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These are now available at Scottish Methodist Gathering on You Tube.

Asbestos remains in millions of homes and buildings today and it can become dangerous when disturbed or damaged. HSE is currently running 2 asbestos campaigns to highlight the risks of having and/or dealing with Asbestos:

Asbestos and You – This campaign is more for tradesperson and it highlights the risks they need to watch out for especially when carrying out building works on buildings built before 2000. 

Asbestos – Your Duty – This campaign raises awareness of the legal duty to manage asbestos in buildings. The HSE website guidelines include information on

• what the legal duty is, and steps required to comply with the law

• who the duty holder is (depending on the type of building) and what they must do

• new templates of an asbestos management plan and asbestos register

• examples of how asbestos can be managed etc.

You can also listen to the podcast on the duty to manage asbestos by clicking here 

Historic Environment Scotland have produced two pieces of guidance that would help managing trustees who look after historic buildings.  

Click on the link to learn more about:

• Bituminous Sheet Flat Roofs
• Bird control on historic buildngs

During Black History Month in October, Methodist churches are invited to show the film After the Flood: the Church, Slavery and Reparations and begin a conversation about responding to the lasting damage caused by the transatlantic traffic in enslaved Africans.
“While this topic is not an easy one, it is vital that we engage with it. This material should help to resource our conversations, our reflections and our commitment to action.” – The Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference.

Register to watch the film. This can only be done in a Methodist Church context.

Individuals are invited to donate, and churches are invited to hold collections – see https://www.christianaid.org.uk/appeals/emergencies/gaza-appeal

Posters can be downloaded, and appeal envelopes ordered.

The Morrisons Foundation supports registered charities making a positive difference in local communities across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Grants are available for up to £10,000 for capital spend or direct project delivery.

The Morrisons Foundation prioritises applications from small charities, those with an income of less than £1m, but applications from larger charities are welcome. Click here to learn more.

In collaboration with the Methodist Church, All We Can have produced a resource to help churches explore and embody the 5 Practices of Justice from the Justice-Seeking Church report. This is not to encourage churches to start lots of new initiatives, but to help congregations ‘move the dial’ towards better ways of doing justice in what they are already doing. The sessions feature games, prayer activities, videos, and practical suggestions around the areas of Being With Not For, Humility in Community, Self-Awareness and the Use of Power, Transformation, and Prayer.

Find out more

All We Can have produced downloadable Harvest Resources.

Are you looking for small group resources connecting the Christian faith and action for justice? Do you want to run sessions for your church or group this Autumn? 

JPIT has different small group resources and materials available, with session plans, videos, blogs and activities. Take a look.