Stroud Deanery is working with local partners in a bid to protect and restore biodiversity in churchyards. 19 representatives from churches across the Stroud Area Deanery gathered in North WoodchesterContinue reading
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Learn large-scale flower arranging for your Eco Church journey
Cirencester and Stroud Deaneries are inviting churches to a ‘Pedestal and porches’ themed Sustainable Church Flowers workshop in May, teaching participants how to how to create large-scale floral arrangements withoutContinue reading
Council’s nature recovery promotes biodiverse churchyards
Stroud deanery is supporting biodiversity recovery by integrating churchyards into Gloucestershire County Council’s nature recovery plan. Suggested and led by Rebecca Charley, Stroud District Council’s nature recovery and biodiversity lead,Continue reading
Jennie blogs: “10 lily stems create over 30kg of C02”
A “Glorifying God Sustainably with Flowers” festival demonstrated the beauty of sustainable floristry, as well as its low environmental impact compared with traditional flower arranging.
Flower Festival “Glorifying God Sustainably with Flowers” at St John the Baptist Cirencester
A sustainable flower festival showcasing the work of eco-friendly flower arrangers from thirteen parishes across two deaneries will take place on Saturday 6 July. The main festival day is SaturdayContinue reading
Holy Trinity Minchinhampton celebrates Eco Church Bronze Award
The Sunday service on 11 June, at the start of the Great Big Green Week, was a day to celebrate for Holy Trinity Minchinhampton for receiving an Eco Church BronzeContinue reading



















