The Net Zero Team will be hosting a Diocesan Net Zero Roadshow event for the Aberdeen & Orkney Diocese at St Marys pro Cathedral Aberdeen on Saturday 27th September 2025.

The event will run between 10am and 3.30pm, with time for networking, sharing stories and hearing from external contributors. Contributions will include talks, information stands and workshops, tackling a range of subjects e.g. funding, climate justice and building improvements.

The day will include a plant-based catered lunch provided by Bread Maker and will end with worship, helping to keep our environmental concerns rooted within the context of our faith. Please see a draft timetable for the day below:

• 10:00 Registration and Tea & Coffee
• 10.30 Session 1: Introduction and Meet our Contributors
• 11.00 Session 2: Choice of workshops
• 12:00 Session 3: Sharing Stories
• 13:00 Lunch
• 14:00 Session 4: Choice of workshops
• 15:00 Closing worship

Please fill in the RSVP form below to register. We will be in touch again soon with further details.

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Directions to St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Carden Place, Aberdeen

More information can be found at https://stmaryscardenplace.org.uk/where-to-find-us/

St Mary’s is located on Carden Place in the West End of Aberdeen and is just a short walk from the Holburn Junction end of Union Street. The church is between Carden Place and Albert Terrace. The address is 16 Carden Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1FX. St Mary’s is the church closest to the City Centre (Founatain Hall at the Cross, formerly known as Queen’s Cross – with a tower – is on Carden Street, between it and Albyn Place).

Public Transport

St Mary’s is well served by First Bus routes including the following:

• Bus Number 23 – stops on Albert Street close to the junction with Carden Place
• Bus Numbers 11, 13, 27 and 40 – stop on nearby Albyn Place
• Other bus services also stop at the west end of Union Street or the top of Holburn Street which are both a short walk away from the Church.

These buses depart from stops along Union Street, with the diversion making some stop on Guild Street (near the station).

Stagecoach buses 5 and 6 (from the Union Square Bus station, for the Train Station, closest to the Harbour) stop at the Prince Arthur Street stop on Albyn Place. Bus 201 stops at the top of Holburn Street.

Please be aware that there are currently bus divisions in place due to Union Street’s partial closure.

Car Parking

Monday – Saturday pay and display parking restrictions apply for the period 8:00am to 6:00pm on Carden Place and 8:00am to 8:00pm on Albert Terrace with a maximum stay of three hours. The PayByPhone app is the one used by the City, there are very few meters where you can pay on the street.

Free street parking is available around a 10 minute walk from St Mary’s on St Swithin Street, Gladstone Place, Stanley Street, Devonshire Road, Albyn Lane (25 and upwards), and Union Grove (137 and upwards). More information can be found at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/roads-transport-and-parking/street-parking