# St Wilfrid’s Church, Grappenhall **Annual Church Report 2024** ## **A CHURCHWARDENS ADDRESS** _During this time of vacancy, it falls upon us, the churchwardens, to pause and reflect on the past year as we share this annual report with the parish._ _Where do I begin?_ _First and foremost, we offer our sincere gratitude to God, whose guidance and grace sustain our church community. The dedication, faithfulness, and tireless service of so many—our ministry team, church officers, and various groups—shine brightly in the contributions made to this report. Their steadfast commitment is a testament to the love of Christ at work among us._ _It is fair to say that 2024 has been a year of both challenge and growth. As churchwardens, we have found ourselves on a steep learning curve during this time of transition. Yet, we have never walked this path alone. Through the unwavering support, prayers, and encouragement of our church family, we have felt strengthened, and this season of change has been made lighter._ _We encourage you to read this report prayerfully, giving thanks to God for all that has been accomplished in His name. Let us lift up in gratitude all who have served, especially the members of our ministry team, including retired clergy who have so generously offered their time and wisdom—Revd. Anita Raggett and Revd. Keith Hine, we thank you._ _We also give thanks for Revd. Jane, who, in answering God's call, left us in March to take on the role of Archdeacon of Macclesfield. In the wake of her departure, a vacancy group was swiftly formed to discern our way forward, prayerfully crafting a parish profile to seek the shepherd God had prepared for us._ _Through much work, prayer, and discernment, we are blessed to have found our new leader in Revd. Mark Orrell, who currently serves in parish of St. Helens. We rejoice in the knowledge that he will be joining us in 2025, ready to walk with us into a new chapter of our church’s journey._ _As we step forward in faith, let us embrace the coming year with hope, trusting that God will continue to guide and bless us. May we remain steadfast in our mission, united in His love, and ever grateful for His presence among us._ _With heartfelt thanks and blessings,_ _Phil Hough_ _**Churchwarden**_ ## **CHURCHWARDENS** ## **Maintenance** ## **Church** The main improvement in church this year has been the installation of a new gas boiler which replaces the one we have had for over 30 years. The other change has been modifying the lighting to LED lights. We have had tiles replaced in the chancel area where the concrete holding the tiles up was failing. This is the same problem we have in the north aisle and will be investigated. We have had the annual fire extinguisher check with no problems detected. All electrical items have been PAT tested this year. We had a problem with the mixing desk of the AV system. Unfortunately this had to be replaced as it had completely failed. In the churchyard we have had to remove a dead tree. Also, we had a tree blown down which had to be removed. Dan Needham has taken over the role of gardening in the church yard and I think you will agree that he is doing a fantastic job. You may have already met him. ## **Church Annexe** The annexe continues to be well used and admired by all those who visit our church. I feel that it has become an asset to _Live at St Wilfrid’s_ , attracting more people to the concerts because of the facilities we have to offer. ## **Parish centre** The gutters have been cleared this year. The ongoing problem with the leak in the roof over the meeting room has been fixed. Sarah Young our Parish Centre Manager has taken on the running of the centre for which we are very grateful. Grappenhall Manor Care Home Worship **Do you need to talk?** ## **PASTORAL CARE** Monthly visits to Summerville Care Home with Revd Kate or Gill White continued during 2024. There has been an element of disruption due to staff changes and new management, which has continued to be a little challenging. We remind staff of our visits and this seems to be working well. The residents enjoy our visits and ministry. Our regular communion and soup lunch for care homes continues. There have been a variety of attendees who have appreciated the chance to visit the church building. Attendance is very dependent on the availability of staff and suitable transport. Steve the Chef at Heathfield Care Home continues to supply homemade soup and we have congregation volunteers who are active in the kitchen and help with socialising with residents at lunch time. Changes took place when it was announced Revd Jane would become the Archdeacon of Macclesfield. This impacted on the LYCIG provision and Hope Explored Sessions, which have continued at a slower rate than originally anticipated. During 2024 two Bereavement Sessions of 6 weeks (February and October) took place and were welcomed by a variety of people. I have been encouraged by attendance not only from our church family and parish, but have been asked to include people from other parishes. Volunteers Margaret Eckersley, Stacey Davidson and Carol Harrison have carried out support, care and refreshment provision and I thank them for their commitment. I have been able to access training and attended a Mental Health conference in May, followed by a Mental Health First Aider course, which informs and supports general pastoral work in church. Prayer Friends continue to be a valued presence to all in church. We held two services of thanks and praise for prayer friends in the Lady Chapel in March and November. I am thankful for all who contribute to this ministry, particularly Chris Hunter who continues to be a valued and constant presence. It has been a joy to assist with Easter compline provision, attendance at the Cathedral with the team to collect the blessed oils, walking day activities, contributing to intercessions, leading and occasional preaching, assistance with the chalice, harvest deliveries and the All Souls Service for the bereaved. I have valued and found joy in all these aspects of church life and hope to encourage others to join in. Creamfields volunteering has been challenging but worth every moment we spend with people requiring support. Working with people from other churches, plus our own team, is adding to the spread of God’s work and the formation of positive relationships across the Diocese. ## **Margaret Kitchen, Pastoral Worker** ## **PAROCIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC)** ## **Secretary’s Report on the Proceedings of the PCC** The notice convening the Annual Parochial Church Meeting has been displayed in the Church for the relevant period. Since the last APCM on 25th March 2024 up to December 2024 there have been 4 meetings of PCC and 4 meetings of the Standing Committee. On 29th April, at the first PCC meeting after the APCM the following appointments were made: Chair Linda Stockton Vice Chair Phillip Hough Treasurer Charles