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A Year in Review Annual Report on 2022

for the Annual Parochial Church Meeting of St Mary’s Church Attleborough

Tuesday 18 April 2023 7.30pm in the Church Hall and on Zoom preceded by Holy Communion at 7pm

Welcome to the report booklet prepared for the St Mary's Annual Meetings on Tuesday 18 April 2023. The reports in this booklet are on church activities in 2022. Please do try to come to the meeting which starts at 7.30pm in the Church Hall. There is a service of Holy Communion at 7pm prior to the meeting.

The agenda for the meeting is enclosed and a full report on church activities for you to read before the meeting. There will be a chance to ask questions on the reports but as usual the reports themselves won't be read out. You will find the accounts in a supplement in the centre of the booklet and you can find the minutes of last year's meeting, which we need to approve, at the back.

Revd Matthew Jackson, April 2023

THE ANNUAL PARISH CHURCH MEETING Tuesday 18 April 2023 at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall and on Zoom

AGENDA

Meeting 1

1 Apologies for absence 2 Minutes of the last meeting (26 April 2022) 3 Election of three Churchwardens
4 Close of meeting

ST MARY’S CHURCH – ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2022

Administrative information

St Mary’s Church, Attleborough is part of the Norwich Diocese in the Thetford & Rockland Deanery. The correspondence address is St Mary’s Church Office, Church Street, Attleborough, NR17 2AH. The Parochial Church Council (PCC) is registered with the Charity Commission (Number: 1130508).

Structure, governance and management

The function and purpose of the PCC is outlined in the Parochial Church Councils (Powers) Measure 1956.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church

Representation Rules. All Church attendees are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC.

Meeting 2

1 Apologies for absence
2 Minutes of the previous APCM/Matters arising (26 April 2022) 3 Elections Parochial Church Council – four places for three years
one place for two years
Deanery Synod – three places for three years
4 Reports:
a. PCC
b. Churchwardens
- (including Fabric, presentation of Log Book and Terrier)
c. Presentation of Church Accounts
d. Chairman’s report: Revd Matthew Jackson
5 Opportunity to ask questions on the reports in this booklet 6 Appointment of Independent Examiner
7 Presentation and Adoption of Electoral Roll 8 Appointment of Sidespeople
9 Any other business, including time for general discussion of any matters of concern which may be brought to the meeting

A short meeting of the new PCC will follow this meeting

Objectives and activities

St Mary’s PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the Incumbent and Churchwardens in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical.

It also has maintenance responsibilities for the building.

The main activities of the PCC are the provision of church services, baptisms, weddings, funerals, youth and children’s work and teaching adults through home and prayer groups.

PCC membership and Report

Members of the PCC are either ex officio or elected at the Annual Parish Church Meeting (APCM), in accordance with the Church Representation Rules. During the year the following served as members of the PCC:

Incumbent:	Revd Matthew Jackson	(Chairman)
Assistant Priest:	Revd Andrew Slater
Assistant Curate:	Revd Richard Washington
_Licensed Lay Minister (PtO)_Robert Andrews
Licensed Lay Minister	Brenda Greig	(also Deanery Synod rep)
Churchwardens:	David Bartington
	Marion Dawe	(Lay Vice-Chairman)
	Cherry Saunders
Deanery Synod rep:	Eileen Roberts

Elected members: Paul Andrew Catherine Buckley Carole Burt Christopher MacKinnon Emma Neve Arthur Peters David Stubbert Jonathan Tidnam Susan Wilson Dorothy Woolliscroft Director of Music: Ben Miller Secretary: Pat Buttolph Treasurer: Yvonne O’Dell

Church attendance

On 31 December 2022 there were 128 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll, of whom 37 were not resident within the parish.

Weekly attendance, taken on a ‘normal’ Sunday was 84 adults, 10 children and 8 online. Easter communicants numbered 99, Christmas communicants numbered 80. There were 27 baptisms during the year, 10 weddings, 26 funerals held in the church and 13 conducted at crematoriums or Colney Wood.

PCC account holders

Barclays Bank PLC and

CCLA Investment Management Limited, The CBF Church of England Fund, Senator House, 85 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4ET.

Signed on behalf of the PCC by Revd Matthew Jackson 18 April 2023

There are currently nineteen people serving on the PCC – eight ex-officio, and eleven elected for a three-year term of office (including Deanery Synod

representatives).

Pat Buttolph, Ben Miller and Yvonne O’Dell can attend meetings as Secretary, Director of Music and treasurer respectively.

Carole Burt retires after having completed a three-year term of office, but is eligible to stand for a further three years if she wishes. David Stubbert and Susan Wilson retire after having completed the maximum term of six years. Arthur Peters wishes to retire from the PCC after having completed a one-year term. We thank them for their commitment to the life of St Mary’s over this time.

There were 11 PCC meetings during 2022, all being held in the Church Hall and on Zoom. The average attendance at meetings during the year was 15.

Reports were given at meetings on finance, deanery matters, youth & children’s work, social & fundraising, church hall, fabric and music, when appropriate. Other business discussed and implemented during the year included general maintenance of the church and plans for the seasons of Lent, Easter, Advent and Christmas. The new monthly craft markets and summer fete were discussed regularly.

Members were informed regularly of the progress of AMP (the Attleborough Music Project) and the work of the Christian Aid Committee. Safeguarding was an item on each PCC meeting agenda.

REPORTS ON PARISH LIFE

Bell ringing

Throughout 2022, bell ringing teams were assembled for particular services and for weddings by the Revd Jan May and her family. We are extremely grateful to Jan and her team members for their service to our Benefice.

Bible Study Group

The Bible Study Group, which meets on Monday evenings in the Church Hall, has made a good recovery from the limitations of Covid restrictions and now has more members than ever. In the course of the year we have studied passages from both Old and New Testaments, learning new things about the Bible and the way it relates to our own discipleship and contemporary issues. Our discussions are relaxed and wide ranging and occasionally provoke lively debate! In the autumn we went “back to basics” with a series of studies looking at the fundamentals of our faith. We were delighted to be joined by some of those looking forward to Confirmation as part of their preparation.

The group is always ready to welcome new members. Further details from Canon Bob Baker. Bob Baker

An approved copy of the minutes of the most recent PCC meeting is always

displayed on the notice board in the church porch. Parishioners are encouraged to read the minutes and minutes of past meetings, which are available on request at the Church Office between Monday-Friday, 10-12 noon.

Pat Buttolph

Children’s Society

It was good to be able to return to our normal routine in 2022 and have two coffee mornings and house box openings during the year.

At our June and November coffee mornings we took a total of £469.

The two box collections raised £777.

Many thanks to those who regularly support the Children’s Society by coming to our fund raising events, baking, giving items for sale, donations and especially buying from our stalls and raffle.

