St John's Church, Park, Sheffield
Actions carried out for which
the Christian Ecology Link
Millennium Challenge Certificate
was presented on 21 October 2000
- The church has used low energy light bulbs for several years and recently
extended their use.
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A raised bed outside the church, empty for many years, was planted with bulbs
and bedding plants this year.
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The church has signed up for the Conservation Foundation's Yews for the
Millennium and Parish Pump schemes and will be planting a Yew Tree when new
stocks are available in December.
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The church's finances have been transferred from a high street bank to a more
ethical company, the Ecology Building Society.
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Car Free Sunday is promoted each year.
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Members of the church are active in a campaign to reduce the environmental
threat posed by an incinerator sited a few hundred yards away. The church
hosted a public meeting and a member was interviewed for Radio Four's Face
the
Facts.
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The Planet Pledge cards produced by Going for Green have been distributed
in
the church and environmental information is displayed on church noticeboards,
including Christian Ecology Link's ChurchLink newsletter.
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The church, situated in the inner city, plans to plant a variety of shrubs to
enhance its surroundings.
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The church is investigating purchasing organic wine and recycled paper when
current stocks run out.
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The church has supported the work of the Sheffield Wildlife Trust and church
members recently were invovled in a seed gathering day at Norfolk Park,
where a
tree nursery has just been established.
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