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Maintenance and risk management need not be a daunting task
Our Risk Maintainence Calendar to help you plan ahead As a specialist insurer that has been working with churches for over 130 years, Ecclesiastical has developed a deep understanding of the risk and maintenance issues faced by PCCs. “Maintenance and risk management...
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Professional Creativity: Part Two
In the autumn 2019 issue of MEN, Eric Thorn updated us with some of his informative and constructive tips for using projection software. In response, some readers posed queries or simply wanted further information on specific items. So, we asked Eric to continue this...
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Able Assistants
John Truscott normally writes articles for us in series but, for a change, is currently contributing a number of one-offs. So far he has covered ‘Worrying websites’, ‘Global giving’, ‘Changing churches’, ‘Eco-education’ and ‘Difficult decisions’. This time he provides...
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Professional creativity
Quite a few years ago, Eric Thorn produced a number of features introducing constructive tips for using projection software. Since that time, he has been receiving a slow, but sure, stream of enquiries pertaining to what are probably the most popular projection...
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Difficult decisions
John Truscott normally writes articles for us in series but, for a change, is currently contributing a number of one-offs. So far he has covered ‘Worrying websites’, ‘Global giving’, ‘Changing churches’ and ‘Eco-education’. This time he provides practical ideas for...
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Don’t slip up when it comes to health and safety
According to specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, slips and trips are the most common cause of injury to people visiting churches in the UK. In fact, the insurer says they accounts for more than a third of all personal injury claims for its church customers. While most...
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Age is no barrier
In recent times the general media has supplied us with increasing snippets of news and predictions about the future of social care for Dementia sufferers. Interestingly enough, at the same time, a whole raft of well-produced television documentaries based on the...
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Fire: Managing the risks in your church
The tragedy at Notre Dame in April was a timely reminder of the destruction and devastation that fire can cause. While large-scale fires are rare, claims data from Ecclesiastical Insurance suggests that on average, around 50 churches suffer some sort of fire damage...
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Michael Palin warns of Death Watch Beetle threat to Churches
Michael Palin is supporting the future of the UK’s historic churches and chapels with a voiceover for a new animated film. The 80 second animation, produced for the National Churches Trust, highlights why churches are some of the nation’s best loved buildings. It also...
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Eco Education
John Truscott normally writes articles for us in series but, for a change, is currently contributing some one-offs. So far he has covered ‘Worrying websites’, ‘Global giving’ and ‘Changing churches’. This time he provides practical ideas on how churches can reduce...
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Have you checked in with your Church Insurance Consultant?
The tasks undertaken by today’s churchwardens are many and varied. Health and safety, security, administration and the day-to-day running of the church are just some of the responsibilities held by churchwardens. Whether you are new to the role or not some of this can...
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Group Visits for All
As the summer looms in from over the horizon, churches and schools, children’s and youth groups, special interest societies and all manner of other organisations start planning ahead. Yes, the (hopefully) warm season is approaching! It’s nearly time for another round...
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Changing Churches
John Truscott normally writes articles for us in series but, for a change, is currently contributing some one-offs. So far he has covered ‘Worrying websites’ and ‘Global giving’. This time he gives advice on initial questions to ask when planning a building project....
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Seventy-five, not out!
During the recent Christmas and New Year season, the topic of social care for older people was, once again, a focal discussion point in many conversations. Standing alongside homelessness, hospital waiting times and, inevitably, Brexit, concern for the care of older...
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Global Giving
Christians are part of God’s global Church. Christ’s final command was to go into all the world. This article assumes your church believes it is right to support worldwide Christian work and aims to do so. Here I consider how UK churches can go about this by providing...
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