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Previous meeting<\/a> – Index<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The PCC meeting on 20th January was held in church and among the matters discussed were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Memory Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of our commitment to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Church there will be a Memory Walk on Sunday 12th April. This is one of the actions for our DFC Certificate and will hopefully build on the success of the Pattingham Past and Present event which we held last year. The walk will start from the Lychgate at 2 pm. More details will be available nearer the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Well Foodbank<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Members of the congregation and others continue to support The Well Foodbank with donations of food and other items as well as cash. Through a volunteer at HM Prison Oakwood inmates on the Douglas wing have kindly donated 41.5 kg (91 lbs) of food and toiletries to the Well, which they have paid for themselves out of wages earned for work. We are truly blessed that such gifts come from what might be considered unlikely sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Church attendance figures<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have now supplied various figures to the diocese and the national church for 2025. In due course these will form part of the various totals which are published by the national church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A number of figures are collected in relation to attendance. One is the \u201cUsual Sunday Attendance\u201d which counts the average number of people who attend church on a \u201cnormal\u201d Sunday (that is one which is not a festival or other special service). For 2025 that was 65. It was 60 in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Numbers are also collected for Christmas and Easter. On Easter Day a total of 245 people attended our church. This was boosted by Ken\u2019s last service as a Reader in the evening and compares to 120 for the previous two years. Total attendance on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day was 312, compared to 210 in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The PCC meeting on 17th February was held in church and among the matters discussed were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parish News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The PCC was saddened to hear of the death of Mike Moss, who has been editor of the magazine for 15 years. Plans had already been made for a new editor to take over from him but that will now be a more sudden transition than expected. Jess Robins has been appointed as editor and we look forward to working with her in ensuring that the magazine continues to be produced. As a mark of respect to Mike it was decided that the March magazine should not be produced and instead a leaflet explaining the situation was delivered to subscribers in its place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Crafts and Pancakes!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Crafts and Pancakes! event was extremely successful. Over 108 people attended and many designs were painted, one of which will be on the cover of the Easter card. It is hoped that we can build on the success of the event by holding similar, or different, events in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PCC membership<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Due to his ongoing health issues Steve Jones has resigned from the PCC. He had previously been a member of the PCC for many years and had rejoined the PCC last year. We are grateful for all he has done for the church over the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The PCC meeting on 17th March was held in church and among the matters discussed were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Remembrance Poppy Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As part of our Remembrance Sunday commemorations in November we are hoping to have an installation of knitted or crocheted poppies. We are hoping that lots of people will get involved by knitting or crocheting the poppies. The more poppies we have the larger the installation will be. We are looking forward to seeing something which will make a statement about remembering the fallen in wars and conflicts. Tracey Williams is leading this project and will be happy to receive offers of help and to answer any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Church Fabric<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Work on repairing damaged plaster in the Lady Chapel has been completed. Repairs to loose floor tiles are in progress. The damaged cross on the apex of the chancel roof has been taken down so it can be repaired and replaced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PCC members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The members of the PCC are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rev Merry Smith (Vicar), Philip Sims (Vice Chair), Tony Ainsworth, Iain Coleman, Milly Colin-Stokes, Geoffrey Dann, Barbara Dias, Henry Ibberson, Clive Pendrell, Alan Smith, Dorothy Steel, Graham Tritton and Tracey Williams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Previous meeting – Index Snippets from the PCC Meetings in January, February and March 2026 20th January 2026 meeting The PCC meeting on 20th January was held in church and among the matters discussed were: Memory Walk As part of our commitment to Becoming a Dementia Friendly Church there will be a Memory Walk on Sunday 12th … <\/p>\n
\n\n\n\nSnippets from the PCC Meetings in January, February and March 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n20th January 2026 meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
17th February 2026 meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
17th March 2026 meeting<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n