Lee Abbey is home to a Christian Community that hosts retreats, holidays and conferences on an estate on the dramatic North Devon coast. Individuals, couples, families, small groups and whole churches come to be transformed and renewed by God.
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Caring for the Environment
God has entrusted His world to us to enjoy, but also to care for on His behalf. We need to minimise climate change effects, protect endangered species and make sure there are enough of the earth’s resources left for everyone.
Refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle Do we need it in the first place? Can we use less? Can we use it again, or in another way? Can it be made into another useful thing?
At Lee Abbey Devon we:
- have recycling bins in the guest corridors and community areas
- use low energy LED light bulbs and have appropriate lights on timer/sensor switches
- turn off electrical equipment, pull curtains on cold nights, and turn down radiators before opening our doors and windows
- send food waste to a bio-digester
- have won an Eco Church award from A Rocha, an international Christian conservation organisation
- encourage our guests to car share, carbon offset their journey or come via public transport with our Taunton Taxi service
- provide two charging points for guests with electric cars
Renewable Hydro-electric and Solar Power Water from streams in the forest on the estate powers a hydro-electric turbine generating about a quarter to a third of our electricity each year.
We have hot water solar panels on the roof of one of our community buildings.
Because heating oil is environmentally damaging as well as expensive, we’re investigating converting to biomass boilers and ground source heat pumps to run our heating.
https://leeabbeydevon.org.uk/about/caring-for-the-environment/
Fairtrade
Fairtrade at Lee Abbey means more than just teas, coffees, and products in the Shop.
All the Lee Abbey Community members commit to care for the poor and stand up against injustice as followers of Jesus Christ. Because of that commitment, we:
- Ensure that food and drink we serve is Fairtrade wherever possible
- Buy decor items, products in the Shop and Tea Cottage from recognised Fairtrade suppliers
With the international Community being from over 20 different countries, it naturally follows that we would seek to be supportive partners with producer groups through Fairtrade.
Lee Abbey’s Fairtrade commitment has also been recognised by regional organisation Bristol and Southwest Fairtrade. Their annual Southwest Fairtrade Business Awards have selected Lee Abbey Shop and the entire Conference Centre for Gold or Overall Winner twice so far.