Annual Reporti2021 andiYearbook'202112022 Lovlng God. lovlng nelghljours." shanlng Jesus wlth you. Parlsh of Hol¢ombe & Hawkshaw What's been happening in the Parish? NAM The Parish of Holeombe and Hawksh*w The Parish of Holeombt and H*wkshaw This year the Yearbook and the Annual Report, will be fornially presented at the Parish of Holcombe & Hawkshaw Annual Parochial Church Meeting Contents Emmanuel Church Centre, Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook, Bury BL8 4DB 7,30pm for 8.00pm. Annual Yearbook Report 2021 25" April 2022 2021 Vision Statement 'In our Parish: Yearbook 27 Soup Company 28 St. Mary Primary 29 Emmanuel Primary 30 Mothers, Union 32 Drop In 32 Afternoon Fellowship 33 E.C.C.Prayer Group 33 Emmanuel Choir 34 Music at Hawkshaw 35 Hall Things Bright 36 Open the Book 38 Holiday Club 39 191h Ramsbottom Brownies 40 1 Oth Ramsbottom Guides 40 11 th Ramsbottom Guides 41 Children's Work 42 Cellarlyouth 44 Sunday School Hawkshaw 45 Afternoon Pilgrim Group 45 Travellers 46 Mlnutes of A.P.C.M. Wi ￿¢11 wil¥(>ii)¥ otheTS and serve the community Ihrough our love and care. Wc want ILI pr()vid¢ in%pirali()nal worship in various styles to mccts ihe nc¢d5 Annual Report Our tcaching. based on thc authority of thc Bible. aim5 to connect faiih to ijaily life. 5uslaLnin8. cn¢oura8ing and challcrt8ing cveryonc. Wc aim to have welL()min8 and wami buildings thai enable us io worship. glorily and aid mission. WL seck to rlach oui through God's love of all people. sharing ihe joy and wond¢T ()l-the laiih we have in our daily life with Jesus and growing his worldwid¢ ChU￿h in laith. hopc and love. Team Reports 11 Fabric Report 13 Review of year 14 17 Thc Parochial Church Council Updated.. I" February. 2014 BBR Trust Report Deanery Synod 18 Thi5 booklct givcs infomiation about thc activilics of ihc various Parish Organisations and ihc Parish Annual Rcport. Once again it 15 the pioducl of tcamwork by many people. Sincere thank5 go io contributors who responded so promptly and made this Report possible. We hope you will find the Contents both interesting and inforn)aiive. Any errors are the responsibility of ¢ontributorsleditor. Rector's Report 19 Safeguarding Report 20 Statement of Accounts 22 AJhttu81 Report and Yearbook 2021 Attnual Report attd Trearlmmik IV21 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawkshaw The Parish of Holcombe and Hawksha The Parish of Holcombe and Hawkshaw Annual Parochial Church Meeting Minutes Mondoy 24 May 2021 by Loom 8pm. 3 Election of tm'o Church Il'ardens lone from each fom)er parish) The nomination5 foi Church H'ardens were PeteT Hardcastle and Stephen Ne￿hOuSe. rhere were no other nominaiions. and ihey were both duly elecred all agrttd. Present: Two Clcrks in Holy Office. Rev. Paul Sumsion and Rev. lan Fleming. And the lollvwinu lay membe[& of the parish.. S. PartridbF¢, J. Burton, P. Ilanl¢y. J. M. V¢nn. M. Burton, C. Baggol¢y. S. N¢whous¢, S.Wilkinsi)n, J. Hi)ughion. L. Fleming. L. WebE*r. T. Wcbkn J. Sumsion. R. Sumsion, D. Lomax. R.Artley. S. Byr()m, R. Byrom, B. Aikin. R. Simp50n. B. Whiiile. V. Whittle, J. Smple. K. Jones, P. Jones. E. Houghton. R. Houghion and D.Yardley. PART B: A.P.C.M. 4 Apologies forAbsence received from B. Newhouse, G. Lomax. M. Lomax, R. Fran¢¢. J. Oliver, P. Lainton. N. Holi, C. Holi. G. Meicalfe. P. Hardcasile. J. Hardcasile and Rev. R. Airey. 5 ￿1)nuteS of last i'tar's iestn. mteting and A.P.C.M. were received wilh an aniLndineni io lh¢ 20211 RcLlI)rs Rcpc)n. ￿h$¢I7 shi)uld read.. 'In February 2020 a srnaller learn froTn Capernwrdy BiblL College j(iined us in Ihc parish for len days for a local mission and di8cipleship wcek.w,hich wcnt well. Just thrc¢ w¢¢ks lal¢r. as w¢ w¢r¢ pr¢paringy fur Easl¢r, wilh pldlls l()r further mission. biblc siudy and w()rship. Covid 19 Lhanged all ol. this and Ihc church buildings were closcd from March 22nd 2Q20'. Amendmcnl iiem 6.. Prescntaiion of elecioral Roll Should read 67 noi 61 from fornier Parish of Hawkshaw. PART A: A Meetln% of P#rl$hloners (Vestry Meeting) Upenln% Prayer: The Rev. Paul Sumsion opened the meeiing wilh prayer I Chalrman's Remark$: Thc Rev. Paul Sumsion outlined the proceedings The A.P.C.M. consists of 2 parts. part A Ihe Vestry meciing to elcci Church Ward¢n% wh¢rc att¢nd¢os di) n()I hav¢ to bc on parish ¢I￿tOr￿1 N)11. bul have to be ()n the L()unLil cleLliiral r()11. Pan B is ihc Annual Parochial Church Meciing where aiiendees arc only clLbTible i() v(?ie if on parish elcctoral roll. All amendmenis agreed and ihe minutes were reccived and accepicd. 6 Pre%ent#tltsn of the re>.l$ed chureh eleetorAI roll by Shcila Partrid8e T()ial ol. 194.. 123 Ir()m H()Icombe and 71 Irom Hawkshaw. Thc new mcmbcr5 wcrc wclcoTncd. Paul bald this is a sad yLar as we have losi MiLhael B￿th a siiiin¥ Church Warden. Michael made a hugc c()nlribulion to Ihc lifc of the parish. Ilc grcw up i Hawkshaw and a¢ Maine R()ad in 14)61 al a Billy Graham Tally, gave his life lo Jesus. He was a ¥enile. wonderful caring Christian and we are all sorry for Cjcraldinc's and the family's loss. He will be greatly missed. 7 Presenl*tiDn of Annual Report5 and Accounts for Holcombe &nd H￿￿kshaW 2020. A¢¢¢pt¢d unanimously. Thanks were exlended lo Stephen Newhouse IOT PToducing the annual report and year book. 8 Election of Church Officers a. Eleclion of Dcputi, Mardcns: Deputi. Churf h Wardens for St Mary'5 H￿￿ksh9￿ Eddie Slallery and Ray H(?UbThiiin The procedur¢s for voting by Zoom was explained. Fi)mier parishes see item I l. Patronape of parish. Aft¢r ihc death of Fr¢derick Whowell, his widow passed the Whowell family share ol-the patr£)nage io the CPAS paironage board early in 2020. The paironage for ihe Parish of Holcombe & Hawkshaw is now shared jointly between the CPAS Patronage Board and The Re¢tor of Bury. Patrons have an imtxirtant role when appointing incumbenis io ihe parish. F.l¢clcd unoppos¢d. Deputv Chureh W#rden5 for EMMan￿e1 Church Centre Jo Venn and (i￿en BarnLs Eleclcd unopposed. Deputv Church W41rdens for Emmanuel Holcombe Susan Nuttall and Mikc Burton Elected unopposed. Report gnd Ye4rlMKbk 2021 Annual Rewin and Yearbook 2021 The P#rish of Holtombe and Ha7liksh* The Parish of Holtombe and Hawksha b. Parnehial reprtsentatiTres of the laitTr' to the Deanerv STr'n•d from Hi)Icomb¢.' Llairc Baggi)ley and Si¢ph¢n N¢￿hOuse. froTn Ilawkshaw-. Jean Houghton, with one Tr'acancy. In the meeiing. Keiih Jones was nominaied io sen'e on ihe Deanery Synod, nominated by Eth¢l Houghion seconded by Stuart Wilkinson. Agreed unanimously. Growing Faith. Worshipful. Recognising and res￿)nding io need. Compassionate. Bible-based Teaching, Mi5sional. There is a real need to be growing. Two of ihe ihree congregaiions are older and greyer. we need io creare b¢tt¢r links with ¢hildr¢n and faniilies but ther¢ is a lot which is good. 11 M#tttrs of general p*rochl*l interest e. Represent#tlvts of the laltv 10 the P.C.C. Jcnny Bunon. Mike Bunon. Jo Venn. David Lomax. Ethel Houghion. Richard Byrom, Penny Ilanl¢y, Stuart Wilkinson. Liz Webber Ethlie Slaiiery. Rosemary Artley and Sheila Partridge. All agTe¢d unanimously and duly ¢leci¢d io serve on ihe P.C.C. Stephen Newhouse offered thanks to Paul. Jo. Ruth. Caleb and Isaac Sumsion for iheir work over ihe past 15 monihs. A question from the floor enquired whether it was necessary its still refer in A.P.C.M.'s and voting 10 Ihc fom)cr parishes of Holcombc and of Hawkshaw. Paul explained Ihal when ihe two parishes becaine one in 2008 provision was made for the iwo fom)er parishes in ihc noies io the schcmL in regard lor nurnb¢rs of pla¢¢s on tli¢ Parochial Church C'()un¢il. Th¢ pasli)Tal scli¢m¢ wa5 appiol'ed by the Church Commissioners under ihe Pasioral MLasurL 19X.I. Under ihc Church Represcntaiion Rules Irule 121 wc arc able Ii) cliangc ihe r¢presentation to the P.C.C. in a way thai better reflects the development ul'the parish. However. there 15 a process lo follow, which means that we cannul ¢liangT¢ the arrangemenis for immediaic effeci in Ihis mcetinb. A way lorward wi)uld be l()r thc P.C.C. lo review th¢ arrdngcmenis and, il-requircd iherc CLiuld bc a ¥peLial ¢hureh meetln8 about Ihis. The Rev. Paul Sum%ion cxicndLd a big thank you io ihe Wardens. Dcancry SyniMI r¢prL'sentalives and P.C.C. members and thanked Ruth Sumsiun. Jane Flelcher and Gcraldinc Booih for their work on ihe P.C.C. 9 Appolntment of an Independent Ex*mlner Siuarl Mi)uli Irom Sl Anne's Church. Toitingion was nominated as ihe independent ExJTninLr. Pri)p()sed by David Lomax. secondcd by Jenny Burton Agreed unanimously. 