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2023-12-31-accounts

The Parish of

Tadley with Pamber Heath

in the Benefice of Tadley with Pamber Heath and Silchester

St Peter’s St Paul’s St Luke’s

January to December

Annual Report 2023

The Church of England Parish serving the neighbourhoods of Central and South Tadley and Pamber Heath within the Deanery of Basingstoke in the Diocese of Winchester. Registered Charity Number 1187062

THE UNITED BENEFICE OF TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH AND SILCHESTER PARISH 2022

Rector Reverend Steve McKay Curate Reverend Chris Knight Assistant Priest Reverend Cathy Pynn Assistant Priest Reverend Robert Young

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL

The PCC has the responsibility of co-operating with the incumbent in promoting the whole mission of the Church – pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. This includes responsibility for the upkeep and use of our three churches and the hall.

The PCC in 2023 comprised:

Chairman Rev’d Steve McKay Chairman Andrew Cobb Curate Rev’d Chris Knight Assistant Priest Rev’d Cathy Pynn Assistant Priest Rev’d Robert Young Secretary Mandy Cobb Church Wardens Christine Watson Deanery Synod Christine Watson (Deanery Synod Secretary) and Representatives Sarah McKay Treasurer Deanne Wagstaff Term of office ends 2024 Sally Sinclair Bryan Watson John Pynn Term of office ends 2025 Deanne Wagstaff Andrew Cobb Jane Pitfied Myles Ridley Term of office ends 2026 Gloria Bailey Sandy Phelps Mandy Cobb Ex-Officio Simon Day

This report and the PCC accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Charities Act

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Rector’s Benefice report to the 2024 APCM

This report covers the period from January 2023 to December 2023 and what a year it’s been! The unusual situation of not being signed off as curate whilst also being Priest in Charge of the benefice from January to July meant doing the job of 3 stipendiary priests as well as trying to complete all the many assignments for curacy. It was a joy from July 2023 to be licenced as your new Rector and to be joined by two such able colleagues Reverend Karen West and Reverend Chris Knight as well as the ongoing support from Reverend Cathy Pynn and Reverend Rob Young.

I am grateful that so many of our team stepped up to lead services and preach. I would like to formally record my thanks to our five wonderful Church Wardens who along with PCC members have ensured everything continues to run smoothly in our parishes. I am also grateful to my clergy, BCM, BPP and LLM colleagues who have stepped up to ensure all our services happen. Thanks especially to Charles Lewis, Sally Sinclair, Myles Ridley, Colin Hunt, Em Paddick-Wilsdon, Simon Day, Christine Watson, Eve Baker, Chris Burge, Cathy Pynn, and Rob Young all of whom appear very regularly on our rotas leading services and serving our communities. Without them, much of what we did in 2023 would not have been possible. What a joy it was to be fully staffed by July in the benefice with a team who can work so closely together. It is also a joy to see our parishes continue to grow and flourish.

I will highlight some of the amazing things our parishes have been involved in during 2023 as we seek to love God and one another.

January

RISE continued from January. Alongside Messy Church during 2023 we offered every other Sunday in Tadley where families could be at church together. Over the year, this became just the 3[rd] Sunday which is far more manageable given the preparation involved.

Messy Church has continued at St. Paul’s on the 2[nd] Sunday and regularly attracts over 100 people each month. I am grateful to our large group of RISE and Messy Church volunteers who lead these fresh expressions.

Also, in January, we held our annual CTAT Unity Service at Tadley Common Methodist Church. This was well attended with over 100 people from across Tadley, Pamber Heath and Silchester. The theme of the service was the verse from Micah 6:8 “Act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”

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February

In February St. Mary’s held a Valentine’s party with local band Carbon Copy to raise money for the building project. The gig sold out in record time (a matter of days!) At this point, our fundraising was still match-funded by the Greenham Trust and so the gig made about £1000 for the building project. What was unexpected was the missional opportunity it afforded as many ages were represented that we tend to see less in church . Many have returned to St. Mary’s since and feel a sense of belonging.

March

As we entered March Lent was punctuated by the annual World Day of Prayer and our churches were invited to take part in a CTAT service at St. Michael’s Church Attendance at this event has grown each year. It is another example of how well we work together ecumenically in Tadley, Pamber Heath and Silchester.

Throughout Lent as well as our popular home groups and social groups several benefice Lent events were held. I held a Lent course which was attended by people from all three of our parishes. I think that everyone took away at least one new practice which I hope they are finding beneficial in their daily walk with God. Special Lent services and reflections were also held at St. Mary the Virgin Silchester.

In March we also restarted Coffee While U Wait . This had some limited success but it became clear as the year progressed this model was no longer suitable for St. Paul’s. It reminded me that there is a season for everything!

April

The annual Palm Sunday walk departed from the Silchester Walls Car Park led by Bobby the donkey! It was fantastic to take part in this as a benefice. A Church service was held at 11.00 am with coffee and hot cross buns served before the service. Both the walk and service were well attended. We look forward in 2024 to taking part in this again as a benefice

On Good Friday St. Mary’s hosted the annual CTAT Good Friday

service outside the church with music by Tadley Concert Brass. This is always well attended and over 170 people joined in. Numbers were well up on last year. Three hours around the cross followed at both Tadley and Silchester.

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Holy Saturday at St. Mary’s in the afternoon we hosted a RISE Easter egg hunt for families and around 70 people attended

Our Easter Day services were well attended. At St. Paul’s we decided to run Messy Church which would have normally been that Sunday. We wanted to show families that this was an important day and that they are important to us. This proved to be a good decision as a record 220 people attended Messy Church that morning, hearing the good news of Jesus Christ and consuming a lot of chocolate eggs!

Easter Day also marked Rev

Rob Young's second retirement from Silchester. It was great to see a full church to celebrate this Easter Day and to wish Rob well. I am grateful that Rev Rob continues to offer his time and talents across the benefice and most recently on the 3[rd] Sundays at St. Paul’s

May

During May we celebrated the Coronation of King Charles III with special services and outdoor events in Tadley and Silchester. The Party on The Green in Tadley was run by CTAT but attracted funding from several organisations. As such we were able to stage a fantastic Community event that attracted well over 2500 people, including a reporter from ITV News. Meanwhile at Silchester celebration took place in the heart of the village. These provided great missional opportunities. They are another example of what happens when our churches work together for the good of the Kingdom and our community as well as providing a focus as the country celebrated.

Meanwhile, at St. Mary’s, Tadley a plant sale was held outside the church raising over £400 in two hours!

This is now an annual event and looked forward to by the community. I am grateful to Keith Gillings and the team at St. Mary’s who help to run this. It is also pleasing to see that throughout the year (in all weathers) the Wednesday Weeders have continued meeting at St. Mary’s to tend the grounds and for coffee and chats

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Also, in May the annual St. Paul’s annual Christian Aid Car wash and breakfast took place. I am grateful to Christine and Bryan Watson who made this happen and all the volunteers It is a great community event that raises lots of money. This year over £1000! I am grateful to our church teams for the relentless fundraising that has taken place this year.

June

New Windows were installed in St. Mary’s in June in preparation for the major building work scheduled to take place in August. The windows have made a massive difference to the safety, look, and eco credentials of the building.

