Settle Northern Friends Peace Group
Settle, North Yorkshire, UK
The CEL Millennium Challenge Certificate was awarded in 2000.
and activities are ongoing in 2004
The Conservation Activities were carried out by Members of Settle Northern Friends Peace Group and Settle Friends
- Involvement in the recycling of paper in Settle
- Involvement in "Tools for Self-Reliance"
- Discussion on genetically modified plants and other environmental topics leading to letters being sent to the government and supermarkets
- Some members organise the purchase of organically grown vegetables, others grow and distribute them: Growing With Grace
- Some members belong to the Local Economy Trading Scheme
- Ethical Investment of Funds
- Quakers print re-use labels. These are sold in the Traidcraft shop held in the Friends Meeting House and part organised by the Friends
- Making and selling cards from own photos. Proceeds sent to child war victims in Russia
- One member has a second hand bookshop
- Various members work for nature conservation projects in the Ribblesdale area
- Weekly collection for charity and environment projects
- Recycling of used postage stamps
- Part of Meeting house garden reserved for wild plants
- Informal organising of ordering and use of food co-op (Suma). This includes environmentally friendly cleaning materials
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