THE Hereford Times reported devastating flooding in Hereford and Leominster in 2020 as a result of Storm Dennis.

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Residents are only too aware that extreme weather caused by climate change means these events will occur again and again.

Many of us are taking part in a Pilgrimage for The Planet by joining the Marches Camino to COP26 (UN Climate Change Conference) in Glasgow this November.

The purpose of the walk is to build alliances and engage communities along the route - faith communities and other local communities - and to spread the word about the urgency of the need for meaningful action to address the global climate and ecological emergency.

The Marches Camino (pilgrimage) started from Hereford Cathedral on  September 13, where Bishop Richard, the Bishop of Hereford, gave us his blessing.

Marches Camino joined the Western Camino (Bristol to Birmingham) at Stourport on 17th September, which in turn joins the London to Glasgow main Camino in Birmingham.

I joined for a day but some walkers will walk the entire 500 miles!

I was proud to be part of the Marches Camino, carrying a Ginkgo tree seedling in relays all the way to Glasgow, where it will be planted.

The Ginkgo, or Maidenhair tree, is a unique tree which can live for over a thousand years and has survived extinction.

Bishop Richard pinned the Ginkgo leaf badge to his lapel and volunteered to wear it on his green Trinity cassock for the next few weeks to stimulate questions. For more information see: caminotocop.com

Janette Ward
Tarrington

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