Catch up with the latest news about GrassRoutes, and blogs exploring the eco-action projects.
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Faith & Climate Action: Sharing learning from Birmingham for councils and communities
Catch up with the launch of our new Birmingham Faiths for Eco Action (BIFCAP) Webinar Series – bringing together councils, communities and faith organisations to explore how we can work together to respond to the climate crisis. A video of the webinar is available below. What is Faith & Climate Action? Sharing Learning from Birmingham…
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Celebrating Eco-Action Projects
GrassRoutes is about grassroots faith groups taking eco-action together, on a route to a low-carbon future. Our Eco-Action Projects have helped build the capacity of faith groups to lead, advocate for and engage in, community-led climate action in Birmingham. In this video, our project leaders and participants share in their own words how the Eco-action…
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GrassRoutes News Winter 2025/26
GrassRoutes is about grassroots faith groups taking eco-action together, on a route to a low-carbon future. Now a year and a half into the project, GrassRoutes Coordinator Maria Fernandes shares news of how our Eco-action projects are making a difference: A warm welcome to everyone! I would like to congratulate you all on the inspirational…
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GrassRoutes – 1 year in
Year 1 of the unique and innovative Birmingham Faiths for Eco-Action collaboration between BCF Footsteps, Bahu Trust and national charity Ashden Climate Action has been successfully completed! High points of the first year include: Substantial second year funding from Esmée Fairbairn Foundation has been released and will be used to support ten further eco-action projects…
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A celebration of community and nature in Hodge Hill
Together for Nature Festival, Hodge Hill Church, Footsteps GrassRoutes community launch! Footsteps and Bahu Trust combined with Hodge Hill Church in November 2024 to launch GrassRoutes, our Birmingham faith community-based eco-action initiative. Hodge Hill Church is an ecumenical partnership between the Church of England and the United Reform Church, with the vicar, Al Barrett working…
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Birmingham faith groups launch community-led climate action project
A new collaboration between Muslim Bahu Trust, Birmingham Council of Faiths’ Footsteps and climate solutions charity Ashden, will receive £200,000 over three years from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation to build the capacity of Birmingham faith groups to engage in community led climate action in disadvantaged areas of the city, and to share the learning widely.…