St Chad's Church, Far Headingley

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  • About us
    • Welcome message
    • Meet the team
    • St Chad’s Church – history and architecture
      • The Baptistery
      • The Bell Tower
      • The East Window
      • Chancel, Choir and Nave
      • The Organ at St. Chad’s
      • The Lady Chapel / Chapel of St. Oswald
      • The Reredos
      • St. Oswald’s Church
      • Architectural images
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    • Parish Magazine
    • Our church as venue
    • Our Mission Partners
    • Churches Together in Headingley
    • Parochial Church Council (PCC)
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    • Funerals at St Chad’s
    • Worship on the Edge
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    • Eco St Chad’s
      • The Green Team
      • Churchyard as wildlife haven
      • Community Churchyard Work Parties
      • Gallery, Eco St Chad’s
    • ‘…another time’
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    • Groups & activities – contact list
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  • Safeguarding
  • Contact us
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    • Meet the team
    • Groups & activities – contact list
  • News
    • Lunch Club
    • Introduction to the Glenwrights
    • St Chad’s Youth Group update

The Green Team

In 2000 St Chad’s Green Team started promoting awareness of our responsibilities towards the environment and sustainability of planet earth. Each year we hold at least one special service (usually in the summer) which focusses on an aspect of our responsibilities to the environment. There is a recycling box in the Welcome Porch of the church for used reading glasses, mobile phones, batteries, computer cartridges and postage stamps. The churchyard is maintained for the benefit of wildlife, whilst always remembering its prime purpose as a resting place for the deceased. (see Churchyard as wildlife haven for further details).

Find out about recycling and reusing opportunities across Leeds here.

Read about our most recent recognition award from the Church Times here.

The following list shows some of our achievements and publicity:

  • 2003 (July) Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Living Churchyard Award Runner Up
  • 2005 (October) First Eco-congregation Award
  • 2006 (April) Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Jubilee event held St Chad’s
  • 2006 BBC “Springwatch” filmed & broadcast short sequence in the churchyard
  • 2007 Green Apple Award (Bronze) for Charity & Community Project.
  • 2007 Church Times Green Awards “Biodiversity” category Winner
  • 2008 June featured in The Dalesman magazine
  • 2008 Leeds City Council “Community & City Pride” Awards. Recycling Project of the Year Runner Up
  • 2009 Leeds City Council “Community & City Pride” Award
  • 2008 Interpretive Boards erected in churchyard
  • 2008 Second Eco-congregation Award
  • 2012 Third Eco-congregation Award
  • 2013 Yorkshire Post Environment Awards Short-listed for Community Award
  • 2014 (May) “A Walk Round St Chad’s churchyard, Far Headingley” published professionally
  • 2014 (December) St Chad’s Churchyard featured in British Wildlife Journal
  • 2015 “St Chad’s Church Far Headingley Geological Trail” published professionally
  • 2015 Yorkshire Post Environment Awards Winner Community category
  • 2016 (June) Churchyard featured in the Yorkshire Post Magazine during ‘Celebrating Churchyards Week’
  • 2016 Eco Church Silver Award (The Eco Church Award, launched in February 2016, replaces the Eco Congregation scheme, and is run by A Rocha UK, a Christian charity working for the protection and restoration of the natural world). Read more here
  • 2017 Green Champions Award, The Church Times. Read more here
Bishop Paul with Revd Tom Lusty and some members of the St Chad’s Green Team – (left to right) Alan Griggs, Mary Henderson, Katie Fabri, Helen Cruickshank, and Mike Willison, receiving their 2016 Eco Church Silver Award.
Some members of St Chad’s Green Team receiving the Yorkshire Post Environment Award in the Community Category from Natalie Bennett, Leader of the Green Party in July 2015

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  • News
    • Introduction to the Glenwrights
  • St Chad’s Youth Group update
  • Zero Carbon Headingley – Seed bomb instructions
  • About us
    • Welcome message
    • Meet the team
    • St Chad’s Church – history and architecture
    • St Chad’s Parish Centre
    • Parish Magazine
    • Our church as venue
    • Our Mission Partners
      • News from the Marshalls in Malta
    • Parochial Church Council (PCC)
      • PCC Committee Members
  • Services & events
    • Weddings at St Chad’s
    • Regular services
    • Baptisms at St Chad’s
    • Funerals at St Chad’s
    • Worship on the Edge
  • Church groups
  • Community groups
  • Children & young people
    • Brownies, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Explorers
    • Sunday Club Groups
  • Giving
    • Giving – why is it important?
    • Make a donation
      • Parish Giving Scheme
    • St Chad’s charitable giving
    • Volunteering opportunities
  • Eco St Chad’s
  • Groups & activities – contact list
  • Contact us
    • Enquiry
    • How to find us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Safeguarding

CONTACT DETAILS

St Chad’s Church
Otley Road, Far Headingley, Leeds LS16 5JT

Parish Office Tel: 0113 2744322
Email: office@stchads.co.uk

Parish Office opening hours:
Monday 9am – 12 noon
Tuesday 9am – 12 noon
CLOSED WEDNESDAY
Thursday 9am – 12 noon
Friday 9am – 12 noon

Parish Centre Bookings Tel: 0113 230 7665  Email stchadspc@btinternet.com
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