Highlights: The Ridge returned a second revision of costing details for the hall build. Pressing for final closure of the land purchase. Village hall requires a postal address for SPEN to disconnect the power! Planning for a farewell event for the old village hall.

Meeting minutes 28.9.25

Highlights: Seeking final written funding agreement from CWP Energy. Unfortunately, the CARES funding for our renewables is no longer available, thanks to a change of government policy. Final project costs including all areas of spending has been totalled up.

Meeting minutes 21.9.25

Highlights: OCA meetings are moving from monthly to weekly during the most intensive period of work towards the new hall. Final funding discussions are under way with CWP Energy. Land purchase is now all but complete – monies are being transferred to our solicitor to make payments. Stage 2 of hall cost refinements with The Ridge is underway.

Meeting minutes 14.9.25

Highlights: Defibrillator on the village hall has been provided with new paddles and is back in service. Bus stop has been agreed to be replaced by ELC with something in keeping and more accessible. After all tender responses for the hall have been received and reviewed, The Ridge Foundation is tentatively selected as our preferred contractor for the build!

Meeting minutes 2.9.25

Highlights: Tender responses received for 4 of the 5 contractors, 1 still to come. Decision on the mandatory EV chargers is now critical for progress towards the hall build. Oldhamstocks For Nature doing lots of good work around the village!

Meeting minutes 5.8.25

Highlights: Planning Conditions for the hall include providing 2 EV charging stations, the location for which has to be decided and confirmed with ELC before the hall build can commence. SORELL report that the deadline for representations to ECU regarding Springfield solar farm is 4th August.

Meeting minutes 7.7.25

Highlights: Land purchase for the hall is moving to final stages, with all terms now agreed. Tender documents for the hall build have been sent out to 5 contractors!

Meeting minutes 3.6.25

Highlights: Energy Projects Partnership Manager Beth Landon joined our meeting to talk through her role as main communication link between all the renewables developers. Tender documents have been reviewed in fine detail between OCA and CSY. Looking to submit tender in late May or early June.

Meeting minutes 13.5.25

Highlights: Land purchase looking at final details, such as responsibility for boundary fences. CSY are preparing tender documents for the village hall to send out to potential building contractors.

Meeting minutes 8.4.25

Highlights: OCA – Significant progress on winding up OCA to transfer all assets to OCA SCIO. This will be the last OCA AGM.

Meeting minutes OCA 4.3.25

Meeting minutes OCA SCIO 4.3.25