Community Facilities Programme (Wales) Grants available for physical improvements to community facilities. https://gov.wales/community-facilities-programme New resources from the Allchurches Trust Allchurches has launched a helpful hub of resources to support churches in a number of ways from project planning and publicity to impact measurement, from connecting with young people to helping people who have money worries. https://www.allchurches.co.uk/advice-and-resources/ and https://www.allchurches.co.uk/advice-and-resources/can-church-help-people-tackle-money-worries/ The Regeneration Team at the Churches Conservation Trust are aware that smaller organisations or groups running, or planning to operate, new enterprises from historic buildings are facing unprecedented challenges at the moment, but ‘we are hoping we can offer advice or a sympathetic ear. Our small team have considerable experience and knowledge with a wide range of skills and expertise supporting communities and restoring historic spaces’. They are offering free support for issues such as, business and governance, activity and planning, and consultation and engagement. More information here www.visitchurches.org.uk/regeneration-support/ Heritage Digital has now gone live with a series of webinars and resources The key resources and webinars are now accessible through the project portal and includes: *A guide to growing and engaging audiences online *How digital skills can transform the heritage sector *Getting started with data * Copyright and suppliers: how to get the rights you need in new digital content They are also case studies on: Understanding youth digital engagement with heritage sites and pathway to CRM adoption by Midland and Great North Joint Railway Society. You do need to register. https://charitydigital.org.uk/heritage-digital Changes to roof alarm grant funding With metal theft continuing to be such a challenging issue, Allchurches Trust, owners of Ecclesiastical Insurance Group, has increased the amount of funding available to churches under its Roof Protection Scheme, with grants now funding up to 50% of the cost of the alarm, up to a maximum of £2500. Scheme now extended until the end of 2020. http://www.allchurches.co.uk/what-we-fund/roof-alarm-grants/ Installing broadband? Parish Buying has been working with the DCMS and the installers to make sure that churches can get the location information needed to have broadband installed. There is a new page on Parish Buying about this, with a solution. Essentially it should (slowly) help resolve the postcode issue by allowing churches to find out their UPRN (universal property reference number). https://www.findmyaddress.co.uk/search and https://www.parishbuying.org.uk/images/documents/Problems_with_broadband_and_postcodes_2.pdf Cleaning and Health and Safety supplies Both Parish Buying and Church Buying are making available cleaning, handwash and other supplies in preparation for the gradual re-opening of places of worship http://www.parishbuying.org.uk and https://www.churchbuying.org.uk/news/14-main/news/54-unveiling-a-unique-service-to-help-welcome-worshippers-back-safely Test and Trace: a digital solution from Parish Buying Parish Buying have negotiated a deal for churches and cathedral who are seeking a digital solution to complying with NHS Test and Trace. Run by a company called Guest Visit, it takes away all the hassle of managing the personal data, including the requirement to delete it after 21 days, and following up on Covid positive cases, by acting as data controller. https://www.parishbuying.org.uk/categories/covid-19-supplies/visitor-register Stir to Action: 30 free places on the New Economy Programme for Community Businesses! In partnership with Power to Change, Stir to Action is offering 30 free places on the New Economy Programme that launches this week! A wide range of courses on engagement and participation, social communications, media and journalism, democratic business, placemaking, creativity, and autonomy at work. https://airtable.com/shrxqPvZ2qK5ThZSK?mc_cid=ce8846f68a&mc_eid=fbee3c15f9 Relaunched Conservation Register The Institute of Conservation’s redeveloped Conservation Register is the first-ever publicly accessible directory of all Icon-Accredited conservators. The Register’s free online tool will help you identify an Icon-Accredited conservator by object, specialism or material type, and the individual directory entries provide career and biographical outlines, along with training and work histories. https://www.conservationregister.com/ COURSES The SPAB’s online learning programme The SPAB are offering weekly webinars and online evening lectures during lock-down. SPAB members can also access free weekly skill-share sessions. https://www.spab.org.uk/whats-on/online-learning |
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