Pledges

In the lead up to and during Touching the Earth Lightly we offered people an opportunity to make a pledge of how they are going to respond to the climate emergency. Some (mostly members of the congregation) wrote these on fabric leaves that were incorporated into the new banners in church and others (mostly those attending the festival) wrote these on paper leaves that they hung on our pledge tree. The list below is of the pledges made.

Pledge tree

Pledge banner

Pledge leaf

I pledge to …

  • use the 3rs

  • grow more vegetables

  • restyle my clothes instead of buying new

  • travel less

  • find out about guppy boys

  • help the beavers

  • promote yummy vegan food

  • eat less meat

  • walking more, plant more trees

  • try to recycle more and eat less meat

  • plant a tree and make bug friendly spaces in the garden

  • drive less

  • turn off TV when not watching

  • recycle more rubbish

  • eat less meat

  • don't kill bugs

  • to continue to eat less meat after my trial period in October

  • to be more mindful of what I buy in the supermarket

  • walk more - drive less

  • eat less meat and cut out red meat

  • carry on recycling and try to do more

  • no holidays abroad

  • already eat less meat, will now buy less clothes

  • not use pesticides in the garden, grow plants that are bee friendly

  • see how things grow

  • use less energy

  • eat less meat

  • eat less meat, use my car less, walk more and recycle

  • take the car less

  • try not to waste bread

  • start a local litter pick in Poynton and use less single use plastic

  • recycle more

  • don't use electric shaver and grow a beard

  • buy less clothes and wear the ones we have more often

  • volunteer for conservation efforts

  • eat less meat, fewer sausages (back might be difficult)

  • walk more instead of using my car

  • use less water and electricity, fewer carrier bags and less petrol

  • eat less meat each week

  • at least two meat free days

  • not use plastic disposable carrier bags

  • be more conscious of the environment

  • eat more vegan meals and keep working locally

  • eat less meat

  • no new clothes, all second hand, reduce meat consumption

  • being careful about food consumption and what I buy and where from. Buy local produce.

  • if I buy clothes brand new at all make sure they will degrade

  • we will try 2 meat free days a week.

  • not waste food

  • have a weekly vegetarian day

  • buy less of everything, second hand clothes are the best

  • meat free Monday

  • less travel - creating new garden

  • walk more - eat less red meat

  • help save the planet by recycling

  • look into reducing domestic fuel usage

  • use less petrol and buy a hybrid car

  • eat less meat (at least 2 days a week)

  • reduce meat consumption

  • shower only when necessary

  • cut down on heating

  • make things last longer before having to renew them

  • buy fewer clothes

  • use less plastic products

  • buy charity shop clothes, turn heating down, grow all I can in the garden

  • recycling and planting trees

  • continue, keep on keeping on

  • stop eating meat and save the planet

  • stop drinking alcohol

  • recycle my rubbish

  • give up drinking from plastic bottles

  • moan more so people get the message and do more

  • be there on 6th November

  • shop local

  • go by bike

  • turn lights off

  • buy my veg from the local shop

  • serena will save

  • eat less meat and more

  • never use the car to move around the village

  • campaign

  • turn off lights

  • use paperless bills

  • electric car

  • walk more

  • stay in the UK

  • use bars of soap not the bottle

  • upcycling

  • holiday in the UK

  • compost peelings

  • use less plastic

  • shorten shower time

  • walk or cycle whenever possible

  • recycling

  • buy more local grown produce

  • walk more

  • look after God's wonderful creation