"Faith in Maintenance" training project, London
Faith in Maintenance is a unique training initiative which was set up by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). Our aim is to help churchwardens and their equivalents in other faiths look after their historic places of worship better. We teach people how to ...
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Project details
| Title: | "Faith in Maintenance" training project, London |
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| Entr. year: | 2010 |
| Result: | Award |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Category type: | education |
| Notes: | A training project devised and run by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings Type also: training; awareness-raising Target group: Volunteers who look after historic places of worship primarily in England and Wales |
| Architect / Proj.leader: | Education, Training and Awareness-Raising |
| The Jury's citation: | "The Jury has awarded this prize for the exemplary initiative of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB) in creating an inspection network for the maintenance of places of worship by volunteers, who have been specially trained in free 'Faith in Maintenance' courses run by the SPAB. The monitoring and care for these buildings by committed volunteers plays a crucial role in the conservation of old places of worship and is an inspirational model for many similar projects where, for various reasons, it is not possible for maintenance to be conducted by professionals." |
| Web, Links: | www.spab.org.uk/ |
Description:
Faith in Maintenance is a unique training initiative which was set up by the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB). Our aim is to help churchwardens and their equivalents in other faiths look after their historic places of worship better. We teach people how to recognise potential problems, tackle common maintenance tasks, understand professional reports and make use of expert help. We also provide a website with a wealth of advice on the care and maintenance of historic places of worship and a dedicated technical helpline, as well as a maintenance handbook and a maintenance DVD. Since the start of the project we have run 68 successful courses at venues across England and Wales. In excess of 2,000 volunteers have already taken part in our training courses and we intend to run at least a further 75 courses before the project comes to an end.
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