The Harvest Quiz profit of £315 was also given as was the money donated for the church Christmas card of £401.

New house boxes are available for anyone who feels able to put their loose change into one.

Children’s wellbeing is doubly important as many have been affected by the lack of regular school attendance and ongoing issues caused by the Covid situation. The Society is working to help children in need. Thank you, your support is appreciated.

Pauline Parnell-Hopkinson

Christian Aid

The lifting of Covid restrictions in 2022 enabled us to resume our previous fundraising activities, starting with the curry evening in January and ending with the wine tasting evening in November. We try and hold one new event each year and for 2022 it was ‘Hoisting of The Flags’.

In total £5028 was raised for the year with an additional £717 raised for Christian Aid Week. The combined totals were about £700 less than was raised for 2021. This was not caused by the cost-of-living crisis which is a testament to the continued generosity of our supporters but to easing back on some fundraising events to enable funds to be raised for the equally important Children’s Society and John Aves Education Project, and an exceptional sum being raised by the Tana Lawn Cushion Draw in 2021.

Peter Wright

Church Hall

After a long break the Hall Committee were at last able to meet in November and outstanding items were dealt with.

A small freezer was purchased for the sole use of church activities. The emergency lighting was all replaced as a survey revealed that the existing system was no longer satisfactory.

The ceiling fans were removed, but as yet, it has not been possible to dispose of them.

The Hall bookings have now returned to a more satisfactory position and we hope to maintain this situation.

David Stubbert, Chairman

Churchwardens

As Covid restrictions eased the role of the warden has reverted to what it has traditionally been on a Sunday.

We have tried to ensure that the services have run well and that those who were hesitant about returning to church have felt comfortable.

Covid gave us many opportunities to learn new ways of doing things, social distancing became the norm, although not everyone understood, and as wardens we had to ensure that we stuck to the guidelines. For this we would thank the congregation who were all so understanding of the challenges we faced together. As I step down as warden having served my full term of office, my thanks go to my fellow wardens, David and Cherry, both of whom have worked tirelessly to make sure things run smoothly. Our thanks to everyone who has worked hard to ensure the life and witness at St Mary’s has continued and slowly returned to what it was before Covid, and more; and for that we thank God.

Marion Dawe

Coffee & Chat

We are very thankful for all those who continued to support Coffee and Chat during 2022 as we continued meeting regularly every Saturday morning from 10am to 11.30am in the Church Hall.

We are also thankful for our dedicated team of lovely volunteers, who willingly give up their Saturday mornings to serve hot drinks and cakes with a smile and warm welcome for all our customers.

We are a non-profit group and the money raised is donated to mainly local charities. During 2022 we gave to the following charities:

St Mary’s Sunday Club St Martin’s Housing Trust Ukraine Relief Fund Friday Fun Club Drop In and Play Attleborough Music Project Club 99 Christian Aid Air Ambulance MacMillan Cancer Support Uganda Support Fund Sparklers Alzheimer’s Society

The Bring and Share table is available for people to visit during Coffee and Chat and is a help and blessing for many people. Alison Sayer

Community Lunch

We are a very friendly group who usually meet on the first, third and fifth Friday of the month. We gather in the church hall from 12.00 onwards, aiming to serve the meal at 12.30 p.m. Diners each bring a small raffle prize and pay 30 pence for a raffle ticket; the proceeds of this raffle pay for Christmas gifts for diners and volunteer helpers. The Day Centre provides our first course which is always delicious and plentiful. Dorothy supplies a variety of puddings. We have a loyal band of volunteers who set the tables, serve the meals and wash up. The meal costs £6, payable on the day, and is intended for those who live alone and who wish to benefit from a good midday meal enjoyed in company. Applications should be made via the Rector.

Dorothy Woolliscroft

Deanery Synod

There were four meetings of the Thetford & Rockland Deanery Synod in 2022. The first was on 12 January at Cloverfield Community Church when Revd Jennifer Elliott de Riverol gave a talk and led discussion on Visions and Reality: seeking a rich prayer life through spiritual direction. At this meeting Revd Canon Steve Wright informed members that he would be taking up a post in Northumberland in February and therefore this would be the last Synod meeting he would chair as Rural Dean.

The Rt Revd Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich, took part in a Questions and Answers session in St James’s Church, Great Ellingham on 31 March. A service of Compline followed, during which Bishop Graham Commissioned Revd Matthew Jackson as Rural Dean of the Thetford & Rockland deanery. This would be the second time that Matthew had held this office.

On Ascension Day, 26 May, all in the deanery were invited to attend a sung Holy Eucharist service in St Mary’s, Attleborough if there were no services planned in their own parishes.

On 9 June Revd Richard Washington, Assistant Curate in the Attleborough and Besthorpe benefice, spoke to members at All Saints’ Besthorpe of his knowledge and first-hand experiences of working in the Diocese in Europe.

In November members met in The Garnier Hall, Eccles when Revd Canon Bob Bakers spoke of YANA (You Are Not Alone), a local charity which supports the mental health of farmers and others who have countryside occupations. St Mary’s Deanery representatives on the Synod are Brenda Greig and Eileen Roberts, with myself as Secretary. Elections for three candidates to stand for three years on the Synod will take place at the APCM in April 2023.

Pat Buttolph

Drop-in & Play

Drop in and Play 2022 proved another successful year with attendance averaging 18 - 23 children most weeks we were open. Towards the end of the year the Methodist Church sadly closed and with it the Tall and Small toddler group. This change benefitted our numbers and our attendance increased steadily to the mid 20s with an abundance of toddlers. We opened for a few weeks of the summer holidays to our 0-5s plus older siblings, but this was deemed unsuccessful due to overcrowding because of a very high take up. The children enjoyed the activities very much. We were able to take advantage of the increase in donations to make some exciting purchases: a space rocket with figures, a large metallic stacking tower and metallic mystery balls (which have proved extremely popular with our young guests) a set of super hero figures, ocean scene creatures and various mats for the Tuff Tray. Due to serious illness in Cherry’s family, from October onwards the group was driven forward by Alison, Linda and Catherine under Alison’s thoughtful leadership ably assisted by Joan, Jenny, Margaret and Barbara. If you would like to volunteer to help at a session, please have a word with Alison Sayer. New volunteers always welcome, whether you want to do one session a month or every week. Cherry Saunders

