ECO News
Plastic Free July
This is a great opportunity to review where you might be able to reduce single use plastic in your life. Being part of Plastic Free July will help you find great alternatives that can become new habits forever.
Paying attention to what we consume and its effect on God's earth, can lead us not into guilt, but into action and prayerful determination to see change where it is possible.
More information about the effect of plastic at arocha.org.uk/plastic-summer.
Please send any ideas or tips that you have to reduce plastic to either Moira (moiranancy@gmail.com) or speak to either Moira or Sarah Roth at church. We will then be able to share your ideas in subsequent newsheets.
Hula Hoops - Have you a hula hoop you would be happy to lend us for an activity at our next Switch Service on the 19th July? If so, please contact Moira on 07779455524.
Where are we Now? |
|
We are proud to say that we have achieved the ‘Silver’ award level of the A’Rocha scheme. We intend to build on this and achieve Gold by recycling more, encouraging our church members and other churches to follow environmentally sensitive policies, and looking after our site (the churchyard) to promote ecological diversity and the wellbeing of the natural world. As part of this, we are thrilled to say that we were able to host the YCCN pilgrimage to the Glasgow Climate
Here’s our newly planted native (organic!) Yew hedge and our bee-friendly wildflower area which is showing good results!Summit!
| Recycling: |
|
We have “recycling” boxes in the entrance to the Church and Hall where you can leave old mobile phones, stamps, spectacles and printer cartridges! These can often be sold to raise funds for the needy or passed to charities who can use them. We also can help with the recycling of many other things - contact us if you would like to help our Recycling efforts as we do need a new Coordinator!
We also try to feed the birds, encourage native wildflowers to grow in our grounds, and welcome people to use our space to relax - but please do so responsibly and do not leave litter! That’s what the bins and recycling boxes are for.