Our churches were also represented at the Tadley Treacle Fair . Our stand is now one of the biggest at the Treacle Fair with 6 pitches as well as the Men’s Shed and Green Heath Tadley.

For Father’s Day, St. Mary’s held an outdoor BBQ as part of RISE. This was because work was being done on the hall windows but it also meant, thanks to the fine weather, we were able to chat and enjoy a social time together with our families.

It is also good to see our churches welcoming in groups. The Cantameus choir performed at St Mary the Virgin, Silchester, while later in the year Tadley Singers used St. Paul’s for their concert.

At the end of June Rev Karen and I were inducted and licensed to our new roles by Bishop David and Archdeacon Richard Brand in St. Paul’s. I am so grateful to everyone who attended and made the evening so special. It was good to be finally signed off from curacy and become the legal incumbent of the benefice.

July

Chris Knight was ordained as Deacon at Winchester Cathedral on 2nd July. Along with our existing team of clergy and leaders, it felt like a whole new season here in Tadley, Pamber Heath, and Silchester. Rev Chris has been a great asset to our team and we are looking forward to his ordination as priest in 2024.

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In July, the CTAT ministers led ‘ Tadley Remembers’ - a memorial service where we remembered those that had been lost to Covid. I invited families from all three of our parishes for whom we had conducted funerals. This event allowed us to reconnect with families more deeply, and the events seemed to be valued by all who attended.

The Tadley Men’s Shed was also located on-site at St. Mary’s, Tadley. We are so pleased they are now officially sited at St. Mary’s. This has increased the buzz of mission around the church and helped in the aim to become a parish where things happen 7 days a week.

At the end of July St. Mary’s held a baptism and first communion for one of our church families and everyone was invited to the party afterwards!

August

I took some much-needed time off, taking the time I should have been given between moving house and being licensed as Rector. I am so grateful to all who filled in for me and allowed me to have this much-needed break. I returned energised!

The building project began at St. Mary’s in August after years of fundraising. The results speak for themselves and the kitchen, toilet and office areas are now fit for the 21[st] century and the mission of the parish.

It was a pleasure to marry so many couples in our churches throughout the summer, particularly at St. Mary the Virgin Silchester which remains a popular choice for couples both locally and from further afield.

Also, in August afternoon teas were held at St. Mary the Virgin, Silchester every Saturday and Sunday in August from 2.00-4.45pm with proceeds going to the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF). I was pleased to visit one afternoon and see so many people in the church.

Stillness on Sundays remains a popular feature at St. Mary the Virgin every 2[nd] Sunday. I am grateful to Eve Baker for leading this.

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September

September began with the annual Silchester Fete and Dog Show. Thank you to all who helped, supported and attended the event. It's great to get so many people (and their dogs) together to show what Silchester, the surrounding area, and the church has to offer. I think this is one of the biggest and best Silchester Fetes I have seen. People were talking about it for weeks afterwards!

September also saw our annual Battle of Britain Memorial service led by Charles Lewis, which was attended by the Air Training Corps and several local and national dignitaries. I am so grateful to Charles for his organisation and passion for this service.

Bishop David visited three times in October. The first of these services was a confirmation service . It was wonderful to see six of our church family from across the benefice celebrating and confirming their faith in Jesus. At the end of the month, we held a benefice service where Bishop David preached and presided. I am so grateful for the support of our bishops and Bishop David fedback that he is pleased with our progress across the benefice. He reflected with me recently on how he feels God is at work in our benefice in many ways, not least the way he brought together our benefice clergy team.

Also, in October Simon Day was licensed as our new Licenced Lay Minister and a large contingent went to Winchester Cathedral to celebrate his licencing.

Harvest was celebrated in our churches with lots of donations to the local Food Bank and some of the wonderful decorations gifted to us to decorate the church. I was grateful to Christine Watson who led our Harvest service at St. Paul’s. I was also grateful to Lisa and Mark Kember and the band who led our Harvest afternoon/ evening Event ‘ All Good Gifts’ which raised lots of money for Basingstoke Foodbank and CMS. It was also fabulous to see St. Mary’s, Tadley and St. Mary the Virgin Silchester so full at harvest time.

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At the end of October, our benefice All-Soul’s service was well attended. Nearly all families for whom we have taken a recent funeral attended having received personal invites. We have received some wonderful feedback about how touched the families were to be included and how the event has helped the grieving process. Across the year, funerals seem to come in fits and starts and no longer seem to be regularly spaced out as in the past. Busy times seem to be after Christmas and Easter and around September.

November

November focussed on remembrance and as well as St. Mary’s Remembrance service, Charles Lewis led the act of remembrance at the Baughurst War Memorial which attracted over 400 people. The act of remembrance also took place at Silchester War Memorial led by Rev Karen and at St. Luke’s Pamber Heath led by Rev Cathy. There

were also record numbers at the Tadley Remembrance Day Service and record numbers at the Basingstoke service which I had the privilege to lead. This year has seen a marked increase in numbers for public events and perhaps a turning point from the pandemic. You will read later that numbers were also very high this year at our Christmas events.

Christine and Bryan Watson along with others from Tadley Churches made another visit to Uganda during November. It is so wonderful that they are able to help practically when they visit, but also to bring back wonderful stories of faith from across the world.

Also, in November our two Tadley parishes began new first Sunday services with Worship for All led by Rev Chris at St. Mary’s and Café Worship led by Rev Steve at St. Paul’s. Silchester also continued the First Sunday services . These services allow us to go deeper into issues to share testimony and discuss our faith in a way that grows us as family.

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At the end of November, our churches were represented with a stall at the Ambrose Allan Centre for the Tadley Christmas tree lights switch on. Our stall remained very popular and we were able to successfully publicise our Christmas events. A record number of Christmas leaflets were given out this year. Over 400 in total - Double that of last year.

During December the Prayers

for Love and Faith were commended by the House of Bishops. I have outlined my position on this to the three PCCs and I am happy to discuss this with anyone who would like a conversation.

Open the Door to Jesus Advent Campaign – St. Mary’s was honoured to be asked to take part in this Winchester Diocese social media campaign which was well received across the diocese. Thank you to Chris Gillings for writing the prayers, Peter Wood for filming and Lizzie, Sarah and Liz for being willing participants!

Christmas

RISE kicked off our Christmas events at St.

Mary’s and attendance over the last 3 months has been good. I am pleased to see that families have returned and we have gained new families and that many families now attend both RISE and Messy Church. I am grateful to Chris Knight who has taken over the coordination and organisation of RISE.

I am particularly pleased by how we engaged our schools over Christmas. Tadley School chose to hold three Christmas services in St. Paul’s and it is wonderful to see the link between St. Mary the Virgin and Silchester School growing. I am grateful to Rev Karen who serves on the governing body.

Carol Services took place in all three parishes, and as usual St. Mary’s Tadley had very good numbers for this service. Thank

you to all the readers and everyone who makes the church look so amazing for this event. Meanwhile, at St. Paul’s, we held Carols and Crafts for families. The 9 lessons and Carols at Silchester were also very well attended. All our carol services proved a success.

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1000’s of Angels took to the streets of Tadley in mid-December. St. Mary’s was used as a base on Wednesday 13[th] - very early in the morning. Thank you to everyone who helped distribute the angels and Keith Gillings for providing a cooked breakfast for volunteers.

