Our Thoughts on: News

Over the last month, Cherwell Collective and Unipart co-hosted the Oxfordshire Waste Hackathon (OWH) to test a process by which we can facilitate direct, business-driven solution development for local waste…

Cherwell Collective’s Climatarian Kitchen is thrilled to welcome renowned Chef Gregg Brown to our team for Waterperry Opera Festival. Gregg is a passionate educator and chef who understands the importance…

“Fashionhouse” by Cherwell Collective is a new creative space in Kidlington for collaboration and community connection

Cherwell Collective invites the community to attend our new Fashionhouse offering opportunities to further the creative arts in Kidlington

After a successful first season catering for the Waterperry Opera Festival in 2025, Cherwell Collective’s Climatarian Kitchen is pleased to announce that it will once again partner with the festival…

Oxfordshire Waste Hackathon for businesses: help us create solutions for local business waste strategy in Oxfordshire on your terms This June our Good Waste Charter initiative is launching a business…

It is with a very heavy heart that we announce the closing of our Harvest @ Home Bicester branch, effective 1st of May 2026. We have invested over £60,000 in…

This Thursday we had the pleasure of being joined by Jonathan Fraser, director of Fraser’s Budgens, at WISH in Kidlington.  Jonathan and his colleague Sophie, Popped into wish to support…

The Sustainable Fashion Show at Blenheim Palace presented by Cherwell Collective takes place for the third year running on 29 September – tickets on sale now. This runway show celebrates…

We are beginning a public engagement process to co-create a county-wide strategy waste. You’re invited to participate.

On Monday morning the team from Cherwell Collective CIC welcomed local MP Calum Miller to our WISH HQ in Kidlington. After touring our facilities and meeting the team and learning…

Climatarian Kitchen’s café will now be open every weekday, Monday- Friday, from 10am-5pm at WISH in Kidlington. Enjoy soup, sandwiches, pudding, and hot drinks.

In the final months of 2025, Cherwell Collective was nominated for nine awards available to community organizations, small businesses, and organisations working on sustainability and climate issues. The Cherwell Collective…

What comes to mind when you hear “food surplus”? Charity kitchens? Unsold supermarket stock? Crates of “ugly” fruit and vegetables destined for landfill? Rarely do we associate surplus food with…

As a community interest company (CIC), we measure success by the change we create locally: keeping good food and goods in circulation, building skills, and strengthening community ties. In 2024…

Climate change news is not *all* doom and gloom. Individuals, companies, and governments are all working on new ways to mitigate climate change. In this post, Cherwell Collective shares a…

We consider why certain shared resources, such as community gardens, have come under attack in the UK in recent years.

The Cherwell Collective team was delighted to welcome several Gosford Hill School work experience pupils to our WISH premises for a week of work experience on 10-14 June.  The five…

Steve and Janet Cox are awarded the High Sheriff Award for their community service through Cherwell Larder. We share their story.

We share the difficult news that we will be cancelling our campaign to bring WISH to Eden Cafe in Witney. Though our will and desire for this work is still…

From 1 April 2024 changes are coming to Cherwell Larder and Climatarian Kitchen primarily due to extreme rent increases from Kidlington Parish Council and our desire to only operate when…

Over seventy five households regularly visit us in Kidlington from West Oxfordshire. Our plans to purchase Eden Café will bring services to you. 

We have launched a Cherwell Collective Blog to support your climate resilience. Managing Director Emily L. Connally shares what you can expect from us.