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The Parish Church of St. George, Stockport.

REPORT and ACCOUNTS

of the Parochial Church Council

presented to the

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

24th April 2022 ANNUAL REPORT for 2021

Administrative Information

The Parish Church of Stockport St George is located on Buxton Road, Heaviley, and the daughter church of St Gabriel is located at Clover Avenue, Adswood. The parish is part of the Diocese of Chester within the Church of England.

PCC members who served during 2021, with future retirement dates in brackets after each name, are:

Vicar Revd Canon Elaine Chegwin Hall Chair Assistant Curate Revd Dr Janine Arnott Reader: Mr Peter Hall also Diocesan Synod Wardens: Dr Andrew Regan Mrs Hazel Jenkins Deanery Synod: Mr David Foulkes Mr John Sutcliffe Diocesan Synod: Mr Ian Roberts Elected members: Mrs Penny Bisby (2024) Mr Will Hesson (2024) Safeguarding officer Mrs Janet Neilson (2024) Mrs Morag Ranson (2024) Mrs Louise Clark (2023) Mrs Sue Cordingley (2023) Mr John Hardy (2023) Mrs Dawn Hesson (2022) Mr James Hibbert (2022) Mrs Kim Regan (2022) Ms Andrea Webb Reilly (2022) PCC secretary Mrs Phoebe Macleod (2021) Mr Richard Parr (2021) Mr Peter Smith (2021)

Independent Examiner: Mr Paul Clancy Structure, governance and management

The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure. The PCC is a charity, registered with the Charity Commission, number 1134170.

This report covers the activities of the two churches and of St George’s Church Stockport Preservation Trust. The Trust was constituted under a trust deed dated 1st

August 1990. While legally a separate charity, the Trust is regarded by the Diocesan Authorities as a connected charity, consequently its transactions and dealings are included in the accounts of the PCC.

The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules. All members of the two churches are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and to stand for election to the PCC.

Objectives and activities

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent, in promoting in the ecclesiastical parish the whole mission of the Church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. This fulfils our public benefit requirement.

Committees

The PCC operates through a number of committees and project groups, which meet between meetings of the PCC.

Standing Committee

This is the only committee required by law. It has the power to transact the business of the PCC between meetings, subject to any directions given by the Council.

The Preservation Trust

The objectives of the Preservation Trust include the restoration and repair of the fabric and contents of St George’s church and buildings. The Trustees may also finance other work connected with the voluntary aided school, youth work in the parish, or as agreed by the trustees.

The full PCC met 6 times during 2021 by Zoom with an average level of attendance of 70%

Achievements and performance

Church attendance

The Electoral Roll total for St. George, Stockport PCC was 181 in total at the end of 2021.

The average weekly attendance, at church, for St. George’s was:

Choral Evensong	24.3
Early Communion	13.6
Parish Communion	63.6
Praise & Play	31.9
Wednesday Communion	13.6
Wednesday MP	6.1

Our online profile (number of views) in 2021 is shown below.

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Safeguarding Report

We have been grateful to Will Hesson who has been operating as our Safeguarding Officer. He stepped down towards the end of 2021 and James Hibbert has stepped into the role.

PCC members have been consistently encouraged to engage with the Basic awareness level safeguarding training and have been provided with safeguarding information.

Safeguarding has been on every PCC and Standing Committee agenda and the safeguarding information has been read out at the PCC and APCM.

It has been stressed that safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone, especially those who work with children and vulnerable adults on behalf of the Church. They are encouraged to undertake the Foundation level safeguarding training.

All certificates need to be sent to the Parish safeguarding Officer.

Safeguarding contact details are in all parish buildings.

This parish follows the parish safeguarding handbook form the Church of England.

Baptism Assistants Team

At the beginning of 2021 we were still in a national lockdown and Holy Baptism Services were suspended. Since the relaxation of the Covid rules in the spring of 2021 we were able to resume. Some catching up had to be done and numbers attending were limited. Strict safety measures had to be followed and it was a difficult period for everyone involved.

Going forward it is hoped things will return to normal now that all Covid restrictions are being lifted. Normal sounds so good. Three new members have joined the team and three existing members have left including the co-ordinator Kim Regan plus Joan Armstrong and Mavis Plummer. With the approval of all team members, it is agreed that Pat Birch, Marion Johnson and Brenda Swindells will now share the coordinator duties. Everything is running well with the services with no complaints from anyone. The timing of the service at 12.30pm is ideal.

A full list of members for 2022 is shown below.

Morag Ranson Brenda Swindells Dawn Hesson Peter Pilbeam Stephanie Burrows Pat Birch

Rita Waters Marion Johnson

Bell Ringers

Though it had been possible to ring on Christmas morning 2020, by the New Year we were in lockdown again, and all ringing was once more suspended. As restrictions gradually eased, we were able to resume ringing for service on the morning of Palm Sunday. Fortunately, since then, it has been possible to continue with service and practice ringing increasingly back to approaching normal. Our spacious ringing room and windows openable on all four sides have been an important factor in enabling this.

We rang the bells half muffled on the Sunday morning following the death of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and tolled a half-muffled bell on the morning of his funeral (17th April).

As the restrictions were also eased on weddings, we were additionally able to ring at eight of these for which the bells were requested.

With our usual Monday evening practices becoming somewhat intermittent, we received a complaint, not so much about the sound of the bells, but that our 9:00pm finishing time was rather late. The complaint was treated seriously, and the Vicar and I arranged to meet the complainant to explain the necessity of practices and the impracticality of starting them earlier. It was further noted that a 9:00pm finish is almost universally adopted in the majority of towers, both locally and nationally, and considered acceptable. It was stressed that we attempt to be “good neighbours” as far as the time and duration of ringing is concerned, and that the Sunday morning service and Monday evening practice ringing rarely exceeds a total of one-and-a-half hours a week. Our meeting was concluded amicably, but it is an indication of the difficulties the resumption of ringing after periods of suspension during lockdowns can present. It was, on the other hand, reassuring to receive messages from local people welcoming the sound of the bells again.

