
Events in the Locality or Online
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Could you be a Winner?
The February draw will be held after the 5.30pm Mass on Sunday March 16th 2025.
The Parish Ikutha Project is going well and we have had several draws for the Jackpot. We encourage you to take part this year and have the chance to win prizes and contribute to the Parish project - all at the same time! You can read more about the project here and fill out the form to join the Jackpot Club by clicking the link below. Or contact Sarah on the LiveSimply team at livesimply@st-dunstans.org
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Earth Hour
22nd March
Join millions worldwide in switching off your lights for one hour to show your commitment to tackling the climate crisis. This symbolic act is part of a larger movement to inspire action for our planet. Learn how you can participate in Earth Hour.
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Parish Seed Swap
6th April 2025
Bring unwanted seeds and plants/seedlings to swap for something new to your garden/vegetable patch. Label items clearly please. Sharing seeds is a way to try to Live Sustainably, preventing waste of resources in line with our becoming a Live Simply Parish. It also shows our care for creation, which is one of the themes of this Jubilee Year.
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Easter Hamper Raffle
Raffle tickets will be on sale over the next few weeks for a special LiveSimply Easter Hamper filled with responsibly sourced and sustainable products!
All proceeds go to our Parish Ikutha Project.
Raffle to be held on Easter Sunday!
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Community Energy In Surrey
15 Mar 2025, 13:00 – 16:00
ZERO, 168 High St, Guildford GU1 3HW, UK
Surrey Community Energy, a new energy co-op, and schools’ energy specialist Wey Valley Solar, are teaming up for an event that will introduce you to community owned energy and how you can get involved. We'll help bust myths around ‘local energy’ resources, and why community owned renewables are a powerful way to create lower energy prices in Surrey.
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Parish Walk - Save the Date
11th May 2025
Following last year’s successful and enjoyable Parish community walk, we hope you will join us for another walk from St Dunstan’s church along the canal to St Hugh’s where refreshments will be available. More details to follow soon. Volunteers will be needed to act as Marshalls to assist.
All funds raised from the EParish walk will help the Sisters in Ikutha, Kenya, teach sustainable farming practices to local women, to empower them to overcome food poverty - another theme of our Jubilee Year.
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Pre-Loved Clothes available locally
Monthly all Year
Knpahill Methodist Church have a dedicated team of volunteers who welcome families and individuals, offering them time to look for suitable clothes for their needs. They run a monthly clothes bank and there is a wonderful atmosphere of chatting and laughing to which all are welcome. If you, or you know of anyone who, could benefit from this service, please find out more on their website by clicking the link below. They have a HUGE amount of clothing available FREE for babies, children, teenagers and adults.
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Energy Proof your Home
The Home Energy Advice Taskforce is back, with an expanded team covering (almost) every corner of Surrey! If you’ve not heard about HEAT, they can provide free home energy visits, including a thermal imaging survey, bespoke advice, and referrals to grants and funding you may be eligible for. Click through to book a survey.
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Don't Throw it away!
Every Month 2025
Woking Repair Cafe volunteers can help with free repairs to small electricals, garden tools, furniture and clothes and textiles. These events run regularly so check their website.
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Retreat at Ladywell
Ladywell Franciscan Centre, Godalming, August 14, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - August 17, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Exploring Spirituality in the context of an evolving universe, an endangered earth, in the Christian tradition. Through input, prayer, discussion, and reflection, engage more deeply in our place within the natural world as created by a loving God. Spend time in nature and see God’s fingerprints.
A Year of Living Sustainably
This is an invitation from the LiveSimply team to commit to a Year of Living Sustainably.
Time: Monthly, starting from Lent 2024, finishing February 2025
Venue: in your own homes and surroundings, using your Heads, Hands and Hearts.
Each month, we invite you to consider opening your hearts and minds to the Popes call to make a difference to God’s creation through learning, taking action and reflecting on an environmental topic. We will invite you to connect in three different ways and you can select to try one, or all three activities as you feel able.
The course will be accessible from 1st February 2024.