

This is a list of ideas that came out of the meeting on 6th November 2006.

• Name & Shame 4×4 drivers.
• Car survey promoting range
• Insulate roof
• Wider selection of low-energy lightbulbs available locally. Stocked at Coop?
• Commit to reducing flying (for pleasure)
• More regular farmers’ markets
• Move market to Market St (pres = Church St)
• Community car hire
• Local jobs – range of skills
• Carbon budgets, make commitments to reduce CO2
• Home energy audit
• Wind farm
• Insulation advice
• Car-pool. Website or bulletin board for (car) sharing
• Schools organic garden
• Reduce plastic bags
• Infra red map of Charlbury
• Organic waste paper
• Recycling survey- action
• Community heating
• Gifford Trust building to be carbon neutral
• More trees
• Turn down heat
• Cut car use: buses and railway
• Accurate information/guidance: energy consultant
• Reusing appliances
• Experiments to demonstrate 90% reduction
• Community composting network.
• Buddying up/trials/info exchange
• Green energy suppliers
• Reduced commuters/traffic
• Wear a vest
• Variety
• Better health – walking bus
• Cheaper
• Self sufficiency
• Slower
• Value local
• Community Action Group
• Re-usable bags
• School veg growing scheme
• Roadside give-away day/Freecycle
• Cost of flying too cheap
• Renewable source of log fuel locally.
• Use cold water more often
• Shopping locally: butcher