Our main concern for the future of ringing at St George’s is having no new recruits. During the last two years of Covid restrictions, teaching learners would not have been practical, but attracting interest was difficult even before the pandemic. The situation is made all the more problematic by the nature of the bells themselves, which are among the heaviest in the diocese, and resultingly difficult on which to teach. Nevertheless, if ringing is to be maintained in the coming years, finding interested people (of any age) is essential, though how this can be achieved has exercised us for some time without success.

Andrew Mayes – Ringing Master

Choir

Our first major Service of the year was the Epiphany Carol Service. A much-reduced service compared to normal. This would be our last choral service for a number of weeks as acts of worship were paused again just two weeks later.

A return to virtual choir activities commenced, and the ministry team and members of the choir were involved in putting together our biggest project to date – an

entirely virtual service of Choral Evensong for Candlemas with both sung and spoken recordings being put together to form an entirely virtual service.

Once services resumed the Choir continued to provide all of the music at Services whilst government guidance restricted congregational singing during acts of worship. This allowed us to introduce some new repertoire to the congregation, some of which has continued to be used during communion services since.

A period of time around Lent and Holy Week saw a further reduction in the number of singers we were able to use during services due to restrictions being reintroduced. Some beautiful Holy Week services were put together with very limited resources. There was much positive feedback from members of the congregation during the period up until Easter, when outdoor hymn singing was permitted for the first time.

As spring progressed into summer, the Choir was able to return to something more akin to the format it was used to performing in. We continued to perform whilst being spread across the chancel and sanctuary. The number of singers now being limited to how much space we had to perform in.

Given the amount of time we had been unable to sing for as a full choir during the early part of the year we decided to forego the usual Summer break during August and continued to provide fully choral Services during this time.

On the last weekend in August the choir achieved a huge milestone. We had been invited to sing for Saturday and Sunday Services at Worcester Cathedral. This was the choir’s first tour to an English Cathedral for over 30 years. A lot of organisation went into making the tour a success, and we received a framed image, and a note of thanks from the Dean and Chapter – now hanging in the Vestry.

The Autumn Term was possibly the busiest on record for the choir. As well as our regular Sunday commitments the choir sang for at least nine additional services and concerts at which the choir performed. Notable occasions included; Mattins for the Heritage Open Day, Memorial Services for Olga Jones and Michael Coupe, The RSCM Chester Area Festival at Chester Cathedral, Civic Services for the Battle of Britain memorial weekend and Royal Navy Sea Cadets, a fully-choral BCP Wedding, a concert with the Fairey Band, one of Britain’s most prestigious Brass Bands, and the Diocesan Service to welcome Bishop Sam Corley to Stockport.

Considering this was such an exhaustive schedule for any Parish Church Choir, members of St. George’s Choir should be proud of themselves for the standard of music they continued to provide, particularly during such a busy period.

The year ended with our first full Advent and Christmas schedule of services and events since 2019. An enjoyable evening of carol singing at the Christmas Tree festival was followed quickly by a successful Advent Carol Service, and the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols in the presence of the Bishop of Stockport.

Sung services for Christmas Eve Christingle Services & Midnight Communion, Christmas Day, and the Feast of St. Stephen brought a very busy, but rewarding, year to a close.

The Choir has continued an unimaginable increase in numbers during 2020. We have welcomed six new members, children and adults, who have joined the choir during the year, along with at least three returning members, along with our everincreasing pool of occasional singers, from other choirs, who join us as and when commitments allow. A lot of choirs who have struggled to emerge from the pandemic, but these new choir members have all contributed to us growing, both numerically and in musical standards.

After a number of years in which we haven’t been able to fill vacancies 2021 saw the appointment of two Pilling Trust Choral Scholars. We still have two vacancies remaining.

I continue to enjoy working with such a talented group of singers and musicians, and thank each choir member for their dedication and commitment, week in week out, in contributing to make the musical reputation of St. George’s Church known throughout the local area, and beyond!

Finally, thanks must go to two former Directors of Music at St. George’s, Andrew Dean and Roger Briscoe.

Andrew Dean has recently retired, after 50 years working as an organist and choir trainer. His support since 2019 has been greatly appreciated by all, and we wish him a happy and fulfilling retirement from Church music. Andrew was presented with gifts from the choir on Sunday 26[th] December 2021 during the morning Service.

2022 mark’s 50 years since Roger Briscoe first came to St. George’s for lessons with Arthur Rooke, starting to play the organ for Services shortly after, and his continued association with St. George’s Church is of huge benefit to us all.

Roger has accompanied the choir and congregation at various important services during 2021, including the Choir Tour to Worcester Cathedral.

My thanks to him for his continued support.

2022 already looks to be an exciting year for the Choir, and I’m looking forward to what it brings.

James Hibbert (Director of Music)

Christianity for the Curious

The course was held over six weekly sessions by Zoom from February to March 2021. It covered the following aspects of faith:

1) What is the Bible?
2) God the Father.
3) God the Son.
4) God the Holy Spirit.
5) What did Jesus say and do?
6) What do Christians do?

Those involved found it to be a is a great Christian basics course which gave an insight into the Christian Faith and explored areas which people might not have considered.

People came from all different backgrounds and stages in their Christian faith including those who used it as a refresher course.

Christmas Tree Festival

In the summer of 2021, we started planning our Christmas Tree Festival for the week leading up to Advent Sunday. We were very conscious that we had no idea what might be happening with the Coronavirus and certainly had no inkling of Omicron. However, in all planning, the safety of our own church members and all visitors was paramount. We changed the route around church and in particular the refreshment area, allowing tables to be more widely spaced and food handling as hygienic as possible. We purchased 2,000 face masks in case people didn't bring them and we do still have a large box full in the crypt because most people were very well prepared. The number of stalls was reduced to a raffle and a 'Guess the Name of.' Entertainment was a little more limited as schools were still very constrained by what they were able to do and lastly, we had fewer trees.

However, to our complete delight it all worked amazingly well. So many people came through the door exclaiming 'Oh it's so good to be back' or 'Oh we did miss you last year'. The trees were all lovely and Nicola's Prayer Trail was particularly appreciated especially with take home booklets of the prayers used in the trail. So, many many thanks to everyone who was involved in whatever way, it really was joyous to be able to do it all again. The final icing on the cake was that we made about £7,000 profit for which we are very grateful at the end of a very challenging year for the finances.