The CTAT Event – ‘Follow the Star’ which was held on Wed 20[th] December (mainly

hosted by St. Mary’s) exceeded my expectations. The animals were a big draw and the sharing of the story around the churches meant every church got to be part of the event. I tried counting people into TCM and lost count after 300! This was our best-attended CTAT event ever! I propose that this becomes a CTAT Tadley tradition and we repeat its success next year as I gather there were many more who wanted to come.

Our Benefice Crib Services on Christmas Eve proved popular. At St. Mary’s, we took the decision to hold the Crib Service as part of the Sunday morning service at St. Mary’s on the 24[th] December and it was led by Rev Chris and the lay team. This meant it didn’t clash with the 3 other crib

services that day. It is a testament to the strength of the team that we could hold 4 services on this day. I would be interested to hear your views on this strategy.

Midnight Communion was held at 11:30pm on Christmas Eve at St. Mary’s, Tadley, St. Luke’s and St. Mary the Virgin, Silchester - these again were well attended. Numbers were up on last year. It was also a joy to see a couple of families for whom I had conducted funerals attending this service.

The Christmas Day services were also well attended in all our churches. Holy Communion at St. Mary’s, Tadley was led by Rev Chris and Charles using the reserved scarcement from the Midnight Communion which meant everyone who wanted could receive a Christmas Day communion whether they were night owls or not! It was great that several visiting family and friends attended. It is so lovely to see each of our churches full on these special occasions.

Our Christmas Toy Appeal provided gifts to 126 families in need. Thank you to everyone who donated. Meanwhile, members of the clergy delivered around 50 food hampers on behalf of the Food Bank to people in our benefice parishes.

Mid-week Services

Both St. Luke’s and St. Mary’s have between 15 – 30 people attend each Wednesday and these are often a different group to those that come on a Sunday. This means that between St. Luke’s and St. Mary’s, we have one of the largest midweek congregations in the diocese.

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I am so grateful to Rev Cathy Pynn who has stalwartly led St. Luke’s every Wednesday as well as services at Tadley North and Silchester.

I am grateful to Rev Chris who has taken over the co-ordination of RISE with great success and pioneered a new 1[st] Sunday worship service. I am also grateful to Charles Lewis who leads our Wednesday services. The next stage in the benefice is to fill in the ‘gaps’ on the 1[st] and 4[th] week to ensure RISE and Messy Church families are catered for. This may mean pioneering something new or adapting what we do on a Sunday to enable children to take a lead in our services, remembering both the Church of England and benefice objective to increase the number of young people in our churches by 2030.

I am grateful to everyone on our church rotas for your time, energy and patience in making sure all our services and events happen during 2023.

Reach

I am pleased to report that our Facebook pages continue to grow, Both St. Paul’s and St. Mary’s are approaching 1000 followers and I expect this to be exceeded during 2024. (Charles Burge will tell me it’s not a competition) but this is 10 times more than other local churches and hot on the heels of the number that follow the diocese page! Our reach continued to be strong over the Christmas period (around 25,000 people), more than the population of Tadley, Pamber Heath and Silchester put together!

A new Year!

Our new Benefice Administrator - Virge Routledge began working with us from January 3[rd.] As I write Virge is still in her induction period, but already paying dividends! This will only increase as she becomes more familiar with the benefice. I am grateful to the PCC for sharing this vision and particularly to St. Mary’s who have made Virge so welcome in the office on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

In Tadley with Pamber Heath Parish as well as the ever-popular midweek Holy Communion services at St. Luke’s, Cathy Pynn and team have ensured that Thursday coffee mornings have taken place at St. Luke’s and are very well attended. On Friday at St. Luke’s the Toddler group takes place and numbers are increasing again for this. This makes St. Luke’s a great place at the centre of its community for these 3 days.

I am also encouraged that a monthly get-together has started at St. Paul’s. I am grateful to all who give their time to both St. Luke’s and St. Paul’s

I am also grateful to Cathy that she has been able to provide Christmas, Easter and Remembrance services at St. Luke’s so that both Pamber Heath and Tadley are served fully by our parish at key occasions.

Now that the work is nearly finished at St. Peter’s, I look forward to being able to open the church again for occasions offices, open weekend and perhaps some services.

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Tadley Men’s Shed was officially opened by the Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane. It has been a long road to get to this point, I am so thankful for the support of the PCC in this missional venture and the hard work of our Church Wardens and Standing Committee.

Monthly breakfasts have

restarted raising money for a different charity each month. I am so grateful to the team who make this happen each month. It is well

attended and I believe attendance will continue to grow as we offer food, friendship, generosity and hospitality.

Our new Bishop of Winchester – Rt Rev Philip Mounstephen was officially welcomed in a service at Winchester Cathedral. Steve and Chris represented our benefice at this service.

The CTAT Unity Service was well received in January and again showed what we can achieve when our churches work together to build the Kingdom in this benefice.

We have a lot to look forward to this year. We have a strong clergy and lay team. Our numbers are good. Our building project is aiding our mission. Our profile and social media reach is impressive and we now have good administrative support. Of course, you know me, I don’t intend to rest on my laurels. There is still much to do, but I thank each of you for your vision, your enthusiasm and your support.

As we move forward in 2024 we have a lot to celebrate already!

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A vision for 2024

Where should our focus be this year? I suggest it is our CULTURE. I have outlined this vision under the following headings:

How we live

I would like us to focus on three words – Generosity, Hospitality, and Friendship . Research from successful churches shows that these three elements are the key ingredients for growth. They also reflect how Jesus lived. When we engage in radical generosity, authentic hospitality and grow friendships rather than just friendliness we create mission opportunities living the love of God in all we do.

How we give

I would like us to focus on our giving. At the moment our giving sustains the membership and the buildings in each parish, but very little is left for growing the kingdom of God – what we call our mission. In September 2024 the benefice will have a stewardship month with speakers, events and services to help us understand giving better.

How we spend

So often I find we live out of a place of poverty and we forget that God is generous and wants to grow us. In John 15 he promises not just fruit, but more fruit and fruit that will last. I will be challenging our new PCCs to set a budget for how we spend our money. Not just focusing on buildings but on areas of church life we want to see thrive, so we begin to view our mission as not one out of poverty, but one where God is ready and willing to bless our ideas.

How we operate

I want our benefice to continue working ever more closely. This helps not just with the provisions of services, homegroups, and discipleship but also in regards to practical considerations. For example, each church needs electrical checks, fire checks, lightning conductor checks etc… There is a considerable cost savings to be had by getting these done across the benefice at the same time, rather than paying times for each.

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How we lead

Following on from the above, I am acutely aware from sitting on all three of our parish PCCs how easy it is to get sucked into focussing on fabric and day-to-day issues. This stops us from taking the more important issues of discipleship, growth, and vision. I would love each of our parishes to have a vision so big that it is impossible without God. To this end, I would like every member of our PCCs to be part of at least one steering group. Depending on parish needs these may consist of finance, stewardship, mission, fabric, young people and families (as examples) I suggest that each committee is given the responsibly and autonomy to develop a vision, research what is needed to achieve it, an adequate budget, and the means to report to the PCC. This would not only empower our members but also ensure we focus away from maintenance and onto growth.

How we grow

The Church of England’s focus for the next 6 years is to at least double the number of children and young people in our churches. This should be our focus too. Yet when you look at our PCC accounts less than 1% is spent on families and children’s work. This has to change. I will use the acronym PRAY to explain how:

P – Prioritise – We must budget for this work first before anything else.