10 Rrclors Report TIIL RLLI()r rLflcclcd on cvcn15 sincc Ihe lasl A.P.C.M. on l tr Oclober 2020 and exiLndLd hib Ihanks i() all who brin¥ ihc ¥i)od news ofihe Gospel and show a Christian pr¢s¢n¢¢ in ()ur c()mmunity. T() thc Quici mvmin¥ team. Linda Jackson. Romey Simpson and Barbara Aikin. ¢0 Ihc musicians, members of the choir, Sheila and Rosemary. the Sumsions and Tini Wcbbcr. To th(1sL who work with children. the youih team. Ihe Open ihe B￿)k team and to St¢ph¢n Ncwhiiuso for r¢¢ording th¢ stori¢s with th¢ gr¢¢n Ihal wcr¢ tnt to the three SLhools. lo lan and Layna Fleming and tv Kathryn and Julia for running ihc Travillcrs. To all thc ¥ovcrnor5 of S, Mary's and Emmanuel Holcombe ￿h0O15 for their ci)ntinuin¥ hard work. To thosc who havc contribulcd to outreach and care to the elderly. Tu those whu run the unifomied urgarti5ations To all thos¢ who have made th¢ Parish work during this time of Covid including the P.C.C. and P.L.T. and the RectOT s PA. Elaine. Thc Rc¢ior cxtcndcd a hugc ihank you and a wami welcome to all Ihose who have joined us. He said that it had ￿en a tough year in ihe community. there had been grief. loss and anxicty and wc have said goodbyc to many of our friends. The P.C.C. have been WOTking on value5. These are behind what ￿.¢ do and should infomi our respL)ns¢ t(Tr different situations.. Generous Hospitality, 12 .Noti¢fS and thanks from th¢ ch&lr a. Archdeacons visita¢ion.' via Zoom foT Church Wardens only this yeaT, Dalcs stLII to be confimicd. but wssibly Tucsday 9, Junc 2021. b. Nexi P.C.C.: 7..10 pm by z￿)M on Monday 81h June 2021. 13 Closln% prai'er and BlesslnR The Rii.. lan Fliming Lli)%Ld the meeting wilh prayer and a blessing at 8.45pm. Annual Report and Yearbook 2021 ADttu*l Report and Yearbook 2021 The Parish of Holtombe and Hav•ksh* The Parish of Holtombe *nd Hawksh* The Parish of Holcombe and Hawkshaw Emmanucl Church, Holcombe. and Emmanuel Church Centre, Longsight Road, Holcombe Brook. and St. Mary, Hawkshaw. In the Deanery of Bury, the Diocese of Manchesler. Annual Report and Financial Statements of the Parochial Church Council For the year ended 31 December, 2021. Annual Report for 2021 Statement: The P.C.C. of the Parish of Holcombe and Hawk5haw has the responsibility of cIH)peraiing with Ihe incumbeni. the Rev'd. Paul Sumsion. in promotin¥ in ihe ecclesiasiical parish ihe whole mission of ihe Church. pasioral. evangelical. social and ecumenical. li also has mainienance responsibility for Sl Mary. Hawkqhaw. Emmanucl Church. Holcombe and Emmanuel Church Ccntrc and Canon Lcwis Hall, Long%ight Road, Holcorn￿ Br(Mlk. Membership of the P.C.C.: Members of the P.C.C. are either ex offiLiLI or elected by ihe Annual Parvchial ChurLh Meetin¥ in acLL)rdallLe wilh Ihe C'hurLh RepTe5enlali()n Rules. Durin¥ ihL year ihe following served as members of the P.C.C.: Incumhent: The Rcv'd. Paul Sumsion. Lliuirmuir & R¥L'fOr. Aswciate ￿linIsters. Thc Rei,'d. Roben. W. Aircy. The Rcv'd. Vic. Flcichcr. Curale.. Rev'd. lan Fleming. Ex Officio Members: 'ardcns: Klr. PLier Hardcastle. Irom Mai, ?n21. Michael Booih in Ma¥, ?n21 Mr. Stephen Newhouse. from Mui, 2019. (Lui. Yic'é..Clruirmuii fJl'P.C.C.). Rector: Th¢ R¢v'd. Paul H. Sumsion, Th¢ Vi¢arug¢. Bi)It()n R()ad, Hawkshaw. Bury. BL8 4JN. Repre5eAiailves OTh the De&nen' Svnod.. From Emmonmel ond Emmonmel Churt'h C¢lllre.' C-lair¥ IlagJ¥i{)ILy and Siephcn Ncwhou5e. Gcraldinc B()(¥ih li) Mtii. )13)I, Keith Joncs .[npm Mui, 2Q21 and Jean Huu8hivn. FMM & Mani's, H#wl¢.¥h4w.' Elected Members: Bank: Royal Bank of Scoiland Fourtccn Mem￿rS arc clcclcd al thc Annual Parochial Church Mcctin8.15even from the congrcgation5 of Emmanucl. Holcomk or Emmanucl Church Ccnlre and scvcn froin thc ong￿gatIon of Hawkshaw. S,. Maryl. Insurers: Ecclesiastical Insurance. Those elecied ai ihe A.P.C.M in May 2021. were.. from 5 Hawk5haw." Kichard Byrom. Jane Fletcher io AIL?1. 7O2J. Penny Hanley, Ethel Houghion. Ruth Sumsion io Aldi. 20?]. Edward Slattery.[rom Mai. ?0 ?/, Stuart Wilkinson, Liz. Webber and Jo Sumsion (co-opied.from July 2021). Honorary Treasurer. David Lomax. Gift Aid Coordinator Judith Horro¢ks. Holcombe Church Cenire were.. Rosemary Anley. Jennifei Burton. Michael Burton. David Lomax. Sheila Partridge, and Jo Venn. (with one vacancy). Independent Examiner Stuart Moult. Annual Report and Yearbook 2021 ADttu*l Report and Yearbook 2021 The Parish of Holcombe and H￿￿kSha The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Hawkshaw Rvader5 anil Depiity. Iyardens are nol e.r officio members of ihe P.C.C.. bill are able lo stand.for eleclion at the A.P.C.M. Emmanuel Holcombe Team Report 2021 We continued to provide video Choral EN'ensong and Compline until July when aclual 5ervice5 ie-slaTled. It had been decided ihai ChL)ral Evensong would re- join our schedule of services. with an evening Holy Communion I f>62 about four timc$ ycar. Readers: Mr. Michael Burton. (also Depurt, Warden. (Emmanuel) elected to P.C.C.). Mr. Richard Byrom. elecied to ihe P.C.C.). Mrs. Ethel Houghion. (also elerlvd to ihe P.C.C.). Mrs. Jane Fletcher, (also elected to ihe P.C.C.). MTS. Jo Sumsion. (li1.f￿ co-opied onio P.C.C. hos been Children and Fomilies Minisln. FacililatorIrom Seplember 2021). 2021 was unsurprisingly a strdnge year. The Emmanuel. Holtombe Team met three limes during ihe year. ofcourse many ofihc regular aciiviiies and somc minor building work did not ￿ke place. Famlly and Chlldren Provision Jo Sumsiiin siarted Weekly Coffee M()min#s l()r parents and carers i¥l' L)ur School children on Wedne%day at gam, lalso Tucsday al St Mary'sl, which has bccn successful in aiiraclingi around S or 9 dults and a coupl¢ ol'toddl¢rs ca¢h w¢¢k. For Ihc fulurc wc arc lo(Iking al tainily pr()vision with d txissiblc C'ulè C'hurLh and havc re-iniroduLcd re￿ul￿r Fainily and Paradc Scrvices. DeputJ' Church Wardens Lmiiianuel ChurLh klolLL)mbe'. MiLhael Burton and Susan Nultall. Emmanucl ChuTch Centr¢'. Gwen Barnes and Jo. Venn. Covid 19 Restrictions We were able IL) hold regular service Ihis year. wilh various resiriciion such a social disiancing. one way sysiems. mask wearing. cic. Si. Mary's Hawk%haw'. Riihard Byriim (ic) Muv 20211. Eddie Slaltery rfrom Miii, 2021)and Ray Houghton. Bulldlng work Structure: ()ur plans for buildin8 work were put to ihc DAC and their fecdback 8encrally supkx)n¢d our plans. bul required larifi¢ation of somc a￿a5 of work. r¢sultin8 in 50mc chang¢s lo plan drdwin8s and ihc updated plans bcing submiiicd in the *¢ond half of 2021. We expeci approval early in 2022. There have been numerous minor repairs ihroughout the year Our Ihanks go 10 Ihe nunierous pcoplc wh(1 (iffcr Iheir iin)e. bkills. adviLL and SUPWn l(1 all i)I'thc work al Emnianuel, HolLombe, we are ¢xtr¢mcly gralilul. (1) Standlng CommltteelLeadershlp Teams: W¥ arc required by law. not only to have a Parochial Church Council. duly elected to rcprc&ent our pari5hioner5. but &150 a Standin8 Committee. which Can attend io ur8eni parish busin¢ss bctwc¢n P.C.C. mcctings, if n¢c¢ssary. Mcmbcrship.. Ri'i.. Paiil Srim.Yioii. Rei,. Roh<'i'l Airey. Clttire Biigsy{)lei,. .IvitiJifer BIip'ic)ii. Michael Btirloii. aiid Sfeplie Nem'lioiise. In b¢lw¢en P.C.C. m¢¢lings thc Parish L¢ad¢rship T¢am, {of which ih¢ Standing Conimitlee is partl. Emmanuel. Holcombe Leadership Team. Emmanuel Church Ccnire Lcadership Tcam and St. Mary. Hawkshaw Lcadership Tcam rncct. Each L¢adcrship Team organises Working group5 Within their own church. Servlces Thc decision lo stop the 8am Holy Communion Servi¢¢ 1662 was tak¢n as numbcr5 attcnding had droppcd. Icven before the pandcmicl, lo around five people. (including Clergy. Warden and Assistanil. Thc Parish Lcadcrship Team.. Rvv. P. Siimss(>rt. Rev. R. Airej. Barbaro AikÉJV. Michoel Booih io Mai. )021. Peier Hurdco5tlc Urom Mai, 2021). Michael Burton. Rev. Vic. Flelcher. Eihel Houghion. Ddi'id Lom(E.r. SiephL'n NeM,hoiise. Jo Venn. Rev. Fletcher Jo Sumsion (from Svpi¥mb¥r 2021 C'hil(IrYn Familivs Minisin. Farililoior). 