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The charity Caring for God’s Acre promotes the conservation of burial sites of all kinds and in support of its work a Burial Ground Botanical Companion has been produced, which has two parts; a simple survey involving counting plant species followed by some simple identification of different plants to give an indication of grassland type. The A5 sized Companion will help people get started in learning about grassland plants, how to record species and what can be done with the information. It is not necessary to be able to identify every plant; people can simply have a go at as many stages in the Companion as they can. More information here.

I am delighted that all the candidates for the Ludlow Constituency election have agreed to attend a hustings meeting at St. Mary’s East Castle Street on Tuesday 14th April at 7.30pm. The meeting will take an ‘Any Questions’ format and candidates will be asked to respond to general and local questions put to them by the electorate in turn. I will be in the chair to direct proceedings. The meeting is expected to be ninety minutes long and will be an opportunity for the whole community to come and hear the views of our candidates first hand.

 

As chair I am hoping to ensure a broad range of topics will be covered, local and national, and to that end I wish to invite people who are planning to come to submit questions in advance. Please address these to me at the Rectory, 16 East Castle Street in envelopes marked ‘Hustings.’ If time permits there may well be the opportunity for further questions direct from the floor. The candidates will NOT be notified of the questions before they are put.

 

Please also take the opportunity to encourage friends and neighbours to attend.

 

Simon Cawdell

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet organized by the World Wild Fund for Nature [WWF]. This event has been held annually since 2007 and last year more than 10 million people took some part. The Hour begins in Samoa and ends in Tahiti and has grown to include 162 countries and territories. The Earth Hour encourages individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential electricity for ONE hour. The idea is to raise awareness of climate change and to demonstrate that we care about the planet.

The Dean and Chapter have agreed that the Cathedral will participate and our floodlighting will be switched off for one hour. Inside the Cathedral there will be a candlelit meditation and prayer for the planet.

Please join us for ONE Hour to show you care for the Earth!

Lots of opportunities to join with others across the Deanery for learning and fellowship here.