R – Resource – We have to be willing to resource it with time, people, and money.

A – Adapt – We have to change what we do in services and how we operate.

Y – You – Every member of our church family must be involved in this.

To this end we need the build on the fantastic work of Messy Church (2[nd] Sunday St. Paul’s) and RISE (3[rd] Sunday St. Mary’s) to ensure that there is provision each week for families and young people across the benefice

There needs to be something for every age group. We need to ask ourselves every service – How are young people involved in leading or taking part in this service?

We also need careful focus on discipleship to ensure each of us is on the path to growth. How do we ensure that we grow in the likeness of Christ? We are relatively good at discipling new (or exploring) Christians through courses like Alpha. We have excellent homegroups for members and research shows that this is where discipleship is most effective. We will be using a church management tool called I Know. This will help us track each of our discipleship journeys. It will open up new opportunities for each of us to get involved in activities across the benefice.

I think that is a pretty big vision and as many of you will know changing culture takes time, so this is a trajectory I would like us to head on - to have a vision so big that it is only possible with God!

For now, I want to thank you for the opportunity you have afforded me to lead this benefice and I want to thank every one of you for the care and love you show each other

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and our churches. I feel proud of what we have achieved and excited by what God has in store for us this year.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” - Jeremiah 29:11

Assistant Curate’s report for APCM 2024

It’s been such an amazing first nine months since joining you after my ordination as a deacon in July 2023.

My family and I received such a wonderful welcome from many across the benefice, and I would like to thank you all for the support and hospitality you’ve shown to us. It was a very busy summer with a new job, a new home, new schools for the children, and a new baby.

As I begin to inhabit this public identity as an ordained minister, I’ve already been involved with

such a wide range of events - from the regular routines of weekly worship; to school plays and visits; attending fête’s, coffee mornings, deanery chapter, the diocesan clergy conference and welcoming bishop Philip; I’ve assisted and started to take the lead on marking peoples important life events (Baptisms, Confirmations, Marriages, Funerals); and putting on Christmas productions (I must admit that before I came, I told myself that I’d never dress up – but promptly did so on three occasions over Christmas and thoroughly enjoyed each one!). The Churches Together work has been amazing, and was part of what attracted me to this benefice. I’ve appreciated joining together with fellow brothers and sisters in Christ to witness to our common faith through so many different events.

My training program has involved monthly gatherings - a mixture of in person and online sessions and an over-night residential at Sarum college in Sailsbury, where Revd Steve and I were able to spend time reflecting and learning together. A key part of my learning is to gain experiences of how a multi-parish benefice operates, so you will continue to see me moving around our three parishes, so apologies if our paths have not yet crossed.

I feal really blessed to be having my training in this benefice at this time, and I want to particularly thank Revd Steve for being willing to take me on as Assistant Curate alongside all the amazing things that are shown in his report. The team of support here is strong, and God is moving in wonderful and exciting ways - and I’m very grateful to be part of that.

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My attention is now looking towards my ordination as priest on 29[th] June, and I look forward to serving you all in that new capacity over the coming year.

Revd Chris Knight

Here is a photo montage from my first nine months

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St Luke’s the Pop-Up Church

St Luke’s is part of the Benefice of Tadley with Pamber Heath and Silchester and has been very fortunate to have the service and commitment of the Rector, the Revd Steve McKay and his wife Sarah together with Revd Chris Knight, Revd Rob Young and Myles Ridley who have conducted services alongside myself. The pop-up nature of the church means that it is used by different communities on different days. It is thanks to these people, Myles Ridley and our church warden Christine Watson and our master of all trades, Bryan Watson, John Pynn, Trina Nicholls for all their support and hard work in keeping the church safe and available. There are many other people over the year who have enhanced the worshipping life of the church with flowers, gardening, cleaning and verging, putting up notices around the village etc. We benefit enormously for their ministry.

Our main worshipping communities gather on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with occasional Sunday services on special occasions such as Christmas and Easter. Our Wednesday Communion community comprises people from all over the Benefice and gives us an opportunity to worship God together and to keep in contact with each other and the life of the other churches in the Benefice.– it is a good space for reflection and prayer in the middle of the week.

Our Thursday Coffee morning is a place where we greet and meet many people from Pamber Heath and around and enjoy coffee and biscuits and a good chat whilst remembering those who are no longer able to be with us. It has been great to welcome new faces this year. It is so good to be together, sharing laughter, sadness and all the other emotions we face in our daily lives. Meeting in our church reminds us of God’s presence in all that we do and are. All of this would not be possible without Pauline Day and Marian Goss: Pauline organises the refreshments most weeks and Marian keeps our register, organises social events and she and I try to keep an eye on people who don’t appear for a while. We had a wonderful Christmas party with Marian’s aunt Judy providing a sumptuous spread, and entertainment and singing old time songs and carols led by Nancy Layland and John Pynn at the piano

Our Friday morning community comprises all ages from tiny babies to Grandmas and Grandads as we rearrange the church to become a child’s paradise of toys including trains, railways, garages, cars, trampoline, learning activities on the Tuff table. We have had to say goodbye to one of our team, Helen who is taking on more teaching – thank you Helen. It is a very therapeutic morning for everyone and again food is part of the scene. Our sessions are planned half termly with a specific theme each week supported by our craft and Tuff table activities.

People and activities

The Pamber Heath War Memorial Hall was officially opened after its refurbishment and Cathy was invited to give a blessing on the hall. This was a tremendous privilege and honour and also raised awareness amongst the community who came to the hall for the ceremony and to see around the fantastic newly renovated

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hall. There was a lot of interest and sharing of memories in and of the church – we hope this might translate into a willingness to support our fundraising.

Around 25 people meet at our monthly pub gatherings at the Pelican for great food and company. At the end of December we said goodbye to our amazing Thai chef Ya and at the beginning of April Aaron hung up his beer mugs ready for a good holiday and a new life in Thailand in July. We welcome Amy Monger who has taken over management and is already providing drinks and good quality homecooked meals. We wish her every success in her new venture.

Financing changes to the church

Thanks To Bryan Watson and his knowledge and perseverance we were awarded a lottery grant of about £10,000 for new heating in the church – this grant was received in particular for the community group – the Toddler Group and the Coffee Morning and the heating was installed Monday 8[th] April.

We are endeavouring to raise money for the replacement of our church roof, currently estimated at £35000, over the next 5 – 10 years. We have been given a donation to cover the cost of painting the outside woodwork and have a team ready to spring into action when the weather settles down! We have plans for more fundraising and a group of people who will formulate a strategy. There is a great sense of community.

Easter Garden

Thanks to Hazel and Brian Metcalfe and John our garden has given us wonderful flower shows and it was lovely to have a beautiful pot of flowers to celebrate Mothers’ Day. This year we had a second Easter Garden on the roadside to make the easter celebration more visible.

Every year, I feel that we need to be aware of so many people who through service to the community enable our community in its worship and living together. Under the guiding hand and leadership of our Rector, Revd Steve, St Luke’s is actively engaged in worship not just in the church services but also in the many ways in which people participate in the local community. We thank God for all those who help as part of our community and contribute in many different ways. As always, the overall feeling for this year is that of friendly, caring communities working together for the praise and glory of God.