Hazel Jenkins

Contentious Christianity

Throughout May and June, we hosted 6 online discussion sessions called Contentious Christianity. The aim of the sessions was to provide a forum to learn more about and discuss some of the issues that challenge and inspire us in the Church today. We invited guest speakers from across Chester Diocese to talk to us about issues in which they had a special interest, and we asked our guest speakers to pose some questions that would challenge us and encourage us to think more deeply about the issues. The sessions we held covered the following topics:

The Church and the Gender (Julie Withers and Nikki Eastwood)
The Church and Women (Liz Shercliff)
The Church and the State: Power and Politics (Ian Bishop)
The Church and Power (Jenny Bridgman)
The Church and Life (Chris Burkett)
The Church and Fractured Communion (Rob Munro)

Sessions were chaired by either Elaine, Janine, Peter, or Chris Dawson.

The sessions were held on Zoom. Each session opened in prayer and then the guest speaker gave a talk about their topic. Each talk lasted approximately 30 minutes. We then had the opportunity to discuss and debate some of the issues raised by our guest speakers. Sessions can be accessed via YouTube. Over 70 people requested information about the live or recorded sessions and approximately 20-30 people attended each session live.

Garden Gnomes

The effects of the Covid pandemic continued to impact on our gardening activities over the last twelve months, but as time has passed by we have been able to get back to relative normality. One big plus has been the ability to have our coffee break indoors, particularly as we have had a very wet winter period this year.

For a variety of reasons, the number of Gnomes able to attend regularly has reduced, but we have a core group of five regulars, who attend on Tuesday mornings, to carry out the tasks of planting, tending flora, weeding, pruning, collecting and composting the autumn crop of fallen leaves, and generally tidying up the church grounds.

Stan Berry has stepped down as the leader of our group, and we would like to thank him for the part he has played over many years. We are also sad to report the deaths of two stalwarts of our team, Jean Davison and Brian Walton – good friends and very knowledgeable gardeners, whose presence we miss.

As well as dealing with gardening activities, we also have a role in keeping the grounds clean and free of litter. Currently, there is no regular programme for emptying the bins at the West end of the church which we use for disposal of the waste. Without access to the waste bins in the school playground, which we have been able to use in the past, this is an ongoing problem that needs to be resolved.

We have also struggled to keep the North Avenue presentable, due to the activities of the building contractors on the former Vicarage site. Some major restoration work will be needed once activities near completion.

In the past, the gardening team were able to carry out pruning of the various trees on the church grounds, but in recent times this has become beyond our capabilities. We were able to provide advice on suitable contractors for the work, and hard pruning of the South Avenue trees was carried out in the school half term break in February 2022, together with limited pruning of a couple of larger trees which were becoming a problem. As growth on the North Avenue trees had been significantly less, work on those trees was deferred for the time being.

The pathways around the church are also reaching a point where major weed and moss treatment is necessary, together with the addition of new gravel.

We would like to express our thanks to all those who have given donations of bulbs, plants or money to help us maintain a colourful display in the church grounds.

Special thanks go to Kate Stephenson who has been the prime mover in organising the display bed in the West End garden, with its floral “125”.

Finally, if any of our readers would like to spend time on a Tuesday morning, helping us in our various activities, you will be very welcome, and rewarded with coffee/tea and biscuits, and friendly chat at our midmorning break. You don’t have to be especially skilled in gardening terms – there are plenty of other ways in which you can make a useful contribution to making our church grounds look attractive to church members, visitors and passers by.

Walter Stead – Novice Gnome

Grapevine

During 2021 we continued to produce a digital version of Grapevine with the usual 24 pages. In addition, we again published an ‘extra’ August edition, this time of 18 pages, in order to help our readers keep in touch with St George’s during the pandemic. We were able to produce the traditional 28-page December/January edition, including the usual 2-page photographic record of the year’s events.

The digital format allowed us to continue with the use of expanded colour in the magazine. We were very pleased in February 2022 to be able to return to printed copies of Grapevine, while also continuing to make the magazine available online in digital form. With the permission of the PCC, we have taken the decision to continue with the widespread use of colour in Grapevine, feeling that it greatly enhances the magazine. We have increased the cover price to £1.20 to help cover the increased cost of colour. This is the first price increase since February 2016.

The new format provides four pages in black and white to accommodate those advertisers whose adverts normally appear in black and white or have little colour. Several advertisers wished to remain in colour, and they have been included elsewhere in the magazine. I should like to thank Rosie Stead for her long-standing work in attracting advertisers and dealing with the finances, and also for the additional work involved in arranging for both colour and black and white adverts. Grateful thanks to both Rosie and Judith Swift for their work in sending out postal copies of the magazine.

As always, also, the magazine would not exist without the incredible talents and commitment of Andrew Regan, who not only takes upon himself the task of making sure that the layout of the magazine is prepared for publication, but who has had much extra work in sending out the digital editions, to the Committee, and then to all our readers and subscribers. Apart from all this, Andrew can also solve any technical issues with copy, from finding and inserting appropriate graphics, to improving the quality of photographs, and enabling all our copy to be presented as effectively as possible. How he finds time to combine all this with acting as a Church Warden and the Church Treasurer is beyond me, but he manages everything with efficiency and good humour. His sole reward is to be allowed each month to choose ‘Andrew’s Cartoon’!

Grateful thanks and admiration again to Angela Foulkes, whose skill and diligence in proof-reading is only matched by her ability to write interesting and original articles.

I am also grateful to all our regular contributors, whose hard work enhances the magazine each month. Elaine, Rosie Stead, Pamela Ferguson, Angela Foulkes, Chris Dawson, Walter Stead and the other Garden Gnomes all faithfully produce copy, as do other talented writers. The photographers whose work graces the cover page as well as other pages, deserve special thanks, especially Andrew Regan, as well as Louise Clark and Andy Clark and Janet Neilson among others.

I should also like to thank all our faithful advertisers, particularly for their loyalty during the pandemic, including, of course, Kevin, our printer, with whom it is a pleasure to be able to work again. And of course, grateful thanks to the other Grapevine Committee members, whose help and advice is always valuable.

As this is likely to be my last Annual Report as Editor, I am sure that whoever replaces me will rely on the same support from dedicated and talented people that I have been lucky enough to enjoy. Thank you to everyone.

