LATEST NEWS
  1. Safeguarding Policy
  2. Cumbria Becomes First Ecumenical County in England
  3. Act now to support BBC Radio Cumbria
  4. Archdeacons' Articles of Enquiry 2011
  1. A new draft Safeguarding Policy has been uploaded to the Diocesan website.
    Wednesday 1 February 2012Read more...
  2. The Ecumenical County of Cumbria: A Declaration of Intent by the Methodist, United Reformed and Anglican Churches
    Monday 21 November 2011Read more...
  3. The BBC Trust is consulting on proposals to reduce the resources for BBC local radio, which would have a significant impact on Radio Cumbria.
    Friday 21 October 2011Read more...
  4. The results of the 2011 Archdeacons' Articles of Enquiry can now be downloaded from the website
    Thursday 6 October 2011Read more...
Environment

Environment Policy

The Diocesan Policy, which can be downloaded from here, is far-reaching and deeply thought-out; it is considered to be the most thorough policy in the Church of England.  It incorporates a response to Climate Change but is much more than simply a reaction to that situation.

Environment PolicyEnvironment Policy
File category Diocesan Policies    File size 293kb    File date 28 Jan 2009

Links

The Climate Justice Fund has been set up allow parishes and individuals in the UK to support Church-based projects around the Anglican Communion which enable the world's poor to do something to meet the challenges posed by Climate Change.  It would be a good candidate for donations made as outward giving from PCCs.

God, Nature and Climate Change

Churches Together in Cumbria has also produced an Environment document "God, Nature and Climate Change" which can be accessed by going to the Climate Change page of the CTiCumbria website

The presentations given at a day conference on Nuclear Energy at Carlisle Cathedral on Sat 6th February 2010 can also be found on the CTiCumbria website; click here for the Nuclear Energy Discussion