Cathy and John Pynn

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Church Wardens Report

I see, looking at the report I gave this time last year, that I began by saying what it is church wardens are supposed to do.

As I am stepping down now, after 7 years in this role, I thought it might be worth repeating:

A Churchwarden is legally responsible for the church (in our case 3 of them), and expected, with others’ help, to:

Take care of all the buildings & everything in them. To ensure that all records are kept for the future. To ensure that everything is done legally and safely. To ensure that services are provided, and run smoothly.

To care for the clergy and help them to look after as many people as possible, within and outside our congregations.

It has been a privilege and a pleasure to take part in services during this transition year and we have really appreciated all those who stepped up to take part as teachers, readers, intercessors, and sidesmen. The support of the musicians, refreshment providers and all who clean our churches and church hall has been really great and is much appreciated.

I could not have done without Deanne’s support and advice, and want to thank her particularly. A small team of people have done their best to carry out maintenance work of all kinds, and I must mention Gloria and Brian, Richard and Jean, John and Bryan who have all worked really hard and saved much cost to the church.

Thanks to Andrew, Mandy and Myles for all their efforts behind the scenes, and, most of all to Steve, Chris, Cathy and our other service leaders, Rob, Myles, Simon and Sally. In God’s timely way, the last 50 years of PCC minutes for the parish have just recently been taken to the Hampshire Records Office in Winchester to be archived.

Before they left the parish, I had reason to look through them and found myself remembering all those who have given faithful service here. The records are a reminder that, with God’s help, everyone has a part to play in continuing the witness in this place.

It feels to me to be the right time to step back, and trust that others will come forward to share in all that needs to be done, and given, to enable our parish, as part of the whole benefice, to thrive and to grow, with God’s help. Christine

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Lay Chair and Secretary of PCC Report

The PCC has met six times since the 2023 APCM and has made decisions virtually when necessary between meetings. The Fabric and Finance Committees meet when there are specific issues to consider. A Standing Committee exists but is rarely required because of the PCC’s power to make decisions virtually.

Items that are considered at every meeting include:

Following the opportunity for all members of the congregation to participate in discussions about the vision for the Parish and Benefice, the PCC considered the main conclusions and this will result in further discussions about how best to proceed. We have been asked by General Synod to ensure that in all our decision-making we remember that growing the Church through spreading the Good News to children and young families is paramount. We would like to thank all members of the PCC for their contributions to its deliberations, especially those who have specific responsibilities.

Andrew Cobb – PCC Lay Chair Mandy Cobb – PCC Secretary

Deanery Synod Report 2023

Report to the 2024 APCM of Tadley Parish from the Deanery Synod

Representatives

Tadley Parish, within the Benefice of Tadley with Pamber Heath and Silchester forms part of the Basingstoke Deanery. The Deanery Synod is the meeting of representatives from all of the Church of England churches within the Deanery. The Deanery Synod serves as a communication and cooperation mechanism where we can explore what we can do better together rather than on our own.

Deanery Synod representatives are voted for a 3-year period. The last election took place at the 2023 APCM.

This report is for the year January to December 2023.

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Thursday 9[th] February 2023 at St. Mary’s Eastrop RG21 7PZ

Outline of agenda:

  1. Welcome and Worship – Rev. Ben Kautzer (Area Dean)

  2. Community Engagement with Kate Seagrave - Church Planting Missioner for the School of Mission.

  3. a. Nicola Such welcomed Kate who began by asking everyone to express their biggest challenge in planning a Mission initiative.

  4. b. From small discussion groups, members offered the following thoughts about their anxieties:

  5. c. Uncertainty about a successful outcome

  6. d. Lack of volunteers

  7. e. Anxiety about holding meaningful conversations

  8. f. Uncertainty about how to follow up on initial interactions.

  9. g. To illustrate her approach, Kate presented a picture of flowers found in a desert: even in harsh surroundings, bright flowers could still be seen thriving.

  10. OneChurch Basingstoke Update: 'Fill your streets with friendliness' –with Martin Graham

  11. . Toward a Deanery Culture of Collaboration and Partnership – Ben Kautzer a. Ben expressed the conviction that there were so many good initiatives happening around the deanery, that anyone who was considering a new idea for outreach or mission could well find that others had already learned from experience in that area and could offer helpful advice and support. He advised communication and collaboration wherever possible and involving those with experience in planning meetings.

  12. b. The information contained in “Making Connections. Community Engagement” distributed with the agenda is again supplied at the end of the minutes.

  13. Diocesan Updates – Philip Hiorns (Deanery Lay Chair)

  14. a. Philip reminded everyone that elections for Deanery Synod representatives should be held at this year’s Annual Parochial Church Meetings.

  15. b. The new triennium will begin in July so the current synod will continue for the May meeting

  16. c. Wednesday 17[th] May @ St Michael, Basingstoke, RG21 7QW

  17. d. Members are asked to please contact Christine if they hope to continue for another 3-year term or advise any new representatives to get in touch with her to ensure their name and

  18. e. e-mail address are given for future deanery correspondence.

  19. Closing Prayer

  20. a. Kate closed the meeting in prayer at 9pm

Wednesday 10[th] May 2023 at St. Michael’s RG21 7QW

All representatives attended.

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Outline of agenda:

  1. Welcome and Worship –Basingstoke Team

  2. Introduction: Engaging Our Local Schools | Ben Kautzer (Area Dean)

  3. Presentation by REInspired with Julia Jones

  4. a. Since 1997 Reinspired has been bringing Christian RE to life through partnership with local schools and churches

  5. b. We are a Christian organization. All that we do and the way that we do it, is rooted in our understanding and experience of the love of God in our lives. All staff, Trustees and volunteers have living faith and are supported by their own Church.

  6. c. We value the state education system in which pupils are encouraged to learn about religion with a sense of wonder and to form their own world view. We recognise that the basis of our invitation into school is for education and not evangelism.

  7. School Ministry Breakout Workshops (choose two)

  8. a. Mental Health & Wellbeing | Sochi Ezeanowai

  9. b. Open the Book + Beyond | Kim Robins

  10. c. PrayerSpace | Helen Miller

  11. d. REInspired | Julia Jones & Fiona Monger

  12. Diocesan Updates | Philip Hiorns (Deanery Lay Chair)

  13. Closing Prayer

Wednesday 12[th] July 2023 at St. Paul’s Tadley RG26 3PB

All representatives were able to attend. We were able to meet and chat with the other Deanery Reps and Clergy.

Thursday 19[th] October 2023 at Christ Church Chineham RG24 8LT

All representatives attended: Outline of agenda:

  1. Welcome and Worship –Basingstoke Team

  2. Introduction: Engaging Our Local Schools | Ben Kautzer (Area Dean)

  3. Lay Chair Philip Horns explained that Paul Carson would not be continuing as Deanery Finance Chair and Treasurer and, as yet, these posts remained vacant.

