Churchcare relaunches
Churchcare, the website of the Council for the Care of Churches, has been relaunched. It can be accessed at www.churchcare.co.uk.
While the website has, so far, focused on maintenance, legal matters and funding, the new Churchcare site includes more advice and guidance on maintenance, repairs, churchyards, the care of furnishings and fittings, legal and technical matters as well as a completely new section on the development and use of church buildings.
The website aims to equip the non-professional with the knowledge to look after, and care for, a church building, its churchyard and contents and to develop the church building further, for example by opening it to school visits, tourism and other uses.
The four core sections are:
- Caring for Your Church Building (maintenance and repairs of the building)
- Caring for Your Church's Contents (maintenance and care of artworks, furnishings and fittings)
- Caring for Your Churchyard (churchyard management and legislation)
- Developing Your Church Building (advice and information on extended and additional uses and on the option of making alterations and extensions)
These are accompanied by further sections on Legal Matters, Archaeology and Funding. Churchcare also features a list of Frequently Asked Questions, a Glossary and a Who is Who of church conservation which sets out the roles and duties of the various people and institutions involved.
To guide churchwardens and others through the complex procedures involved, the new Churchcare website includes simple, step-by-step processes, such as “How to Implement Repairs”, “How to Conserve Your Church's Contents”, "How to Develop Your Church Building" and "How to Make Alterations to Your Church Building". These guides and the greater emphasis on the use, development and community involvement of church buildings are part of the Building Faith in Our Future agenda which recommended the further development of Churchcare.
Spring 2007 newsletter
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BBC Gloucestershire
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