10 Anttuxl Report I'txrbook 2021 Attnual Report Alld Yearbook 2021 The Parish of Holtombe and Hawksh*w Tht Parish of Holeombe and Hawkshaw Emanuel Church Centre Team Report 2021 Fabric Report 2021 church building which is tL) be expected as thc building is llsed a lot,. so int¢rior decoration will have to be addressed soon. Some thought need5 to be given to a replacemeni healin¥ sy51em in the near future. li is a coniinuous battle with qlipping slates and leaking gutt¢r systcms, but overall theso hav¢ hcld up rcasonably well under some testing times. Feedback fTLim the DAC with regard5 io ihe kiichenlioileisls(iund desklstorage plans showed that ihey approvcd in principle bul at prescni cannot support the proposal, resultinky in soJn¢ changes to plan drawings and fr¢sh plans will bc subJnilt¢d in 2022. Due io ihe coniinuing Coronavirns Pandemic a loi of the usual building work has IK7cn restricicd The gencrdl condirion of all thrtt buildings is however generdlly satisfaclory and where there are defecls and pioblems they are bein¥ noted and remedied when px)ssible. MuLh work has been done in coniinuing 10 ensure thc buildings werc Covid safc. including the drawing up a ¢omprehonsiv¢ Risk Asse5smcnts. de￿151￿8 one way systems. spacing seatin8. provision of sanitiser, ele. This year has Lertainly shown us ihat the ChU￿h is the people not just a buildin¥. We were all dLliuhiLd io return a5 a Icllowship together, bul we had kept in Lon1￿Cl by phone or in person. S()me i)f ()ur gri)up% and organisalions arc back nomial and there have bccn Serviccs wilh and wiihi)ui ma5ks.wc have b¢¢n delikJht¢d lo be ablc to sing again in churLh.Th￿rtk￿ musl g(1 lil Shcilrks quietly bchind Ihe scenes Llcaninb?. washinb Ihc linen. Llcaning> Ihe brab% and silver. fl()wcr arranging ()r 4iiund. PA and %lrcaming tcchnician%, Deputy WaTden¥ and Id%1, bul not least. ili¢ 4id¢m¢n anil w()mcn who play such an LlllPi)rtant rolc in wclcoming pcoplc lo our scrviccs. The practical help and tinancial a5Si5iance of many pcvplc conlinucs lo play a maji)r part in IhL Care i)I' Ihe buildings. and our gralelul ihank% go lo ¢veryon¢ who has ¢ontribut¢d in any way. St. Mary, Hawkshaw Team Report 2021 Emmanuel Church Centre Thc building and surrounding gardcns are in a gcnerally BOLNJ stalc of rcpair. due in no small part lo Ihc dcdicaied work of volunteers. which has continued. during the pandemic. At one working party a group painted the E.C.C. interior walls. Thc fivc ycarly clcctrical system inspcction was conducted with only minor recommendatL0115. and Several electtical repair5 being completed at the same time. Peier Hdnlrd.¥ile ttiidsieplieii N*whr)si.%e. cl1u￿11￿.urdC￿5 March 2022 No Report Received St. Mary's. Hawkshaw The groundQgardcn and grdvoyard are well ￿￿intained and in good order. There are signs of general wear and tear in the 12 Aknnu81 Report and Yearbook 2011 ADttu81 Rtport and Yearbook 2021 The Parish of Holtombe and Hawksh* The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Hawkshaw P.C.C. Review of the Year 2021 be streamed online and oiher aciiviiies such as Open ihc Book w¢r¢ pre-rccordcd and available on YouTube. In July a survey was carried out to gauge the feelings of the congregations in regard io Ihe relaxing of Covid-safe measures. The responses from ihis online suryey infornied ihe P.C.C.'s decisions. Christmas look place in Hawkshaw and Holcombe Chuwhcs, but had 10 be abandoned for Holcombe Brook Primary School due lo rising Covid infections. Wilh Jo Sumsion'5 role as Children and Families Ministry Faciliiaior commencing in Sepiember opportuni¢ies for mission gnd ouirea¢h were ideniified. These includcd a weckly morning drop-in for par¢nts of school childr¢n al both Holcombe and Ilawkshaw and ihe introduction of Campfire Church at E.C.C. Safeguarding: During thc course ofthe year Liz Webber took over from Elaine Allum as Safe¥uarding Officer. The members or the P.C.C. along with people in various other relevani roles. were required lo undenakc online safeguarding iraining. Th¢ P.C.C. mct cighi timcs during 2021. all but two of the niectin85 taking placc via Zoom. An average of17 Icmbcrs allcn(led cach Tnccting. In addiliiin. IhL P£irish LeU.% plans for projects to improve faciliiies at b()Ih H()Ici)Inbe and Ilawkshaw C'hurcli¢s madc slow progre55 thriiubyh th¢ DiLIL¢san Advisory C'(Iinmitlcc and ihc P.C.C. was kept updaied as relevant. S() muLh ()fihe business ol'boih ihe P.C.C. and P.L.T. cenlrcd arL)und the impa¥t ol'C()vid 19, diy¥us5ing ways to miligatc its damaging ctyccl on thc hurLlI's ability t() wurship t()&ycthcr. pr()vidc l()r Icll()w.%hip and sprcad the gospcl. Church Groups: Regular giriiup¥ 4uih as miLI-wcck m￿lingS rcsumcd Irom ScplLmber. Mlssion Communities: ThL t)ii)LLb¥ Ii'ill bl. divided inlo 33 Mission Communiti￿. Ihc Bury ond Ri).%s¢ndale D¢anery Comprising fiv Mi.%sion Community arcas. This will com¢ into cffect during 2022. The P.C.C. di5¢U5sed the impli¢aiion5 of such a p￿)lIn¥ of resources and ihe need 10 replace reiiring slipendiary clergy. Th¢ folli)wing matt¢r5 w¢ro consid¢rod during th¢ y¢ar'. Ordin8tion gnd Licf nsing: During July lan Fl¢ming was ordain and Jo Sumsion was liccnscd as Lay Reader. Training: A.L.M. training was approvcd for scvcral n)cmbcTS of Ihc pari%h and Fir51 Aid trainin¥ look place in November. Tr¢&sur¢r'g Rrport: Th¢ P.C.C. r¢¢eivcd an updat¢ on our financial po%ition at cach mccting. Following Ihc prcviou5 ycar'5 5UCCCSS irt paying the Parish Sharc in full. David Lvmax advised that there would be a shortlall of£4.1)00 during 2021. Chlldren F*mllle$ MSnl$try Facililator: In 2021 ihe P.C.C. approved funding for the ¢mploymcnl of a Children and Familics Ministry Facilitator lo work 15 hours per wttk. The position was duly advertised and followin8 a rigorous interview proces5 ¢aTried out by a small team. the P.C.C. was delighied io apw)int Jo Sumsion 10 the posiiion. Jo ihus staned in hcr new role in S¢ptcmbcr. Jo V¢nn agrced to bc her lin¢ manager and will continue to monitor and support Jo's progress going forward. Michael Booth: Sadly, during Ihc year we lost Michael Booth. Chu￿hWardcn. Lay Rcadcr and long-scrving mcmbcr of Ihc P.C.C.. Hi% dcath ha5 left a huge gap in the lifc ofour Parish. partlcularly within the Hawkshaw family, and he will be 8reatly missed. Mi$$ifjn And Oulre8f h: Expericnce Easter took place oulsid¢ for our two church schools. Easter trails Covid Restrictions: for families were organised at all three Thc P.C.C. cn%urcd that all government ¢entre5. "Thy Kingdom Come" l)(K)klets rulcs and Church olEngland advice was were disiribuied bel￿'ten Ascension and adhered to thioiL8hout the year. Much of PenieLosi. Digiial Family Prayer the plannin¥ ielaiin¥ tu Covid was Ad￿'entUre maps wcrc also distributed conducied ai P.L.T. meetings allowing for through the schools. Thcrc was an a more timely response ¢i) the ever opportunity to remember departed loved- changing situation. Services CL)niinued to ones at E.C.C. in No3'ember. Experience 14 Attttu81 Report and Yearbook 2021 Verger: Eric Shon( was oppointed Vcrger ot Hawkshaw Church. Anllual Rtport and Yearbrpok 1021 15 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawkshaw The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Hawkshaw School Governors: The P.C.C. endorsed the appointment5 of seveTal members of the church to the governing bodies of our church schools. Report for the Bridge, Bentley and Ramsbottom Trust for 2021. The work of the Tlusl ha5 Colltinued during the year with TTU5tees actively looking for ways to help those in need. Please read the promotional inforniation below and if we can help anyone in need pleas¢ l¢t them know about ihc Trust. The ExwJdiwr¢ for thc y¢ar was £5724. Grnnis were awarded in the followiny ways.. (I I 'One ojf book grants to University srudents, {2Jl Welfare. and I I l Educational. George Sandiford Legacy: A Icgacy of £25.IMIII was received from Gcorgc Sandiford who WOTshipped at Emmanu¢l Church C¢ntr¢. Peiinj Hanlei,. P.C.C. Stcreiary The Bridge. Benilej. R4M.sbornom Tru.sl was ¢re4ied 4.f ofihe Johm T Bridge ond three oihersmaller choriiable Iru.sl.f in 2002. Small grants available for all ages D• >•¥. •r a•y••t >0¥ k••w* I￿￿11*￿ to P*fJ for A m¥ch •rrdfil 1¢r￿ e.R. Si•ir Ilft. w￿1114% fr*mr. Ipr¢l•lli *d*pird •r *iihiw iht B•r> DtAmti>: We eA• wlith l In we rn*&¢ Iirt * Iltilt e#Jkr". l.tl M5 k#oY If )• Difff r•Ali for: b•okAl¢qulprne•t. fbthl irlp Bridge B¢ntl¢y Ramsbottom Trusi has small grants available to those in n¢cd living within a thrce milc radius of Emmanuel, Holcombe Church, Holcombc or thosc living Wlthin the Bury Deanery as dcfincd on I" January 2020. Tbe file Trllstees treat each applitation in strictest confidence. ApplitatioDS are welcomed from people of faith or none. 16 Anllual Report and Yearbook 2021 Report and learbook 2021 17 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawkshaw The Parisb of Holcombe and Ha￿kshaW The Diocese of Manchester, the Deanery of Bury and Rossendale Synod Report 2021 The Rector's Report will be given verbally at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting As rew)rted lasi year the main focus of Ihis year has been ihe forniaiion of ihe Mission Communiiies ihroughoui ihe dioccse. Our deanery is to bc divided into five Mission Communiii¢s. Our parish will b¢ Mission Community 3 ¢omprising Flolcombe and Ilawkshaw, RamslM)ttom Team and