You can download the Earth Hour Toolkit for 2012 by clicking on the link: WWF Earth Hour Toolkit 2012
Please see the WWF website for more information about Earth Hour. The Clock is Ticking!
Photos of Picadilly Square before and during Earth Hour 2011
See poster with information: Christian Aid & ECS Roadshow poster
When: 21st Febraury at 7.30pm
Where: St George’s Church, 50 George Street, Dumfries DG1 1EJ
We are presenting the Roadshow in partnership with Christian Aid. It will be an evening of presentations and workshops about climate change, its effects on the developing world and how churches can respond to this at a local level through campaigning and practical action.
This is a great opportunity to invite other local churches who may not have considered these issues or been involved with Eco-Congregation before, so please publicise this event, not just to your own congregation, but also to other churches in your area. Everyone is welcome and I attach a poster that you might like to display in your church and pass on to others.
The European Christian Environmental Network is currently looking for someone who is prepared to take over as web editor. It’s not a huge task, and would suit someone with a keen environmental and Christian commitment who is keen on websites. and involves going to the ECEN Assembly each year, and possibly an occasional meeting of the steering group of ECEN. It’s unpaid but some degree of funding may be possible for travel. Anyone who is interested should contact the Eco-Congregation Scotland office and we will put them in touch.
Eco-congregations from around Edinburgh whose buildings act as venues met recently with the Edinburgh Festivals Green Venue Initiative.
The Edinburgh Festivals Green Venue Initiative is an ambitious pilot programme promoting sustainable venue management as part of a wider Edinburgh Festivals environmental strategy. The festivals are supporting venues to help shape a future that is sustainable, that respects and enhances the environment and that puts Edinburgh firmly on the road towards becoming the world’s greenest Festival city.
Congregations who act as venues are being encouraged to see their letting as part of their ministry rather than purely a commercial venture. When an audience is welcomed into the church building they are part of the community, and encouraging them to recycle and behave sustainably, even in small ways, counts as a community engagement activity in the Eco-Congregation Award.
For further information see www.efgreen.co.uk.
This is advance notice that our Annual Gathering will be held on Saturday 21st of April in bridge of Allan. The keynote speaker will be Stewart Stevenson MSP, minister for environment and climate change.
We have prepared an advance notice flyer with full details which can be downloaded here.
There are more workshops still to organise so any congregations interested in presenting anything they have been involved in should contact the office.
members will be sent official notification of the AGM (held as part of the gathering) in due course.
We would like to welcome Holy Trinity Church Melrose as a new Eco-Congregation member!
Read about Durban Climate Change Conference, Earth Hour 2012 and get handy eco-driving tips in the wonderful Eco Newsletter from Old & Abbey Church in Arbroath. Please click on the following link: Winter Newsletter from Old & Abbey Church 2011-12
