External Resources

Guidance from the Arboricultural Association

Caring for trees: Arboricultural Association - Help & Advice

Finding a contractor: Arboricultural Association - Find a Professional

Guidance from Caring for God’s Acre

Churchyard structures: A10-Caring-for-Stonework-Metalwork-Woodwork-2022.pdf

Guidance from the Church Buildings Council:

Accessibility: Accessibility | The Church of England

Building Maintenance: Building maintenance and repair | The Church of England

Building Security: Security and Crime Prevention | The Church of England

Burials and Memorials: New burials and memorials | The Church of England

CCTV: CCTV | The Church of England

Churchyard Wildlife: Churchyard Wildlife | The Church of England

Energy Efficiency: Energy efficiency measures | The Church of England

Environment: Church of England Environment Programme | The Church of England

Heating: Heating | The Church of England

Lighting: Lighting | The Church of England

Net 0 Carbon: The practical path to net zero carbon for churches | The Church of England

Noticeboards: Noticeboards | The Church of England

Permissions: Talk to your DAC about permissions | The Church of England

Quinquennial Inspections: Quinquennial inspections | The Church of England

Renewable Energy: Renewable energy | The Church of England

Trees: Trees | The Church of England

Statement of Significance and Need: Statements of significance and needs | The Church of England

Guidance from Ecclesiastical:

Fundraising: Church Fundraising Hub | Ecclesiastical

Health and Safety: Health and Safety Risk Management Articles / Slips and trips - Risk Management Articles

Net 0 Carbon: Climate change and your church | Risk Management

Open Churches: Open Churches | Risk Management

Roof Protection Systems: Church Roof Protection Systems | Risk management

Security: Security Risk Management for Organisations | Risk Management

Weather and maintenance: Weather Risk Management for Organisations | Risk Management

Guidance from Historic England:

Building Maintenance: Maintenance and Repair of Places of Worship | Historic England

Memorial Maintenance: Caring for Historic Cemetery and Graveyard Monuments | Historic England

Metal Theft: Theft From Places of Worship | Historic England

Guidance from HM Government:

Testing Unstable Memorials: Managing the safety of Burial Ground Memorials - Practical advice for dealing with unstable memorials

Tree Preservation Orders and Conservation Areas: Tree Preservation Orders and trees in conservation areas - GOV.UK

Guidance from HRBA:

Building maintenance: The Historic Religious Buildings Alliance | Publications

Guidance from the National Churches Trust:

Building Maintenance: Church buildings and maintenance | National Churches Trust

Quinquennial Inspections: Quinquennial and other inspections | National Churches Trust

Guidance from Parish Resources:

Funding: Funding - Parish ResourcesParish Resources

Guidance from SPAB:

Faith in Maintenance Project

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