Drop-in & Share

Towards the Autumn I felt moved to set up a Sharing Table in St Mary’s Church to help people who were struggling with the cost of living crisis occasioned by the war in Ukraine and runaway food inflation. This came about after conversations with some young mums and my own observations about the ever-increasing cost of food. I concluded that a lot of people who wouldn’t qualify for foodbank help needed a top up of a few items to help stretch their housekeeping. Also, we could help to prevent food waste by encouraging donations of items near their sell by date. After talking with Matthew, Enid and Paul and Jacq and Cliff, Catherine and Alison we decided this was the right course of action for a Christian Community. The decision was taken to run the table consecutively with Drop in and Play 11am to 12 noon every Thursday but including holidays. In this way we could help young families as well as pensioners and other groups likely to be struggling. Donations of tinned and packaged food items were sought from the congregation and community along the lines of “bring, share and take”. Matthew supported with advertising and flyers to schools to reach as wide an audience as possible. It soon became obvious that items like toothpaste, deodorant and baby items were also needed. Initially people felt very shy about taking items, but by the end of the year we were regularly helping about 8 families connected to Drop in and Play and lone individuals in need. After encouragement from Matthew I applied for a Town Council Grant in October and was awarded £250 to spend on food. We decided to eke this out on a weekly spend of £10 augmented by congregational donations, to navigate the energy intensive winter months. I would like to take this opportunity to thank

Matthew, Enid Andrew, Robin Nash, Bobbie Aughton, Marion Dawe, Sara Shaw and Linda Goff for all their support for this venture, and to all parishioners who have so generously donated food/toiletry items to benefit others less fortunate than

themselves. Thank you. At Matthew’s suggestion we ended the year by applying to become a referral agency for Thetford Food Bank and working towards setting up a second Sharing Table at Saturday Coffee and Chat in the Link Corridor. Items needed include UHT milk, tea, coffee, sugar, tinned meat and fish, pasta, tinned tomato juice and squash, soups, tinned beans and pasta. Items can be left in the upper room or brought in on Sharing Table days. Cherry Saunders

Electoral Roll

The past year has seen 16 additional names added to the Electoral Roll and 2 people who sadly died during the year have been removed. The current total, as at 3 April 2023, stands at 137.

Carole Burt

Flowers

What a joy it has been to have regular services and flowers back in our church in 2022.

Our usual pulpit arrangements are skillfully placed by the team of ladies who do their job without fuss or recompense. I am grateful to them for their support and talent.

After Lent it is such a wonderful contrast to have Easter flowers filling the church to celebrate our Lord’s resurrection. Visitors often comment on how beautiful our church is and like to see our flowers.

Thank you to people who have given donations in memory of loved ones or to celebrate an anniversary or birthday. Money can be given to Pat in the church office and this helps with our weekly costs and particularly for festivals.

My thanks to all the ladies (and new helpers are welcome) but especially to Joan Smith who is my right-hand girl!

Pauline Parnell-Hopkinson

Fabric

We are indebted to Mike May who took on the task of clearing a great deal of pigeon guano from the bell tower. Mike also arranged to have the louvres

Friday Fun Club

After the stop start of the pandemic we were finally able to resume our meetings. Some of the young people had moved away and many had grown up and out of the group, so our numbers were depleted.

repaired/replaced and new wire netting fitted to stop the pigeons entering. There are a number of other issues with the fabric of the church which have been

reported in previous reports. It has been agreed to include these issues in the fund raising scheme as we are planning to refurbish the organ, reorder the church, and extend the parish hall. We are confident that grants will be available for the scheme if we are able to raise a percentage of the funds ourselves.

We had fun together, cooking, playing, learning and creating through a whole range of activities. Throughout the year we raised money through our monthly ‘green’ challenges, the proceeds from which were donated to a variety of good causes, from Christian Aid to the Benjamin Foundation and the East Anglian Air Ambulance to name but a few.

As ever particular thanks to Glynis Baker and Catherine Buckley who provided regular support for this group.

Foodbank

Although the Methodist Church closed in April 2022, we were allowed to continue using the building for the Foodbank until an alternative suitable premises was found. Our team continued to serve the local community on a fortnightly rota, every Saturday morning. It was noticeable the increase of people needing to use the Foodbank, due to rising energy costs and inflation.

Marion Dawe

Friends of St Mary’s Church

The trustees have met twice, and the clerk has ensured we have complied with charity regulation. Funds have slowly accumulated through regular giving and donations coming through ‘Easyfundraising’.

We were still receiving many food donations from individuals and local Churches, on a weekly basis.

On 8[th] November, The Lighthouse Community Church, in agreement with the Thetford Trussell Trust, took on the responsibility of the Foodbank. We were informed that the day would also change to a Tuesday from 10am to 11am. As most of our team of volunteers worked during the week, we had suggested that Saturday was the best day to serve those in need, but to no avail. Therefore, not

To broaden the Trustee base approaches have been made to both the Town Council and to the Attleborough Heritage Group asking for nominations.

As the Church Development project gathers momentum the role of the ‘Friends’ will need to be considered in the wider context.

James Trounce, Chair and Treasurer

being available on a week-day, all of the original volunteers have been lost.

I do not serve on The Lighthouse team, but still continue to take the St Mary’s Church foodbank donations to the Community Church, on an opportunity basis.

Peter Rowles

Gift Aid

The amount of Gift Aid claimed back from HMRC in 2022 was £12974.15. Of this, £852.21 was from donations to the Music Project and £327.50 from donations to the Organ Fund.

People who donated online when the church was closed during the pandemic have continued to do so and more people are now using the card reader. This has reduced the use of both weekly and yellow envelopes. At the end of 2022 there were 13 people using weekly envelopes of which 4 were gift aided. The number of people donating by standing order stayed broadly the same with 51 using this method of which 41 were able to gift aid their donations.

I would encourage donors to check whether they are eligible to gift aid their donations as, if so, the church can claim an additional 25% at no cost to themselves. Gift aid declaration forms can be obtained from me or the Parish Office.

Arthur Peters

Magazine distribution and collation

The Link is issued ten times per year. December/January and July/August are joint issues. The price remains 50 pence per copy (£5 per year). Four hundred copies are printed in house by Pat Buttolph and a new cover is created for each month. Christine Beales arranges for local firms to advertise in the magazine and heads the collation team which meet usually on the last Thursday or Friday of the month. Nineteen distributor then deliver to subscribers on their round. Annual subscriptions are collected in June. After a baptism the family receives the magazine free for a year. Diocesan news is available weekly on the Diocese of Norwich website.

May I offer my annual thanks to those who collate and distribute. I do urge all members of the congregation to read The Link, either in its paper form or online: Matthew sends an electronic copy out at the beginning of each month. It contains details of coming events, reports on our activities and interesting articles. In the past couple of years we have made a great effort to increase the variety and interest of the magazine’s content and the Rector will welcome contributions from parishioners. D o rothy Woolliscroft

Monthly Craft Market

St Mary’s announced a new summer venture in 2022 and the monthly craft markets were introduced. The idea was to encourage residents and visitors to come and enjoy the church and its beautiful surroundings at the same time as offering local crafters and small businesses the opportunity to showcase their homemade

produce, gifts and treats. What a success it was! On the 2[nd] Saturday of each month from April through to June we welcomed on average 15 stalls a month. The sun seemed to always be shining which helped to create a wonderful atmosphere and the churchyard was a hive of activity. Word spread and each

month the number of stall holders and visitors increased, we even added an extra date in September. Due to the success of this new venture, we are doing it all again in 2023!

