Eco Congregation

Environmental Audit
St Osmund's Church has undertaken a Green Audit to raise awareness of environmental issues within the church and to consider ways of moving towards more environmentally friendly ways of working.

CEL Millennium Certificate
We undertook 10 projects to gain the Christian Ecology Link Millenniun Certificate which was awarded in October 1999.
Click here for link to Christian Ecology Link website

Just Bin It
For the last few years we have organised a litterpick along the Canal Path at Wilmorton during Tidy Britain month of April.
Information Packs are available from the Tidy Britain Group
Click here for link to Tidy Britain Group website

Eco Congregations
We gave a presentation as part of the East Midlands launch of Eco Congregations organised by Going for Green (now ENCAMS)and Churches Together.
St Osmund's Church was awarded the eco-congregation award by ENCAMS in June 2002.
Click here for link to Eco-congregation website

Can Recycling Project
We have been awarded a grant from the SEED Programme (The Social, Economic and Environmental Development Programme)which enabled us to purchase a Can Crusher. We will now be able to deal with more cans and we will be delivering a recycling awareness leaflet in the area during the next six months.
Click here for a link to the Royal Society for Nature Conservation and the SEED Programme

Derbyshire County Council Greenwatch Award
St Osmund's Church has been awarded two commendations for its environmental projects:
2001 Category 1 - sustainable use of resources
2003 Category 1 - sustainable resources - for setting up and running the Wilmorton Can Recycling Project.
Click here for link to the Derbyshire County Council website

Alvaston Park Friends
This group formed in October 2006 to work with Derby City Council and other groups to improve Alvaston Park.
Click here for link to Alvaston Park Friends website

Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society
The original route of the canal, now a cycleway and footpath, runs immediately past the church. St Osmund's has good links with the Society and supports in principal the restoration of the canal.
Click here for link to Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society website

On-going projects
Aluminium can recycling - sell to Alton Metals
Fabric recycling - give to the Padley Recycling Centre
Used stamps - collect to raise money for the Derby & Sandiacre Canal Society
Fortnightly Traidcraft Stall selling fairly traded goods.