Richard Parr

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Handbell Ringers

Sadly to report, the handbells have remained unrung all year. In 2020 Debbie and John Heaton gave up the leadership of the group, just before Covid-19 struck. So for most of that year we were unable to gather as a group. We lost one of our regular members in 2020 reducing our numbers and then in 2021 the time certainly wasn't

right to think about searching for a new leader and reforming the group. So hopefully that is the challenge for 2022.

Hazel Jenkins

Lent Breakfasts

These were held on five Saturday mornings in Lent, beginning on the 20[th] February and finishing on 20 March. Being subject to the pandemic restrictions, we held the sessions on Zoom. So, it was 'bring your own breakfast'! This did not seem to discourage people from attending. For four out of the five sessions we had 20 or more participants, with 13 attending the last session.

The question, 'What has Covid done for me?' enabled us to look at the positives as well as the negatives of the pandemic. Morag Ranson led this first session in which she considered the challenges of Covid and the lockdown we were all experiencing. One of those challenges was, of course Staying Connected, which Janine Arnott addressed in the second session. Undoubtedly the pandemic and the lockdown have provided some Positives and Opportunities, which Elaine Chegwin Hall explored in the fourth session. A subject brought to the fore by the Covid experience has been the state of our mental health. Counsellor and therapist Jonathan Lloyd joined us to share some thoughts on how we can look after ourselves. The final session took the form of an open discussion under the title, 'What has Covid Taught Us?

Thank you to all those who gave their time and energy to leading the sessions.

Chris Dawson

Linen Guild

During what has been another different and at times difficult year for many, the small group continued to look after the various items of church linen all with their own specific use in the church and services. We hope that people are pleased with the look of the seating area now we have been able to put the new cushions in place.

Pat Rigley

Messy Church Craft (January 2021 to December 2021)

Messy Church (craft) continued monthly between January 2021 and June 2021. Monthly sessions followed the lectionary readings and also special session, such as a session on the environment. As we came out of lockdown and as schools reopened and Messy Church prepared to reopen in person, it was decided to end Messy Church monthly craft sessions to focus resources on in person children’s ministry. The last session took place on 3[rd] July and included a special montage of all the Messy Church sessions. The Messy Church online Light Party that aired in 2020 was aired again in 2021.

National Day of Reflection

On the 23[rd] March we, at St George’s, along with the rest of the country joined in a National Day of Reflection. The day’s events were:

9:30am Extended Morning Prayer (online)
10:00am to 12:30am for private prayer (in the church)
11:50am to 12:10pm for prayers and reflection (online and in church)
5:00pm St George's Church: A year in review (online)

The year in review captured the previous 12 months – 12 months of Covid lockdown and it was humbling and inspiring to see how the church had pulled together and risen to the challenges of Covid. The review an be accessed online via YouTube.

Mothers’ Union

We have experienced another different year and continued to keep in touch with all the group with the regular telephone calls and cards. Over the period we have sent out in excess of 700 cards. We think that the phone calls and cards were very important in keeping the group together and all renewing their membership for 2021. We were able to start meeting in Church in September with a communion service led by the Vicar and then we had visits by Rev. Glenys and the Diocesan MU president Wendy Sykes and finally celebrated Advent with carols and readings. Unfortunately during the year two of our members have had to go to live in residential accommodation, and two have been housebound we miss them all and keep them in our thoughts and prayers.

Praise And Play

Praise and Play restarted in September. Following discussions in the summer the decision was taken to move Praise and Play to Tuesday mornings in term time and to relocate it to the west end of the church. This allowed the children’s area to be used for play and to have craft activities across the back. The coffee area is a quiet space to have the story, songs and prayers at the end of the session. It is also more convenient for serving refreshments as these no longer need to be carried to the side chapel. Another change is that it now runs from 10:00 to 11:00. This shorter session is more manageable for the leaders.

The restart and relocation of Praise and Play also provided an opportunity to sort through the resources that had built up over the years. Toys, books and dressing up clothes that were surplus to our requirements were offered to Praise and Play members when we restarted. Some were then donated to St. George’s pre-school and others were taken to charity shops.

We were pleased to see a number of carers return when we restarted, though inevitably they brought new children with them as several of the children who we had seen in March 2020 had moved on to pre-school or to primary school. We have also welcomed back young children who we previously knew as babies and toddlers.

It has also been a delight to welcome new families to the group. We regularly have between 14 and 18 children each week and between 8 and 12 adults, not including the leaders.

Janet Neilson decided that it was time to move on from leading Praise and Play. Thank you, Janet for your ministry over the years, we were sorry not to have had the chance to say a formal farewell to her. We have welcomed Rita Waters as part of the ministry team.

During the term the children were introduced to a number of Old Testament stories as well as the Nativity story, in December. We made decorations for our tree for the Christmas Tree Festival and had a visit from Father Christmas in the last session before the Christmas break.

Prayer Chain

Our prayer chain has been active right throughout the pandemic.

Powerful prayer has been said regularly for those who have requested prayers for their family, friends and/or themselves.

It has been a privilege to do this because I know that, at some level, healing has taken place, not necessarily curing.

The prayer chain consists of 12members of the congregation and this number has been relatively constant.

We should be delighted if we could add a few more links to the chain and invite you to contact me if you wish to join us.

Information is passed from Elaine to me, usually. This is always in total confidence and we only know the person we pray for by their first name.

There are no forms to complete or money to pay. All you do is set aside time whenever you can to remember the people on the list.

Phoebe MacLeod marshyreeds@gmail.com 07828755674

Singing Group

Due to the ongoing suspension of All-age Services, the Singing Group hasn’t met, and hasn’t provided music for any Services during the last year.

James Hibbert

Storytime

Story time seems to be well received and averages around 40 views each time. It’s been an opportunity for both Elaine and Janine to demonstrate their creative sides, with both taking turns to write a story each month. It would be helpful to have reviews from parish members who do watch it, to see if there is anything we could improve on.

Nicola Pennicott-Hall

St Gabriel’s

The annual quinquennial was requested by Chester Diocese in May and was carried out by Richard Williams who was approved as the quinquennial architect at the previous PCC meeting.

A comprehensive report was made available and there are some items to action.