Susan Wilson

Mothers’ Union

Although we sadly lost our branch leader Pauline Simper during the first part of the year we were able to keep the branch moving forwards with excellent support from our members and committee.

2022 proved a very positive year with a full programme of events, good attendance at meetings, three enrolments into the branch and new people coming along with the likelihood of joining in the future.

Apart from our regular meetings with a variety of interesting speakers we held our annual coffee morning to raise money for the AFIA project, which helps to provide holidays for families in need of a break from their problems. We also had an enjoyable summer tea in a member’s garden during the hot weather and were joined by members of High Oak branch. Collaboration between High Oak and Little Melton branches has proved very supportive.

The branch was also able to contribute to other Mothers’ Union initiatives including the Mothering Sunday Appeal funding literacy workers in Africa, the Jubilee Summer of Hope helping needy families in the UK and abroad and the Angel Tree project which provides gifts for prisoners’ children in this area. Mary Dark

Music

Music-making at St Mary’s this year has returned to normal again following the pandemic, with the full choir singing for the weekly 10am Parish Eucharist and monthly services of Choral Evensong, plus occasional extra evening services. The choir has enjoyed being able to sing together regularly again, and highlights included Handel’s Hallelujah! Chorus on Easter Eve, our Christmas carol service (including Howell’s A Spotless Rose and Lauridsen’s O magnum mysterium ) and a joint concert with the Sillars Orchestra on 2 July (including Jerusalem and Land of hope and glory with full orchestra). On Sunday 26 June, we enjoyed singing for Richard’s first Eucharist, which included Bruckner’s Locus iste and Leighton’s Communion Service in D , and then a trip to Norwich Cathedral in the afternoon to sing with the combined choirs from across Norfolk for the Royal School of Church Music Festival Service. We marked the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with a special service on Sunday 5 June (including the anthem In our service , composed by Hewitt Jones and sung by choirs across the country), and then joined the national mourning following the death of the Queen with a special service on Friday 16 September (including

Purcell’s Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ). The upper voices sang for the Patronal Festival at All Saints’ Church, Besthorpe (30 October), and the full choir enjoyed singing in Besthorpe for Choral Evensong at Harvest (3 October) and the Village Carol Service (18 December). This year we also welcomed the

Wymondham Choristers to sing Choral Evensong at St Mary’s on two Sundays (13 February and 10 July).

Numbers in the choir have remained steady in the last year and we have welcomed two new adult members (and no new choristers). The choir is always on the lookout for new members (both adults and children), so do get in touch if you’re interested in singing with the choir.

In 2022 we held a number of concerts, including the South Norfolk Youth Symphonic Band (7 May), Classical Chill with violinist Noel Vine (21 May), Norwich Cathedral Choir (19 June), Sillars Orchestra and St Mary’s Church Choir (2 July), Hitchin Concert Band (21 August), and an Organ Recital performed by Ashley Grote, Director of Music at Norwich Cathedral (17 September). These concerts have helped to raise funds to support our music project (the Attleborough Music Project, AMP), whilst also allowing us to welcome many new people into our wonderful building. Our biggest fundraising event was the Hymn Marathon (Friday 26 – Monday 29 August), when we sang the entire way through our hymn book non-stop. In total it took 56 hours to complete and was only possible through the help of lots of volunteers including 29 organists, 100s of singers, and a team serving refreshments during the day and night! The event was a fantastic weekend and managed to raise over £10,000 for AMP, so many thanks again to everyone who was involved, provided help or sponsorship.

I’m pleased to report that Judith Williams started as our music outreach worker at the end of August 2022. Judith immediately went into the schools to lead singing sessions and formed the children’s choir AMP Voices in the autumn term. The choir had their first performance at St Mary’s at the Carol-oke (27 November), with over 30 children singing (with great enthusiasm!) one of the songs that they had been learning from the Norfolk schools pantomime.

Overall, I’m glad to report that music-making at St Mary’s has been able to continue strongly over the last 12 months, whilst also embark on new activities, including our outreach work and renewed concerts programme. None of this would be possible without the support of many people, so my thanks go to all members of the choir, our organists (especially Nigel Waring, Assistant Director of Music, but also David Barnard, Simon Cole, Bob Gee and David Hilton as assistant organists covering occasional services), Judith Williams, and the parents of the choristers, for all their commitment and support over the past year. Thanks also go to all of those who have supported our concerts, events and who have donated to the choir fund and helped with fundraising for AMP.

The organ has experienced a few minor faults over the past year, as expected with an ageing instrument, but these have been repaired by EJ Johnson & Son Ltd, who continue to maintain and tune the organ. There is no major update on the organ rebuild work; the necessary faculty permission remains in place and fundraising continues. Choir funds this year have been used to purchase new copies of music (anthems and communion service settings).

Open the Book

Open the Book Bible presentations were able to re-establish themselves and grow from strength to strength throughout 2022.

Presentations took place twice a month on Wednesdays during term time, at Attleborough Primary in the morning and Rosecroft Primary in the afternoon. Two teams, led by volunteers and supported by the clergy, offered performed Bible stories for Attleborough Primary. For Rosecroft Primary, Matthew and Richard offered a clergy double-act, reading the Open the Book Bible stories and using the supporting materials.

For the Spring Term of 2022 all the work was done online. The plan to livebroadcast Open the Book presentations into Attleborough Primary, which had been devised the previous autumn, was put into action. The teams performed the stories using St Mary’s camera system, supported by Matthew and Richard. For Rosecroft, Matthew and Richard made live broadcasts using a lap top. Occasional problems with IT and communications from the schools meant that

sometimes these broadcasts were not able to go ahead. Nonetheless the

experience was a positive one, allowing the teams to establish their work together after the long hiatus caused by the pandemic. This served to ready us for a return to in-person assemblies.

To everyone’s relief, on 27 April 2022 in-person presentations resumed and were very well received. These continued throughout the Summer and Autumn Terms of 2022. It was a great joy to be back to interacting directly with the children and staff. As Covid restrictions eased we were able to involve children at Attleborough Primary directly in the action, with children playing Biblical characters.

We have been very blessed and grateful to be able to take the Bible into schools in this way. We pray that our work is having a positive impact on the lives of the children we meet. Many thanks to everyone on the teams for their talent and their commitment to enabling this ongoing mission to our primary aged children.

Richard Washington

Safeguarding

The Church of England states clearly that, “The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in church activities is the responsibility of

everyone who participates in the life of our church.”

