Facilities & Building Upkeep

Our premises need to stay safe, clean and welcoming for the classes, gatherings and prayers that happen there every week. Maintaining them is unglamorous work that makes everything else possible.

What This Covers

• Repairs and maintenance — the roof, the plumbing, the things that fail without warning
• Heating, lighting and running costs, which in a large hall through a Manchester winter are the single largest recurring expense
• Teaching spaces — keeping rooms suitable for children and adults, with tables, boards and storage that work
• Cleaning and washing facilities, including wudu areas, which get heavy use and wear out fast
• Accessibility — step-free access, seating for those who cannot sit on the floor, and a seated wudu position for elderly and disabled attendees
• Safety — fire equipment, electrical checks and the certification a building used by the public has to keep current

Why It Is Worth Saying Out Loud

People give readily to feed a family or sponsor a class. Almost nobody wakes up wanting to fund a boiler service.

But a class cannot run in a cold room, an elderly member will stop coming if there is nowhere to sit, and a building that falls behind on its safety obligations cannot open at all. This is the least visible part of what the organisation does and the part everything else depends on.

How to Help

Two things are useful. The first is money, and regular small contributions are worth more to this than occasional large ones, because the costs are themselves regular.

The second is skill. If you are an electrician, a plumber, a joiner, a decorator or a cleaner and could give occasional time, please say so — that kind of help stretches considerably further than its cash value.

To offer either, get in touch.