  4. The deanery levy had not been requested since 2018. It was proposed that the levy be increased from £7 to £10 per member allocated to each parish, whether or not that post was filled. Decision to follow the main agenda item:-

  5. A presentation was given on the work of the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.

  6. Extra agenda item

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The Deanery Synod representatives have 2 years remaining

Date of next Deanery Synod meetings in 2024

Wed 28 February 2024 St Michael’s, Basingstoke RG21 7QW (TBC) | ‘Welcoming + Philip’

Tues 11 June 2024 St Mary’s, Eastrop RG21 7PZ | ‘Faith & Spirituality in Later Life’ Wed 7 August 2024 Venue TBC | ‘Deanery Summer Social’

Deanery Synod Secretary’s Report

2023 saw a return to our regular pattern of 4 gatherings in the year, visiting churches across the whole deanery encompassing 16 parishes in and around Basingstoke.

At our February meeting in St Mary’s Church, Eastrop, we heard from Kate Seagrave - Church Planting Missioner for the School of Mission. Kate encouraged us to examine our own faith and our own churches, to recognise and nurture the gifts of those already with us so as to better understand how we can reach and support our communities.

In May, we had the opportunity to visit the new Resource Church at St Michael’s in Basingstoke.

Non-synod members of several parishes, including our own, joined us for a workshop led by:

REinspired, Open the Book, the Youth Worker from Oakley, Messy Church and Prayer Space.

These initiatives are welcomed in an increasing number of schools, sharing the Christian message, and offering support for the well-being and mental health of the children.

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In July, St Paul’s once again hosted the Deanery Summer Social and members were elected to serve their PCCs for the next 3-year deanery cycle, before enjoying cheese and wine and / or coffee and cakes !

Christ Church, Chineham was the October venue for a very encouraging meeting with a group from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity [LICC] Their reasoning is that, for the majority of the time, Christians are not in church and we are, effectively, ‘on the frontline’ for most of our days. LICC seeks to equip and empower Christians in their Monday to Saturday lives to make a difference and have an impact, wherever they are.

Your representatives at the deanery meetings are Steve and Sarah McKay and Simon Day.

As our most recent meeting was my last one, after 18 years as Deanery Synod Secretary, this report comes from:

(ex) Deanery Synod Secretary Christine Watson

Fabric Report

St Peter’s

Work has continued with the remedial tasks highlighted in the 2021 Quinquennial report. Unfortunately, as the work progressed further serious rot and insect damage was found in the oak beams and framework resulting in a considerable amount of additional work. The Victorian cement rendering being to blame preventing the wood work from breathing. The initial cost of £43k has now increased to £88k with a predicted finish date of April 2024. Fortunately, this has been entirely funded by the Ada Hicks trust as despite various applications no other grants were forthcoming.

St Paul’s

The leaking felt side chapel roof has been replaced with fibreglass and 150mm insulation installed to improve the insulation properties. The ceiling and walls were also repainted. The heating to the chapel has been restored by rewiring the faulty circuit. The doors and lower portion of the west window have been repainted and the porch recarpeted and painted. Leaks in the roof are beginning to be a cause for concern.

Church Hall

Numerous minor repair tasks were carried out during the year. The asbestos roofs on both garages are leaking and in need of replacement. Roof replacement or alternative buildings are being considered.

St Luke’s

An alternative form of heating was sought due to one of the existing gas heaters being condemned and the other deemed too expensive to maintain. It was decided to replace the gas with infra-red wall mounted radiators similar to ones in St Paul’s. A grant of £10k has been obtained from the Lottery Fund with installation planned to commence during the first part of 2024. The previous Quinquennial Report highlighted the poor state of the roof with some 30% of the tiles suffering delamination caused by frost, this will prove to

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be an expensive repair. The side wall was badly damaged by a reversing car, insurance claims have been submitted.

As well as the work detailed above all the church grounds have been kept in good condition and numerous other tasks carried out by a dedicated team of volunteers resulting in considerable cost savings.

Bryan Watson

Health and Safety Report

St Paul’s Church Tadley and St Mary’s Pamber Heath

This year has seen a few changes in our buildings to update safety measures and protect the users from accidents.

The annual fire extinguishers were checked by an outside contractor in both churches. General cleaning of the inside of the churches and hall with the removal of rubbish has been carried out.

General maintenance of the property has been undertaken as necessary in both churches and hall.

Actions carried out at St Paul’s:

Actions carried out at St Luke’s:

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Outstanding jobs:

Gloria Bailey - Health and Safety Officer

Safeguarding Report

Safeguarding has been an item at every PCC meeting. No new referrals have been received during the last year.

Whilst many members of the church have a DBS check and have received training in Safeguarding it should be remembered that it is the duty of everyone to be mindful of any safeguarding concerns. Any concerns can be discussed with Mandy Cobb or Barry Seymour who will advise as to any appropriate course of action to be taken. The Diocesan Safeguarding Office are very supportive in dealing with any issues.

Mandy Cobb

Safeguarding Officer

Electoral Roll

At the AGM last year there were 97 members on the Electoral Roll. Five names have been added this year making a total of 102.

Vicki Ellingsen - Electoral Roll Officer

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St Paul’s Church Hall

The hall continues to be the regular meeting place for non-church organisations such as St Paul’s pre-school and 1[st] Tadley Guides as well as occasional private parties.

Young Church

During the Morning Service at St Paul’s we provide teaching for the children at the back of the Church occasionally taking them into the Vestry for a story or noisy game.

This has proved to be very successful, particularly with the younger children as they are able to see their parents and vice versa. It also includes them as part of the congregation.

At present we have 6 young children, all under 8, who attend on a fairly regular basis.

We have a team of 6 dedicated adult helpers who put a great deal of time and effort into preparing an appropriate story together with craft activities and games.

Elizabeth Seymour

Music Group

"Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing." (Psalm 100:2)

The worship band has been busy in the last year leading the worship at St Paul's and praising God through beautiful hymns and worship music.

The band was privileged to play and sing at the Tadley outdoor service on the Green to celebrate His Majesty the King's coronation earlier last year. It was wonderful to see members of our local churches and local community praising God together. This was followed by music at the fete in the afternoon - a lovely celebratory day for the whole community.

In early summer, Rev Steve McKay and Rev Karen West had their service of collation and the band enjoyed being part of the service attended by so many - and the singing by the full congregation was fantastic!

During August and September last year, our musicians and other brilliant volunteers prepared for our music and food event at harvest for the local community, where we raised money for two charities, the Trussell Trust and the Church Mission Society. With the help of some great musical guests and guests speaking about the charities, the evening was very successful and there was delicious food for everyone to share and enjoy.

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At Christmas, the band led the music for the family Christmas carol concert at St Paul's and we also started to write some worship music ourselves, with three songs written to date. In March, we also enjoyed helping out at the Spring Fayre and with the World Day of Prayer, learning the beautiful Palestinian music provided for a very moving service.

We are very grateful for the help from other church members, including Ross, Rev. Steve and Sarah McKay, Ann Bartlett and Rev. Chris King for helping the worship band with various services and events during the year and we look forward next to helping out at the D-Day anniversary fete, as well as continuing to serve God through the leadership of praise and worship.

Lisa Kember

Thank you to all volunteers

We are grateful that many of our volunteers, and some new ones, continue to be willing to give of their time and energy in order to support all church members and the wider community. These volunteers include:

Apologies to anyone who should have been included in this list. Our grateful thanks go to everyone who contribute to church life by offering their time and talent.