Aside from the financial implications of what the work is going to cost and needing to seek quotes to enable the work to go ahead, there is always the missional aspect of such a document. Reflecting on documents such as these helps us to think about how we use and maintain our buildings.

We hadn’t been able to worship at St Gabriel’s during the lockdown and prior to that, the congregation had diminished due to ill health, moving away or who had sadly died. We continued to keep in regular contact with the former two sections by phone, Zoom, letter and email and physical visiting when that was possible.

Much thought has been put into the way forward and conversations have been had with Revd Lynne Cullens, now Bishop of Barking, who has a particular interest in estate ministry and serves with a team of people acting on behalf of the archbishop.

We have also had a conversation with Revd Peter Frogatt who is the Director of Outreach for Chester Diocese and who worked alongside Emily Allen, the buildings missioner for the Diocese. This proved useful in considering what possibilities may be out there. They pledged their support in whatever we decide to do.

We continue to partner with the local authority as we can, and we have looked at opportunities for rental although there are a plethora of halls and community buildings in Adswood. Two other expressions of interest from uniformed organisations about using the church as their base and an organisation who runs courses for those convicted of drugs and alcohol driving offences faded into nothing.

In the past we have considered using the building to partner alongside statutory or voluntary agencies: dementia church/café, provision for those with additional need/autism, loneliness, family support, poverty and providing affordable meals for families etc. but that had stalled during lockdown.

Rockup2sing, the community choir, returned in the later part of the year on a Tuesday night.

There are lots of things that have been considered but there doesn’t necessarily seem to be the capacity to take on extra endeavours at the church at present given the heavy demands on people already. Other agencies, charities or churches may be able to help.

We continue to work closely with our ecumenical colleagues in Adswood for various services and events throughout the year, but they have similar problems with reducing congregations and limited people available to help.

A Christmas carol service was held in December and there are plans for a limited number of festival services to be held in 2022. 23[rd] January Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at 3pm. 4th June Pentecost breakfast at 9 am. 9th October Harvest service at 4pm. 11th December Carol Service at 3pm.

This will maintain our insurance on the building. There is a wider discussion to be had over what repairs etc need doing, the cost and the ultimate outcome for the building.

We were limited in looking at the deeds for land use and the church due to Covid but we hope to be able to present a fuller picture once these have been perused.

We have explored many avenues to keep St Gabriel’s going and have really tried our very best to find a solution.

The Diocesan Outreach staff posed the question, ‘If you had all the money to put it right, would that be the end of your problems?

St George’s School

We continued to work alongside St George’s School during 2021 and inserted videoed segments into their festival services as there were restrictions on gathering.

We also took part in virtual assemblies and encouraged families to access on line Storytime, Messy Church and Messy Church Bake Off.

We supported staff in prayer and in regular pastoral contact and continued to be part of the governance structure as part of the Governing Board.

Sunday Clubs

Due to continued Covid restrictions and low numbers of children there were no Sunday Clubs sessions during 2021. Staff planned a Light Party for 31[st] October but due to high numbers of regional Covid cases in the target age group and health

considerations of several of the helpers this was cancelled with the hope that it can be offered next year.

During December 2021 it was agreed that we should resume offering a basic story and craft session in the children’s corner at the back of church during the Sunday 10:15am service to any young attendee present. Craft or colouring activities based on the Liturgy were also still provided during school holiday Sundays. Staff are due to meet to finalise plans and resume in January 2022.

Louise Clark

Telephone Buddies

The Telephone Buddies have continued informally, reporting back with any concerns and bringing people to church when that has been possible. They have endeavoured to keep people in the picture with things and to let them know that they have a listening ear when they are feeling lonely. Grateful thanks to all concerned.

Curate's Report

Like many people, I had hoped 2021 would be the start of the end of Covid and restrictions would be well and truly behind us by now, but that was not the case. Instead, I continued my strange but fruitful curacy – it wasn’t what I imagined but it was better in many ways.

Lent and Easter provided more opportunities for creative online services in response to the continued restrictions. In March, like many other churches, we took part in the National Day of Prayer. I put together a video montage of the church activities during the previous year (the first year of lockdown) and it was a poignant moment; a moment tinged with sadness at what we had endured but a moment also tinged with pride and joy in what we had achieved.

It was the year we ran Contentious Christianity online; a series of talks and discussions that grappled with some of the more difficult questions the church faces today. It was a wonderful development opportunity and a fascinating series to be part of.

Outside St George’s, I began contributing to teaching readers in training in Chester Diocese and also became part of a team in the diocese offering training on unconscious bias. My IME2 training (the training all curates undertake) continued online with a new IME2 officer (just one of many staff changes in the diocese during the year).

As restrictions began to lift in the summer, we took the decision to end Messy Church (craft) and Compline online to focus my time on the in person services that were opening up such as school assemblies and Messy Church. As the autumn rolled on, things began to look a little more normal. The Christmas Tree festival ran again and our Christmas services also ran in full.

As I look back, I am aware of just how unusual my curacy has been. I had 9 months of ‘normality’ before we went into lockdown and the rest of my curacy has been restricted to varying degrees at different times by Covid. However, despite this I have managed to fulfil all requirements and have learnt more than I could ever have hoped for. Covid, despite its challenges has provided me with many opportunities. As I prepare to move on from St George’s in 2022, I do so feeling that I've been blessed to have been at St George’s during my crazy curacy.

Report from the Vicar 2021

2021 proved to be an unusual and challenging year due to Covid. There was a lot that we couldn’t do but a lot we did do thanks to so many people extending themselves to overcome some of the difficulties that were presented to us.

Not only were we able to maintain most of the key functions set before us, we were also able to plan for the future, including for our 125[th] anniversary year in 2022.

The year evolved with almost all of our meetings being held virtually and that included our commitment to discipleship and outreach. Courses such as: Christianity for the Curious, Lent Breakfasts when we looked at “What has Covid done for me?” and Contentious Christianity where speakers from across the diocese shared their thoughts on “The Church and...”

It was in September that a group of us, joined a large group of people for “Feasts of Hope” part of the “Ripples of Hope Festival” which celebrates the power of people to make human rights a reality for all. This was organised by Stockport Council Library Department. Each person/group brought a dish of food that meant something to them and then they would tell their story. From our congregation, Nicola spoke about disability and Sareh and Sahar spoke about their journey from Iran and their Christian faith. I was very proud of them all.

