Talks and Presentations
from
West Oxfordshire Green Party Events

Every year the Branch organises a range of public talks, presentations and discussions on a wide range of topics of imprtance to the Green Party, its members and supporters. 

We realise that not everyone can attend the meeting so wherever possible we will post the presentations and discussions on this page.

Growing Food in the Community

With food poverty at its worst for decades and health services under extreme stress, community gardens and orchards, school gardens and allotments offer a perfect opportunity to increase wellbeing in the community through their valuable social, physical and mental health benefits.

In an effort to encourage and support the expansion of community growing projects we gathered together speakers from both community and health sectors: 

• Our community presenters shared their experiences of setting up community gardens and orchards in towns and schools around Oxfordshire.
• Our health sector experts explored the benefits of growing your own food on both mental and physical health.

Examples from around Oxfordshire and Beyond

Click on the link to see the presentation slides.

Setting up and Running Allotments –

Barry Jessel - Windrush Rep of the Allotments Association

Social and therapeutic horticulture  - Bridewell Gardens – Rachel Green & Ruth Madder

Edible Gardens Witney – Brenda Woods

The Yarnton Community Orchard – Cllr Fiona Mawson

The “Good to Grow Network” & The RHS “Schools Gardening Programme”

– Barry Wheatley, West Oxfordshire Green Party

How to rewild our bodies with community grown food.
The Planetary Health Plate - Dr Angela Wilson

Natures Health System - Dr Janet Angus Consultant Dermatologist, Bristol Royal Infirmary and co-owner of Cerny House Gardens

Net Zero, Warm Homes and Green Jobs
(21st Jan 2021).

This meeting examined the role of home retrofit in reaching net zero, how it is going so far and what extra actions are needed to achieve net zero - including developing the supply chain which will create new green jobs. 

Presentations

Understanding the scale of the challenge….
Liz Reason 

Sustainable Charlbury

Chair, Green Party Executive 

An introduction to Cosy Homes Oxfordshire: Making home retrofit simple

Geordie Stewart

21st January 2021

Housing retrofit: scale and quality through market transformation

Gavin Killip

Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford

Local investment in green jobs and skills

Andrew Prosser,
Green Party Town Councillor  

Climate Action Plan - Briefing
Julian Dean, National Green Party’s Climate Officer,
26th November 2020

In this meeting we addressed:

  - the status of the West Oxfordshire Climate Action PLan
  - What exactly should a local Climate Action Plan look like?
  - How does West Oxon District Council’s newly-published action-plan match up?
  - what we should celebrate?
  - what more should we be pushing for?

PowerPoint Presentation    Climate Action Plan - Briefing

To see a recording of the original presentation by Julian Dean click on the image below

Dare to Dream - Meeting the A40 Challenges
Maurizio Fantato Chair, The Witney Oxford Transport Group 28th July 2020  

This meeting discussed, amongst other things :

• a critique of the current A40 to Oxford plans, including the Garden Village Park & Ride interchange
• the options for a rail link from Carterton/Witney to Oxford and pros and cons of the various options (why the current ‘via Hanborough’ route?)
• a view on alternatives such as dedicated bus lanes/guided buses/trams, autonomous electric vehicle lane; cycle/electric scooter route along the old line.