Jesudason a, Secretary Marjorie Cassin Thanksgiving Officer Geraint Williams 6 td] Deputy Wardens None i ln =| lec Electoral Roll Officer Alan Hunter ii | i\7r — (104— Safeguarding Officer Stacey Davidson | l Data Protection Administrator Gill White Trustee to Warrington CofE Educational Trust John Bygate There being no changes the sidespersons were re-elected en bloc It has been quite a different year without the leadership of Rev’d Jane, but the Ministry Team have done a wonderful job steering us through. After Rev’d Kate was priested on 15th June she was able to administer Holy Communion and we have also been blessed to have had the assistance of retired priest Rev Anita Raggett, and so it is a big thank you to all of them for their dedication and leadership. The PCC usually meets bi-monthly and the Standing Committee meets in the alternative months. The meetings commence with a short act of worship followed by discussion, focusing on a particular subject. Amongst these have been the vacancy, volunteering/fundraising, church maintenance and the Christmas Fayre. We also receive regular reports on the church finances, church fabric, pastoral care, Eco-church, Safeguarding, Electoral Roll, Live at St Wilfrid’s, Deanery Synod and Bridgewater Churches Together. During the year and due to pressure of work, Stacey Davidson unfortunately tendered her resignation as Safeguarding Officer and PCC member. Many thanks to Stacey for the work she has put into updating the system in line with the Diocesan requirements. Alison Collins, who had previous safeguarding experience, volunteered and was subsequently appointed and has attended the Diocesan Training course. A small committee was formed to draft our Parish Profile, giving an insight of St Wilfrid’s to prospective applicants for the position of Rector. The Venerable Mike Gilbertson, Archdeacon of Chester attended one of our meetings and advised on the way forward. ## **PAROCIAL CHURCH COUNCIL (PCC) cont…** He told PCC to choose two members to represent them during the process of choosing a new Rector. A vote subsequently took place and Phil Hough and Geraint Williams were appointed. A big thank you to Phil and Geraint for all their hard work, thoughts and prayers during this process. As a consequence we all look forward to meeting Rev Mark Orrell and his family after his induction on 28th May. We are always looking for volunteers to help, may be on a Sunday morning with coffee, may be in the churchyard or with ideas for fundraising. Lots of things go on in the background - our church is clean and tidy, thanks mainly to only two volunteers, but we need more. We had a successful Walking Day/Summer Fair and Christmas Fayre, and it was good to see the School and Church working together, raising much needed funds which were shared equally between the Church and School. In November, we received our Eco-Church silver award, many thanks to Jenny Pearce for steering us towards this. We are thankful for those volunteers who tend our churchyard and feed our birds. During the year, the School also installed a bee-hive in the churchyard and have been successfully producing and selling honey. ## **Marjorie Cassin Hon Sec – PCC** Archdeacon Mike with members of the PCC ## **Live at St Wilfrid’s** We reverted to our usual programme of 8 concerts, mixing returning favourites with first time visitors to St Wilfrid’s. A welcome and overdue return of the Warrington Male Voice Choir opened the season, bringing in their many supporters. The March recital was the first of its kind where pianist Duncan Glenday played pieces linked to evocative ‘postcards’ displayed on the church screens. April saw the return of the Manchester piano trio who entertained us with a very tuneful programme ranging from Borodin to the Beatles via Piazolla. A quite unusual and very polished brass quartet gave our May concert. Their unique and mellow sound was all the more enjoyable as many of the pieces had been arranged by members of the quartet. The June performers, selected by Jane Proudfoot, were the all-female Dolce String Quartet. Although technically excellent, the ladies seemed to be slightly disconnected from the audience since their main activity is playing at wedding receptions where they don’t really get much audience reaction or feedback! After the summer break, we welcomed back Meera Maharaj on flute, this time paired with Lucy Nolan on harp. Meera has played at several previous St Wilfrid’s concerts in support of the Warrington Foodbank. October provided a throwback to the Elizabethan era with a virtuoso performance of 16th century dance and ballad music by the PIVA collective. Their ‘Gloriana’ programme brought into play a wide and fascinating range of instruments and narrative to give context to the music. November led to a major upset when the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, without notice, couldn’t fulfil their booking. The hole was plugged by the Swing Kings who can fortunately field an ensemble at short notice. Overall, a successful season with both online and card ticket purchase proving increasingly popular. **Alan Hunter** Dolce Strings Warrington Male Voice Choir ## **ST WILFRID’S PRIMARY SCHOOL** 2024 was another great year at St. Wilfrid’s! We have continued to adapt and change our curriculum so that it meets the individual needs of our learners and develops a real love of learning within our pupils which we hope will stay with them as they leave our school and continue their educational journey into high school and beyond. There were many highlights in 2024 including Aspirations Week. Many of our parents and people from our local community came into school in October to talk about their careers. They talked to the children about the challenges they faced to reach their goals, their commitment and motivation and what they love about their jobs. The aim of this special week was to hopefully inspire our children to follow their dreams and to choose a career that is not only rewarding but one which will make a positive difference to the lives of others. ‘The school’s strong personal development offer helps pupils to thrive in various leadership roles. For example, the sports crew are on a mission to introduce pupils to new sports with the hope that they then take them up outside of school. The ethos group felt empowered when they recently interviewed for a parish vacancy. Older pupils talk fondly of their experiences visiting the local care home to join in with activities or share songs with the residents. Pupils are very well prepared for their later life. They aspire to become positive, caring members of society.’ OFSTED 2024 This quote is taken from our latest OFSTED report which took place right at the end of the year. We were delighted that OFSTED recognised how brilliant our children are and that they ‘Let their light shine for others to see’ every single day. Children taking care of the bees in the Churchyard Children meeting the Police during aspirations work ## **Sustainability / Eco Church** We were pleased to report at the end of 2024 we achieved the accreditation level of Silver. This was thanks to lots of incremental actions by lots of people. Chester Diocese is now encouraging a network of ecochurches, to share experiences and learn from each other. Our Birdwatch at the start of the year recorded a gratifying increase in species. Generally, we find woodland rather than garden birds in the churchyard. Terry, a local birdwatcher, very helpfully guided us in finding and identifying the birds that landed to enjoy the food in our increasing number of feeders. Thank you to everyone who quietly donated feeders and nestboxes. Thank you also to the volunteers who kept the feeders topped up throughout the year. St Wilfrid’s Primary School beekeepers had a very successful first year of operation in the churchyard. The nectar that their bees collected from all our flowers made a wonderfully flavoursome honey, which was on sale at the Christmas Fair. Dan Needham has continued to look after our churchyard in a sympathetic manner. A range of volunteers have given their support to making our grounds an attractive venue for both people and wildlife. The new water butt captures rainwater from the Tower roof and makes it available for watering flowerbeds and to help people who wish to water flowers that they are placing on a grave. Ian and I took part in the Summer Fair, where our tent got quite a lot of visitors. We built links with Parish Councillors, Cub Scout leaders and various people from the school, who all looked in to see what we were exhibiting about biodiversity. Both the Ministry team and the Flower team created a very memorable Harvest Service, where we were reminded of the good things all around us that come from heaven above. The video of a local farmer harvesting his crop brought it home to us all, that we rely on farmers doing God’s work to bring us our daily bread. The farmer’s children certainly enjoyed recognising their Dad on our big screens. The regular monthly column in the Church Magazine has been enjoyed as a way of learning a little more about how we can improve our stewardship of the Earth. At a time when misinformation can spread so easily, it is good to open our eyes to see for ourselves what is happening around us, and what we can do to make it a better place. ## **Jenny Pearce** ## **Parish Centre** The total income for the Parish Centre in 2024 was £23,128, an increase of just under £1000 on 2023. We lost one of our regular hirers due to a downturn in their business but we took on two new weekly hirers. We also decreased our expenses by £3800 compared to the year before. One of our long-term hirers at the hall The ground at the back of the car park has been earmarked for wildflower planting and a bug hotel has been installed. New security lighting was installed outside the Parish Centre to increase visibility for those hirers leaving the hall after dark. The Christmas Market, held inside the large room as part of the Christmas Fayre was a success. Traders have enquired about other events taking part through the year. It has been suggested that we should look at using the large room and meeting room on a Saturday, quarterly, to hold an artisan farmers market. A children’s party being held at the hall The Christmas market held in December The hall continues to be a popular venue for children’s parties with many families from the school using the space to host their celebrations. ## **SAFEGUARDING** Stacey Davidson took up the role of PSO in July 2024 but stepped down and Alison Collins took over the role of Parish Safeguarding Officer in January 2025. She and various clergy and bell ringing teachers have recently completed safeguarding leadership training. Additionally, all PCC members are mandated to undertake safeguarding training. Parish Safeguarding Officers (PSOs) play a vital role in ensuring that churches are safe, inclusive spaces for everyone. They act as the key link between the parish and the diocese on safeguarding matters, helping to implement policies and best practices at the local level. Their responsibilities include: - Supporting the Parochial Church Council (PCC) in fulfilling its safeguarding duties. - Ensuring that all church activities involving children and vulnerable adults are conducted safely. - Facilitating safeguarding training for staff and volunteers. - Responding to safeguarding concerns and liaising with the Diocesan Safeguarding Team when necessary. This role is both proactive—promoting a culture of safety—and responsive, addressing specific concerns as they arise. It's a cornerstone of fostering trust and well-being within church communities. If anybody wishes to make contact to discuss issues of concern, in the strictest of confidence, there are several alternative ways to consider: 1. making contact via the Church Office to ask for a PSO referral, 2. by speaking to a member of the ministry team, and 3. via a dedicated email address that is regularly monitored by the PSO, it is: Safeguardingstwilfrids0405@btinternet.com ## **Alison Collins** ## **Parish Safeguarding Officer** ## **Music at St Wilfrid’s** ## **Church Choir** 2024 has been an interesting year as the choir has been able to offer music to accompany the liturgy and of course lead the worship hymns. A big thank you to Gill and the worship team during the interregnum. We are looking forward to the start of the new incumbent and hope for a broader selection of music for worship. The church musicians' concert for Janes’ last week at St Wilfrid's was very well attended and included all sections of musicians including the bell ringers. It would be good to maintain this as a sharing of our musical talent here at St Wilfrid's when the diary allows. A disappointing report from the Organ builders has highlighted a major repair and maintenance issue with the organ over baptistry, the cost of which is huge. In due course some major decisions will have to be made as to the fate of the instrument. The choir continue to meet weekly and lead our Sunday services alongside the other musicians. ## **Guy Pomfret, Organist and Musical Director** Phil and I have enjoyed contributing to the music at St Wilfrid’s again this year. We have been able to introduce some different songs into our worship as well as accompanying the congregation for the more traditional hymns. We generally play for the Family Praise services and really love being able to add to the joyful atmosphere of these services. One highlight of the year was playing for the dawn watch on Easter Sunday - it's such a special way to celebrate the day. Although we have had a little break for the past couple of months, we are looking forward to playing again very soon! ## **Helen & Phil** Nikki and I have been privileged once again to be able to contribute to the music programme for the church throughout this past year. Family communion and family praise have been our most frequent services. To be able to choose music that complements the different types of worship has been so rewarding, ranging from solemn to reflective, to quite jazzy at times. Our favourite services remain the same. Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and the Longest night service. These are beautiful services, and we love being a part of them. ## **Pip & Nikki** ## **Christening Team** "We had the most wonderful day celebrating the christening of our special boy Ronnie. The church was beautiful and the service was absolutely lovely. We are so thrilled to be welcomed into such a lovely church community." "What a beautiful service, Christina really enjoyed her special day. Everyone was very proud to see her become part of the Christian faith. Thank you all for welcoming our family and friends and making her day as wonderful as she is to all of us." Christenings are always joyful services and for the 31 babies and children baptised at St Wilfrid's in 2024, and for their families and friends, they were indeed very special occasions. Prior to the Christenings, the monthly Christening Preparation evenings provided an opportunity for parents to think about why they wanted their children to be baptised, to look at the Christening service, to meet members of the Christening team and talk to other families whose children were also being baptised at St Wilfrid's. Gill's work as Parish Administrator meant that she handled all Christening requests and arrangements and ensured that all went smoothly. Screening of the service meant Linda continued her sterling work on "console duty" and Phil made sure there was water in the font and anointing oil on the lectern. Carolyn and I continued to welcome families to the service, read the Bible passage and lead the prayers. And thanks go to Rev'd Kate, Rev'd Anita and Rev'd Keith for officiating after Rev'd Jane's promotion. After the service families were invited to send a photo of their child's christening and write a few words for inclusion in the parish magazine and we're delighted that there was a good response in 2024. Those who had been baptised in 2023 received a specially designed card on the first anniversary of their christening and were invited back to church for Family Praise when they were named in the intercessions. As always, those to be christened were named in the intercessions for that particular Sunday. And our prayer, both throughout 2024 and now is that with the support and encouragement of our church family, these children continue to grow in faith. ## **Chris Hunter** ## **Grants and Facilities** The primary project in 2024 was replacement of the Church heating boiler and associated safety works. Chester Diocese’s heating advisor raised multiple objections to St Wilfrid’s replacing our 30 and 20+ year old gas boilers with a single, more efficient gas boiler. It was eventually agreed, following advice from Manchester Diocese’s heating advisor, that we can move to a hybrid heating system of electrically powered heating working with gas powered heating, to provide a satisfactory level of affordable heating, even on very cold days. Full implementation of the electrical elements awaits resolution of supply and funding issues. The new boiler is now installed, and we expect to see a significant reduction in gas usage and costs for Church heating. Our other project, to reduce our now doubled energy bills, was to implement LED lighting to replace the over 30 years old halogen lights. This should save thousands of pounds on electrical charges, as some lights need to be on every day for at least 7 hours to enable people to safely visit the building. Most grant funders will not even consider applications until all of the approvals such as Planning Permission and Faculty have been achieved. The protracted delays, of nearly a year, that we experienced in getting faculty approval for the heating boiler replacement, seriously reduced our grant applications in 2024. We did receive funding of £1,750 from Benefact for the heating project. An application to the Co-op Community fund for promotion of biodiversity in the Churchyard was also successful and we have been promised at least £500 in both March and October. HM Government has recently announced that it plans to cease refunding VAT under the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme on or before March 2026. These VAT refunds have been very valuable to St Wilfrid’s, over £5,000 in 2024, so we must plan to complete as much as possible of priority building improvements before this capped funding support is withdrawn. ## **Jenny Pearce** Easter Celebrations ## **Women’s Group** St Wilfrid’s Women’s Group continues to flourish with a slightly increased membership and with attendance at most meetings often over 30. Our current membership stands at 50 and afternoon meetings seem popular with the Group. 2024 saw us change our venue for our Annual Lunch to Lymm Golf Club - we were delighted with both the welcome, the food and the venue. We had talks on a variety of topics including Creamfields, the first Mersey Road Tunnel and an outing to Trentham Gardens. We reconvened in September with Holy Communion and our AGM. October and November saw us welcome Margaret Holbrook with her talk on English Fairy Tales and then an intriguing demonstration by Tigermuffin Soaps. 2024 drew to a close with our Christmas get together - this year David Hearn entertained us with a talk on Christmas around the World and he brought homemade panforte which went down well as did the mince pies, mulled wine, snacks and chocolates!! ## **Barbara Wild** ## **St Wilfrid’s Friendship Group** St Wilfrid’s church Friendship group is a lively, supportive group of people who meet monthly for lunch. This group has evolved from the original bereavement support group. As Margaret Kitchen, the Pastoral Care worker for our church, has now developed a Bereavement cafe for recently bereaved people we have continued as a Friendship group for anyone who shows an interest after attending the Bereavement cafe or anyone who finds themselves on their own for various reasons. We meet on the fourth Thursday of every month, 12 midday for lunch at the Rams Head in Grappenhall village. There is usually about 12 people who come along and there is no need to book. Thanks to our church for their support and to Margaret who is always there for any advice and support. If you wish to know more about our group, please contact the church office. Group organiser Carol Harrison ## **BELLRINGERS** The bells were rung for 55 services during 2024 with just 3 occasions when 10 bells were not rung. This is better than last year mainly due to 3 learners graduating to Sunday Service ringing and 3 ready-made ringers joining us. We now have approximately 20 ringers available for Sunday ringing and a few more for practice nights. The tower is always pretty busy, and it keeps our Ringing Master (Nick Thomson) very busy trying to cope with the varied experience levels and giving everyone a fair crack at the whip on the end of a rope in the short time we have available for practice. Emily Cross, one of our young ringers, was crowned Rose Queen for 2024 and a Quarter peal was rung to celebrate the occasion. Our new bells (if 5 years old is still new) still attract visitors on a practice night and we usually welcome between 2 and 4 visitors each week. Some of these visitors help our band to make progress with our 10 bell ringing repertoire. We have also welcomed visiting bands coming to ring socially (usually for up to an hours ringing), or to ring Quarter Peals (QPs) (45mins of continuous ringing) or even full Peals (3hrs of continuous ringing). There were 38 QPs rung in 2024, mostly by the local band. Nick Thomson rang 152 QPs in 2024 (on both tower bells and hand bells) making him joint 31st leading QP ringer in the country (I think that should be world). 