Are you involved in rescuing a historic place? If so, tell English Heritage about your work and you could be voted one of English Heritage’s 2011 Heritage Angels. The English Heritage Angel Awards launched this year to celebrate the work of individuals and groups who have saved a significant historic place that was at risk [...]
New book ‘For Creed and Creation: A simple guide to greening your church’ is now available and is full of practical suggestions for making your church more energy efficient. With simple ideas and advice from the way the building is run, to how rubbish is recycled and the light switches used, the guide will help to reduce bills and put your church on the right track to tackling your carbon footprint.
Oxfordshire Rural Community Council is calling on churches to get involved in their new bulk oil buying scheme. The scheme aims to keep fuel costs as low as possible in rural areas, where many households don’t have mains gas. The scheme will source better prices for oil deliveries and also help to reduce the carbon [...]
ULTRA modern solar panels are being installed one of the UK’s finest Anglo Saxon churches. The £50,000 project was inspired when the congregation at All Saints, Wing with Grove in Buckinghamshire decided to look into becoming more environmentally friendly. They began by deciding to support Shrinking the Footprint, the Church of England’s national environmental campaign. [...]
The Big Lottery Fund is opening a £75m community buildings grants programme that some churches could be eligible for. Not-for-profit groups will be able to apply for sums of between £100,000 and £500,000 each from the BLF’s Reaching Communities programme from early December. via Shrinking The Footprint – News Item.
The start of term can see lots of people moving into rented accommodation – and living in a rented property can be a frustrating experience if you want to stop wasting energy. After all it’s unlikely you’re going to want to install loft insulation or replace the inefficient heating system at your own expense. Help [...]
As Christians it is our duty to care for the world with which we have been entrusted. And that includes how we use our church buildings; wisely caring for them and reducing the carbon footprint they create. Natalie Merry tells us that the most effective ways to reduce the carbon footprint of church buildings are also often the simplest.