S,. Anne. Tottington. th on the 25 April The meetings ol'synod gives reprLbeniaiives valuablL L)PPI)rtuniiics to mecl and disLuss maiiLr5 With members of (Trthcr parighcq aLr()qs ihe deanery. Each PaTi¥h 1% cntiil¥d i() rcpTc%eniati()n a¢LI)rding Ii) Ihcir yi7.c, Our Eleclordl Roll entiil¢d us i() r(IUT mcmbcrs. Mlsslon Communlty Laad•r Wc will siart Ihis ncw way of working from January 2022. As part of that PTOC¢SS il is hop¢d lo make appoinlm¢nls of all Missiorh Communily Lcadcrs belwccn January and June 2022. P.C.C. s. Wardens and ¢on¥rcgaiiLbns were asked io pui names forward laie in 2021. Thc Dcancry Synod mcl two this y¢ar. New Deanery Thi% yLJf %ilW the fomiaiion of a new DLanLry'. IhL l()rmLr Bury. R()sbendalc. Ra(ILlillL and PrL%iwiLh (ILanLries were LombinLLI li) lomi UNF. Ll¥anLry'. the D¢aniry ()l- Bury and R()sscndalc with UNF. arca Dean. Th¢ new Area D¢an is Revd C'anon Dr. Rachcl Mann. who was Arca Dean ol-withinglon. Incumbent of St. NiLhulas Burnagc and Curalc of S,. Cl)ad L£idybarn Imanchcsler Dioce5el. In June. Mrs. Kathryn Polliird was appointed Deanery Lay Chair. ThL inaugural mccting was held on 6, July. via Zi)om with a further meeting in Scptcmbcr, a150 via Zoom. Focal Leader WiihLIL thc cach Mission Community. every ccntrc of worship will have a namcd focal Icadcr who will proyidc the pasiordl care for that Centre. This will be either a slipendiary priesi. (who may also be ihe mission communiiy leaderl. another ordained minisler. or aloy person- such a% a Reader, or Authorised Lay Minister IA.L.M.l. or any othcr suilablc lay person who is ap￿inted to thc role. There will be a focus on developing specific mini51rie5 and skills to meet the need5 of I￿al people. They should be apwbinied by 2023 Thc ycar has again been overshadowed by the Covid Pandemic. Claire Baggolej.. Keiih Jones. Jean Hotighion andsiephen NeM'ht>use. Moreh 20?2 18 Anllual Report and Yearbook 2021 Report and Yearbook 2021 19 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawksh*w The Parish of Hol¢ombt and Hawkshaw Safeguarding Report 2021 SAFEGUARDING POLICY PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH The following w)li¢y was a8r¢¢d at th¢ Par￿hla[ Church Coun¢il IP.C.C.) m¢¢ting h¢ld on 14. Mar¢h 2022 . In accordance with the Church of England Safeguarding Policy our church is committcd io.. Psalm 82 verse 3 says, 'Defend the weak and the fatherless. uphold the case of the poor and ihc oppreqsed. Rescue ihe weak and the ncedy and dclivcr thcm from th¢ hand of th¢ wi¢k¢d. As a ehurch. we want lo ensure that the children and vulnerable adults in our COTnmunily are prolcLILd. WL reLv¥nLse Ihe Lalling and duly IL) l()vc and Larc l£)r ihe vulnerable and marginalised and pri)IcLI all Irom abuqc. The Pari8h i)f Hi)Icombc and Hawk.%haw continue io li)Ilow ihc Bishops. Safcguarding Policy and PTa¢tice GuiddlllL and Li)nlinuc lu r¢vi¢w our own SulLgyuardinbJ P()liLy annually. There has been one safeguarding repo which has needed io be invesiigaied over Ihe last year. Promoiing a safer environmeni and culture. Safely recruiting and suppotting all those wilh any responsibility related to children. yOUll8 people and vulnerable adults within the chuTCh. Reswnding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegyation. C'aring pastorally for victimslsurvivors of abus¢ and other affc¢tcd persons. C'aring pastorally for thosc who ar¢ the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse ond i)Ihcr affccied persons. ReskX)nding io ihosc thai may tsx)sc a present risk to oihers. Parish will.. C rcaie a sarc and caring place for all. Have a namcd Parish Safeguarding Officer IP.S.O.l io work with the incumbent and Ihc P.C'.C. lo implemeni puliLy and procLdures. Safely rccruil. Irdin and support all Ihosc wilh any rcspon5ibilily f()r childrcn. yviing pcople and adulis lo haN'¢ lh¢ ¢onfid¢n¢¢ and skills lii r¢¢(Tr&rnise aiid rc%p()nJ i() abu%¢. Ensure that IhcTC is appTopriale insurance ¢ovcr for all activities involving childr¢n and adulis undcnokcn in Ihc namc ()fihe parish. Display in church prcmiscs and on ihc Parish wcbsitc ihe deiails ofwho lo c()nlacl if IhLrc are safc¥uardin¥ concerns (Ir Sup￿)￿ nceds. Llsicn lo and lake seriously all ih05e who disclusc abuse. Takc steps lo prolccl childrcn and adulis whcn a safcBuardinbT C()nccrn lil. any kind aris¢s. following Housc of Bishops guidanc¢. including ni)lilyin& Ihc DiiiL¢san Saf¢guarding AdN'jseT ID.S.A.l and %talut()ry ag¢nci¢s inimcilialcly, ()Irer supw)n t() victimslsurvivors ofabuse regardless ol-the type ofabuse, when or where it olcurred. Carc for and moniior any member of thc church Communiiy who may pusc a risk to children and adults whilst maintainin8 appiopriate confidcniiallty and the safcty ofall paTIics. Ensure that hcalth and safety policy, proccdurc5 and risk asscssmcnts are in placc and that thcs¢ rcvi¢w¢d annually. Rcvi¢w th¢ implementalion of the Safeguarding Policy, Proc¢durc5 ond PrHc¢iccs a¢ leasi annually. Each pct50n who wotk5 Within this chuich community will agree to abide by thi5 policy and the guidelines established by this church. Saf¢guarding is everyone's responsibility. Ensuring your DBS arml Safeguarding Training requirements are up lu dale. alongside actin¥ L)n any conccms you mi¥hi have. rc¥arding children and vulncrablc adulis. is ab.soluicly ncccssary for all ihose in qualifying roles. Thank you to everyone. for the oll¢ctiv¢ Cffort in making our church¢s as safe a5 we can. I reccnily look ovcr Ihc role of Parish Salcb?uardinb7 ()IliLLr Ir(Im Elainc Allum. wliiLh L()inLidLd with gri)upb ruslanin loll()wing il()SUTLS JUL Ii) IhL Ci)r(Trnavims Pandcmii and a ¢han¥c in p()li¢y which nvw requir¢% DIIS ¢h¢ik% and Parish Sllfcguarding Training Ii) bc updalcd cv¢ry Ihrcc ycar% as opposcd to fivc ycars, as it had bcen previously. This has mcani a lot I'pL(?ple have needed DBS LheLks updating in Ihc past lew months and I'm extrLmcly gralcful lo everyone who has complctcij applications during this lim¢. Many P¢Lipl¢ hav¢ a150 ¢nmplet¢d th¢ir Di()cc.%an Safcguarding Training, though wc still have a number of people needin8 to do this. In ordeT ¢0 ensure we Tneet the criteriney li) update thc Inforniation T¢¢hnolu&y dovi¢cs us¢d by Ihc LhildrLn and sialT. WL arL 5() exLiicd ¢0 have a lull class sci ()l-the laicyt ChromctM)oks and uriiup sc15 vl. iPads. The quality equipmeni will enablc uy io provid¢ oulslandin&i Ii)lornialion TeLhn()l()¥y ICdLhin¥. We Lann()I thank the PTA cnough. oupl4¥" sou ui Wc havc rc-fom)cd SLh(bol C'()un¢il and Faiih Ambossadors all()wing children to have a ioicc and to bc ablc to influcncc decisions. The School Council have 5cl¢ct¢d ihc ¢hariti¢s w¢ going lo SUPtM)n this year. We havc an on¥Liin proj￿1 to collect ffft)d for Ramsboltom Paniry. Wc also acicd as a collcclion point for ihe Ukraine cmergency supply appeal. Wc havc rcccnily crcated a passionalc group called Planei Proteciors. They have ompl¢i¢d an audit and haN'¢ chos¢n arcas Io iTnprove. The main projcct aims to reduce our consumpiion of gas and electricity. Wc arc making a whole school etrort. We are also ¢olle¢iing ¢ri5p packets for r¢cycling until July 2022. Th¢ children are so proud of our school and are relentless in their passion to contribute. We are truly blessed. Wc are deli&hied with (iur new %tylish rnilingb and &>aics. Th¥y have inLrcayLd sitc sccurily and hclp us all lo tccl %alcr in sch(x)l. We have applied r(Ir SC'A fundin via Man¢hc%l¢r Di()¢c%¢ lo ¢nmplcl¢ the projcct by adding railings to thc chiirch and playgri)und b()unJary. We await their rcsponsc. 'Lovelv io go oiii ond meeifriends i¥'hcpn ioii ure on iviir Ann. 'Si) mcini. choices o[soiiip.f uiicl Ile.fserls w'e are spoili.. Maurccrt. 'Food. Friendf FelloHship'. Annette. This says it all.wiih up to seven ¢htsi¢es of soup.and trifle or Cakes io enjoy ihere is something for everyone eSt￿lalIY vegetarians. Thanks as always to.. Romey, Anncttc, Jenny and Christine. for their culinary ski115 and to all our fricnds who tnakc Soup Company the grcat place it is. If you hay¢ never been. you are missing a treat. Thc ¥r(iup is ¢xa¢tly a.% it was meant to bc. g()(Id %()iip and gtH)d company and this is 1011()wcd by a communion service. But don't jus¢ take it from me: this is what svme ol'our members say.. Eyccllé'iir lood.. David. 'Frivndli. Compuiii.. Ross. 'Very.f¢iii.Il.i'ing', Ken. 'Gi)(kl.