Safeguarding does not have to be a complicated thing. If you have a concern about anybody involved in a church activity, young or old, please pass it on. All concerns will be taken seriously and will be discussed. If necessary, they will be passed on to the diocesan safeguarding officers for their consideration.

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility.

Please never be afraid of raising a concern.

Andrew Slater

Ben Miller

Servers

I am pleased to report that the Serving team is back to full strength and we are very grateful for their continued work. However we were sorry that Mike decided to retire and we thank him for his service.

Full strength means that we have just enough Servers to fulfil the demands of the services, but we are as usual always looking out for more volunteers to spread the load. If you feel a call to help out in this valuable and rewarding way please do mention it to the Clergy or me. No previous experience is necessary as full training will be given.

David Stubbert

Sidespeople

During the last year the role of the sidesperson has changed a little. We have moved from the constant lockdown and a closed church to slightly more relaxed covid precautions interspersed with caution both from those attending to those supporting worship.

During the last year we have relied on our excellent sidespeople to be the friendly face at the door either from behind a mask and socially distanced or face to face. We are grateful to everyone who has undertaken this most important role.

Sunday Club

Sunday Club ran every other week during term time in 2022. Between 7 and 12 children typically attended each session. We are extremely grateful for the small core of parents who have supported Sunday Club by helping out during lessons or leading sessions.

Sessions typically start with a game, or introductory activity. Afterwards, the children hear the story for the day (usually the Gospel reading) and then consolidate their learning with a craft activity. The children have enjoyed the opportunity to share their learning with the rest of the congregation, on their return to the service at communion.

At Easter, the children were kindly donated Easter Eggs which were gratefully received.

A highlight of the year is always the Sunday Club nativity play. We had a small cast of children playing the main roles. Some of the older children took on the responsibly of narrating. The nativity play ended with the children singing away in a manger, supported by the choir.

Lorna Goodrich

Marion Dawe

Summer Fete 9 July 2022

It all started in February 2022 with the first fete planning meeting. All meeting were well attended and took place online throughout the preparation stages. It was an early start, but the sun was shining on the 9[th] July, the whole church family was involved in making the 2022 fete a real success. We welcomed five local groups who performed in the entertainments area. There were 22 craft stalls which were pitched both inside and outside the church. There was an array of our own manned stalls such as plants and garden produce, children’s clothes, toys and games, jigsaws, books, bric a brac, jars tombola, cakes, bottles tombola, water into wine, jewellery, tombola and raffle.

We received support from the local businesses who donated items such as eggs, BBQ items and raffle prizes which we were very grateful for. There was a wonderful atmosphere with lots of enjoyment had. The fete was well attended and supported by the whole town community.

Thanks goes to everyone who helped towards this year’s fete, for all those who donated items to sell, organised, prepared and manned a stall, advertised the event, helped with setting up and clearing away as well as organising the finances and behind the scenes administration. It is such a team effort by the whole church family.

The total raised was £3,365.

Susan Wilson

Minutes of the Annual Church Meetings held on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall and on Zoom

Parishioners Meeting

1. Apologies for absence

Carole Burt, James and Sue Lynch, Graham and Sharon Negus, Arthur Peters, Joan Smith, David and Penny Stubbert, Revd Richard Washington, Peter Wright.

Fifteen people were in attendance in person at this meeting with eight on Zoom.

2. Minutes of the Parishioners meeting held on 13 April 2021

It was proposed by Susan Wilson, seconded by Jonathan Tidnam and agreed by all who had been present at this meeting that the minutes were an accurate record of proceedings and these were signed by the Chairman accordingly.

3. Election of churchwardens

The Rector thanked the Churchwardens of the past year, David Bartington, Marion Dawe and Cherry Saunders for their hard work and support.

Nominations for three churchwardens for the year April 2022/2023 had been put forward before the meeting.

Churchwardens are elected annually and usually cannot stand for more than 6 years in succession.

David Bartington Marion Dawe Jacqueline (Cherry) Saunders	Proposer Pauline Parnell Hopkinson Ben Miller Dorothy Woolliscroft	Seconder Eileen Roberts Sally Crockford Linda Trounce

With there being no further nomination forms received by the Chairman prior to the meeting the above elections were agreed unanimously.

4. Close of meeting

The meeting closed at 7.40pm.

1.

4. Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Apologies for absence

Carole Burt, James and Sue Lynch, Graham and Sharon Negus, Arthur Peters, Joan Smith, David and Penny Stubbert, Revd Richard Washington, Peter Wright.

Minutes of the APCM meeting held on 13 April 2021

It was proposed by Marion Dawe, seconded by Ben Miller and agreed by all who had been present at this meeting that the minutes were an accurate record of proceedings and these were signed by the Chairman accordingly.

Elections

(a) PCC members (four places for three years)

At the APCM in 2011 it had been agreed that although PCC members stand for a period of 3 years, members could be put forward to be elected for a further 3-year period, but could not stand for more than 6 years in succession.

The following were proposed and seconded to stand on the Attleborough PCC for a three-year term:

Paul Andrew Arthur Peters Jonathan Tidnam	Proposer Jacqueline (Cherry) Saunders Paul Andrew Chris MacKinnon	Seconder Marion Dawe Susan Wilson Enid Andrew

Reports

(a) PCC, Deanery Synod, Churchwardens Reports of the PCC, Deanery Synod and Churchwardens (including Fabric) were presented.

The Terrier and Log Book had been updated during the year and were available for inspection in the church office.

(b) Treasurer

Presentation of Audited Church Accounts for year ending 31.12.2021

The Chairman presented the accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021. These had been approved by the PCC and signed by the Chairman and Treasurer at a PCC meeting on 8 March 2022 for presentation to the APCM.

With there being no questions raised, it was proposed by Dorothy Woolliscroft, seconded by Susan Wilson, and agreed by all present that the accounts for 2021 be commended.

The Chairman wished to record his thanks on behalf of the PCC to Yvonne O’Dell as treasurer for her conscientious dedication and sound handling of the St Mary’s finances.

(c) Rector’s Report

Revd Matthew Jackson gave his report as Rector of the parish and Chairman of the Attleborough PCC.

A copy of this would be printed in the May 2022 edition of The Link parish magazine and filed on record with the 2021 Annual Report. Printed copies were also available on the table at the back of the church.

5. Appointment of Independent Examiner

Thanks was expressed to George Ridgway who had been the Independent Examiner for the past year.

It was proposed by Dorothy Woolliscroft, seconded by Marion Dawe and agreed by all present that George Ridgway be appointed Independent Examiner for the coming year.

With their being no further nominations the above was duly appointed. It was agreed that Mr Ridgway be presented with a gift of wine for carrying out this task

6. Presentation and adoption of Electoral Roll

There were 123 members on the Church Electoral Roll as at 4 April 2022. It was proposed by Marion Dawe, seconded by Susan Wilson and agreed by all present that the 2022/23 Roll be adopted.

