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National Emergency Briefing Film – 27th April 2026 – 7pm Christ Church<\/p>\n

In November 2025, the National Emergency Briefing<\/a> brought together leading experts to present the latest evidence on the climate and nature crisis to politicians and other influential people in Westminster. That evidence is now on the public record.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film aims to bring together people in local communities across the UK to hear the evidence and discuss how to respond – together with their MP.<\/p>\n

As part of our commitment to caring for God\u2019s world, we are holding a screening of this important film on Monday 27th April, followed by a general discussion.<\/p>\n

If possible, please read the linked document<\/a>, which explains more about the objectives and includes a link to complete a pre-screening survey conducted by the University of Bath.<\/p>\n

You can register for a free ticket for this event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Eco Church<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n

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A Rocha Eco Church Programme Gold Award<\/h3>\n

We have an eco group that takes a close interest in developing and directing our strategies for protecting God\u2019s earth, helping us to focus on doing what we do in a sustainable and earth-friendly way.<\/p>\n

We are delighted to announce that we were awarded the A Rocha Eco Church Gold Award in recognition of our efforts to care for God\u2019s earth in the way that we manage our life at Christ Church in August 2025.<\/p>\n

We are very happy to receive this award as it shows we are moving in the right direction; this is not the finish line but a milestone on our journey to help protect the earth for future generations, and to inspire others to do the same.<\/p>\n

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to the many local eco and wildlife organisations who have supported and partnered with us throughout this journey. Their expertise, encouragement, and collaboration have been invaluable in helping us achieve this milestone.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead, Christ Church plans to continue working with its many community partners to further develop its environmental mission, seeking to live out God\u2019s passion for the renewal of the whole created order.<\/p>\n

Here is our certificate:<\/p>\n

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Visit our Eco Hub<\/h2>\n

If you would like to know more about what we do as a church, or what you can do as an individual or family, to protect God\u2019s Earth, then please visit our Eco Hub for<\/a> useful links here: https:\/\/linktr.ee\/christchurchswindonecohub<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also get in touch with the Eco group with your ideas or suggestions using the email address below:<\/p>\n

ecogroup@Christchurchswindon.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Our Land Management Plan<\/h3>\n

As part of our response to the need to take more care of God\u2019s planet, we have begun work on a Land Management Plan. Taking advice from a range of local experts and enthusiasts, we have surveyed our Church and Burial grounds, looking for ways to encourage wildlife and plant diversity. View the plan<\/a><\/p>\n

In the process, we have discovered some valuable ancient grassland which we can manage carefully to encourage more native species that will be beneficial to pollinators and other wildlife. This will involve stopping our intensive mowing programme in certain areas, to allow certain species, such as the Cuckoo flower below to establish. It and other native species provide valuable larval food. The careful management of these areas of grass can prevent it from being invaded by more vigorous plants that can overwhelm and replace what is a vital habitat for birds, invertebrates and animals.<\/p>\n

In most situations, July is the best time for cutting, with a further cut in September\/October often being beneficial. However, cutting times can be varied to suit local conditions. After cutting, it is very important to rake off and remove the clippings. If left on, they can smother delicate plants and increase fertility which encourages rank growth at the expense of wildflowers. If clippings are left to dry for a few days after cutting, flowers can shed any ripe seed and insects are able to make their escape.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11173","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11173"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12803,"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11173\/revisions\/12803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.christchurchswindon.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}