Interviews for Life Events such as baptisms weddings and funerals were usually held online, at least in the early part of the year. It wasn’t always easy for the bereaved families, but it enabled us to see each other as we planned for the most painful of situations, endeavouring to make them slightly more bearable.

The difficult decision to close the church for public worship came soon after the wonderful Confirmation service in January, attended by Bishop Mark, Bishop of Chester. This was due to seriously elevated coronavirus rates. We returned on Palm Sunday.

That meant that we weren’t in a position to do baptisms and weddings for the early part of 2021. Our first baptism of the year was on 30th May and continued almost weekly with 27 children and 4 adults being baptised (2 by full immersion) with 2 who didn’t turn up, so I’d like to thank the baptism team for all their love, care and support to the families and to the clergy.

Weddings started in May with 10 couples being married at St George’s during the year with some restrictions still in place. This coincided with United Utilities digging

up the A6, which made things interesting. We were also presented with a change in marriage regulations. All training was done online and, somehow, we managed to navigate our way through it.

A total of 39 funerals, memorial services and burial of ashes took place over the year. Some people had been waiting for a couple of years for ashes to buried or the funerals had been held elsewhere which meant that we offered a fuller service in church in church in an attempt to link to the earlier funeral.

We said goodbye to Richard Heap, one of our patrons and Jean Bull who had been the church cleaner for many years. We also mourned the loss of several church family members.

We also said farewell to HRH Prince Philip, Dule of Edinburgh, who died on 9 April 2021. The Church was immediately made ready for those who wanted to come and pay their respects and a series of services were held leading up to his funeral.

We consolidated our resources into keeping services online with the church being open for individual prayer which enabled people to come and collect the 40 or so, specially prepared, Lent packs at their convenience and some were hand delivered to those who would normally have received Home Communion.

Again, due to the coronavirus rates, we limited home visits to essential and end of life care.

We were part of the National Day of Reflection in March, acknowledging the enormity of the impact of the coronavirus on the lives of so many and reflecting on how people had worked together to bring so many positive things out of challenge.

The 8am service resumed from Easter Day; many people having come to the Wednesday BCP Communion Service. The 10.15am Parish Communion continued to be live streamed as well as in person and for the early part of the year, any evening services were live streamed only. The Wednesday Communion service resumed in person and refreshments were served for people to drink at tables.

In July we made the decision to stop Online Messy Church and Compline and Praise and Play would be on a Tuesday starting in person in September for a 1-hour session/service. Messy Church Bake Off and Storytime would continue as online services.

Despite the many restrictions on singing, our Director of Music, James Hibbert has done an astounding job to bring us singing in some form or another throughout the year and it is to be applauded that our wonderful choir were the choir in residence at Worcester Cathedral over the August Bank Holiday weekend.

2021 continued to be the year of the risk assessment which meant that any Life Event, regular service and specific festival or occasion services and events had a full risk assessment.

Following that we decided to have a Community Carol Service at St Gabriel’s, and a reduced version of the Christmas Tree Festival at St George’s which was appreciated. We were grateful to John Hayden for the accompanying video from the Christmas Tree Festival which enabled those at home to see the decorated church.

We welcomed the renowned Fairey Band and our choir sang along with them making it a splendid occasion.

We also went ahead with three Christingles on Christmas Eve, plus the midnight service, plus the Christmas Day services plus the Boxing Day service on the Sunday. Thanks to the fabulous people who stewarded all those occasions and helped to sanitize the church between things.

I am also hugely grateful for all those who came along for the Big Clean Events which helped us to keep on top of our housekeeping.

The Churches and Parish Rooms have needed some attention. Roofing work was done on the chapel and reredos roof and in the corridor near the smaller of the parish rooms which had leaked comprehensively, possibly due to lead theft. Lights were also replaced in both parish rooms. St Gabriel’s comes as a separate report.

We have worked alongside the developers in discussion with the easement in the North Venue which took up a lot of time and relied heavily on the insight of our diocesan legal people and the tenacity of our church Warden Andrew Regan and Deputy Warden John Hardy. This was to enable the developers to dig an access hole, check the drains and replace them as necessary. It meant that the responsibility for any repair or replacement in the future would lie with whoever the developers appointed to manage the site. We also look forward the North Avenue being reinstated and resurfaced.

The Strategy Group, working alongside the Standing Committee and PCC, have worked tirelessly, and I am exceedingly grateful for their contributions. Steve Kelly stepped down as treasurer having extended his tenure for longer than planned in order to cover the vagaries of coronavirus. He has done an amazing job and I will always be grateful for his help and support. Andrew Regan has kindly added to his portfolio of roles within the parish and has taken on the job.

Andrea Webb Reilly stepped down as the PCC secretary and we await a new appointment for this job. In the meantime, Hazel Jenkins, the other church warden and chief cook and bottle washer, has stepped up in the interim.

We have been grateful to Will Hesson for being our Parish Safeguarding Officer and I am delighted to welcome James Hibbert into the role. Please do assist him in sharing the responsibility that we all have for ensure our churches and parish rooms are safer places to be for children and vulnerable adults.

Along with our commitment to safeguarding, we had a raft of reports to consider: Wellbeing, Eco Church, a “Firm place to stand” (emerging through Covid) and the

Living in Love report. We also started to make plans for our 125[th] anniversary and the Heritage Open Day brought in 70 people.

We delighted in a flurry of Bishops (a bench of bishops?) in 2021. We had Bishop Mark in January for the confirmation and the bishops designate: Julie Conalty and Sam Corley on 28[th] May for a time of prayer. This occasion was part of their tour around the diocese. It was followed by lunch at the Funky Monkey which was enjoyed by all.

The rearranged date of Bishop Sam’s formal welcome was on October 14[th] and we had a packed church for a wonderful celebration.

Not to be outdone, Bishop Sam joined us for our Carol Service on Sunday 19[th] December.

All things episcopal hadn’t quite finished as we went to Chester Cathedral in October to formally welcome our new Reader, Rita Waters, to the parish. It was a fabulous experience.

As I said in the beginning: In 2001, there was a lot that we couldn’t do but a lot we did do, and I am grateful to each and everyone one of you who has helped to not only keep things going but to enable ups to grow and reach those in our community who may never have thought about coming to the church.