¥ele¢iion of.goup.f ond lovely ComiMnJ', Elfie. It mftkes mv, dtiv and il is nice to be waileilo Muriel. li makes a Thiirsduy 5pecial'. Betty 'Very enjoi'able compani, and[ood'. Susan. We are grateful for all the wider opportunitic% we arc now ablc Ii) Providc fcir vur Lhildren and dre ihankful Ivr Ihe support w¢ r¢c¢ivc from Si Mary's Church comniunity. A 5pecLal thai)ks lo Jo Sumsion who has led our Lhoir. arranged Tl)ursday collectivc worship. and provided relreshmenis for parenis every Tuesday morning. "nd regard5 Gerdldiiie Wo¥)dwdrcl Head Tearher Jo Yen After nvo years we have been able io have facc to face Parents, EN'enings and services in church wilh parents. We have Attnual Report and YearbDolL 2021 28 AnnuAI Report And YeArbook 2021 29 The Parish of Holcombe and Hayksh* The Parish of Hol¢ombe HaM'k5h* What anothcr unusual year. This time last year we were in the second t￿tional lockdown and were hoping that 2022 would start viru5 tree. Unlortunaiely, this is ntsi the case and we are coniinuing to live wilh the daily iniemiplions the vit bTings. Not all is downiroddcn and glum though. W¢ hav¢ achieved som¢ amazing things this year that we would like to share. We were dellyhied to be able to work cl(¥sLly wilh ihL LhurLh ai Easier its hold thc P.xpcrienLe F.asier cxirava¥an7.a on the land ai thc back ot school. Wc al.%0 hcld our Eostcr scrvicc oulsidc and it wa5 lovely to all bc togycthcr again. of our immediate local area wilh children walking on th¢ miN)rs and into the wn livL day% iii May, Ela.%cd lin matcriol PT(Iduccd by CPAS, inlcractiv¢ pray¢r slali(Trns i)n ihc Ih¢m¢s i)f Thank%¥iving. Lamcnl, LcJrninbT and Prayer were set up as an aid lu pcrsvnal praycr. As circumstances chan¥cd and rcstricii()ns blibhily ca%Ld. an upddicd ver%i(Trn i)I'thi¥.-Looking Back & loi'in% On" wa.% ()IT¥￿.￿ Jl P..C'..C. ()n Friday ev¢ning and Saturday morning of 15" & 16" Octobcr. Also in Oclober, the usual montlily Quiet ￿lOrnIng5 rc5unicd. Thc5c had LlcaTly bccn n)1sscd a5 there were record aiiendances lor ihe 3 monihb UP l(> Ihe end ()l-Ihe year. IAn average 01-21 pe(>plel Tgize $ervicf$ alsi) resumed. with one on th¢ ¢v¢ning of 3rJ Octob¢r IHarv¢stl and onc as the morning servicc at E.C.C. on Advent Sunday128' November). We hope to offer opportunilles for reflection and meditaiive worship Ihroughoul 2021. and a wami invitaiion is extended to anyone who would like to join us ai any of thcse cvcnts. Our speakers ai our lasi few meetings in¢liid¢d our own Paulin¢ Howk¢r. who sp()ke ab()ul Ihe'"¥arden serviLes" Irom Canlcrbiiry Caihcdral., Ciloria Meicalfc wh() Tead us a seleLliun vf her poetry and Richard Francc who Shared wilh us s¢vcrJl i)f the monolo&Fues writt¢n by his laihLr. Philip. aboui H()IL()mbe church life and times at ihcir h()mc ai Dickfi¢ld. Thei-L' is better in this year's report! Th¢ Drop In is op¢n- with caution. There are presenily fewer people aihenn¥ than when we re-opened last July. bui the pre-chrisimas rise in Covid inleciions forccd somc members io isolaie or shicld. As govemmcni advice changes and reslrictions lift. more mighi well Telurn. (ktober I Iih: Sheila provided a musical a(Icm(x)n. which as always is WODdcrful. ijitrli. fil'e memher.f iodap,. (kiober 201b: Robert vcry inlercsting tslk 'iih Ihc tille of "P¢rfvm¢s in th¢ Bible- Si.Y lirc.mhe￿. Noitmbf r 8, Bessie "Remembrance Readin&?%"w'iih photos and siories o( iniLres1. Tr-iii. m¥mh¥rF. Noi'embf r 2￿. Roben ' Ladies in the In DccembeT, we held our usual ChTi%lina% LunLh at Ihc Sykcsidc Hotel. de8pilL li bcin&i a wcl and windy day, Ihcr¢ was a warm wclL()me and gJLiod food whcn we goi ihere. Th¢ro 15 5u¢h nc¢d for fellowship and conver5alion is a real means of being tO8ether- pariicularly for Ihose who live alone. D¢ctmb¢r 61*: Robcrt shared "Different Chrisimas Siori¢s" Lols of fa¢ls and stories.whal would w¢ do wiihoul Robcrt helpin8 us OUIII si.r mi'mth.r.¥. December 20" Joini Carol Seryice for all Hall users. Gooil allepidapicv. New Year we stsrted lo meet once a month %tarting with 'A Diff¢r¢nt Isrdel" by Mr. & Mrs. Kcllington. Film show and talk. Which very well presented. We are always pleased to welcome new members. please come and Join us .we need you. on ihe 4th Monday ofthe month, with inler¢sting thlks and of cours¢ t¢a and bi%uits. More details from'.- Mts. Pauline Keighley 01204 884476 Mts. Ann Milius 01204 880677 Ann Miliii5. Despite (?ur Short meeiing season up 10 thi4 rLw)rt, WL diLI managil l() havc iwo Aiinual Cjcncral Mccling5, onc poslponcd Ir()ni 21121 dnd i)ur rLgular i)ne in bruary thi.% ycar. I would lik¢ to take Ihits (?pp()ftunily 10 thank the Ctsmmiitce m¢mb¢rs liir yll their hard WOTk over thi5 last ycar. As ever. we offer lea. coffee and biscuits io ac¥ompany our chais and all are welcome caLh Monday morning 10.lthm until miil-day. Gloria. Wc havc a full programmc ovcr the next year. meeting on ¢he tirsl Tuesday of ea¥h mi)nih in thc Emmanucl Church Ccntrc at 2.OOpn). All are welLome. Su please keep an ey¢ on QUT N()li¢¢ Boards, the church ma¥azine and the re¥ular weekly emai15 about Lhurch evenis. Robert Air Correspondence Officer. 32 Aknnu81 Report and Yearbook 2011 Rtport and le*rbook 2021 33 The Parish of Holtombe and Hawksh*w The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Hawkshaw Emmanuel Holcombe Choir there were large numbors of D¢lia cases. and then Omicron took off. SL) SOTne children did have io miss praciices as a result of Covid. li was great rclief that ¢nough child￿n were well on th¢ day of the serviec. We are sad ihai we ha*¢ had lu Say our final farewell 10 Colin. who was a member ofihe choir for ihiny ycars. Bui li was good io play our pan in ihe cclcbraiion of his lifc, We miss him, Hilda and s¢vernl other memb¢rs whos¢ healih has d¢terioralcd.. Richard Carr. Dori5 Locketi. Pal Carver and Gwyneih Adshcad. Wc ar¢ sorry that Beryl now prefers to sil in the ¢(kngrcgaiivn when she is herc. bui we undcrbtand her rcasons. Wc are 8Taieful ror all shc has done for the choir over many y¢aTS. W¢ arc glad that John Fairclough h r¢lurned to play for u$. and h¢ has agr¢ to lakc choir practiccs for mc should thc need ari5c. But I have no plans to break any mvre bones. We ￿Las1onallY welcome people forn) elsewhere io augmeni our forces. We were pleased that Keiih Boll was able lo sing with us at the carol ￿rVICe and Colin's funcral. Whcn Ihcrc are two basscs but no tenor. Richard France often supplies the n115sin8 part, which i5 Inost helpful. Jill Hunt 5 husband Brian will a150 be singing bass with us from lime io lime. and we appre¢iaie his ¢oniribuiion. Music at Hawkshaw From Seprember. we welcomed back our team of sin¥ers- David. Dot. Jane and Susan- who had been nable Iv partiLipate O￿tr lockdown due to social distancing requirements. It was also wonderful to elcomc Loraine and Keiih io the icam and we arc n(FW able io roiaie singer and TllusiLians wl)ich is a loN'cly position to be in. Tl)anks also lo C'olcb Suin$ion ho sicppcd up to Icading and choosing songs by him8elf and hag di)ne an exLcllLni j(Ib. S4Ldly. Seplcmber wa& a15() a time 10 say ¥()LKlbyc Iii Ruth Sumsi()n, whil. allcr ¢hi¢vingy sp¢¢la¢ularly in h¢r A l¢vcls. dcpartcd for Lca Abbcy in Deviin. Tliank yi)u Ruth for all you have given to Si Mary's. Ai C'hrisln)as. Ihc Lar()I scrviLc n)usiL was abJaLll ()T8ani%cd by Jii. Thanks l(} Ihe iusician% ai)d singrcr% inv()Ivcd. De¢¢mb¢r als() saw ih¢ tir%1 Canipfir¢ C hurchcs in which wc ￿ere ubl¥ li) sing Christmas Laft)Is an)und a wami lire. These Loniinue i(1 g>i) Ir()m blrL'ngith i() siren8th in 2022. Wlth Jo 5 ncw rolc in ihe parish. we werc also ablc lo bcgin wclci)miiibT St Mary'% School choir lo participalc in Icading %ongs i)n a T¢gular basi%. Many of us, will have leli ihe emolii)n ()l-seeing large group i)I'LhilJren ji)ining the musicians at the Iront vl'LhurLh. waving fla¥s and shaklng perLu55ion and sin¥in Ihe words from 'The Bles5in8': Mcii. Hi.¥.fcii'i)ur hÉ' iiijoii Fg)ti And ll ilii)ii.¥ditclgÉ'iierdiioii.f Ancl Yc)ur ltsmili, tsiJJ i'i)iir c.liilclrepi An(1 ilieir childreii. uiid rlieir c.liil(Irrt May ¢hese words be our prayer for our families. friends. LhurLhes and corntnunities over the next year and bcyond. rim Webber Our sear of niusic at Si Mary's during 2021 was one of a gradual and cautious wrn io som¢ l¢vel of nom)ality. alb¢it on often very diffcreni nornial than whai we had previously knowi. As soon as Chrisimas 2020 was out of the way. we weie plunged back inlo a naiional lockdowTr and ser%'ices were back solely online. Wc took advantage of all ih¢ Sumsion family's ￿Orded musi¢ from Ihc previous summcr and wcrc able lo lake li in iurns sircaming live m￿S1C as pan of the scThiccs recordcd on a Sunday momin8 in a neai en)piy chuiLh. Thanks. as cver. to JL). Paul. Ruih. Calcb and Isaac as wcll as thc slreaminy Icam of Stuart. Rob. David and th¢ Inu¢li-miss¢d Micliael Booth for getting us thTough ihose dark monihs. From March. the couniry and our chur¢hcs be¥an 10 reopen and setvices be8an taking place again. No COll8rc8ational singin8 was allow￿ but w¢ w￿¢ ablc lo sing ov¢r ih congr¢ggti()n and r¢stor¢ a degree of nom)aliiy io our services. In May. Jo and Paul organised Ihe first of a number of ouidth)r services in which we wcrc. at lasl. ablc 10 5in8 a8ain. Thcre was a rcal scn5e of joy at Ihcsc scrviccs and Mem￿rS of oihcr local churches Joincd us for the opwnuniiy lo sing GI￿.