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATh I report on the accounts of the church forthe ended 31SL of December 2023. Respeciive Re5ponsibilitses of Trustees and Eyaminer The church's trustees are responslble forthe preparatlon of the acmunt& The church'5 trustees consider that an audit is not required forthis year urHler section 14412} of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent ￿minatiOn is needed. It Is my res[x)n￿bIlIty to: Examine the accounts (under secdon 145 of the 2011 Act): To follow the ￿￿o￿￿reS laid down in the Generdl Directions 8iven by the Charlty Comrnissloners {under section 145151{b) of the 2011 Act): and To stste whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Eyaminerfs report My examination Was carried out in accordance with the General Directions gi¥en by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes a ￿leW of the accounting records kept by the charity and comparison of the accounts presented WFth those re(fjrds. It also indudes a)n5ideration of any unusual Items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from as trEtstees concernlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not prtr4ide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion Is gl¥*n as to whether the acmunts present a 'true and fair viev/ and the report is Ilmited to tfrK)se matters set out In the statement below. Independent Examinerfs ststement In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention l.which 8i¥es me reasonable tause to believe that in any material ￿SpeCt the ￿uireMents 'to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 ACL. and 'to prepa￿ accounts whith accord with the accounti￿ records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act not been nrt. or 2.to which. in ￿ opinion. attention should be drawn In order to In orderto enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿aChed. I have no concerns and come acr0$5 no other rnatters in (onnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this re￿rt in order to enabk a proper understan(fing of the accounts to be reached. Signed lan Hellem ACIB(retd.I 24 February 2024

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENrs For the Year ended 31st Deeember 2023 ACCOUWllNG POLICIES (a) In so far as it is appropriate for the needs of the Pamchial Church Council, these accounts att prepared under the Church Accounting Regulations 2006 in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the current Statement of Re¢ommended Prd¢tice Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005). (b) Incoming resoutces given ill the Statement of Firwicial Activities are stated on the receivable basis. Credit is taken for income tsx recov¢rabl¢ on the Gift Aid incon for the year. (c) (Outgoing) resources charged in the Statement of Financial Activities are on the accn￿1.S b&sis. (d) Because the gross incoming resources and outgoing resources in 2023 fall below £500.0(M) these financial statements do not require the scnrtiny of a registered auditor and have therefore been subject to review by lart Hellem. ACCOUNTS The Accounts ar¢ shown in the Slatement of Financial Activities and on the following pages including the Balance SheeL The Accounts come under three headings- Unrestricted Funds, Restricted Funds and St Peter's Church Fund: . Unrestri¢t¢d Funds ate the monies given to the Church on the genernl understanding it will be used to pay everyday expenses and at the discretion of the Parochial Church Council for furthering mission and ministy of the Church. Restricted Funds are the monies given for a particular purpose and cannot be used by the Parochial Chll￿b Council for any other purposes ¢xcept by agreement with the donor. St Peter's Church Fund is ￿$trIcted under the ternls of the Hicks Legacy to the general purposes of St Peter's chuTch and is managed by the Rev 8 McKay. Priest in Charge and the Churchwarden, M C Watso In the Interest of clarity, the accounts are shown in a shortened forni omitting detail. Al

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL FINANC AL REPORT- YEAR ENDING 3111212023 INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT INCOME On behalf of the P.C.C. I would like to thank everyone who contÉnues to donate their s¢Thices free of charge. Your help and COThoperation ciyntÈnue to be much appreciated. The Ineome & Expenditure Accouut for the year ending 3 IIIY2023 is showirftg an overnll loss of £33,557. This is due to a technical Tssue and the way the Bank Holtdays fell at thc cnd of thc ycar m¢aning the amount of £36210 did not get transfcrrcd from St Peter's Fund. ThTS transfer has now tsken place so I would exped 2024 accounts to show a surplus of that amou￿. Volulltary In¢ome from Gift Aided doDxtioDs (Ine Free Will Offering Env.) was £42.001. This is showing a declining trend compar¢d to 202* VolllDt4ry In¢ome received via Free Will Offering envelopes (DOll￿1ft Aid). Collections, Sundry donatio￿ amounted to £3.564 and is also showing a declining trend compared to 2022. We received a grant from BaSin￿tOke & Deane Council towards a Coronation Party for the peopl¢ of Tadley whi¢h was vtty well kttended. We teceived no other grants during 2023. No legaeies have been received this ye4r. Fmndraisillg and Special Evettts rnised a total of £4:653 after all ¢xpeAS¢S had been deducted. This has shown a sltght decrease on 2022. although it d￿Sn't account for the Christian Aid Car Wash and the Harvest Festival where funds wcre donated through CTAT and JLESt Giving. The Toddler Group and Coffee Mornings at St Lukes are both thriving and tOW￿dS the end of the ye8T a monthly coffee morning was started at St Paul's. The Coronation Party on the Green was successful. as was the All G￿d Gifts Conc¢rt and the ¢ar wash. Thank you to everyone who h&8 hel￿d at any one of these ¢v¢nts and apologies tf I have miss¢d 2Ay events.

Income from Fees for Weddings ¥nd FuberaLs has decrea￿ significantly compared to 2022, due in main to Churches no longer ￿1Th8 the first choice for weddings and ￿nerals. Interest OD Dep)sits is startxng to rise although still not significantly. Church Hall lettings continu¢ to be a key incom¢ for The Church. The Preschool continue to us¢ th¢ hall in term time #nd we have other r¢gular us¢rs. Expenditure on the Chu￿￿ aDd Servitex amounted to £1 16,989. This has decreased compared to 2022 but is till high as the work on St Peter s Church is ongoing, and will ontinue to be a large expenditure well into 2024. It includes all the running costs including the Common Mission Fund which our commitment was paid in full tog¢th¢r wtth the nornial running costs of the 3 Churches. Payments to Cbaritle8 during the ye4r amounted to £3.660. This money was raised from Chrislmas Servi¢¢& and Charity Fundraising Events throughout 2023. This is due to the hard work of volunteers or8ai]isin8 these ¢vents during the year. A big thank you gocs to ¢v¢ryone who gave up their time to raise these funds. BALANCE SHEET AS AT 3111212023 All A&￿ts and Llabllltlu are as d¢tailcd on the Balance Sheet. Tr most Si8nificant assels remain St Paul's Church Hall and The St Peter's Church Fund Investment. The Church has no significant liabilities.

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIALCHURCH COUNCIL STATEMENT OF FINANaAL AFFAIRS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 NOTES Unrestri(ted RestrIrt￿ St Petels Fu¥ FU￿ TOTAL TOTAL 2022 INCOMING RESOURCES Voluntary Income ActivitiesforgeneRthyfunds Incomefr(xn Investments Incornelrom chyfch arty￿be$ OtherirKomin8 reS￿r 2(v) 2(bJ 2f 2{dJ 21eJ 51156 3.716 3.541 19,137 799 79349 54J22 5JlO 3.541 19.237 821 83.432 81.754 6.151 2,127 21,487 44.517 156,036 1595 22 TOTAL INCOMING R￿ouRC&s Costs of voluntary incotne Fur¥d-rai54nKtradingcc&ts Church Activityes Governance costs 3{oJ 3(bJ 3{cJ 3fd) 657 41050 657 116B32 267 146,463 74282 TOTAL RESOURCE5 EXPENDED 74282 41707 116,989 146,730 NE[ INCOMINGIIOL￿GOINGl RESOURCES 138.6241 133.5571 9,3( GROSS TrANSFEI 143,8501 GAINS AND LOSSES ON INVESTMEPITS 23560 122,5611 NET MOVEMEKf IN FUNDS 138.6241 23 (9.997) 157.1051 BALANCES BROUGHT FOIIWARD AT Isr JANUARY 2023 310,O)2 17.392 186,741 514.135 571.241 New and Additional Funds BAiANCES GIRRIED FORWARDAT 31ST DECEMBER 2023 315. 1212321 210301 504.138 514.135 TOTAL FUNDS AT31st De￿n￿r2DlY 315W 1212321 I￿301 504,U8 514,135 AssErs 315,068 121232} 210,301 514,135

