Eco Tips & Eco Events

Eco Events & Campaigns

 

Volunteer at Jersey Butterfly Monitoring

Free training is available on Saturday 28 March, click here to sign up: https://bit.ly/4sCWsEK

 

Walking Bus

Volunteers Needed for the Bagatelle Schools Walking Bus! 

Help children enjoy a safe, healthy walk to school while giving back to your community!

We’re looking for volunteers to guide kids from Liberation Square through town to Bagatelle Schools:

Starts: Wednesday 22 April

Commitment: 1 morning per week (term time)

Duration: Max 1 hour return journey

Open to multiple schools

Whether you want to get your morning steps in, support your old school, or use volunteer hours, this is a fantastic way to make an impact.

Enhanced DBS check provided by Jersey Sport

To register a child, contact your school directly.

Be part of our ever-expanding volunteer network and help make walking to school safe and fun! 

Contact Jersey Sport for more information:

01534 757700

jerseysport.je

 

 

Volunteer

Jersey Trees for Life

https://jerseytreesforlife.org/get-involved/

National Trust for Jersey

https://www.nationaltrust.je/support-us/volunteering/

 

 

Earth Day

22nd April 2026

The very first Earth Day was in 1970

https://www.earthday.org

 

 

No Mow May

Don't rush to cut your grass, let it grow a little longer and support local wildlife and pollinators.

 

Big Butterfly Count

17 July - 9 August

https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/about

 

Plastic Free July

https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/get-involved/what-you-can-do/

 

Regen Gathering

11-12th September

Le Tâcheron Farm, La Rue De Dielament, Trinity, JE3 5HX

https://www.regen-gathering.com

Regen Gathering is for everyone—from beginners curious about food, health, and nature restoration to experienced farmers, land stewards, growers, and ecological practitioners.

It's free!

Le Tâcheron Farm's produce and flour from ancient grains is available at Scoop

 

Second Hand September

https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/second-hand-september/

 

Fairtrade Fortnight

21 September - 4 October

Fairtrade Fortnight Website

 

 

 

Jersey Repair Cafe

Events Calendar 2026

Don't chuck it....fix it!

 

 

Eco Leaflets & Information

 

Carbon Footprint

 

How to calculate your carbon footprint (click here)

Carbon Offset Programmes (click here)

Creation Care Survey

https://creationcare.org.uk

The Creation Care scheme aims to encourage households to make changes to care for God’s earth.

 

 

 

Eco Tips Leaflets

Sustainable Living Leaflet (click here)

 

Save Energy Leaflet (click here)

 

Reduce Reuse Recycle Leaflet (click here)

 

Eco Friendly Gardening Leaflet (click here)

 

Target 25

At St Columba's we're focussing on Butterflies and Bees.

These leaflets have lots of simple ideas which can help bees and butterflies to thrive.

https://arocha.org.uk/what-we-do/target-25/

 

T9 Groups Butterflies

T10 Groups Bees

Report Asian Hornet Sightings

 

Eco Travel & Tourism leaflet (click here)

 

Take The Bus! (click here)

Information on how to get to St Columba's Church by bus

 

Green Fashion Leaflet (click here)

 

Eco Shopping Leaflet (click here)

Ethical Consumer Website (click here)

 

Save Water Leaflet (click here)

 

Local Eco & Environmental Groups (click here)

Ethical Investment for a Sustainable Future

Choose banking providers with robust policies on climate and environmental protection.

Check your investments and pensions are not supporting the fossil fuel industry.

Social Investment Using Your Money For Kingdom Purposes

You And Your Money

Ethical Investment For Churches

Check How Green Your Bank Is! (click here)

Just Money Movement (click here)