May 2014 - Eco Church South West

Hydro-electricity at Buckfast Abbey

23 June 201913 May 2014 by Admin

The Catholic Benedictine community at Buckfast Abbey has installed both a water turbine (shown here) and an Archimedes screw in the canal alongside the River … Read more

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Bishop’s House, Staverton

13 May 2014 by Admin

Pilot installation of a biomass boiler in a large domestic setting. It is 32kW in size, and the expected payback period is less than 5 … Read more

Composting toilets, Week St Mary

2 May 2014 by Admin

Lesley Booker writes… Week St Mary church is a large church surrounded by a church yard in the centre of a village. The only services … Read more

Saving the Planet Exhibition, Bude Churches Together

2 May 2014 by Admin

Geoff Newton writes… My year as Secretary of Christians Together coincided with my reading of theology on the Church’s Mission by Hans Kung and others. … Read more

Helston Methodist Circuit adopts a beach

2 May 2014 by Admin

Revd Andrew Hill writes… In 2008 Helston Methodist Circuit adopted a beach. We joined in the annual Beachwatch weekend organised by the Marine Conservation Society. … Read more

Camborne Parish Church

2 May 2014 by Admin

Revd Mike Firbank writes… At Camborne Parish Church we are trying to change behaviour/attitudes and change the way we heat/light etc our church buildings. Immediate … Read more

Bishop Cornish Education Centre, Saltash

2 May 2014 by Admin

The new education centre in the grounds of Bishop Cornish School, Saltash will provide music facilities, before and after school care, nursery provision and also … Read more

Wood pellet boiler at St Paul, Gulworthy, Devon

2 May 2014 by Admin

The parish of St Paul, Gulworthy is situated in the Tamar Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the far west of the Exeter Diocese, … Read more

Tree bog at Escot, Devon

2 May 2014 by Admin

St Philip and St James, Escot, is located within the Escot estate in East Devon. It is isolated and not supplied with running water. The … Read more

ASHP at St Bartholomew’s House, Newton Abbot

2 May 20142 May 2014 by Admin

In January 2009, the Diocese of Exeter installed a Daikin Altherma air source heat pump (ASHP) and wet central heating system in clergy housing at … Read more