So what positive activity has there been so far?

The Eco Team

We have a team headed up by Miriam Sampson which has been working very hard behind the scenes looking at the survey, and completing various pieces of work.  The Eco team has also played an active part in the Portsmouth Diocese Eco Group headed up by Rachel Houlberg and the Portsmouth Ecumenical Climate Change Action Group.
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The Eco team is also working closely with the PCC and the ministry team as well as looking out to the community where we already have links with the local schools.
  • We have created a downloadable leaflet ‘Recycling in and around Farlington parish’ which shows what can be recycled and where (including in our donations to the local school for its project). Download the leaflet here or pick up a printed copy in church.
  • We have completed our review of the A Rocha survey questions and we are now entering our responses into the survey. We will then know how close we are to a silver award and more importantly, what we still need to do move forward.
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  • We are a Fairtrade Parish We use Fairtrade tea and coffee for after-service refreshments. We are using eco-friendly products for cleaning in both halls. We also use Fairtrade Communion wine.
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  • A water butt has been installed in the churchyard at St. Andrew’s church.
  • A water butt has now been installed in the grounds at Church of the Resurrection
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  • There are now two compost bins at St Andrew’s church.

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  • We now have Farlington’s biggest bug hotel (probably) in St. Andrew’s churchyard where a tree felled during Storm Eunice has been cropped and the stump has been left for the benefit of the wildlife.
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  • An area of lawn to the west side of Church of the Resurrection has now been lifted and sown with wildflower seeds.
  • Bird feeders have been installed in St Andrew’s churchyard, and bird boxes have been sited in the most appropriate locations in the grounds of Church of the Resurrection. 
  • The lights in St. Andrew’s church are now nearly all LED bulbs, with the remainder to be changed when they burn out. The position is more complicated at the Church of the Resurrection, but the uplighters all have LED bulbs now.
  • In the area on the corner of Brecon Avenue, 14 new saplings were planted, including young birch, rowan, hazel and hawthorn trees. The saplings were donated by The Tree Council. We lost about three of these and shrubs have been planted in their place.