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNaL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For tne year ended 3￿E ￿e￿Mber 2UZJ TOTAL TOTAL 2022 INCOMING RESOURCES lal Voluntary Income Planned Giving: All 6iftAlded donotionsllnr FWO Env. &Gift Dayl Tax recoverdble Other planned &i￿n8-(NoT. GfftNidedl Ccllections lopen platel at all wwces Gift days-donati￿s Donations, Appealsrt Legaties 42.￿1 42.001 48,584 7.873 4.868 451 451 1.915 2J03 20,428 52.156 54.522 81.753 21bl Activities for 8enerating funds Fetes. bazaars and otherfvnd-rdigng events 3,716 L595 5,310 6.151 3,716 L595 5.310 6,151 21cl Income from InveSt￿rrtS Diwdend & Bank Interest 3.541 ayi 2.127 3,541 3,541 2,127 Zldl Income from church activities Church Hall Lethn8S Fees- weddlngs etr •Aa8azine & Mlsc Sales 12,418 9.069 5,234 223 ITr) 5.334 19.137 19.237 21.487 21el Other incoming resourtes efunds Insurance aalms Refund5-St Peters 667 43.850 22 821 44.517 TOTAL INCOMING RESOUR 79.349 4.083 83A32 156,036

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (contlnued) For the year ended 31st December 2023 Vnre#rithd Reskncted St Petefs Church FurKI TOT TOTAL 2023 2022 Y RESOUR￿ EXPENDED Slal Costs of voluntary incomÈ 31bl Fund4alsing tTadlng costs FUnd.raIsh￿ costs IFet4 Fayre etcl 657 657 267 657 657 267 31cl Church Activities Mlsslonary and tharitable Overseas mission ￿j￿etieS Christian relief and devtpmnt a￿er￿leS Home mission & otherthurch sc 70 579 1.652 1.445 365 L730 2JJ95 438 3.660 4,097 Actl¥ltle5 dSrertly relatsd to church work aer8y Expenses Upkeep oFSennces Service books, Hymn IKxJks & sk*ets Sltb & Membershlp Organists, HonoRrium General Expenses Training aids Heat Lighi & Water Insurance Parish Shore WD8F-Diocesan Fee5 weddI￿FUneral Fees Pald ch￿rth Hall Mntnce Church Mntrce-Fabn"c & Buildi￿ MntsK2 Youth Group Or8an/Psano Tuninfftpairs Flower Exper￿$ Architerts fees Waqes and Salarie5 Admin-StstionerylPostsge etc Gifts, Social events & HoSP￿lity RefiJnd to St pettrfs 586 173 705 554 42 L454 123 53 1.454 3,661 350 4.193 4,213 51.687 5,003 1.697 12,154 50.837 876 5.972 287 L073 6.259 4,423 50.845 2.148 1.687 2.148 1.687 3,958 651 57 35308 105 240 158 39.265 755 297 158 1.207 799 1.326 336 345 2.845 213 L(M)3 1216 73 38,828 112,672 142,366 31di Governance costs Bank tharges 74282 42,707 116.989 146,730

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Notes to the Financial Ststements (continued) For the year ended 31st December 2023 4 sfAFF COSTS 2023 2022 Wages & st71t7ries The PCC employs cleaners forthe church hall and St Luke's these peoFAe are self-employed. 336 S TANGIBiE FIXED ASSETS (hurrh ul ment St Pelrfs Rf Churth Hall UN TOTAL GROSS BOOK VAWE At ljafiuary 2023 177.388 Addthon5lrevaluation 6.229 56 17.146 214.619 Disposa At 31 De￿rnber 2023 ITI.388 6.229 56 17.146 214,619 DEPREaATION At ljanuary 2023 6,229 13.856 17,146 37,231 thargeforthe ye At 31 December2023 6.229 13.856 17,146 37.231 NET OOOK VAWE At ljanuary 2023 177,388 177,388 At 31 December2023 177388 177.388 The church hall valuation remains constant. Depreciation has been charged based on a Useful Economic Life of 5 years for church equipment. based on the month that the asset came into Service. Note.. Depreciation is charged against the appropriate cost category. 6 INVESTMEtir5 The PCC has a CCiA account for the Hirst Fund. The value of this account at the end of De￿fflber 2022 4vas £1.827.30. however this is not incorporated into our accounts. The money has not been given to the PCC and MUST remain invested or kept on deposit. The INTERESf ONLY can be used towards the upkeep of St Pete¢s Churchyard for as long as it exists. Thereafter. the interest can be wailable for PCC general use A7

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the year ended 31st December 2023 INVESTMENTS (Cont'd) CBF Investment fvnd (St Pete¢s Church Fund) Movements in year: Market value- l January 2023 Transfer to St Peter's Alc GainllLossl during year Market value- 31 December 2023 £186.240 £0 £23,560 (Y3,8 7 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSErs Unrestricied Funds 177.388 126.680 li.( Restricted St Peter's Churth Funds 209,8 501 TOTAL £387.188 £105,950 £ii.¢ Fixed Assets Cash at Bank and in Hand CBF DepositAJc Debtors Cuffernt Liabllltses 121,232} £0 £0 Fund balance 315.(68 121.2321 210,301 £504,138 8 DEBTORS 2022 Income Tax Recoverable Other Debtors £0 £0 9 LIABIUTIES: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE IN ONE YEAR Provision for maintenance Intercompany creditors (maintenance at St Peters) Other creditors 2022 £0 £0

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the year ended 31st December 2023 9 FUND DEfAILS The restrirted funds comprise the Organ Fund. Churth maintenan￿ Fund, Charities Fund, the Flower Fund. the FelI0v￿h1P Fund. St Paul's and St Peter's Projects Fund and Childrens Work. which are funds raised, or put aside. for these specific propcts and the monles wlll be used for their purpose only. St Pete¢5 Fund is restrirted under the ternis of the Hicks Legacy to the general use of St Peter's

TADLEY WITH PAMBER HEATH PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL BALANCE SHEEr ASAT 315r DECEMBER 2023 FIXED ASSErs 2023 2022 2022 Tan8ible fixed assets 177388 177388 CBF Investments 209A(K) 186.241 387.188 363.629 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors ShortTerm Deposit Cash at Bank and in Hand ii.(ts) 5?50 ii,¢x 139y UABILITIES: Amoumfs FAWNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR NEf CURREMfAssErs 116,950 I50,￿ ASSETS 514,135 FUNDS General Fund Unrestricted Restrtrted 315.IA9 121.232 310.1x12 17.392 293037 210.301 327.394 186,741 St Peter's Church Fund 514,135 Approved by the Parothial Church Counal on: Signed on fts behalf Chaimian Member Alo