When considering schemes, PCCs are advised to obtain copies of the booklets and other relevant publications from the DAC Secretary (01245 294413 / 294423).
The list of topics covered is constantly being reviewed and updated.
Below are a list of the current notes. Please browse this list of enter your search below.
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A Standard Information Form 1A
Details on church building and name of individual name and address of parish appointed quinquennial architect
- Alternative Seating - Churchcare Guide
- Appointment of Architects or Surveyors and their fees 2023
- Architects - Diocesan Quinquennial Scheme March 2021
- Architects & Surveyors Register Jan 2024
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Arson and Malicious Damage
Also available from www.ecclesiastical.com. For printed copies and further advice contact your local Insurance Consultant & Surveyor.
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Beacons on Church Towers
(EIG Update June 2017)
- Bells - Churchcare Guidance for bells on lists A & B
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Bells and Bellframes
DAC Guidance Note
- Books of Remembrance
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Broadband Installations in Churches
The Chancellor's Direction on Installations
- Care and Conservation of Brasses and Slabs
- Charitable Grants for Churches 2020
- Chelmsford Diocesan Advisory Committee: Consitution
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Chelmsford Diocese PV Solar Panel Installations Guidance note
November 2021 edition
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Choosing a headstone or memorial stone - frequently asked questions
Version updated 2022
- Church - Net Zero Carbon
- Church Buildings Council - Statement of Significance and Need
- Church Buildings Council - When to Consult
- Church floodlighting
- Church Health and Safety - Ecclesiastical
- Church Heating
- Church Lighting
- Church Security - ChurchCare
- Churchcare - Source of Funding
- Churchcare Guidance/Advice
- Churchyard Handbook February 2022 Edition
- Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) for Parish Churches
- Conservation Register 2020
- Construction (Design & Management) Regulations (CDM)
- COVID-19 Historic England – Cleaning of Historic Surfaces
- Cremated Remains Area
- Cremated Remains Areas - DAC Application Guidelines
- Disaster Management Plans - Churchcare
- Drainage and Groundworks at Churches
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Drones - Unmanned Aircraft - Guidance
This document applies to Churches as well as Cathedrals
- Electronic Organs & Keyboards
- Environmental Impact of Building Works and Services in Church Buildings
- External Lighting to Churches
- External Notice Boards
- Fire Precautions and Safety
- Footpaths, Accessways and Car Parks
- Heritage Lottery Fund
- Historic England announces Covid-19 emergency response fund
- Historic England Conserving Stained Glass Using Environmental Protective Glazing
- Historic England Inspecting Stained Glass Windows
- Historic England Lightning Protection
- Historic England Metal Theft from church roofs and replacement materials Sept 2021
- Historic England new online guidance on ‘Buildings Works and Bats’ (replacing ‘Bats in Traditional Buildings’)
- Historic Flooring Guidance Note - SPAB & CBC
- Installation of Telecommunications Equipment in Churches
- Metal Theft from Historic Buildings (Historic England - July 2017)
- Monuments and Headstones in Churchyards
- Nature Conservation in Churchyards
- New Stained Glass in Windows in Churches
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Organs
Churchcare Guidance.
- Organs - Churchcare Guidance for organs on list A & B
- Paint and Redecoration of Historic Churches
- Pipe Organs
- Practical suggestions to help parishes save energy and money
- Repointing
- Safety & Security in Church Buildings
- Seats and Benches in Churchyards
- Sound Reinforcement Systems in Churches
- Statement of Significance
- Statements of Significance and Need
- Stone Conservation and Renewal: Ashlar and Rubble Masonry
- Sustainable Buildings
- The Maintenance of Rainwater Goods: Gutters, Valleys and Downpipes
- The Parish: The Architect: The Contractor
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Theft of Metal Roof Coverings from Churches and other historic buildings
Sept 2021
- Trees ChurchCare Guidance to Works to trees on list A & B
- Trees ChurchCare Statutory Guidance to Parochial Church Councils, Trees
- Using Sustainably Grown Wood
- Visual Aids for Worship in Churches