Thanks especially to our ever supportive Church Wardens who have held such a lot of responsibility over these past 2 years, to our Curate Janine for putting up with such a hybrid way of training, for Peter and Rita, our Readers and for all those who have led Morning prayer, live streamed for us and all those who have mucked in, responded to various bizarre requests in an effort to get things done. You are magnificent. Thank you.

With every blessing

Elaine.

Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of the Parochlal Church Council of St George, Stockport I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Parochial Church Council of St George, Stockport for the year ended 31 December 2021. Responsibilitles and basis of report As the trustees of the Parochial Church Cour)cil l-PCC"l you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 1.the ACVI. I report in respect of my examination of the PCUS account5 carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515}Ib) of the Act. Independent examinerfs Statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the PCC as required by section 130 of the Act- or the accounts do not accord with those records- or the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts Set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(K)8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Date OLI Paul Clancy, BA (Honsl, ACA. MBA 19 Rosemoor Gardens Appleton Warrington WA4 4RF.

	fortheyearended31tl	fortheyearended31tl	ecember2021
	Unrestricted Funds NoteEff		Designated Funds	Restricted Funds	TotalFunds 2021 2020 ff
lncome andendowments
Donations and legacies	2.a	100,169	1,247	23,870_	125,286	131,087
Other trading activities lncome from investments	2.b 2.c	20,472 15	210		20,682 43	10,288 3*
lncomeftomchurch activities	2.d	9,7il_			9,754	7,232-
Other income	2.e
Totalincome		130,410	1,485	23,874	155,765	148,961
Expenditure
Expenditure on church activities	3.a	123,282	't4,939	23,s59	161,580	140,565
Expenditure on raising funds	3.b	375			375	153
Totalexpenditure		123,657	14,939	23,359	161,955	140,718
Neti ncome/(expendIture)		6,753	(13,4il)	511	(6,190)	8,243
befo reinvestmentgainsllosses
Netgains(losses) oninvestments	4.b		13,901		13,901	7,098
Netincome/(expend itu re)		6,753	47	511	7,711	15,341
Transfers betweenfunds
UnrestrictedFundto Fabric Fund	7.a	(7,000)	7,000
Preservation Trust to Fabric Fund	7.b		110	(110)
FabricFundto UnrestrictedFund	7.c	2,800	(2,800)
Netmovementinfunds	8,9	2,553	4,757	401	7,711	15,v1
Totalfunds brought forward	8,9	72,362	137,570	17,075	227,007	211,666
Totalfundscaniedfotward	8.9	74.915		17.476

	Charitynumber1134170 BALANCESHEET at 31December2021	Charitynumber1134170 BALANCESHEET at 31December2021	Charitynumber1134170 BALANCESHEET at 31December2021
	UnrestrictedDesignated Funds Funds Note L f.			Restricted Funds L		Total 2021t	Total 2020 L
FixedAssets
Tangiblefixedassets	4.a	3s,500				35,500	36,000
lnvestment assets	4.b		93,496			93,496	79,595
Iotal fxedassefs			93,496			128,996	115,
Current Assets
Stock
Debtors		14,55;	126		1,26;	15,943	14,gg;
Shortterm deposits		12,545	47,254			59,799	79,762
Cash at bankand inhand		17,255	1.451 ---:-:-i:-:		16.645	35,351	21.684
Totalcurrenf assets		44,356	48,831		17,906	111,093	116,437
Liabilities
Creditors		(4,941)			(430)	(5,371)	(5,025)
lnternalbalances
NetCurrent As sets/(Lia bi Iities)		39,415	48,831		17,476	105,722	111,412
Iotalassefslesscurrent		74.915	142,327		17,476	234,718	227,007
liabilities
Creditors:amountsfallingdue
after oneyear
NefAssefs		74,915	142,327		17,476	234,718	227,007
Funds
Unrestricted Designated Restricted TotalFunds	II W	74,915- _	142,327		- 74,915 72,362 - 142,327137,570 17,476.17.,!16_=!!,9_12 17,476 234,718227,007

		Unrestricted Funds	Designated Funds	Restricted Funds	TotalFunds 2A21	2024
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2	INCOMEANDENDOWMENTS
2.a	Donationsandlegacies
	Tax efficient planned giving	s6,555		-	56,555	53,941
	Otherplannedgiving	3,133		-	3,133	4,921
	Collections at services	8,390	657	-	9,047	9,752
	Donations, appeals,etc.	6,021		430	6,451	7,871
	lncome tax recoverable Grants	16,783 9,287	1M 426	- 23,44A	16,947 33,153	17,157 27,245
	Gifts of quoted securities
	Legacies	100,169	1,247	23,874	125,286	14,200 131,087

	Funds)-Thisisnecessarytoensurc confidentiatlity	giventhe smalt numbe	ro{donorsinso	mecategories.
2.b	Othertradingactivities Church leftings	2,329	214	-	2,539	1,187
	Parish room lettings Festivals, other fund-raisingevents	9,336 2A,472 9,807	- 210	- - -	9,807 8,336 20,682	7,653 1'448 10,288
2.c	Income frominvestments
	Dividends and interest including tax	15			43	354
	recoverable
	Rent
2.d		15	28		43	354
	lncome from church activities
	Bookstall	26			26	36
	Magazine	2,687			2,687	3,377
	Church fees for weddingsandfunerals	7,032			7,032	3,819
2.e		9.7ffi			9,754	7,232
	Otherincome
	Other income
TOTI\LINCOME AND ENDOWTIENTS						148,961

