Hot off the Press - English Heritage Guidance - Theft of Metal from Church Buildings

Published this month is updated guidance from English Heritage regarding the Theft of Metal from Church Buildings:

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/advice/advice-by-topic/places-of-worship/theft-protection

The guidance is in two parts: the first offers advice for congregations on the significance of lead, how to protect it, and how to respond to thefts; the second offers detailed practical information about selecting the material to be used for historic church roofs and making it secure.

The guidance makes it clear that English Heritage will try to balance the ideal - which means like-for-like replacement to maintain the significance of a building - and the pragmatic, which recognises another material might be more likely to secure the continued use of the building and the well-being of its structure and contents.

As way of advanced warning we will be holding events in each Archdeaconry in November about Metal theft and how you can help reduce the risk to your church.