9 Full Peals were rung, mostly by visiting ringers, although a couple of our band did take part in the odd one. Stockton Heath still benefit from our ringers strengthening their band for both Sunday Service and practice night ringing. Stretton also benefit from our ringers helping out on some practice nights. Nick arranges special practices there once a month aimed at helping to progress less experienced ringers in basic method ringing. This benefits Stretton, Stockton Heath and Grappenhall bands who attend in both learner and helper roles. QPs are also arranged there, some for Stretton ringers and some for our ringers and friends to stretch their abilities. Hand bell ringing is regularly practiced by some of our band and resulted in a performance at the Music Festival held for Rev’d Jane’s leaving. Tower events are regularly reported in the Parish Magazine under the title Up the Spiral Staircase penned by Nick. We hosted the Chester Guild AGM in May, the service being conducted by our curate, the Rev’d Kate Pwaisiho. ## **BELLRINGERS** f . A band was entered in the Mid Branch 6-bell Striking Competition held i { {+ at Stretton and were placed 1st, this meant we represented Mid 0 Branch in the Chester Guild comp held at Disley, were we again triumphed. 4 of our band represented Mid Branch in the Guild 8-bell competition held at Daresbury, the band being placed 1st, and 3 of our band represented Mid in the Guild 10-bell competition held at Oxton and were placed 1st. Thus, all 3 trophies resided in Grappenhall tower for part of 2024. If anyone would like to come and see us ringing and see the new bells, please get in touch with us. New ringers would be most welcome to come and help us keep St Wilfrid’s loudest voice heard across the parish. Se : é No experience necessary as training will be given. ## **Mike Thomson Tower Captain** ## **Pre-School Praise** Pre-school Praise is held every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. We have songs, stories, craft and snacks and lots of fun. Our services have been led by Rev Jane, Gill, or Rev Kate. We were sad to say goodbye to Reverand Jane but she left with a beautiful leaving card from all the children and our love and best wishes. During the past year we have thanked God for Eyes, Books, Autumn, Bread, Harvest, Trees ,Friends ,Little Creatures, Rain, Peace, Baby Jesus, Frost and Snow, Pancakes, our Mums and Easter. We enjoyed our Christmas party where we had snacks and lots of fun! The children this year are quite young, ranging from new babies to 4 year olds. Our numbers are steadily growing and we appreciate the help that the parents, grandparents and carers give us. The highlight of the year was the graduation service, held in July before the whole congregation on a Sunday morning , when we present the children who are moving on to school with a memorable book and our very best wishes and prayers. The children really enjoyed singing their special songs for everyone! Pre-school Praise is a great way to introduce little children to God, Jesus and our church family! ## **Anne Young & Gill White** St. Wilfrid has been utilizing ‘The Chosen Series’ as a form of Bible study for our congregation. It has been a wonderful experience to watch each episode together with fellow members of the church community, followed by enriching discussions. This format has allowed for meaningful fellowship and deeper connections as we explore the life of Jesus. Held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 PM in the church annex, participants have had the opportunity to deeply engage with the key themes and characters through this Bible study series. The study focuses on Jesus' call to His disciples, His miraculous works, His compassion, and the radical transformation He offers to all who follow Him. Each session blends key teachings from Scripture with insights drawn from the episodes, providing a holistic experience that encourages personal growth, understanding, and a closer relationship with Christ. The conversations sparked by the episodes have allowed participants to reflect on their own faith journeys and have fostered a deeper appreciation for the teachings of Jesus. ## **Rev’d Kate Pwaisiho** ## **FOODBANK** It has been a very challenging year for Foodbank. They have more demands on their food supplies than ever. There was a point earlier in the year when shelves in their warehouse which previously had always been full were starting to look empty. The support of our congregation and local community has been outstanding. Especially in the present economic when all households have their own pressures on their finances. We have had two main Foodbank services where this generosity has been seen. One being our Harvest service and the other being specifically a Foodbank service in November. At the November service we collected more Christmas based food items. I, on behalf of this very worthwhile charity, BS Se s: <7) j - say thank you to all who keep Foodbank in their thoughts when shopping. ## **Linda Stockton** ## **ADMIN TEAM** 2024 has been a challenging year in the church office. The beginning of the year heralded news of Rev’d Jane’s appointment as the Archdeacon of Macclesfield. The church office was a hive of activity as we transitioned from supporting the Rector to taking on extra roles to cover the vacancy once Jane left our midst. I am very fortunate in having 3 volunteers who assist me, sharing the highs and lows of parish life, amongst the fundraising preparation and seasonal liturgy and resources and general parish ministry. They willingly take on any pressing task, with love and enthusiasm for which I appreciated greatly. I cannot thank them enough for their time, support and dedication in helping the Church Office run smoothy as we continue to serve, managing phone calls and direct enquiries. **Gill White, Church Administrator** _along with our regular volunteers_ Margaret Hale, Eileen Waddell, and Ken _Southward._ ## **PRAYER FRIENDS** _"Pray for one another, so that you may be healed". James 5:16 "Pray without ceasing". 