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Read the latest Net Zero Carbon and Environment news from around the Diocese, including details of local initiatives and funding opportunities.


Summer Reading Challenge!

Last Updated: 6th August 2025  |  First published on: 5th August 2025

If you're planning any Eco-themed family events or services for the summer holidays, why not link it in with this year's Summer Reading Challenge theme of Story Garden?


Currently available Grants from South Cambs District Council

Last Updated: 31st July 2025  |  First published on: 30th July 2025

Rural England Prosperity Fund invites green space and circular economy projects

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Churchyard News from the Wildlife Trust - July 2025

Last Updated: 28th July 2025  |  First published on: 28th July 2025

Churchyard hints and tips from Diana Cook, volunteer coordinator for the Cambridgeshire Churchyard Conservation Award from the Wildlife Trust.

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Nature Notes: Hopping with Life

Last Updated: 17th July 2025  |  First published on: 17th July 2025

Nature Notes for August 2025, from Caring for God's Acre.

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Churchyard News from the Wildlife Trust - June 2025

Last Updated: 4th July 2025  |  First published on: 4th July 2025

Churchyard hints and tips from Diana Cook, volunteer coordinator for the Cambridgeshire Churchyard Conservation Award from the Wildlife Trust.

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What three things? - July 2025

Last Updated: 3rd July 2025  |  First published on: 2nd July 2025

What three things can you do in July to take your first steps (or more!) as a church on your eco journey?

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Nature Notes: Late flowering Betony

Last Updated: 20th June 2025  |  First published on: 20th June 2025

Nature Notes for July 2025, from Caring for God's Acre.

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Eco Celebration Service

Last Updated: 20th June 2025  |  First published on: 2nd June 2025

A joyful celebration of churches that have engaged with the Cambridgeshire Churchyard Conservation Award and ARocha Eco Church Award schemes took place at Evensong at Ely Cathedral on Sunday 15 June.

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Cambridge Zero Community Day

Last Updated: 29th May 2025  |  First published on: 29th May 2025

Sacha Watson, our Net Zero Carbon Officer, will be at the Cambridge Zero Community Day talking about all things Net Zero.

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What three things? - June 2025

Last Updated: 9th June 2025  |  First published on: 29th May 2025

What three things can you do in June to take your first steps (or more!) as a church on your eco journey?

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Making Cambridge a Happy City?

Last Updated: 19th May 2025  |  First published on: 19th May 2025

Can a heritage city, which already has a water shortage and a river full of sewage, grow in a way that is sustainable?

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Nature Notes: Churchyard Walls

Last Updated: 3rd June 2025  |  First published on: 3rd June 2025

Nature Notes for June 2025, from Caring for God's Acre.

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Grants Bulletin from Cambs Community Foundation

Last Updated: 12th May 2025  |  First published on: 12th May 2025

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation has a released a list of grant opportunities to which churches are welcome to apply.

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Churches Count on Nature 7 - 15 June

Last Updated: 21st May 2025  |  First published on: 2nd May 2025

Churches Count on Nature 2025 runs at the same time as Love Your Burial Ground Week, and focuses on the brilliant wildlife to be found in churchyards and chapel yards. It is a joint initiative promoted by Caring for God’s Acre, the Church of England, the Church in Wales and A Rocha UK.

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What three things? - May 2025

Last Updated: 30th April 2025  |  First published on: 30th April 2025

What three things can you do in May to take your first steps (or more!) as a church on your eco journey?

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Nature Notes: The Churchyard Butterfly

Last Updated: 28th April 2025  |  First published on: 28th April 2025

Nature Notes for May 2025, from Caring for God's Acre.

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Churchyard News from the Wildlife Trust - April 2025

Last Updated: 28th April 2025  |  First published on: 28th April 2025

Churchyard hints and tips from Diana Cook, volunteer coordinator for the Cambridgeshire Churchyard Conservation Award from the Wildlife Trust.

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What three things? - April 2025

Last Updated: 18th March 2025  |  First published on: 18th March 2025

What three things can you do in April to take your first steps (or more!) as a church on your eco journey?

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Nature Notes: Looking for Lizards

Last Updated: 17th March 2025  |  First published on: 17th March 2025

Nature Notes for April 2025, from Caring for God's Acre.

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New Energy Footprint Tool walk-through video

Last Updated: 13th March 2025  |  First published on: 13th March 2025

A new video has been released to help parishes complete their Energy Footprint Tool - before 31 May 2025.

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