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Local Events
23 May Zero Carbon Harrogate Low Carbon Meal and Speaker. More details.
27 May Working with your MP for climate action. A morning of training. Leeds Diocesan Office. More details.

11am-4pm Henshaws Knaresborough
To raise funds for St Stephen's "Warm the Heart". 

1 June Pray for the Climate St Mark's Church Harrogate, 9-10am.  Read more.

10 June St John's Sharow Open Day for Cherishing Churchyards Week.  More details.

10 June Open Garden at Hollin House Bishop Nick's home 12-5pm. More details. 

1 July Pray for the Climate Christ Church Harrogate, 9-10am.  Read more.

1 July Wild City Summer! Harehills Baptist Church, Leeds,TBC.  More. 
National Events
22 May International Day of Biodiversity More details. 

22-24 May Rogation Days Worship resources.

1-30 June Go Wild The Wildlife Trust's challenge to do something outdoors everyday in June. More.

10.30am-4.15pm
Coventry. Read more. 

3-11 June Cherishing Churchyards Week  More

5 June UN World Environment Day More

8 June World Ocean Day "Our Oceans, Our Future". Read more. 

10 June Operation Noah Day & AGM Birmingham, 12-4pm. Details. 

Ringsfield Hall, Suffolk.
Green Christian Conference. Read more.

25 June-1 July "Creation, Christian Faith and a Precious World"  Les Courmettes estate in the hills above Cannes, France.  A Rocha & The Faraday Institute 5 day course. Read more . 

1-9 July Climate Coalition Week of Action  to engage with your politicians. Read more and watch this video .

3-7 July No Planet B
Mid Wales.  Residential with workshops, talks and field trips. Read more . 

1 Sep-4 Oct Creationtide

22 Sep World Car Free Day Organise a "Walk to Church Sunday". More.

22-29 Oct One World Week:  Good Neighbours my World Depends on Us. Read more. 
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May 2017 - Issue 12
As the general election draws near, find out how you can work better with your MP with hustings questions ideas in the resources section. Meanwhile, enjoy the blossoming of creation during Cherishing Churchyard Week and find out how Forest Green Rovers Football Club are setting us an example. Don't forget Magazine Magic is here to pop into your Parish Magazine. 
Local News
Want to Work Better with your MP on Climate Change?
Fed up with your MP's bland replies to your letters? Want to effect change at a national level? Hope for the Future, the UK's specialists in training citizens to work with MP's on climate change are offering free training on Saturday 27th May. More details and booking.

Tea in a Cherished Churchyard
St John's, Sharow are celebrating their churchyard biodiversity this Cherishing Churchyard Week, 3rd-11th June, with an open day and tea party on Saturday 10th June from 2-4pm hosted by parish priest, the Reverend Ruth Newton. All are welcome!  Read more.

St Ed's Gains Bronze Eco Church Award
Congratulations to St Edmund's Church, Roundhay, Leeds on achieving their Bronze award. They have been working with other local churches and in the wider local community to promote care for the environment and consideration of our responsibilities to future generations.  Read more.

Applying for a Church Times Green Church Award?
The new awards have prizes up to £6,000 for an innovative environmental project and categories for green congregation, building, personality and biodiversity. Read more. 
  Ride and Stride for Churches
Each year the Yorkshire Historic Churches Trust run an event called Ride + Stride, which involves people getting sponsored to visit as many churches in a day as they can, either by foot, on a bike or by car. Could you raise funds and awareness for the environment? Read more. 
Using your vote to care for God's creation?
How can our government move us to a more sustainable future? Get involved with local hustings and make sure you use your vote! Visit the Diocesan webpage or use this  CAFOD guide. 
National News
 First Coal-Free Day in Britain since 1880s
We entered a new era on Friday 21st April when, for the first time in over 130 years, no coal was used to generate the nation's electricity. It marks a watershed moment in reducing our carbon emissions. Read more

  Gwinear Living Churchyards
Be inspired by this short video from the Diocese of Truro on how a churchyard has been transformed. Watch here. 
Is the Church of England Wedded to Fossil Fuels?
On 8th May, Christian Climate Action staged a wedding, at Church House Westminster, between the Church of England and fossil fuels to protest against the Church's continued investment in the industry. Read more. 

Forest Green Rovers FC Lead the Way
Forest Green's win over Tranmere will take them into the football league next season, but Dale Vince, the chairman of the club and renewable energy firm Ecotricity, has bigger plans for the world's "greenest" football club. Read more. 

Magazine Magic
Home is Where the Heart Is
Ready to print article for your parish magazine. Jemima Parker explores why we should cherish the Earth. Read more.  

Resource Centre
Join us on Facebook
Join our new Diocese of Leeds Environment discussion group to share your stories, news and events with each other. Click here. 
What to ask your Parliamentary Candidates?
What policies are planned to tackle our urgent need to prevent runaway climate change? Find resources to help on the Environment pages of the Diocesan website. 
10:10
Fed up with depressing news about climate change? Sign up to the 10:10 Climate Hope newsletter and hear inspiring stories of people taking positive action on climate change. Click here. 
Riding Lights Production: Baked Alaska on Film
After a successful national tour, Baked Alaska has been adapted for film and is available for free download. Seven episodes highlight the breadth of the issues that arise from climate change. Accompanying resources for schools and small groups. More. 
Oppportunities
Entries for the Church Times Environment Awards
Could your church be nominated? Or could you nominate an environment champion?  More. 
Diocesan Area Environment Champions
Could you assist your local parishes giving advice on environmental issues?  Read more.
Green Christians
Two paid part-time vacancies: Content Editor and Development Officer. Read more.
Operation Noah Trustees 
Two trustees being sought. Read more. 
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