1 Thessalonians 5:17_ And that is what Prayer Friends have been doing throughout 2024. Prayer Friends are members of St Wilfrid's congregation who pray regularly and faithfully for those who have asked for our prayers for any reason whatsoever. All information is given in strict confidence and remains confidential. Throughout 2024 we have continued to receive many requests, either personally or through St Wilfrid's Church website, from people facing health concerns or who are troubled or anxious for themselves or a loved one. Many people also left requests on the prayer tree and in the little books at the back of church as they came to light a candle for a loved one or themselves and these requests were offered on their behalf at Monday Morning Prayer. We met together in the spring and autumn of 2024 to give thanks to each other and to God for our Prayer Friends' continued support. If you feel that God is calling you to share in this particular prayer ministry then please do get in touch with myself, Margaret Kitchen or Gill at the Parish Office. ## **Chris Hunter** ## **MAGAZINE** 2024 The magazine, continues to give regular seasonally appropriate articles and contributions from our community groups, along with our regular features. Our Ministry Team kindly took on the ‘Rector’s letter’ page after Rev’d Jane moved on to her new role, giving us a variety of different reflections to lead us seasonally through the year. St.Wilfrid’s Parish Magazine We have lost a few of our regular advertisers but have gained new ones over the course of the year and continue to encourage local businesses to contribute. New regular contributors are encouraged and welcomed to add to our monthly updates. ## **Gill White** Confirmation June 2024 ## **FLOWER TEAM** As always our talented flower team have produced some beautiful arrangements to celebrate the various ecumenical seasons of the year. Our flower team now consists of 10 regular members and Diane, who is a neighbour of Anne Ongley’s, who will help us out on the big festivals of Easter, Harvest, Remembrance Sunday, and Christmas. Heather has recruited her daughter Emily to assist her as Jackie Acton had to step down due to family commitments. We work in pairs and so consequently decorate the church once every 5 weeks. On Mothering Sunday primrose plants were distributed by the Rose Queen, our Village Prince and their retinues to all the ladies in the congregation. In April we were delighted to decorate the church to celebrate the promotion of our dear Reverand Jane who became the Archdeacon of Macclesfield. Although we will all miss her we wish her well in her new post. Harvest time food was collected and donated to the Warrington Food bank and the team decorated the window ledges with flowers and food gifts which were taken to members of the community that were housebound, sick or bereaved. For Remembrance Sunday members of our team decorated the Church and a large cross was placed outside to be decorated with poppies. At Christmas time the usual 50 wreaths were decorated and sold to raise church funds by the team. The team decorated the church with seasonal arrangements of red gold and white flowers and the tree was lit up to add the final touch. We are a friendly group of ladies who take pleasure in having the privilege and enthusiasm to enhance our beautiful church. We would welcome any new recruits –no experience necessary! Please contact Gill or any member of the flower team. ## **Anne Young Flower Team Co-ordinator** ## **GOD’S GARDENERS** This has been a challenging year for gardeners with such inclement weather but with such a committed team we have continued to keep the Peace Garden and Remembrance Garden tidy and have been able to create new borders. The border under the tower at the front of church is looking good now, as the flowering shrubs are settling in nicely. Dan has been contracted to work in the church yard, cutting the grass and general maintenance so it is great working with him. He is doing a fantastic job which makes our gardening much easier with everyone having the same idea of working towards biodiversity and looking to encourage the birds, butterflies and bees . Dan has produced some great compost which has been spread over our beds and borders. Jenny who is the church Eco Leader has also been sharing her ideas. Jenny has been successful in raising funds for our team through the Co -op’s fundraising scheme which has enabled us to purchase a second water butt. The gardening team is small but dedicated, everyone’s ideas and the work they do is valued. We really appreciate the positive comments from folks walking through the church yard and from our church family. Also, thanks to Barbara Stewart who has taken overlooking after the bird feeders and putting up bird houses around the church yard. At the Big bird watch amongst other birds a tree creeper was spotted. As we go forward into the new year it’s great to work together with Dan, Jenny and also Sarah who helps and support us in looking after the land at the rear of the Parish Centre. Can we also say thank you to the people who tend their loved one’s graves and do some tidying up, every little job is appreciated in making our church grounds a place of sanctuary and peace, to be able to think of lost loved ones or just walk through or sit and immerse yourself in God’s creation. Nature is a wonderful healer. The early spring flowers snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils looking delightful. Lastly thank you to the PCC for their ongoing support. If anyone is interested in helping out please get in touch with the church office for details. ## **Carol Harrison & God's Gardeners** ## **Fair Trade Stall** Fairly traded goods provide a fair price to poorer communities in the developing world, the income from sales helping to support those communities with education provision and healthcare. We see it as part of our Christian life to support Warrington’s status as a Fair-Trade town by organising a Fair-Trade stall most Sundays of the year after the 10:00 service. The stall always attracts attention and during 2024 we sold over £1,000 of goods, including tea, coffee, chocolate and a variety of jams, honey and savoury sauces. Easter Eggs and Advent Calendars were popular items again and the stall offered the opportunity to buy a variety of Christian Christmas and Easter cards. We would like to thank everyone who has supported us by buying from the stall or from the Warrington Fair4All stall in the market which supplies all our stock. If anyone would like to join us in running the stall on an occasional basis, please do let us know. ## **The Williams family** ## **All out for Love** The “All Out for Love” evening was held in February for nine couples who were to be married at St Wilfrid’s in 2024. As always, this was a wonderful evening