24 October 2025

Some of the suggestions we collected at the Harvest lunch were around kitchen waste at church. We'll definitely be looking into the logistics of the suggestions, notably for food waste and soft plastics.  In the meantime, let's make sure we're on top of this at home, or even at work, making sure that all our food waste goes in the correct bin.  If we're at work, and our employer doesn't provide food waste collection facilities, do you have the opportunity to make a suggestion? Otherwise keep a suitable container at work and bring those pesky teabags, apple cores, etc home with you. 

If you were at the harvest festival service, you may remember that I talked about the Vatican putting solar panels on its buildings.  It was announced this week that a major installation has been completed on Vatican owned property near Rome, and consequently, the Vatican joins a very select and small group of countries (8) that get 99.7% of their energy needs from renewables.  And that's even without putting solar panels on the roof of the Sistine Chapel! Read more here: https://happyeconews.com/countries-running-on-renewable-energy/

17 October 2025

Many thanks to everyone who contributed ideas about how we as a church community at Holy Trinity can all become Creation Care Champions. There will be more information and responses coming in the next few weeks, but one of the ideas was to have a weekly section in the newsletter. 

The A Rocha 'Eco tips Calendar' (link below) for October encourages us to think about seasonal food - which fruit and veg are at their best in the UK right now, and can we get them at our local supermarket? It's the season for UK apples, with both traditional and new varieties in many shops now. Watch out for traditional varieties Early Windsors, Egremont Russets and Cox. If you've never tried an Early Windsor, they really are a treat (but they do bruise easily, so be careful!). If the supermarket where you shop doesn't have new season UK apples, ask them why. Maybe even write to customer services if the Branch Manager doesn't have a good answer for you.

A Rocha Eco tips Calendar