$ praises as a church oncc morc. Ani)Iher special ihanks io David. Siuan and Rob who added live online Ould￿}r broadcasts to their CV s. Early July Saw the Iron Man return to Bolton and we were able to provide musical encourdgcmcnt to thc ridcrs on their way p&%1 Si. Mary's, thai is until the heavens opened and we had io make a swift retreat inside. Thanks io Jo. Paul. Caleb. Isaac and Ruih for ¥oin¥ alony with my plans io tum them into a jaTz band. Another year has passed in which life has bccn full ol-unexpecred iums. Thi% timc last year we wcre siill in lo¢kdown, and though ih¢rc was no law reqiiirin&y lis lo close th¢ ¢huwh¢s. it was f¢lt to bc salcr. So we slartcd meeting on Zoom for our ch()ir praLIiLes. and whilL Ihis has ils limilall()n.%. li was bciier ihan n()¢hing. In addiii()n i() our music-making. il gavc us a liltlc m()rc 8L)cial coniall than we w()uld havc had ()Ihcrwi%e. OUT Ciiii)d Friday scrviL¢ t()(Ik place on Zoom with th¢ hclp 01. 41)mc reL()rdin&T.%. It wa% niit lill lalc July that we resumed ch()ir praLIiLes in pcrs(In. Aller so many m()nihs vfh¢arinsT nvnc ol. the other voiLcs. we hd(I t(1 praLiise lisicning lo one an()Ih¥r dgain dnd It)und i)ursLlvcb doing mi)rL IinaLI()mpani¥d bin¥ing ihan usual in iird¢r lo ti)¢u% i)n thi%. Thc fir%t Sunday when singing was PCTmittcd in 5erviccs wa5 an cmotional occa5LOll for choir and congrc8a¢ion alike. In the autumn we moved back into the choir sldlls. though with more spaLe between singers than there used to be. Eventually Choral Evensong resumed. Ev¢n now, il ]% %horter than before th¢ pandcmic, but we arc looking forward to singing the Lord'5 Prayer at some point in the future. We had a relatively nornial carol service, t£) which a group of children contributed. This was ihe period when Roseman, Arilo J9.2.20?2 34 Rtport and Yearbook 2021 Anllual Rtport and Yearbrptrk 1021 35 The Parish of Holtombe and Hawksh* The Parish of Holeombt and Ha%kshaw Hall Things Bright and Beautiful 2021. Nature never stopsl Whil¢ working in th¢ gard¢n, many of thc visitors have said to me that during loLk down. the garden was a life saver. Thul is so wundLrful and makes me feel rLully plLasLd ihai the ieam pul all the cff()rt ini() making Ihc gardLn happen six years ago. Thc gardcn 18 U8cd $0 much by $1) many pcoplc for so many varied reasons li rcally makcs it all so wi)rthwhilc. N()Ihing so, so about itl Maint¢nancc has b¢cn k¢pl up. w¢ hav¢ mdnagrcd a fcw w()rking partics as rc.4lriLti()n.4 eascd. but mainly our thanks go ￿￿TaIn li) C'hri.4line wh(} keeps (In WLcdinbJ. Liiiiinb baLk and b?encrally keepin¥ ()n t()p £)I'ihings while ihc more mdj(>r pr()jcLts arc d¥ali wiih. It ib Ii)vLly t() SCL Ihc fl()wcrs come up again Laih ycaT and als() t() plon¢ b￿dIng and s¢c il Ihrivc. Thanks t(} kind di)nalLI)n% during th¢ y¢ar, we hav¢ added.. a sn)all pond al the front of Ihc garden: bcnch in Ilic middlc: a wood 5hclicr for th¢ campfire a￿a and a f¢w n¢w bush¢s- and lots and lois Of bulbs. Also due 10 oiher donation. we have been able 10 re-lill mosi of Ihc barked arcas io kcep down ihc wccds and mainlain ihc path ways. The rnbbiis seem io have Icft the gardcn, Iihe floweTS have not caten for g whil¢ nowl. bul we still hgvc visits from d￿r, and nurn¢rou5 Iypcs of birds cspecially our friendly Robin and somcihin8 ihat V151ts cvcry day. to 5cfdtch up Ihe bark alon8 the Icft side paih. Our aim is to encourage wild life. by kttping some areas unLuliivaied as well as having Ihe more fornial beds. So far ihere seems to be a good Workable balance. Thank you to ¢v¢ryon¢ who has helped with th¢ gard¢n in any way whatsocv¢r. The tcam will cary on cutting gras5 maintaining the area and keeping the garden a pleasant. useful and enjoyable "hat it uscd t look like in 2014 Barbara Nem.h0t￿e For ihe Holl Things Bnghf and Bvqtsiiltil Team. 36 ADllual Report and Yearbook 2021 A]]nual Rqxkrt and Yeartxiok 2021 37 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawkshaw The Parisb of Holcombe and Ha￿kshaW Open the book eBoo+ Holiday Club li was greai io be able io wclcome ° < HOLIDAY so many ¢hildren back to holiday club after Ihe prevLOU5 yearfs lockdown rcsiriciions. For many ofihe very youngcst childrcn it was a brand new adv¢nlur¢ to be ablc lo bc frec lo havc fun with fricnds and enjoy games and aclivilie5 oulsidc L)f ihe home or school bubble. Holiday club ran during ihe second week ofAugusi. Our iheme for thc week was Hawkshaw Rock. Thcre arc scveTal angles ofaltJck for this from hal'ing a slicky ¢ncount¢r with a tooih-rotting d¢lighi- or by gclting down with thc bcat of our rcsidcni band.. Ihrou8h to buildin8 lives on someihing. lor someone) solid. think we mana8ed all Ihreel Our siories followed ihe.open ihe B￿k. fomiai with narraiion plus drama starting with. of Course. th¢ Wise and Foolish Builders. Th¢ following days saw the Good SaTnaritan, the Lost Coin. the Unmerciful Servant and the story of the Talen15 getling the treaimenl from our troupe of ihespians. As usual we enjoyed pleniy of cralls and games. albeii mindful of the ever present danger of Covid ihai Could so easily hav¢ put the kitrx)sh on proceedings. But God kept us all safe all week! Open thc Book has tak¢n a diff¢rent fomiat this ycar due to the Pandcinic, but nevcrthclLss wc hav¢ pr()vidLd A55LmbliLs baNLd L)n Ilible Stories tor Si Mary's Hawk.shaw, ￿MmanUel Hi)ILI)mbc Primary S¢h()ol and Holcombc Br()()k Primory. Thcsc have invol￿.¢￿ the Icam, whi¢h inLludc.% mcmb¢rs Ir()m cgch (Trl. iiur Wlirship i¢nlr¢s. m¢cling al th¢ Ccnlre, SLILially dislanccd and al intcrvals with Sheila ()rbrani.%ing it well and Stephen lilininbw and cditin¥ the introductions. visiiing ihL (sarden ()[ (yLihsemane'. making iheir ()wn Easter Cyardcns and Praying and making crosscs: Seeing the empty tomb and sowing seeds r¢pr¢s¢nting ncw life. Sadly. wc10st onc of our vcry dcar mcmbcr5 this ycar. Colin Gaskcll. who ha5 playcd and drcsscd a5 many Biblical characiers over Ihe years. He was loved by us all for his sense ofhumour and fun and will be remembered panicularly when we think of how he loved to see his grandsons wh¢n we visited Holcombe Brook Primary. The team havc workcd well despite restrictions. but we are lookin8 forward to meetin8 together on a Monday morning. lo have the fun and bantei we love whilsi preparing 10 educate our young people spiriiually. Ifanyone wishes to join our happy ban (he fantastic team who helped all week. You know who you arc! Bul pariicularly to Ruth. Calcb and Isaac without whom thc wttk wouldn't have rocked so welll Wc havc had very favoumble commLnlb Irom all i)ur sLhoolb and our as%cmbliLS have albo bccn part ofihe daily A¥t% ()l- W()T%hip in Primary S¢hiiols in th¢ Wigan and Blackburn Dio¢¢%s. Such is the power and versatility of modcrn Tcchnology. Although wc have not tnana8ed to visit the schools in person, exccp¢ for 'Experiencin¥ Easler.. we have been in touLh. ExperienLin¥ Easter happened in Holy Week when the team re-enacted the Ea8ter Story in Emmanuel Church. The pupil% Ii)ok a full pan.. writing prayers.. throwing anything thcy wantcd to say sorry for in thc Courtyard rcmembering where Peter denied Jesu5 three tiTne5: Pennp, Haiilry 38 Anllual Report and Yearbook 2021 Report and Yearbook 2021 39 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawksh*M' The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Hawksha 19th Ramsbottom Brownies awarded her 30 years long service award from Cjirlguiding, but unfortunatcly, it's been delayed. So. following vur 34, & lain hcr Br(>nzc Award. SinLc Ihcn, anLiihcr Ihrcc Br()wnics have al%() managcd thi% w()ndcTlul achicvcmcnl and w¢ ar¢ %() ploas¢d li)r th¢m n¢xl sl¢p. Silver and Gold- no mcan feat. We plan io re-sian oiher'back nornial. activities eventually. but for now. one step at a tim¢. We are lucky to hav¢ ¢nough l¢ad¢rs to spread out the workload and we are all enjoyin¥ being with the ¥irls and workin¥ Ihrou8h Ihc aciiviiies aimed ai developing many useful skills in a fun way. Wc arc also pleased io welcome nvo young ladies who arc working wilh us io fulfil thcir Duke of Edinburgh Service to thc Community. It is lov¢ly for th Brvwni¢s to 5har¢ tim¢ with young¢r hclpcr5. Lisii Coiilborn. Janei Hallim'ell. Man. Soiiler and