Caroline Goucher sent ECI this update:
Westport Eco-Congregation has had a few busy months. We have been discussing the Pastoral Letter from Dublin Diocese “Cry of the Earth – Cry of the Poor”. We have found the letter challenging, encouraging and hopeful. We continue to support other environmental groups in our town and have been involved in beach clean ups and cycling events this Spring.
Our group was delighted to participate in Westport’s St Patrick’s Day parade this year. The theme of the parade was Climate Change – we joined forces with Westport Tidy Towns and 15 Minute Westport (cycling group). We carried our banner – Caring for our Common Home.
On March 26th we were delighted to once again celebrate Earth Hour in Westport. We held a ceremony at the Octagon at 8.30. We were joined by local musicians and singers. We raised awareness on the issue of Climate Change with the public. We advertised the event on social media – Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and encouraged people to turn off lights at home if unable to attend our event.
We are continuing our campaign to eradicate single use plastic bottles from our town. We have posters in all sports clubs and a large banner has been displayed in our Town Hall Theatre highlighting the issue of single use plastic bottles. This will continue to be our lead project for the year ahead.