News
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Government agrees £30 million extra to resolve VAT concerns
17th May 2012
The Church of England has today welcomed the Chancellor's announcement of an extra £30 million to cover alterations and repairs to listed places of worship.
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Update on VAT
2nd May 2012
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Budget 2012: VAT to be charged at 20 % on alterations to listed churches
26th March 2012
Unexpectedly the Chancellor announced in the Budget that approved alterations to listed buildings - which, unlike repairs and maintenance are currently zero-rated - will be charged at the standard rate of 20 percent.
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Shrinking the Footprint supports rabbi relay bike ride
17th March 2012
Cycling Church of England staff and London clergy stopped off at Lambeth Palace on their way to work to show support for the Jewish community's Year of the Bike launched this week by the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Read more ...
'Shrug culture' over climate change challenged by Ash Wednesday declaration
22nd February 2012
Leaders representing most of the UK's mainstream churches have today called for repentance over the prevailing 'shrug-culture' towards climate change.
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Latest Feed-in Tariff update
22nd February 2012
On Thursday 9 February the Department of Energy and Climate Change released the Government response to the last Feed-in Tariff consultation on solar panel installations. The Shrinking the Footprint response to the consultation can be seen here and below is a brief summary of the key points from the Government report. Read more ...
Renewable energy news from the North East
8th June 2011
The power of the internet is helping a North Tyneside village achieve its dream of supplying
renewable energy to two of its listed buildings.
Earsdon Renewable Energy aims to use one biomass boiler and a highly insulated pipe to heat St. Alban's Church and the adjacent Eccles Hall. Read more ...
York Minster green quiz for diocese's Big Envirionment Celebration
29th May 2011
Visitors to York Minster on Saturday took part in a competition to win a year's supply of Yorkshire Tea courtesy of Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate with the Yorkshire Rainforest Project and Shrinking the Footprint. Read more ...
Birds and the Bees at Lambeth
22nd May 2010
Who was on the throne when the fig tree (pictured) was planted? How many fruits grow in the garden?* Just two of the questions for visitors following the Archbishop's nature trail and quiz at today's Open Garden event at Lambeth Palace designed to reveal the wealth of wildlife in the historic gardens and grounds. Read the full press release Read more ...
C of E's Seven Year 'Church and Earth' Climate Change Action Plan
26th January 2010
The Church of England has launched its environmental strategy for the next seven years, in Windsor in November 2009, as global faith leaders and UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, gather today to discuss commitments on climate change, before the world's political leaders meet in Copenhagen in December.
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Cathedrals and Climate Change Conference
18th November 2009
Held at Southwark Cathedral Monday November 2. Programme and copies of presentations to download here.
For details of the Shrinking the Footprint June Lambeth Conference and the CofE's Seven Year Plan click on news items at the bottom of the page
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Church of England's Seven Year Plan
29th October 2009
This plan is a statement of the Church of England's beliefs, activities and ambitions relating to climate change and environmental action over the next seven years. Read more ...