The Rector wished to record his thanks to Carole on behalf of the parish for her work as Electoral Roll Officer throughout the year.

7. Appointment of sidespeople

The Rector thanked the sidespeople who had attempted to carry out the task of welcoming people during the past year, under difficult circumstances.

It was hoped that this role may return to a more normal welcome in the coming year as things slowly return to past sidesperson duties pre pandemic.

Marion Dawe proposed the following en-bloc for election to serve as sidespeople during the year April 2022/2023, with Pat Buttolph acting as Senior Sidesperson: Enid & Paul Andrew, Jill Atkins, Bobbie Aughton, Sandra Blyth, Pat Buttolph, Bob Gandell, Pauline Parnell Hopkinson, Joan Smith, Catherine and Steve Taylor, Susan Wilson.

These were seconded by Dorothy Woolliscroft.

With there being no further nominations the above twelve persons listed were duly elected.

8. Any Other Business

Thank you to Matthew

Marion Dawe thanked Matthew, on behalf of the parish, for his dedicated ministry and leadership as Rector during the past year. She also thanked Matthew’s wife Emma and his family for their vital support behind the scenes.

9. Close of meeting

The meeting closed at 8.15pm with The Grace being said together.

nnclal Report and Ae¢ownts for the year ended 31 Dee¢mb¢r 2022 naD¢ial Revlew General fund Overall income from giving (collections, standing orders. donations and Gift Aid claims) was alm(Ist £3,51)0 higher than in 2021. ]ncome from weddinfilThera] fee8 was altDQSt £3.(KX) aiM>ve 2021. In addition to the annual fcte, craft markets We held during the year and income from fimdraising w&s £700 mor¢ than 2021. tncome wa5 ieceived from advertising in 2022 of£E.920 whereas none had been received in 2021. Expenditure for 2022 was some £6,000 higher tban io 2021. in part due to the rising cost of heating, together with the general increase An the cost of IiviDg. A transfer of £3.0(Kl fr(rtn the Utircstri¢tcd Legac3 Fund to the GeD¢r81 Fund has E¢cn shown, towarth the Parish Share. The ovuall result for the Gen¢rnl fund is very satisfaw, with a ijKome of £1590. Designated Lega¢le8 Fund (Unrestrl¢ted) There a large in¢ome from A legw of £27.799 in Aryil. The cost of electrical testiDg And ¢¢rtifi¢4tiffl was tsken from tbis fiuid Desl8D•ted H4U Fund There was inLr¢ased use of the hall in 2022. r¢suliiti8 Tn this year's i)Me bein8 60me £2,500 higher than 2021 but this was offset by increas¢d ¢xp¢ndi(ure. maioiy due to the18rge iticreases to the cost of 8a8 and electricity and the cost of living. Nel iTwme i¥ thw¢f¢ similar lo that of 2021. Fbrl¢ & HtMIIDg Fund (Restsl¢ted) Received w8s a small le8acy of £S(Kl ond 8 Tcsidual lega¢y of £360 rcstricted ¢0 be used Cor the chu1 fabric. Other Rethl¢ted Fund• The restricted fund for thc Music Proj#t Ful esfablished in 2021 was rnwned thc Attleborou8h Music Proi¢¢t {AMP). Th¢ AMP held a successfid Hymn Marathon during the Augll Bank Holiday wL%k¢nd whi¢h r4i8cd ov¢r £10.400. Additional don8rion8 were [e1ved thiring the year for this ful and also for th¢ organ fund. A 8rant was receiveAJ from the National Fund Youth Musi¢ for a speci1$¢ Music Workcr who was employed in Au8U$t to1¢8d music outreacb activiti¢s with childm the elderly and di8ablcd pe4)ple in the Iwal ¢(Mlln1ty. New re5tsicted fund8 f*x Mother's UDion and for Dmp ID & Sbare Sharmg Toble were creak4 the18tter miving a graot for its start-up. Ylxed Amets The mid market value of th¢ two tnk4t fund inVene assds a¢ the year end w&% £1 1,363 (2021: £12.879). Reserves Poll¢y It is PCC )lleY to m&intaiti at least an available Curreut asset balance OD th¢ G¢nLYal Fund which equates to approximately four months, unresthcted payments excluding thc Parish Sbare to eover w)terfial credito. The unrtstrict¢d l¢gacies' fund is available to rncet one off costs and any em¢rgency situatio4 tbat may arise. The balall of net cjjmt ussets of th¢ 0¢nl Fund at the elld of the 2022 approxinw¢ly mc¢ts that policy. The desigDated Hall Fund retain5 a balance to meet future Enaintenance costs for th¢ haIl. Th¢ bal8nces for the various other restiicted fimds 81¢ th¢ result of monies rat$ or donated for thetr r¢sp¢¢tiv¢ purw)se8. li is the polt¢y of the PCC to itivest the available fimd balattcts with the Church of EngiBnd Deposit funiL The accounts VIe approved on behalf of th Pahla1 Church Cow¢ll ott l{K Il by.

SI MArf$ Church. Al¥•bowDuqh 1417 Ald 5N3 1686 1.833 &036 7,760 389 S,7th8 2f.5ts7 4ra57 11.n4 4.476 11,W2 Tw Gyrt Ald 4.rtyj 17J% 743 10 7,210 L*4h 10 47J7 1.010 2.622 3. 1A31 144 Ab Z4YJ 1147 io¢r 1.458 Swnmerl&M fy Ic• &•)7 1.2• 1 Ml#bryn IP•tsh 278 1.107 10.1fR ch&t£s CMD 31 tecfMBER 1¢.1CQ 1&810 1&rJ4 1&431 1&W) TL#¥ 31 CE¢EFnEii OMIN FESOLRCE8 27,Th 24¢37 14 461 743 Irp)) 6,OOD ¢Jr11r LAfth 15,t 197 47 NETKOMNG gESIXJKÈS 8ALANCE5 8IFWD I MMJARY BALANCES CJFWO 31 QEceMOER 18.W a.>59 67,416 41.127

thii Fund DBY Carg 13,747 14 2,843 3.918 6.031 SlmmlwWThYd 17 819 BAiAICES BIFWD l J4TraJ .BAIATrKES CIFWD 31 DECE+ABER 497 29.2 31.158 Ok) PESCWRtr8 rt$MI vlcblF•t¥ 13TMt dl¢hx¢b a tsvATL •1 TQTAL lIKr¥jIEaulcEs r) P&SOURCES gALANCES 3IFWD I &4MIIRY 8ALANces C4FWD31 CECEMBER 47267 6 40.1 OMING RE8Ms IrFLI)j Lunoh Cthrth Fth1Lc 1143 139 Fw tcyknap & Shm gPtyT•bl 10 142 Oyn Fw tFj 649 Grnfit om••¢hWty# (d•tt ¢) B* i&wJ TOTAL IKC41MI RE8OiIU8 NÈTIIKCdlW AÉSQW8 BALANCES tr4 i 24.470 &4SI TOTAL RES¢XMcs MOVEMENf 11 FUND9 14a(W 147,r25 d MOVEMENT FUN[ BALAIKES l JAN 8ALAEs Cl1 31 DECEIIBER 1$1475 141 210.Je 161475

