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Properties

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The Properties Committee has the responsibility to the Parochial Church Council for the maintenance, upkeep and care of the church, the hall, the vicarage, the curate’s house, the garage, the shed and all other structures, but not the moveable items which are the legal responsibility of the Churchwardens.

The churchyard is maintained by the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, overseen by the committee, but their care is pretty basic. Individuals look after family graves and the churchyard is regularly swept but there is scope for more help - from picking up litter as you walk through to taking on the care of a particular flowerbed or area of the churchyard. here is no one currently coordinating the work in the churchyardso if this role appeals to you, speak to Bryan Basdell (contact details below).

The committee has no fixed size but there are usually six to eight members who volunteer to serve on it.

There are routine cleaning tasks, details of which are on the Cleaning page, organised and led by members of the committee. There are also innumerable other works of maintenance, repair, renovation and sometimes construction which need to be done. These are tackled as they arise usually by committee members themselves.

Although some of the committee have professional skills, some major work requires outside assistance. The committee will assess the work required, obtain estimates and make recommendations to the PCC.

The committee arrange for the following six professional inspections and servicing visits each year:
• Church and hall fire extinguisher equipment
• Hall fire alarm system
• Church and hall boilers and heating system
• Church and hall portable electrical equipment
• Church lightning protection system
• Church clock and bells


Further Information
Contacts
Contact Bryan Basdell 020 8979 2040
Documents Latest Properties APCM Report
Associated pages on this website Associated pages on this website: Through the Years:
Repairing the Organ (1885 May) | Stained Glass Window Refurbishment (2005 March ....) | The Organ Chamber (2006 February)

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