creation Archives - Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham https://southwell.anglican.org/category/creation/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:30:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://southwell.anglican.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/cropped-Church-of-England-logo-4k-sticky-32x32.png creation Archives - Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham https://southwell.anglican.org/category/creation/ 32 32 Good News Spotlight: Young People Achieve Bronze Eco Award for St Mary Magdalene Sutton-In-Ashfield https://southwell.anglican.org/good-news-spotlight-young-people-achieve-bronze-eco-award-for-st-mary-magdalene-sutton-in-ashfield/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:04:54 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=16692 St Mary Magdalene is proud to have achieved the A Rocha Bronze Eco Church Award, an introductory certification recognising churches in England and Wales that demonstrate a foundational commitment to environmental stewardship and caring for creation. The church’s Eco Church journey began in September 2025 and was successfully completed in December 2025. The project was driven by a group of young people passionate about caring for creation, bringing together a collaborative effort between the youth and the Parochial Church Council […]

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]]> Good News Spotlight: St Cyprian’s selected as Net Zero Carbon Demonstrator Church https://southwell.anglican.org/good-news-spotlight-st-cyprians-selected-as-net-zero-carbon-demonstrator-church/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:11:30 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=16463 As part of General Synod’s prophetic call for the Church of England to reach Net Zero Carbon by 2030, the national Net Zero Programme has launched the Church Demonstrators Project, which aims to create a network of churches across the country that model good decarbonisation practice. These “demonstrator” churches will help share learning, inspire communities, and encourage practical action, with the long-term vision that every parish will have one nearby. The Diocese is delighted to share that St Cyprian’s Nottingham […]

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]]> Gold Award for St Wilfrid’s Calverton https://southwell.anglican.org/gold-award-for-st-wilfrids-calverton/ Thu, 01 May 2025 14:52:55 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=14055  “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 Sunday 27th was a day of celebration for St Wilfrid’s Calverton as after many years of hard work, they were presented with a Gold Award from A Rocha UK as an Eco Church. This is the first Gold Award in our Diocese and one of only a small number across the UK. A Rocha explains on their website that ‘Achieving gold […]

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]]> Silver Eco Cathedral Award for Southwell Minster https://southwell.anglican.org/silver-eco-cathedral-award-for-southwell-minster/ Mon, 20 May 2024 22:45:50 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=10668 Southwell Minster is delighted to have achieved the Silver Eco Cathedral with ARocha, the Christian environmental charity. The Minster has held ‘Bronze’ status since 2020 but it now joins Southwell’s Holy Trinity and Jubilee House, as well as many other churches across the county in formally demonstrating a higher level of engagement. Not only does this reflect emphasis upon care for the environment in regular worship, wild-flowering sections of the Minster grounds, efficient boilers, and secondary double glazing where possible, […]

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]]> Eco Church Silver Award for Austerfield and Bawtry churches https://southwell.anglican.org/eco-church-silver-award-for-austerfield-and-bawtry-churches/ Mon, 20 May 2024 11:40:00 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=10297 St Helena’s Austerfield and St Nicholas’ Bawtry, both part of the same benefice, have recently received the A Rocha silver eco church award. Their curate, Liz Mack, shares some of their journey to receiving the awards below: “We are focused on changing culture across the churches, rather than simply ticking boxes to say we are doing certain things that make us eco conscious. We now have an Eco Team that regularly meets to help each other with our award submissions, and share […]

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]]> Caring for God’s Creation: Award-Winning Efforts at Burntstump Seely https://southwell.anglican.org/caring-for-gods-creation-award-winning-efforts-at-burntstump-seely/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:31:19 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=8498 As part of their hard work for our Don't Trash Our Future campaign, Burntstump Seely C of E Primary Academy have been awarded a bronze in the Picture Impact Awards 2023!

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]]> Schools Taking Action to Protect Our World https://southwell.anglican.org/schools-taking-action-to-protect-our-world/ Tue, 30 May 2023 11:34:07 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=8150 During Thy Kingdom Come, schools across Nottinghamshire embarked on an inspiring mission to pray, clean up litter, and advocate for God’s world.

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]]> St Peter’s, Ravenshead Gains Silver Eco Award https://southwell.anglican.org/st-peters-ravenshead-gains-silver-eco-award/ Fri, 12 May 2023 14:00:07 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=8069 As Christians, we believe that everything on earth belongs to God and that we have a sacred responsibility to take care of it.

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]]> A Fairtrade Celebration https://southwell.anglican.org/a-fairtrade-celebration/ Fri, 03 Mar 2023 12:12:38 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=7639 A Service of Celebration of Fairtrade was held in Southwell Minster on Saturday 25 February to herald Fairtrade Fortnight 2023. The Fairtrade Foundation is now 31 years old and works to rally a global community of millions – farmers and workers, supply chain partners, retailers, shoppers, schools and governments – to pay fair prices and uphold fair production standards and practices.

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]]> St Giles’ Church is Welcoming Owls in Cropwell Bishop https://southwell.anglican.org/st-giles-church-is-welcoming-owls-in-cropwell-bishop/ Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:52:01 +0000 https://southwell.anglican.org/?p=7530 St Giles’ Church, Cropwell Bishop have been working hard on biodiversity in their churchyard. 12-year-old Alex has been leading the way. He has made a box for tawny owls from recycled wood and painted it. With 1 in 7 of the UK’s wildlife species is at risk of extinction, churchyards are important habitats. Across England, it is estimated that 10,000 churches have churchyards. That’s the area of a small national park. It’s a precious resource which can make a huge difference […]

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