of fellowship, celebration and practical support where the nine couples could meet each other and their wedding coordinators over a glass of fizz and a light supper. In a more practical part of the evening, they sat together with their wedding coordinator to fill in the paperwork, talk about plans and get any help they need on readings, music or flowers. Rev’d Jane took them through the wedding service and explained what it is to be married in the sight of God. The evening ended in a very special event in church where each couple lit a candle with their names on. The candle was kept in church until their wedding day when it was lit again during the service as a symbol of two lives becoming one. ## **BRIDGEWATER CHURCHES TOGETHER (BCT)** St Wilfrid’s is a member of BCT, an umbrella group of churches of all denominations in the local area. There are 4 Ecumenical Services held throughout the year when each church takes a turn to host. These are the Week of Christian Unity held in January, Good Friday (an open-air service held on Victoria Square in Stockton Heath) which in 2024 was led by Rev’d Jane and St Wilfrid’s Ministry Team. Due to the closeness of dates, the Christian Aid and Pentecost service was combined and held at Hill Cliffe Baptist Church. In addition, there is also a Christmas Carol Service held in St Thomas’ Church, led by a different church each year and last Christmas it was the turn of Stockton Heath Methodist and Rev’d Jerey Tresise. St Thomas held an 80th D-Day Commemoration on Thursday 6th June at the War Memorial followed by a service in the Church. There was also a Songs of Praise held in St Thomas’s Church as part of Stockton Heath Festival Stockton Heath Methodist Church held a Peace Vigil for Israel and Palestine on Saturday 12th October 10am-12noon when people could drop in any time.. St Matthew’s Church, Stretton held a service for World Mental Health Day for Gt Budworth Deanery on Thursday 10th October. During the year, changes in clergy took place - Rev Gill Younger retired from All Saints, Daresbury and Rev’d Stuart McPhail left Hill Cliffe Baptist Church to go to a church in Partington. Each church makes a small annual financial contribution to BCT, and collections taken at Ecumenical Services are usually donated to local charities ie Warrington Foodbank, St Joseph’s Centre and Christian Aid. BCT supports the Creamfields Festival and Broomfields Youth Project who work along side the High School. BYP meet in “The Shack”, a building on the Broomfields School site which serves a great demand, especially on Friday nights and due to the high attendance, they are looking for funding to add a second floor to the building. **Marjorie Cassin - Hon Sec** ## **DEANERY SYNOD** We are part of the Great Budworth Deanery, and contribute to the Great Budworth Deanery Synod. The Deanery Synod is made up of representatives of each parish. Lay members are elected at Annual Parochial Church Meetings, and all clergy members licensed to work in the deanery are also members. The synod discusses issues that affect the deanery, looks to encourage connectedness and community among the parishes, and promotes the church's mission in the deanery. It acts as an intermediary between the PCCs and the Diocesan Synod, and elects representatives to the Diocesan Synod and General Synod. There were three Deanery Synod meetings in 2024. Prior to the first meeting Revd Jane relinquished her role of Rural Dean as a result of her promotion to Archdeacon of Macclesfield. Rev Bev Jameson from St Mary’s Lymm was Acting Rural Dean for the first meeting, and confirmed in role subsequently. • The March 2024 meeting was at Christ Church, Latchford. The main business of the meeting was a presentation by Jon Pocock, who has been appointed as “Strategic Programme Director” of the Diocese. Since then, he has set up Four Working groups to develop strategy in defined areas and launch projects. Some of these projects are now running, but in the meantime, Churches are encouraged to develop their own initiatives. • The July 2024 meeting was held at St. Thomas's, Stockton Heath There was no external speaker. Instead, the meeting largely consisted of updates on various initiatives and a report from the Rural Dean. • October’s meeting was at St Matthew’s Stretton. There was no external speaker. The Rural Dean’s report was mainly about pressures caused by vacancies in the Deanery. The meeting then broke into group working to discuss ways of meeting the challenges this caused, and the discussions captured good practices and possible ways to help Churches through these times. Geraint Williams Sharing the love of Jesus ## stwilfridschurch.org.uk Printed using recycled paper in line with our commitment to the environment MF, MFA Iniome Nomlnal.eoth MFA Income Descilptlon Tax Efficient Giving oioi 0105 2022 2023 2024 £61.861 £52,773 £5,000 £2,580 £910 £180 £418 £9,826 £9.311 £456 £60 £10.767 £5.477 £5,290 £10,279 £173 £1,550 £708 £583 £30 £540 £1,316 £1.369 £1.531 £840 £2,000 L360 £13,967 £13,967 £69,658 £46,162 £10.400 £11.280 £1,817 £70.006 £49,904 £15,5C £3,366 £380 Bank- Gift Aid Donation - Annexe 0201 Envelopes- Gift Aid 0203 EnvelO￿%- Gift Aid - Baptism 0204 Envelopes- Gift Aid Flowers 0301 Loose Plate Collections- Sumup- Gift Aid Other Planned Givln&lNon Grft Aid) 0102 Bank- Non-Gift Aid 0202 Envelopes- Non-Gift Aid 0205 Friends of St Wilfrid'5 Collettions At SeThi¢es 0302 Loose Plate Collections- Sumup 0303 Loose Plate Collectlons- Service All Other Glv5n8 (Recurring And One Offj 0103 Donations, Appeals etc 0104 Donations- Special Collections 0401 Gift days- Chlldfen's Society 0402 Gift days- Chiistian Aid 0403 Gift days- Christin8le 0404 Gift days - Creamfields 0451 Glvlng- Church boxes 0452 GivlnB- Coffee 0453 Glving- Churchyard Donations 0454 Givin8- Flower donations Project- Church Extension Annexe Project - Llghtini £857 £10,595 £8,641 £1,899 £55 £12.271 £6,282 £5,989 £10,414 £3.700 £1,900 £4,175 £2.931 £1,174 £70 £12.864 £12.864 £13.720 £7,906 £2,4 £1,131 £1,542 £533 £2,173 £1,336 £294 £2,776 £1,170 -£6.000 £8,310 £1,250 £1,506 £1,810 £895 .£ 10,500 0904 Gift Aid Recovered iioi Tax Recoverable- Glft Aid 1102 Ta¥ RecoveraNe- VAT Legacles Retelved Icapltal Valuel Grants (Recurrin$ And One Offl 0651 Grants- Retoverin8 & LPW 0652 Grants- Non-recovering & On&off Artivitles For Generatln8 Funds 0501 Events- Christmas Fayre 0502 Events- Annexe & Church 0503 Events- Genefal 0504 Events- Harvest Supper 0505 Events- Walking Day Income From Investments 0751 Dividend - CCLA 0752 Interest- CCLA Church Activltles- Statutory Fees 0601 Fees received - Weddin85 0602 Fees received - Funerals 0603 Fee5 received- Other Church Actltlltles. Gross Income From Tradin8 0701 Hire. Lettin8s- Annexe 0702 Hire. Lettin8s- Parish Centre 0851 Ma8aiine Intome- Advertising Magazine Income - Sales Book Stall Sales £16,806 £14,568 £2.238 £1,000 £33,893 £33,893 £15,119 £15.119 £1.