Allleborough Parochial Church Council 8Alnco Sheet at 31 Dec•mb•r 2022 (Flwr•$ round•d to n•ar•gi£) . ilnff•Ad•d Retcted Gwdl Fth¢ 011 Fj FNI & Fatiry Restricl8d FUTh Totsl Fund FI>ED ASSETS IrItMOtS CXF 6,738 CURRE ASSETS Barclays Ba 081t CBF Cash Debtors le$8 Suspansg TOTAL CURRE ASSETS 25.115 51.711" 3.021 31&33 Xt.358 31991 30,759 119,959 99,134 211 5,972 .875 85544 33380 42.345 32.921 22S. Les8 Clrt U#bilitl8s 19.183 1222 21,404 TOTAL NET CURRENT ASSETS 31158 42,345 32 921 203 661 TOTAL NET ASSETS 18 431 85 544 42.345 32 921 210 399 FI>ED ASSETS hwtments CBF 6,738 ClRErASSEys Barclayj Bk Dep08il CBF 22.3e6 34.1W2 33.394 29,964 32.563 6,524 1.927 72,311 97,847 D8btor8 4.411.. 4,411 'TDTAL CURRENT ASSETS 28 777 67 W 31 655 40,191 8 451 174 569 i888 crr1 Uabllltles 16.674 1.151 17,832 TOTAL NrfcuRRETr ASSETS 10.102 67. 30,497 40,191 8 451 156 738 TOTAL NET ASSETS 67.W XI.497 40.191 8 451 163,476 FLND Fw FL 1433 11494 IQ9>2 31*1

Notss to Ihe fthan¢il $ttements for the year ended 31 December 2022 I. ACCOUNTING POLJCIES The finawial statements have be prepared uT¥Jer the historical ¢ost convention excepi for revaluation of Iwo lrnst fid investment ets. The investrnents of two tDJSt funds (Attleborovgh B¢ll Pighii¢ al Attleborough Church tands) WCTC rcvalued at 31 De¢emb¢r 2(K)6 and SubSwt movement in the morket value is not ujatctial. The fiDaDcial stat¢nh¢ttts itKlud¢ all traThsactions, ats and liabilities forwhtch th¢ PCC 1$ responstbl¢ in law. They do not Incl the accounts of ¢burch wps that owe their aifdiation to another t. Funds Restricted funds repRseDt inu)m¢. donations or grants received fira specific object or itivited by the PCC for a specifi¢ obje¢t. The fiEnds may only be eX1thd on the spe¢ifi¢ object for which they w¢re given. Any balancc remaining unsptht at the end of year must be carried fonyth as a b#l4n¢¢ on that fun¢ The PCC does t)ot invest separntely for each fund. Interest is 4)wtion¢d to individual funds on an avcrage baluDc¢ ba853. Figures are munded to nearest £. Urwestriaed funds are general which can be wed f(ff PCC The Hall FuThl has been designated by the PCC to provide for fijture mainnO¢ of the Hall from the irKome gen¢rat¢d by the lettings. It is all Vnrestrirt fund and the PCC can decide io li for any other purpose. In particu18r, it has d¢l¢8atcd to the Hall Comn)itt¢¢ responsibility to spend some of the fimds gelleratcd by letijngs on donations to Charities. In the ye8r 2008 the PCC ogreed to a new desi1 fund for unrestr&ctol leg4¢i49 IQ 8how a clear view of how these arc SPenL 2. Incoudllg reyources Plann givin& collections and donati(rts are I1$ed when rxeived. refimd5 are reco11ed when the in¢omin8 resourc¢ to which thcy relate is received. Grants and legaci¢s are acwunted for when th¢ PCC s Icgally ¢ntitlLxl lo the amunts due. Invcsth)u]t income ititere61 on deits a re¢o8nised when received. All incoming resou are for gross. 3. ResDurees eipeDd¢d Grants and d<Trnations are acCound for wheo paid ovcr. or when awarde4 if that #ward CTe8tes a biDdin8 or ¢OD¥trurtiv¢ obligation. The diocesaD $b share is a¢couDd for the amouni de¢id¢d by the PCC kt can re&qonably afford from its UnTeytrict¢d ond ha5 been fully paid for njony ycar& All other expenditure is ge11111Y re81$ed when it 18 in¢Wr i8 ac<ounted for gro88. "Ixed 4uets Con8¢¢ratl and benefice prop¢ny is not in¢ludtsJ in the aco)unts ID ac¢ordatt¢e with 8.96(2)(a) of the Charities Act 1993. Movable ¢hur¢h fitrnishings held by th¢ rector and churchwardens on $pe¢ial trust for th¢ PCC and require a faculty for disposal are inalicnable property. listed in the church's inventory, which can be inspect¢d {at any re&wnable time). For anything 8cquired prior to 21KX) thcr¢ is insufficient cost information available and therefore such 88set4 8T¢ 00¢ valwl in the fitwiciat 8l•temcllts. Subscqu¢ntly all Tr Dio¢esao Board of Finance holds th¢ asyets of the two trns¢ fuTNls with investment in the Income Shares of the CBF Church of England und. The incom¢ fron) tb¢se trusts is for the ¢¢cl¢sias¢il of the parish and 18 in¢luded in the Incoming Tesources of the General 5. Stxff Coyts a) Durin8 the year the PCC employ a 8thry. chutch bau ¢leaDet5. atl IMrt time. Totsl $4larieB paid during the year were £19,940 {2021: £20.050). b) Payments to PCC membets As oi¥onist Mr. J B Miller. WI a CQwOPted member of the PCC. was p4id £4510 and this PaYmt is includcd in Directcr of Mu¥ic expenses. 6. D¢btor• For 2022 General fund Tkbtors, ts uo¢l¢ar¢d rrcapts of £2,422 from fimerals hcld at the end of December. a refimd du¢ from Gift Aid of £3.539, of which £211 relates to the musi¢ and organ funds (2021.. Gift aid refund £3.396). and donatioDS of £1 l. CredltDrs (CurreDt U*bl]itks) The y¢ar 2022 Genernl f'current Liabilities, &e tbe outstanding Insta for Parisb ShatE £13,128, outsthnding fees payable to the Dioceses of £3.482. Insur £834 (2021: £746). electricity and gas bills of £535 (2021: £118A m1ClIanc0S othw £1204 {2021: £1,0671. Thc Hall Fund'Curr¢nt Liability. is the Outstand it)stslments of its slMTe of the insuranc¢ £834 (2021: £746), eltrICity and gas bills of £1.071 (2021: £235) and migeellaw)us other£318 (2021: £176).