Barhorn Newhouse. Annual Report 2021 There's a saying that goes "AIIKood Ihin%5 come lo end" and unfortunalcly that s what happcned on Friday 16" July. 2021. The I I" Ramslx)ItL)m IH()Icumbe) Guides held lis last mcciiny. Bel(ire Covid. we used io mcci cvcry Friday ai Emmanucl H4)Icombc School bui for Ihe lasl 12 months wc hovc b¢¢n kceping in touch via our w¢ckly Ziwrn M¢¢lings. Wilh numkrs ￿Ing low. soiMc gyirl$ movin8 on lo 6, form collcgc and Ihc leaders takin8 Ihe decision lo step down. the unit was closed. li was an ¢xlr¢m¢ly diffi¢uli decision as wc hav¢ b￿n Guid¢rs at Holcombe togcthcr for thc last 2R Year% (though I had al Holcombc Guidcs for 38ycars and Janel joincd u5 from anoihcr Guidc Cvn)Danv). Jancl Should haN"c bccn 1 Oth Ramsbottom Guides 6uldes. K(iilin li Fii. & J(iiii'l HuM'(ii-rli In Niivcmbcr. aftcr a brcak of 20 months duc to Covid. iorh Ramslx)ttom Ciuidcs bcgan mecting virtually by Zoom. Wc'vc cnjoycd virtual scavcngcr hunts. Christmas craft5 n)akin¥ Tcindccr and stars. playcd pa5S the pigs. a5 well a5 adaptin8 the Guidin8 probjiam for Ihc virtual WOTld. We're looking forward to rne¢tlll8 ouidoots in the nol too dist(Int lu¢ure. I'm delighted to welcome Kathryn Fry to the unit as a leader, and grateful for her helping io get us'zooming": As cver, we ¢ouldn't do this without the help of our volunteers, so it's 'Thank You!. for evcrything they do. 40 Anllu81 Report and Yearbook 2021 Anllual Report Yearb￿￿ 2021 41 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawksh*w The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Ha￿'K$ha Children and Families Ministry Facilitator I have also been helping io run the choir ar Si. Mary's and a go(￿ number of children and theii families have joined us to sing w'ith the Lhurch music ¥toup for All A¥e Worship. We ve also held Special service5 for OUT schools ai Harvcst and Christmas. In Dccernber, wc w¢r¢ abl¢ io invite the schools into church io Expcrience Christmas ai Emmanuel and Si. Mary's. One ai a lime. each class joined us for a se5SiL)n lo explore ihe C'hti5tmas 510ry with inleraclive slorylelling and reflective activilics. Unfortunalcly. with ihe rise in Covid rat¢s towards th¢ ¢nd of tern). we had to can¢cl ihe two days we had planned io lake Holcombe Br(M)k Primary SLhool Ihrough a similar cxpcriencc ai EmmanuLI C'hurLh Ccnirc. We hL)pe to be ablc to offcr thctn ExpcricnLC Easlcr Outside. Last l¢rn w¢ w¢r¢ also planning towards thc slgrting up ofcampfire Church, which mei for ihc fiTSI iimc on January. This is a new iniiiaiivc aimcd ai cnga8in¥ and cn¢i)urabiin8 pcople of all ages to mcct with G()d and grow in faith hilc mecling in an ()utdoor cnvir()nmcnt. W¢ plan t() m¢ct on thc sc¢ond Sunday of ca¥h month al 3pm in the gJTd¢n or Emmanuel Chur¢h C¢niTe. I have been su¥Lebbful applying for a grani from ihe dio¢c5e 5 Family Worship and Beyond Fund for CampfiTC Church and wc have bccn given thc full £750 towards ihe start up and running cosls. Looking ILirward. we will be wnning Morriage Preparolion on iwo Saturdays in Fcbll￿ry. supporting lamily life from Ihe vutsei. and we are planning to take the children irt Year 3 to Year 6 for a weekend to Yorkshire camps in March. CklAPFIiIEcHURCH In July we hcld sessions fLir Ihc Year 6 pupilb ai Si. Mary s. EmmanuLI and HiilLLimbL' BT()Lik Primary SLh(x)Is. usin8 IhL 'II'% Y()ur M()vc' malerial frum S¢riplur¢ Uni()n lu h¢lp Ih¢m to prepare for Ilic irJnsilic)n tl) SC¢()ndary s¢hool. In July we algi) began l() prcparc 14)r resiariing? Sunday.%Lh()()l al Haw.k%haw allLr IhL Ii)nb break due i() rcsiricii()ns. LeadLrs MLI Iii¥ciher l(I pl4Ln and pre￿re lo niakL 4urc Ihat evcryihinB wa5 in placc IUT Ili¢ start i)i-Ihc S¢pl¥mbcr l¢rni wh¢n, linally, Ihc ¥T(Trups would bc gblc to mee¢ again. In plannin¥ lor Scpicmbcr. I could see IhL nccd liir p(Irenls. partiLularly Ihose new t() thc %Lh(Ivls. t() have the tkpp(>rtunily t() mcct togethcr and gcl lo know cach oihcr. c%pccially aftcr Spending 18 mi)nih% in lii¢kdi)wn with ih¢iT little (Inls. WLLkly LiilYcL momingb ho￿.¢ slartLd in Si Mary b and H()ILombc for the rebpeLiive parents dnd Ldrerb. aller they have divpped off al sch￿[ and there. alway5 plcnty of cakc. We havc contact with our church schoiils cach wcck. Wc lead wholc school coll¢ctivc worship on a ri)ta- Paul, lan and Ri)bert and Jo Di)Iman. (Bolton LirLuii Meihodibi youih worker) - are all involved. Each week. I have been into Emmanuel to lead class worship foi a different class over a half term. We have explored the values of generosity and compassion. Thank you to all the volunteers who work tirel¢ssly and inspir¢ in so many ways. Our children and families, minisiry could noi happen without each one ofyou. Jo Sum51011 Januan. 2022 42 Anllu81 Report and Yearbook 2021 Allnual Report alld Ytarb(N>lL 2021 43 The Parish of Holtombe and Hawksh*w The Parish of Hol¢ombe and Hawkshaw Cellar and Youth at Hawkshaw Sunday School at Hawkshaw Fvwelc The year began in lockdown and so we were unable to hold our Sunday morning children's groups for the firsl part of the year. We continued to prL)vide activity pack duriny the All Age momin# worship. Many Ihanks to Pcnny Hanley for coming up ￿1th ncw idcas cach wcek which were linked to the iheme of the scrvice. As ihc weather improved and r¢slri¢lions lift¢d. sornc s¢ssions wcr¢ held oulsidc. using gamcs and activitics lo teach Ihc Bible to ihe children. The children Ihoroughly enj()yed Ihe inicraciion wilh each tsihcr. aller so many months of rcsiriciions. In this last twelve monihs we have (finally.,) been able io resiart Ihc Ccllar Youth Group. Since we joined the parish last year. Cellar was something rhai wc had hcard $0 much aboiil, and withi)ut cx¢cplion cv¢ryono we spok¢ to wcr¢ hu¥cly bfTalLliil ILI the w(Irk RiLhard anLI Suc pui ini() Ihe gr()up IoT.%() many yCaTS. S(), all¢r a nearly Iw()-year brcak, il wa5 wilh byrcal joy Ihai wc rLlaunLhLJ in SepiLinbLr 2021. WL arc bl¢%%¥d i() havc r()u¥hly 25 young people on Ihc b(N)ks from schi)()l yC4Lrs 7-9 and n)()sl week% we have 15-20 of thcm in altLnddnLL. We began las¢ year by using some malcrial friini Scripliirc Unii)n call¢d Roolcd which bToI u5 b4Lck on our fcet. then tim)ly ebiablibhed as a ¥roup once again. This ycor, we'TC looking 01 John's gospcl and will b¢ following thc same pattern through Lent as the resl of the churches across Ramsbottom Churches Together. Huge thanks arc du¢, in no particular ordcr, to Annc. Gcoff, Pcnny. Isaac. Callum, Pdul. Maria and Layna lur the timc ihey dedicate lo preparing each week, and for the kindness and wisdom they each bring to the group each week too. We couldn't do il without you alll Finally in S¢plemb¢r, w¢ restart¢d groups for children abyed l io I l. These are held twice a month durin¥ ihe n)i)rning service. with the o¢her scrviccs being All Age. Thc children have becn Icaming aboui some ofthc miracles ol-jcsus using material fri)m S¢ripluTe Union. W¢ liavc had scv¢ral tamili¢s.jiiining th¢ church ov¢r th¢ past tcw In(11)Ihs dnd are vcry plcascd lo wclcumc Ihcsc new childrcn ini() Sunday &Lh(xil. Thanks s?L) as alway& ILI the ¥roup Icaders wh() make running ()ur LhildrLn's groups possible. oknth,fiiouR. Equally huge thanks. of course. are due 10 our young pcoplc IOLII The cncrgy and inlercsl you all bring are whai mak¢ cellar thc blessing ihat it is. This ycar. loo. wc havc introduccd new group fomi our older tccns in ycars 10.13. Once a month. Roasi Club meeis in ih¢ C¢llyr Jnd all who attend ar¢ twot¢d to a full roast dinncr. Caleb Sumsion can be Ihanked for ihe ¢hallen8e ofdelivering a full roas1 dinner 10 Cellar. li look a bil of thinking, and I had to buy a new shelf for thc oven, but now we've got it down to smooth operation. So lar, Roasi Club has had a paiiem of "ask me anything" sessions. which has dcfinitcly made mc think on my fcct! We're exciied to stt Ihat ihe nexi few months will bring. Jf) siim.iion Juiiiiunj 2n22 Afternoon Pilgrim Group We were glad io meet up again for Pilgrim group again ihi5 Autumn after thc Pandemic brcak.we had an avcragc of14 of us mccting on Tuesday afternoons to look in depih at the '] am sayings. Starting with l am the Good Shepherd and finishing with l am ihe Alpha and Omega the iruih and Ihe lire we discussed our faith 2nd how God meets us on a daily basis in thc good and challenging times of our lives. The Pandemic certainly tcsted us aDd gave us titne to rdlect on life. its -PLLgf bl¢%sings and its problems. Th¢ grnup share in confidcncc and faith is nurturcd. We werc vcry sorry lo lose a few membe[5 who had been with u5 fron) the beginning and had not come back yet, either through Lrt and Yearbwk 2021 A]Jnual Rewkrt and Yearfxiok 2021 45 The Parish of Holeombe and Hawkshaw The Parish of Holcombe and Ha￿kshaW Traveller's (Adult and Toddler Group) Annual Report (March 2021- February 2022) used io bring her daughter when she was little back in 1996 and was now looking rorward io bringing her Granddaughier. So. il-you'vc ncvcr been why not come plong and join u5 on Wednesday allernoon. Iierni lime only) from 1.30pm. 10 s.