This is the eighteenth in a series of articles from the Eco Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Many of us have been very concerned about the state of our garden lawns with hosepipe bans in many parts of the country following our abnormally hot summer. So here are […]
Eco Matters: Water-saving Tips
This is the seventeenth in a series of articles from the Eco Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Though the impact of climate change may not affect us or our life styles right now, it’s still a reality that’s inching closer each day. Every creature on earth faces a […]
Eco Matters: Secret Garden
This is the sixteenth in a series of articles from the Eco Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Have you been watching Sir David Attenborough’s Secret Garden? I have enjoyed this series, focussing on the wildlife that may be in our own gardens often without our knowing they are […]
Eco Matters: Too Much Plastic!
This is the fifteenth in a series of articles from the Eco Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Across the UK, 70,000 people took part in The Big Plastic Count in March this year. Did you? Over 1.5 million pieces of plastic were counted, gathering vital data on UK […]
Eco Matters: Grow Your Own!
This is the fourteenth in a series of articles from the Eco Team at St Columba’s, which are also published in our church magazine. Celebrate new life this Easter and have a go at growing something! April is the perfect time to try to grow something edible or, if you are a seasoned gardener, to […]