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Diocese of Norwich Independent Examiners Certificate R•port to the trustee¥l m•rnb•rs ot. On •cc¢unts foi th• y•8r ended: Charlty no Ilf •ny): 11 20 gc8 I rèport to the trust ¢)n my ox8mlDBtlon of acoxnts ofthe abov8 clwlty fthg TnJsfi fc th8 Yrended a l LLI Xol3 R•$ponslbllltle¥ and ba81s of rnport AS the charity's tntslees. you aTr re5ponthle Ihe preparntion oflhe aCCnts In aC¢Or(lan wlth th& r8quirements of th8 Charities Act 2011 ('the Acri. I report In resFct of my OWn01[0n of th8 T[t'S aclxunls carried out undèr socilon 145 of the 2011 A¢t and in carying oul my examinallon, I hav& follwd 81 thtr 8ppfic£t18 'T0c$ givèn by th• ChaTily Commi68ion under soctw 145(5Xb) ofthe kl. Independ•nl •x•mlnef¥ •tat•m•nt I havo wmpletod my ex8mlnalion. I confimi no mala1 motters have c¢m to my attention In nngctlon the examinal)n {other than that disch)ged bokn¥"I whth give8 me cause lo beligve Ihal in, any malarial res¢1.. • the o¢¢ounting rec¢rd$ Wfjf• not kept In accordance wllh sth 130 of th• Charitios hLt.' or • tha 8ccounts dld not attord th thè a¢(ntira records; or . the acrnts did nol comply with Ihe apICal requir8rn8nts conMIng the fom and eontent of accounts sel out In the Charloes (Accounts and R8FQrtsl Rewlations 2008 other than any requi monl that the aCunts 8 'true and fairf view v&hhth1g not a matter ts)nsidered as part of an independent examination. I have no concom$ and have como 8cmss no matteTS kn cntion with the examlnatton to whlch attenOn shouly be t1rawn in th15 report kn crfder to Wble a undorstsnthng of the accounts to be r8ach8d. ' Rease ddet6 the words br8ck•ts if theydo not apply. SSgned.' Date: Name". IER Oct 2018

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND Diocese of Norwich Independent Examiners Certificate R•port to th• Iru•toHI m•mlxrs ofr. i ¢Ea6{)& Gi(JQKI On •¢¢ounts for the y•ar •nd•d: Ch•rlty no lif •ny): 1( 3ogoS I report to the trustees my examtrWkn of tho ac£offits of ts akove d• {Ih8 Trusf) for th8 year ended 3 l iL I X¢ R•sponslblllll• and basls of r•port As the trteas. you aw responsknle tr the proparakn ofthe accwnts in accordanca th the rgquSrements of the char88 A¢t 2011 Acri. I rnPLYt In rosm ol my exaThn•tiffi ol# Trust's out undèr tOCtKfft 145 of the 2011 Act and in caryiNJ out my •xamlnai)n. I havo al tho ykablo 5lvon by trK• Chanty CoThwnissI under section 14515Mb) of Acl. Ind•p•Thd•nt •x•mlnoe¥ Jtat•m•rt I hovo comploted my 8x8mination. l firni that rKI matefial mallers have c4Mrn to my altention In connKtion wilh oxaminath)n lothgr ttw that dlxknod bdThv"I vthk41 kn m8 to bgNo that in, 8ny malerkl respgct: • the accountlry rg¢(wd8 not kw kn •ccCvdW vtith sadkin 130 of fv Chaiiileg ACL. or • th8 a¢¢ounts dKI not accud thè acctsjnting rtcuds.. • tho ac¢ounls did nol corTWy the aprItrA8 requirements f)ncerrring ts forn and content of unt8 set out in th8 Charittes and ReKM>tsI RewlatKffls 2fA18 othèr than Y r8qulroment that the accounts a'true a1 fairf vlwéf 18 not a mattw cMshJwed as part ol independent èxominalion. I hava no ctsi¢em8 and guoss rK other mattats kn o)nnect with the gxarninalion to whkh attention should be tjrnwn In this reF#t kn fxdef ID enabl8 a kyopw undèrstanding of the occow¢ts lo bo reathed. Signed.. NaTh". ItscjAY IER ort 2018

Rdevanl profess181 qualfftationl$} or bo(ty {rf any) kJgftfurR_ £cLAj1 14<xJsL NIoRroL4< Dl•dosur• Onty complete rfthe exomlner needsto hlghll8ht material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examlnatlon of tharrty accounts.. dlrections and guidance for exarnlners}. Give h•r* brfef detalls of Items thit the •x•mlne¥ wlshes to IER Oct 2018

A Year in Review Annual Report on 2022

CONTENTS:

THE ANNUAL PARISH CHURCH MEETING Tuesday 18 April 2023 at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall and on Zoom

AGENDA

Meeting 1

ST MARY’S CHURCH – ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2022

Administrative information

Structure, governance and management

Meeting 2

Objectives and activities

PCC membership and Report

Church attendance

PCC account holders

REPORTS ON PARISH LIFE

Bell ringing

Bible Study Group

Children’s Society

The two box collections raised £777.

Christian Aid

Church Hall

Churchwardens

Coffee & Chat

Community Lunch

Dorothy Woolliscroft

Deanery Synod

Drop-in & Play

Drop-in & Share

Electoral Roll

Flowers

Fabric

Friday Fun Club

Foodbank

Friends of St Mary’s Church

Gift Aid

Magazine distribution and collation

Monthly Craft Market

Susan Wilson

Mothers’ Union

Music

Open the Book

Safeguarding

everyone who participates in the life of our church.”

Safeguarding is everybody’s responsibility.

Servers

Sidespeople

Sunday Club

Summer Fete 9 July 2022

Minutes of the Annual Church Meetings held on Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 7.30pm in St Mary’s Church Hall and on Zoom

Parishioners Meeting

1. Apologies for absence

3. Election of churchwardens

4.

Close of meeting

1.

4.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Apologies for absence

Minutes of the APCM meeting held on 13 April 2021

Elections

(a) PCC members (four places for three years)

Reports

(b) Treasurer

Presentation of Audited Church Accounts for year ending 31.12.2021

(c) Rector’s Report

5.

Appointment of Independent Examiner

6. Presentation and adoption of Electoral Roll

7.

Appointment of sidespeople

8. Any Other Business

Thank you to Matthew

9. Close of meeting