￿m.. (full dciails are on our noiice tM)ard in the Hall). Finally, on the 8" S¢ptcmb¢r, 2021 aft¢r an 18-monih br¢ak, we w¢r¢ abl¢ to r¢-open oiir dvor5 and wclcom¢ ¢veryon¢ baLk ILI Truvcllcrs. Alihough. we had kept in l and ialkin8. We have had i() makc changes so ihat we l()Ili)w ihi r¥lcvonl guidclincs Iwind()W% Lipcn, table and ¥hairs cl¢an¢d. ov¢ryi)nc 4anili%¢ th¢ir hand.% plu% lots m()rc.l. Alili()u¥h. wc d(In I put oul as many loys. Ihcrc's slill lots to 80 around and all ()I' Ihcm arc clcancd bcforc Ihcy arc pill back in Ihc cupboard. Wc have purLhascd a Princess Castle Pldy iLni dn(l Din(>baur Pi)p up Tent. whiLh the Lhildren have great lun playing in. In Nov¢mb¢r. w¢ held i)ur Pudsey Bcar Aftcrnoon whcre Ihc childrcn took part in a trcasiirc Hunt and made a magic wand helping to Tai5e £75 for BBC Children In Need. We ve also made snowmen. ¥in¥erbread men. Chris¢mas tree deeoralions and Father Christmas visited us and broughi everyi)ne a present. On average six adults and 12 children omc ali)ng ¢a¢h we¢k. r¢cently Grandma came with her daughter and Granddaughter, she was telling u5 that she 46 Anllual Report and learbook 21121 Report and Yearbook 2021 47 The Parish of Ilolcombe *Dd HaM'ksh*w Rector: Rev. Paul Sumsion, Thc ViLaragc, Bolton Road. Hawkshaw, Bury, BL8 4JN 01204 888060. 4J Associate Ministers: Re￿. Robert Airey 01706 224743 Refv. VIL. FleiLher 012(H 882750 Curaic.. Kc%'. lan Flcming. 0754J213743 Readèrs.. Mr. Michael Biirton. Mr. Ri¥hard Elyrom. Mr%. fihLI Fli)ubyhi()n Mr%. JanL FILILher Mrs. Jo Sumgion 01706 822664. 01?(M 883110. 01 *$4 71H75X. 01 *1>4 XX*750. 01204 X¥K060 C'hlldrtn F*milles' Illnisln Tr*¢ilil*tor'. J Irs. Jo Suiii$ion 012￿ 1114x060 Church Wardens: Mr. Sicphcn Newhouse ILav C'hair P.C'.C'.l. 1)171)fi 412h57. Mr. P¢t¢r 14ard¢astl 0121H X4.1()99 Why not visit our website: www.holcombehawkshaw.org l-.J¥li SiiiidJy ThLfL 14 a 4¢Tri¢¢ al ca¢h WiiThhip cCnI￿ and Ihc 10.450111 scr¥'icc al Si. M4iry. Flawk%haw is"sir¢am¢d li￿¢ M YciuTubc and is availabll all wcck. so yiiu ian waich li ai any iimc. Just visit our website www.holcomkhawkshaw.o We have als() been sending out regular e-mails wilh news updaies, so if you hav¢n't r¢¢eiN'¢d Ihos¢ please email a request lo Ic liousc sk '.coni Rev. Robert Airry Rev. VLC. Fletcher Re%. lan Fleming 4% Annual Rewbrt and 1.tar1m￿k 21121 ## **Holcombe and Hawkshaw Parochial Church Council** ## **STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||**Holcombe and Hawkshaw**
**2021**
£
£
£
61,424.17
2,088.42
312.50
4,411.57
16,501.11
158.04
36.20
3,912.50
88,844.51
31.36
6,074.00
(includes £
6,105.36
94,949.87
33,630.00
500.00
144.00
2,859.20
356.97
37,490.17 132,440.04
**###**
**###**| |---|---| |**Voluntary Income**
Planned Giving - Gift Aid
Planned Giving - Un-gifted
One of Gift Aid
Cash/Collections
Income tax recovered
Fund Raising Events
Magazine
Use of Church Buildings
**Other Ordinary Income**
Dividends and Interest
Fees to PCC
**Extraordinary Income**
Restricted Donations
Legacy
Headstone
Insurance Claim
Special Appeals
Total Income 2021
Income 2020|61,424.17
2,088.42
312.50
4,411.57
16,501.11
158.04
36.20
3,912.50
88,844.51| ||31.36
6,074.00
6,105.36| ||33,630.00
500.00
144.00
2,859.20
356.97
37,490.17| ||| 2,013 fees paid to Diocese) ## **Holcombe and Hawkshaw Parochial Church Council** ## **STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021** ||**2021**
£
£|£| |---|---|---| |**The Ministry**
Ministry Expenses
Support & Education
**The Church and Services**
Energy
Water
Cleaning
Insurance
Upkeep of Services
Minor Repairs, Fire Inspection
Churchyard
**Other Ordinary Expenditure**
Wages
Magazine
Fund Raising costs
Verger/Organist
**The Diocese**
Parish Share
Other Diocese costs
**Payments to Missions/Charities**
Mission/Charities
**Extraordinary Expenditure**
ECC Garden
ECC
Holcombe Church
Hawkshaw
Hawkshaw Heating
Holcombe Organ
Total Cash Expenditure 2021
Expenditure 2020|12,726.10
1,977.10
14,703.20|103,295.56| ||8,577.87
596.56
0.00
7,302.58
5,005.69
7,087.00
1,483.20
30,052.90|| ||13,417.46
0.00
0.00
435.00
13,852.46|| ||41,000.00
2,013.00
43,013.00|| ||1,674.00
1,674.00|| ||163.86
622.44
1,987.00
375.00
3,148.30|106,443.86| |||| |||**###**| |||**###**| ## **YEAR END STATEMENT 2019** |**Bank Balances 31 December 2019**
Current Account
Deposit Account
Direct Giving Accounts
Restricted Funds Account
Cash
Less Unpresented cheques
Year End Total
**Restricted/Designated Funds**
Gardening (ECC)
ECC
Holcombe
Hawkshaw
Hawkshaw Heating
Malawi
Working Balance|**Total**
-
69,395.50
15,356.32
820.65
-| |---|---| ||85,572.47| ||**###**| ||-
17,527.56
30,735.99
2,275.00
30,000.00
1,931.64| ||**###**| ||**3,102.28**| ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Balance Balance
12/31/2020 12/31/2021
Santander 310.55 351.54
CCLA - Restricted Holcombe Endowments 995.51 985.45
Bank Accounts
Current Acc -
Deposit Acc 44,958.28 69,395.50
Direct Giving Acc 13,797.28 15,356.32
Restricted Acc 820.53 820.65
Cash Not banked -
60882.15 86909.46
Less Cheques unpresented 0.00 0.00
60882.15 86909.46
TOTALS 60882.15 86909.46
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent ExamineVs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Parish of Holcombe & Hawkshaw. Lancashire On accounts for the year ended 31112r2021 Charity no (if any) Set out on pages 1,2 and Tra￿ Juty22 A1, Tra￿ July22 B1. Summary of Tpceabilty I report lo tnjstees on my examination of the accounts of the above d￿rilY fthe Trusf) for the year er¥Jed 3111212021 Responsibilities and basis of report As the tharity's trustees, you are responsibte for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acf). I report in resFect of my examination of the Trusfs accourrts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢arying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direflions given by the Charity Commission under sedson 1495)(b) of the Act. Independent examine￿$ statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in ￿nneCtIOn with the examination (other than that di5cEosed below") which gives me QLL%e to telieve that in, any matertal respect: the accounting records were not kept in aOxrdan￿ th section 130 of the Chartties Ac*., the accounts did not ac￿r0 with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2(X)8 other than any requirement that the a¢￿Unts gwe a twe and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an irKJeFendent examinati¢￿. I have no cOn￿mS and have come across rK) Other matters in connection wilh the examination to whid) attention should be drawn in this report order to enable a proper understanding of the a￿0UrrtS to be readied. . Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: [15fT12022 Signed: Name: uart Moull Relevant professional qualificationls) or body (rfany)- AAT membership number.. 20269328 Address: 9 Hurtstsnton Drive, Bury. BL8 1 EG Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and gubdance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examinerwishes to disclose. I have carrEd out the independent examination I have noted an inuease in Direct On-Line banking paymerrt arKI have followed some transactions but not selected - all found to be accurate tracable. I have Gross referenced finanaal statements Yitth &nks bac* to accounting records: _ Bank statements. Receipts. Bank Details & Summary (hekl by Treasurer). Invoices. I have selected various sample receipts & payments and traced back thr￿gh all accounting sheets induding Bank Statements. Details of one sample - see race Ju122 B1.. I have selected various sample payments on Bank Ststements and traced back through all accounting stEets Receipts. Details of one sample- see Trace Ju122 A1.. I have selected various Incomes and foliow back 'Direct Giving. money transfers and Weekly Giving, and am satisfied that these accounts give no Cause for cOn￿rn. See 'Summary of Traceability I have reviewed the minutes of the PCC and I have obtained background infomiation on the PCC, how Tl is organised. The partsh indudes St. Mary's Hawkshaw & Emmanuel Holcombe and wthin the Parish there are 3 churches - St. Marfs (Hawkshaw). Emmanuel Church (Hokombe VIlEage) & Emmanuel Church Centre (Holcombe). Trace Ju122 A1 Trdce Ju122 Bl Summary of Traceability