Silver lining for Creationtide celebrations
First published on: 25th September 2025Parishioners at St Mary Magdalene Church in Flaunden are celebrating being named as the 50th silver Eco Church in the diocese.
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Parishioners at St Mary Magdalene Church in Flaunden are celebrating being named as the 50th silver Eco Church in the diocese.
Solar panels installed at St Mary Magdalene’s, Woodstock, a Grade II* listed church, will save the parish up to £4K a year in energy costs.
Over 40 people from the dioceses of Vaxjo and Oxford came together to mark this year’s Creationtide, and reflect on themes of peace, unity and justice.
Bishop Mary invites us all to stop and listen and to think about the beautiful planet we're a key part of.
Hannah Mann speaks to BBC Radio Oxford's Lilley Mitchell about Creationtide across the diocese.
St Alban’s Church Hall has become one of the first in the diocese to have an air-to-water heat pump installed.
Despite only having been installed a few weeks ago, the solar panels at St John’s School in Lacey Green are already saving money!
When one of their gas boilers failed 18 months ago, the PCC at Christ Church in Abingdon saw an opportunity to decarbonise part of the site. What they hadn’t envisioned was doing this against the clock!
All Saints Church, Boyne Hill, Maidenhead has become the 40th church to be made a Silver Eco Church in the diocese.
One of Oxford’s best-kept secrets has been recognised with an Oxford Preservation Trust Award. The Landscape and Public Realm plaque was presented to the Friends of Holywell Cemetery who have breathed new life into the peaceful spot.