A little bit About Us…
We started in 2009 as Transition Chipping Norton – a community initiative to help local people transition away from fossil fuels and towards a more sustainable way of living. Some of our early projects involved setting up the Chipping Norton Community Orchard, campaigning for better cycling provision and a community allotment.
Fast forward to 2023, we constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation to better meet the needs of our community. We are still part of the worldwide Transition Network, but in 2025 we rebranded as Sustainable Chipping Norton, in line with many other Transition Groups.
We are also part of Community Action Groups Oxfordshire, a network of over 50 Oxfordshire groups at the forefront of community led climate change action, organising events and projects to take action on issues including waste, transport, food, energy and biodiversity. The network runs over 1,000 events per year, attended by over 60,000 local residents.
Our Most recent impacts
Take a look through our recent Impact Reports which capture how these projects have strengthened resilience, enhanced the environment and connected people.
2025 Age-Friendly Award winner
Youth work and connected communities continues to be at the heart of our ethos, and we were delighted to win an award from Incommon for our Intergenerational Youth Social Action in April 2025.
Delighted to see The Theatre are now hosting wellbeing walks on Fridays – please do share this information with anyone you know who might like to take part:
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Thank you to all who came on our walk to Pool Meadow on Saturday – it was an enjoyable and interesting time, with some great conversations and unexpected surprises along the way!
Thanks to Mayor Sandra and John for joining us and sharing their historical knowledge and plans to upgrade the footpaths….And to Diana for bringing along a page of Chippy News from 36 years ago – fascinating to see!
To the three artists who joined us, it was brilliant to hear you discussing and sparking ideas – thank you Carol Harvey for sharing your Pool Meadow Project pieces and allowing us to handle bits, and to Luke and Lizzie sharing what inspires you.
And to the gentleman who treated us to the thrumming engine of a 1939 Wolsey along the way – that captured all of our imaginations!
Thank you Laura from Earthwatch Europe for your clear explanations and water quality testing – great to see more people signing up as Citizen Scientists.
And to the people who came to the Hope The Series film on Tuesday – it is great to hear you are still feeling inspired for Creative Activism!! Looking forward to where things go next…
Our next walk is planned for 11 am from Glyme Hall on Saturday the 11th of July.
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Every week or so we update our events list and send it out on Whatsapp… Here is the latest one – do get in touch if you'd like more details about anything or would like to join our Whatsapp Group.
⚽🍳 Tuesdays from 9th June youth group at the park with football coaching, camp cooking and other activities. Please get in touch with Cara if you haven't been before and would like to join us.
💚 🌱🏊♀️Wednesday 17th June 9:30 – 2:30 Parent Wellbeing Wildlife Group at the Lido – ask Cara for more details
🎨 Wednesdays 2 – 4 weekly during term time Craft Cafe at Whispering Willows Bistro – on the approach to the Health Centre. If coming by car please park along the road. All welcome, free hot drinks available until 2.15
💃🏽🕺🏽 Friday 19th June When did we stop Dancing? at Glyme Hall 7 – 8pm. Come and get your wiggle on. (£2 donation appreciated)
🪨🌅✨ Friday 19th June 8:30 pm meet up at the Rollright Stones for a connected evening, watching the sunset and discussing, reflecting on things. Bring snacks, drinks, warm layers
📚🪴👖🎨🍕 *General Swap Shop, Crafts Social Evening* – Friday 26th June, 5 – 8 pm with volunteers needed from 4 to help set up. Over Norton Village Hall. Please let Cara know if you can help. Bring items you no longer want, plants/seeds to share, find new homes for things, or come and do some crafts in god company. There will be pizza and other bits. Feel free to bring food to share and/or cash donations – they help us be able to run events like this.
🪲👨👨👦👦 Sunday 28th June 2 – 4:30 pm Family Nature Afternoon at Asthall Manor. Nature based activities for all ages, see for more details.
💚 🌱🏊♀️ Tuesday 30th June Parent Wellbeing Wildlife Group at the Lido – ask Cara for more details
🍻 Thursday 2nd July People Planet Pint 6 – 8:30 The Blue Boar, Chipping Norton, hosted by Linda Aspey
🥾 🍰Sunday 5th July 2 pm Chipping Norton Ramblers Spelsbury walk with tea and cake. Meet at New St Carpark at 2 or head straight to Spelsbury. Email jennyharrington@btinternet.com for details.
🍻 Thursday 9th July People Planet Pint 6 – 8 Deddington at the Unicorn Inn hosted by Deddington Environment Network
🚲 Saturday 11th July 10 – 12 Rusty Riders. Come and get your bike checked over and simple repairs made, learn how to check it for safety, and take part in a guided road ride with others. Bring a bike and a helmet.
🥾 Saturday 11th July 11am Walk from Glyme Hall
More dates and events will be added as we move through the summer – please shout out if you know of other things that will be of interest to people…😊
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2nd Saturday of the month, and this means good weather for cycling! Since we have switched to the 2nd Saturday I don't think we have had a wet one yet…
We had a great turn out for this month's Rusty Riders with a slightly hillier route to Cornell and back. One or two people brought electric bikes which were very much welcomed too.
If you have a bike that could do with a bit more exercise, needs some basic repairs or advice, bring it along with a helmet – 2nd Saturday of the month. (Next one is July 11th)
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Well done and thank you to all our members who helped campaign for this and to Chipping Norton Vets for speaking up.
Raising awareness will make a powerful difference in protecting waterways.
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We are looking forward to our walk to Pool Meadow on Saturday.
Please come and join us on the Town Hall Steps at 11 am for a wander down to this historic site where we will have a go at some Citizen Science water testing with Laura from Earthwatch.
We will be accompanied by Mayor Sandra Coleman who will update us on plans for restoring the meadow, and learn about some of the nature that we can see along the way.
Local nature artist Carol Harvey is planning to join us – for those who missed seeing her Pool Meadow Project on display during Art Weeks here is a little preview.
Suitable for all ages – please wear boots as some sections are uneven and likely to be muddy.
We expect to return by 1pm.
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