Barrow Benefice

This webinar will help your church get started on becoming a net zero carbon church. Find out: What net zero carbon means? What kind of practical change might it require? How do you know your start point? What resources are out there to help you? Plus inspiring...

House Sparrows are often the most commonly spotted garden birds in Big Garden Birdwatch, unfortunately their breeding numbers have drastically declined since records began over the last 50 years. In 2002, House Sparrows were added to the UK Red List of birds of high...

Big Garden Birdwatch was one of the first surveys to alert the RSPB to the decline in the number of Song Thrushes in gardens. Since 1979 Song Thrush sightings have dropped by more than 83%. First ranked at number 10, in 2025 they came in at number 22. The number of...

Plastic Free CrackersThis year, why not make your own? Or, if you don’t have time to craft, check out plastic-free crackers. DecorationsMaking paper chains (or stringing together popcorn and cranberries) in place of tinsel, painting pine cones for baubles or even...

1. Sustainable Stockings - forget the plastic-wrapped chocolate, plastic toys and plastic bottles of bubble bath. Instead, opt for homemade treats (wrapped in paper), wooden keepsakes or even vouchers that can be used later on in the year. E.g. shampoo bars and...

The Japanese were recycling paper in the 11th century. Medieval blacksmiths made armour from scrap metal. During the second world war, scrap metal was made into tanks and women’s nylons into parachutes. Recycling became a problem in the 1970’s when our homes became...

After more than three years in development, the Royal British Legion has produced a plastic-free poppy, made entirely from paper that is completely recyclable at home. With paper created from renewable fibres from renewable sources including offcuts from coffee cups,...