Co-ordinator: Anne Litherland
Update So Far
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We’ve produced a New Year Resolutions Tree which was displayed at the back of church.
Our New Year Resolutions to protect the planet:
- walk and cycle more, drive less
- walk and cycle more, drive less
- recycle more, waste less (many people)
- walk rather than use my car / public transport (4 people)
- support Fairtrade shopping switch of the lights in rooms I am not using do one climate change action every day stop using bottled water (2 people) have 2 meat-free days a week (3 people) eat more vegetables stop using clingfilm use less plastic and no single-use plastic (2 people) save water (3 people) put out water and fat balls and seed for the birds (2 people) fill my grey recycling bin use low energy light bulbs use central heating in moderation avoid air travel as much as possible plant trees / plant more (2 people) look after my street by picking up litter (2) and helping with our common flower beds buy a bamboo toothbrush re-use my towel not buy any new clothes or shoes for at least 6 months and, if possible, all year change 2 gas fires for electric ones use a bar of soap instead of handwash swap plastic single-use razors for a metal holder and blades monitor and reduce my mileage and have one motor-free day re-use every single plastic bag I receive turn things off when not in regular use eg the clock in the spare room use only a teapot full of water in the kettle use a steamer pan to cook both veg and potatoes on one light
- recycle more, waste less (many people)
- walk rather than use my car / public transport (4 people)
- support Fairtrade shopping
- switch of the lights in rooms I am not using
- do one climate change action every day
- stop using bottled water (2 people)
- have 2 meat-free days a week (3 people)
- eat more vegetables
- stop using clingfilm
- use less plastic and no single-use plastic (2 people)
- save water (3 people)
- put out water and fat balls and seed for the birds (2 people)
- fill my grey recycling bin
- use low energy light bulbs
- use central heating in moderation
- avoid air travel as much as possible
- plant trees / plant more (2 people)
- look after my street by picking up litter (2) and helping with our common flower beds
- buy a bamboo toothbrush
- re-use my towel
- not buy any new clothes or shoes for at least 6 months and, if possible, all year
- change 2 gas fires for electric ones
- use a bar of soap instead of handwash
- swap plastic single-use razors for a metal holder and blades
- monitor and reduce my mileage and have one motor-free day
- re-use every single plastic bag I receive
- turn things off when not in regular use eg the clock in the spare room
- use only a teapot full of water in the kettle
- use a steamer pan to cook both veg and potatoes on one light