￿0 £3,962 £2,945 £1.017 £23,514 £13,369 £773 £3,567 £929 £4,876 £771 £771 £52,701 £7.297 £5,547 £1,750 £30,213 £9.629 £18,720 £12,948 £1.249 £4,523 £15,066 £958 £4,560 £4,295 £1.867 £2.429 £35.889 £4,680 £21.075 £10.134 £22,260 £250 £1.493 £837 £656 £28,660 £8.180 £20,481 £27,lJ)3 £1,352 £12,553 £13,098 25,598 £330 £22,150 £170 £2.816 £132 £22M8 £220 £19,425 £480 £2,680 £83 £18,684 £534 £2,792 0852 0853 Other Incoming Resources 0753 £581 £581 Insurance claim5 £223.878 £259.936 I have examined the aC￿unting records of St Wilfn'd's Church, Grappenhall for the year ended 31 st December 2024 and confirm that they are in accordan￿ wrth the books of account and records provided. Examlner: Metvyn K Roberts IACA) Dats: Zl. Q ZoZ,- 2510212025 Filename: Account5-Jan-Dec 2024 -112 Jan 20251 Final121 St Wilfrid's Church Expenditure Annual Summary MFA MFA Exi MFA Nor, MFA Expenditure DescKiption Fund Raising Activities (Costs And Payments) 1610 Events- Annexe 1620 Events- Christmas Fayre 1630 Events - Harvest Supper 1640 Events - General 1650 Events- Walking Day Church Activitie5-Mi55ion Giving And Donations 1810 Giving- Missionary Societies 1820 Giving- Home Missions 1835 Giving- British Legion 1840 Giving - Children's Society 1850 Giving- Christian Aid 1860 Giving- Christingle 1870 Giving - Creamfields Church Activities-Diocesan Parish Share Contribution 2400 Parish Share - Ministry Church Activities-salaries, Wa8es And Honoria 2305 Church Running Costs - Administrator 2505 Parish Centre - Administrator Church Activities-Cler8y And Staff Expenses 2020 Curacy - Council Tax 2030 Curacy- House Expenses 2040 Curacy- Water Rates 2120 Rectory- Council Tax 2130 Rectory- House Expenses 2140 Rectory - Water Rates 2150 Rector- Working Expenses 2170 Rectory- Recharge To Chester Church Expenses-mission And Evangelical Costs 1730 Dbf Fees Paid To Chester 1765 Pastoral Support 1780 Training & Mission 1790 Visiting Speakers/Locums Church Expenses-church Running Expenses 1710 Bank Charges 1720 Book Costs 1740 Flower Fund 1760 Church - Magazine Expenses 1770 Printing & Postage 2210 Church Organ - Fees 2220 Church Organ/Piano- Tuning 2310 Church Running Costs- Cleaning 2320 Church Running Costs- Insurance 2330 Church Running Costs- Maintenance 2350 Church Running Costs- Other General 2355 Church Running Costs- Telephone 2360 Church Running Costs- Upkeep Of Seniices 2380 Churchyard Maintenance Church Expenses-church Utility Bills 2315 Church Running Costs- Electricity & Gas 2022 £8,153 £805 £3,238 2023 £16,606 2024 £17,199 £10,613 £420 £4,047 £1.526 £11.462 £500 £5,038 £8,922 £4,004 £106 £4,144 £8,277 £4.244 £292 £240 -£237 £5 £525 £1,141 £4 £835 £35 £5,051 £78,591 £78,591 £12,118 £12,118 £2,712 £76,302 £76.302 £11,686 £11,686 £3,711 £82,520 £82,520 £18,226 £13.259 £4,967 £12,169 £2,202 £9,000 £300 £350 £638 £314 £1,197 -£1,832 £10,952 £6,030 £125 £1,080 £3.716 £34,399 £993 £7,343 £11,540 £6,998 £81 £2,544 £465 £887 £565 £2,443 £2,680 £777 £1,443 £8,377 £8,075 £6,628 £4,133 £69 £233 £43,121 £688 £127 £1,822 £804 £2,786 £3,306 £504 £1,972 £5,173 £5,692 £7,368 £1,904 £4,802 £6,174 £11,058 £9,328 £940 £1,555 £34,022 £691 £1,300 £1,112 £2,046 £2,418 £804 £1,416 £5,885 £2,377 £6,186 £1,888 £2,655 £5,243 £7,752 £6,316 £1,550 £2,679 £2,726 £576 £793 £6,618 £2,913 £5,384 £1,131 £2,971 £6.065 £14,678 £10,851 25/02/2025 Filename: Accounts-Jan-Dec 2024 - {12 Jan 2025) Final (2} St Wilfrid's Church Expenditure Annual Summary MFA MFA Exi MFA Nor MFA Expenditure Description Fund Raising Activities (Costs And Payments) Churc 2515 Parish Centre - Electricity & Ga5 Church Expenses-cost Of Trading 2510 Parish Centre - Cleaning 2520 Parish Centre - Insurance 2530 Parish Centre - Maintenance 2540 Parish Centre- Minor Repairs 2550 Parish Centre - Other General 2560 Parish Centre - Trading 2570 Parish Centre - Water Rates Major Capital Expenditure To Church Buildings 2720 Church Major Repairs - Project & Maintenance Major Capital Expenditure - Redecoration 2810 Church Interior And Exterior- Decoration 2022 2023 £16,606 £1,435 £12,663 £1,379 £1,962 £3,491 £4.974 £150 2024 £17,199 £3,828 £6,467 £700 £1,655 £1,484 £1,850 £8,153 £1,730 £10,153 £1,436 £2,023 £2,424 £4.032 -£697 £186 £531 £404 £30,358 £30,358 £19 £19 £210,714 £708 £6,894 £6,894 £593 £17,550 £17,550 £3,810 £198,275 £222,214 I have examined the accounting records of St Wilfrid's Church, Grappenhall for the year ended 31st December 2024 and confirm that they are in accordance with the books of account and records provided. Examiner: Mervyn K Roberts (ACA) Dats: Z47tr ZL)2N , 02103/2025 Filename: Accounts-Jan-Dec 2024-112 Jan 2025) Final-250225 o vi #a VJ Kl fvj pty m Y) th (n vi tx ts) r)) ID in OWOWO ¢71 in tPJ ph Ln vi P) h• Ln o UJ UJ ¢Ji hi w ¢31 tsJ a) W KJ fvJ W W ￿ Q ¢JJ .¥* iu io rA ¥b tm co in ic* io ( J ￿ cx* cxs N) IQ O ￿ 10 O w PPJ w rty PP* a) W Ln ¢n C¢ O W O ¥& tsJ iu t c¢ tsj v? o) o) rry (J rvj <5> ts) 00 ¢0 ) 13> fvJ hJ f•> J ￿￿ o 0) pty rry rrj c• N) fy ¢J> ti> ID (7) NJ hJ trj o 000 01 ¢D N> • • • 11 11 i( 11 11 11 1sÉgiigg 11 1111 itr CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of PCC St WILFRID'S, GRAPPENHALL On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) 3181 DECEMBER 2024 1131723 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the atmjve charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with Ihe examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the exam ination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Independent examinerfs statement Signed: Date: 25Tr1 FEB 2025 Name: MERVYN KEITH ROBERTS Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (if any): A.C.A. Address: 215 CHESTER ROAD GRAPPENHALL WARRINGTON, WA4 2QB Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for oxaminers). IER October 2018 Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. INCOME GENERATEDTO FUND THE CHURCH EXTENSION ANNEXE HAS INCLUDED A NUMBER OF PERSONAL LOANS OF WHICH £30,000 REMAINS OUTSTANDING AT THE YEAR END. IT IS INTENDED THAT REPAYMENT WILL TAKE PLACE DURING 2025. IER October 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of PCC St WILFRID'S, GRAPPENHALL On accounts for the year ended 3181 DECEMBER 2024 Charity no (if any) 1131723 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinrF that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in acc￿dance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in th8 brackets rf they do not apply. Date: 25Tr FEB 2025 Independent examinerfs statement Signed: Name: MERVYN KEITH ROBERTS Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): A.C.A. Address: 215 CHESTER ROAD GRAPPENHALL WARRINGTON. WA4 2QB Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts". directions and guidance for Èxaminers). IER October 2018 Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. INCOME GENERATED TO FUND THE CHURCH EXTENSION ANNEXE HAS INCLUDED A NUMBER OF PERSONAL LOANS OF WHICH £30.000 REMAINS OUTSTANDING AT THE YEAR END. rr Is INTENDED THAT REPAYMENT WILL TAKE PL4CE DURING 2025. IER October 2018