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			UnrestrictedDesignatedRestricted Funds Funds Funds			Total 2021	Funds 2020
			Et€
	EXPENDITURE
3.a	Expenditureonchurch activities
	Missionary and charitable giving:
	Overseas Mission Societies
	Christian Relief & Development Agencies
	Home Mission & Church Societles				430	430	358
	Secular Charities
		Subtotal			430	430	358
	Ministry: Parishshare&deanery expenses Other ministry costs		67,478 6,958	6il &		68,1t2 7,022	67,624 6,768
	Church running expenses		16,A21	248	24,525	36,794	33,540
	Church maintenance		2,101	306	1,440	3,M7	1,763
	Upkeep of services		2,442			2,M2	856
	Music and organ		2,444	42;	S64	3,835	2,069
	Upkeepofchurchyard		3,363	1,MA		4,903	2,699
	Magazine and bookstall		79			7g	813
	Parish rooms - repairs, maintenance	and	3,365	636		4,OO1	4,774
	running costs
	Curate's house - repairs, maintenance and		3,736	32		3,768	3,606
	other costs
	Salaries, wages and honoraria (see	note3.c)	11,485	3g		11,5U	12,406
	Major repairs/replacements			11,053		11,053
	Support costs		't66			166	162
	Adminisiration		4,AM	40		O,Ot:
	Professionalfees
	Bank charges
	Governance casts
	CostofAnnual Meeting	Total	123.282 14.939 23.359			{61,580	140,565
3.b	Expenditureonraisingfunds
	Envelope printing		132				153
	Fund-raisingtradingcosts
	Fetes, bazaars and other fund-raising events		243			243
		Tatal	375			375	153
	TOTALEXPENDITURE		123	14
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3.c	Wages and salaries		11,473	39		11,512	12,406
	Tax and National Insurance		1t			1l
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FIXED ASSETS FOR US	EBYTHEPCC
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Tangiblefixed assefs		andbuildings
ActuaUDeemedCost		f Ato1to1t21 52,000
	Additions
		N31n421 52,000
Depreciation		Atolto'Uz1 16,000
	Charge for year	500 At31t12t21-----T6366-
NetBookValue		At31t12t21-----5506-
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lnvestmenf assefs		2421			2420
Movements intheyear:	Designated Choirlegacy t	Designated Fabric Fund €	Designated Total f	Afl Funds f	A[ Funds t
Opening market value	5,U',	4	74,581	79,595	/9,595
Purchases at cost, less disposalsatcanying	(427"	427			4,820
value
Netgains(losses)ondisposals and annual	8&r	13,037	13,901	13,901	7,098
revaluation
Closingmarketvalue	5_451	88.04s	93.496	93.496	79,595

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Fund movements	Choir	Fabric	St	Total
	Legacy	Fund	Gabriel's	Designated
BalanceatA1lAil21	5,014	121,163	11,393	137,570
lncome		23	1,462	1,48s
Expenditure	(427)	(11,689)	(2,823	(14,e3e)
Transfers between funds		4,310		4,310
Investment gains	864	13,037		13,901
Changeintund	437	681
Balanceal31l1Z21
Represented by:
Fixed assets
lnvestment assets	5,451	88,045		93,496
Current assels		38,799		48,831
Cunent liabilities
lnternal balances
Total

Parochial Church Council of St George, Stockport

Charity number 1134170 NOTES to the FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 December 2021

9 RESTRICTED FUNDS

St George's Church Preservation Trust was established under a trust deed in 1990. The objects include the restoration and repair of the fabric and contents of St George's church, the parish office, the parish rooms and other PCC property. In 2021 the trustees made a grant of £110 from the Preservation Trust to the Fabric Fund, and have stated their intention to transfer the remaining amount over the coming years.

The Preservation Trust is considered to be a connected charity, consequently the transactions and balances have been included in these accounts, but are restricted funds.

The PCC Restricted Fund represents donations given and monies raised for specific objectives.

Fund movements Balance at 01/01/21 Income Expenditure Transfers between funds Investment gains Change in fund Balance at 31/12/21 Represented by: Fixed assets Investment assets Current assets Current liabilities Internal balances Total	PCC Preservation Restricted Trust 16,365 710 23,870 - (23,359) - - (110) - - 511 (110)	Total 17,075 23,870 (23,359) (110) - 401
	16,876 600	17,476
	- - - - - 17,306 600 (430) - - -	- - 17,906 (430) -
	16,876 600	17,476
	- - -

*Analysis of PCC Restricted Funds* Income Expenditure Transfers Charitable Payments - 430 (430) - - - Choir Music 261 - (98) - (98) 163 Grants: Fearn Trust 10,017 21,440 (21,965) - (525) 9,492 Music 6,087 2,000 (866) - 1,134 7,221 Other - - - - - - Total 16,365 23,870 (23,359) - 511 16,876 Balance at 31/12/21 Balance at 01/01/21 Change in fund	*Analysis of PCC Restricted Funds* Income Expenditure Transfers Charitable Payments - 430 (430) - - - Choir Music 261 - (98) - (98) 163 Grants: Fearn Trust 10,017 21,440 (21,965) - (525) 9,492 Music 6,087 2,000 (866) - 1,134 7,221 Other - - - - - - Total 16,365 23,870 (23,359) - 511 16,876 Balance at 31/12/21 Balance at 01/01/21 Change in fund	*Analysis of PCC Restricted Funds* Income Expenditure Transfers Charitable Payments - 430 (430) - - - Choir Music 261 - (98) - (98) 163 Grants: Fearn Trust 10,017 21,440 (21,965) - (525) 9,492 Music 6,087 2,000 (866) - 1,134 7,221 Other - - - - - - Total 16,365 23,870 (23,359) - 511 16,876 Balance at 31/12/21 Balance at 01/01/21 Change in fund	*Analysis of PCC Restricted Funds* Income Expenditure Transfers Charitable Payments - 430 (430) - - - Choir Music 261 - (98) - (98) 163 Grants: Fearn Trust 10,017 21,440 (21,965) - (525) 9,492 Music 6,087 2,000 (866) - 1,134 7,221 Other - - - - - - Total 16,365 23,870 (23,359) - 511 16,876 Balance at 31/12/21 Balance at 01/01/21 Change in fund
	- 261 10,017 6,087 - Balance at 01/01/21	Income Expenditure Transfers 430 (430) - - - (98) - (98) 21,440 (21,965) - (525) 2,000 (866) - 1,134 - - - - Change in fund	- 163 9,492 7,221 - Balance at 31/12/21
	16,365	23,870 (23,359) - 511	16,876

An annual grant from the Fearn Trust was received to cover the cost of insuring St George's Church and St Gabriel's Church. During 2021 the Fearn Trust also gave an additional grant of £1,440 towards minor repairs to the roof of St George's Church.

The Music Fund holds any grant income received in respect of musical activities. A further grant of £2,000 was received from the Pilling Trust to support our Choral Scholars.

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