Environment - Resources
General Sources
Small Group Study
Climate change and the purposes of God (by Operation Noah)
Newsletters
Eco-congregation
Prayer Guides
Christian Ecology Link: Care for creation prayer guides
Praying for the Earth
Web-sites
Shrinking the Footprint
Christian Ecology Link
A Rocha
Eco-congregation
Topical
Buildings
Energy Saving Trust
Shrinking the Footprint
Traditional buildings: adapting for a low-carbon future
Church Land
Caring for Gods acre
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
RSPB (especially for bird box design)
The British Lichen Society
The Woodland Trust (a good site for recording local observations and links to other useful campaigns)
Yorkshire Living Churchyard Project
Energy
Diocese of Chester
Energy Projects Plus
Energy Saving Trust
Shrinking the Footprint
The Carbon Trust
Global Impact
Shrinking the Footprint
Climate Justice Fund
Operation Noah
Local community action
How2help - resourcing Christian community action
Transport
Journey planner
The Environmental Transport Association (includes green route planner)
Sustrans
Waste
Defra
Freecycle
Furniture re-use projects UK
Reduce Reuse Recycle
Reuze
The Paper Cup Company
Tools for Self-Reliance
Waste recycling
Water
Environment Agency
Mersey Basin Campaign
Tearfund
Water Aid
Worship
Creation Time
Christian Ecology Link
Environment Sunday – the first Sunday in June (or another convenient June Sunday).
Eco-Congregation. Module 2 (Greening Worship) and Module 6
Salt Sunday - The Salt industry has long been a significant part of local industry in Cheshire.
Worship and Creation - liturgical resources, hymns, prayers and service ideas
Helpful Contacts
New Churches Officer for bats
Laura Bambini has been appointed for 5 months (shared between CCB and the Bat Conservation Trust and supported by Natural England) to be a point of contact for bat related issues. If you would like help or guidance with a bat issue, please contact her at bats@churchofengland.org