Creation Care
Sheldon Road Church is committed to do all we can to care for God’s Creation in our worship, lifestyle and engagement with our community. We include this commitment in our church vision: Caring for the whole of God’s creation so that it thrives now and into future generations. We are part of A Rocha UK’s Eco Church programme, and we are currently working towards the Gold Award.
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November 2026 |
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Living Lightly 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. |
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Repair Cafe: Continues after a really great start last month, Chippenham’s very own Repair Café will be up and running from 10am, Saturday 7th November at The Cause. Bike repairs are available, but you will need to book if possible: demand was quite strong last month! (https://www.zerochippenham.org/chippenham-repair-cafe/). A new feature this month will be a knife/scissor etc sharpening facility. |
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Chippenham Borough Lands: Our Christmas Voucher Scheme provides supermarket vouchers to eligible households in Chippenham to help with the cost of Christmas. Applications open on Monday 2nd November. You can apply online or at the Chippenham Community Hub on Timber Street from 10am-12pm, Monday 2nd to Friday 6th November. There’s no need to book an appointment.
https://cblc.org.uk/christmas-voucher-scheme/ |
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More on getting ready: CAP will once again be looking for gift support from our church soon. As usual, there will be a basket of labels at the back of the church giving some idea of what to buy. Please take one (or more) to help those in our community who have been working with CAP this year to stabilise their finances, and find out more about Jesus.
We will also be preparing to display a Communal Christmas Card greeting, inviting you to donate to the charity of your choice, with a card of Christmas greetings to everyone in the fellowship. |
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Rooted Chippenham: There is now a community fridge at the top of the town, based in the History Centre, and run by the Rooted charity. The food and produce there is available for anyone to take: the idea is to save it from landfill by offering it free for consumption locally. The fridge is open 10am – 4pm every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, every other Monday with the Moonraker Educafe 10am-2pm and the first Saturday of the month. The available food depends on what is donated. It can include a wide range of fresh produce, fruit and veg, bread, cupboard items and frozen food. Come along and see what’s available! https://rootedchippenham.org/community-fridge |
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Recycling news: From Sunday 1 November, the opening hours of all HRCs will change from 10am to 4pm on each day that they’re open. As per previous years, Stanton St Quinton HRC will be closed for an additional day a week, so will not be operating on Thursdays and Fridays. Please remember that if you're planning on visiting Stanton St Quintin HRC, you will need to book a slot in advance via the MyWiltshire website. |