Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) was held on Sunday 23rd May immediately after the morning service. This was an important event at which those on the electoral roll were invited to appoint churchwardens and members of the PCC and to review the Annual Report and approve the accounts for 2020. The Annual Report→
Following the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 23 May the following were elected/ re-elected;
Churchwardens;
Sarah Mackenzie
Ian Dixon (and Treasurer)
Parochial Church Council;
Roger Clark (Safeguarding Officer)
Andy Delves
Mary Everett
Tim Hough
David Mattinson
Richard Maylam
Carollyn Stanbridge
Martin Tunstall
Tim Williams
Deanery Synod;
Caroline Thompson
Chairman;
Rev. George Pitcher (ex-officio)
All Saints – Church opening
All Saints will be open throughout the week thanks to a band of volunteers who will attend to the unlocking and locking up. It is expected that hours will be approximately 9.00am to 5.00pm although this may be flexible! Please be sure to use the visitor book if you do drop in.
Family Support Work (FSW)
Full details of the open gardens where FSW will be serving refreshments – scrumptious cakes with tea or coffee are on the FSW website→. For further information Sarah 01435 866419, Carolynn 01435 866750 and Christo 01435 812654
Sarah and Carollyn
St Bartholomew’s New Build Update
Our long-held aspiration to have some modern facilities at St. Bart’s is now becoming a reality thanks to the generous support of some individuals as well as a major contribution from Friends of Waldron Churches.
The project commenced on Monday 16th November and progress has been quite steady although the combined effects of the Covid situation and a spell of bad weather has affected the schedule somewhat.
The steel frame has arrived, and we now start to see something of how the finished building will look. We shall have toilets, kitchen and a meeting room etc enabling us to serve the congregation better and to reach out to the local community and our school.
Financing the project remains a challenge as the Covid 19 situation has meant that we have not been able to organise our usual fund-raising activities during 2020 and this will remain difficult in 2021.
Having said that, we have just launched a “Buy a Brick” campaign so that anyone can contribute, large or small and feel part of the project. Please see the separate page for details of how you can be involved as we seek to achieve our target of £5,000 from this source; at £5 per brick, it’s only 1000 bricks! April 2021
E-News – If you would like to start receiving weekly emails with details of services and parish news, contact Pippa Clarke on philippaclarke@hotmail.com
Quinquennial Inspection – All Saints
This took place in October 2019 and a number of areas identified for attention have been addressed. However, we are aware that further action will be needed over the coming few years to ensure the church is maintained in good order.
Organ restoration – All Saints
Following the excellent response to the fund raising efforts during 2019, we have been able to have extensive restoration work carried out on our organ. We were able to celebrate the completion of the work by having an excellent recital in October 2019. As part of the regular tuning visits, we are seeing ongoing modest “upgrades” which should keep the instrument in good working order for some time to come. Thank you to all who supported this project.
Church collections
As you can imagine, our church collections were significantly reduced in 2020 due to the Covid restrictions on church attendance and this has continued into 2021. We are very grateful to all who donate through the Parish Giving Scheme and to those who have sent in contributions when, perhaps, they have been unable to attend. If you remain away from church services, but would like to support us, please contact the Treasurer, Ian Dixon, on 01435 813363 for details of how best to help us.
Any contributions, however, modest would be much appreciated and can be sent to me at Brambles, Dern Lane, Waldron, TN21 0PN or if you prefer, they can be paid directly to our bank account; Waldron PCC, (30-98-77 – Lloyds) Account No. 02677809.
Thank you in anticipation
Annual Report 2020, Waldron Parish→