Benefice Profile The Benefice of Keyworth, Stanton and Bunny with Bradmore

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A statement from the Diocese of Southwell and ...... 2 East Bingham Deanery statement ...... 3 Profile from the Benefice 1 What we offer...... 4 2 Our New Rector ...... 4 3 Who we are...... 5 4 Benefice wide information ...... 6 5 How we worship...... 7 6 Our Churches ...... 8 7 The Geography ...... 10 8 Finance in the Benefice ...... 11 Appendices (Parish accounts) Page 2 of 11

THE DIOCESE OF SOUTHWELL & NOTTINGHAM GROWING DISCIPLES WIDER, YOUNGER AND DEEPER

A statement from the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham, the Rt Revd Paul Williams and the Archdeacon of Nottingham, the Venerable Sarah Clark

The Diocese of Southwell and Nottingham incorporates the City of Nottingham, the whole County of and five parishes in . The population is 1.15 million – 51% live in the greater Nottingham conurbation, 31% in ex-mining areas and 18% in rural. There are 305 churches (252 parishes), served by 142 stipendiary clergy and licensed lay workers.

In 2011 the Diocese reaffirmed its commitment to Joining Together in the Transforming Mission of God with a focus on three core strands: Living Worship, Growing Disciples and Seeking Justice.

A deployment plan for 2020 ensures that overall levels of stipendiary ministry are maintained at 2012 levels. The process involved wide engagement from clergy and laity, refocusing parishes on growth. Following the arrival of a new diocesan bishop in June 2015 we are now looking beyond 2020 at what kind of church we would like to be in 2025 and 2030. As a diocese we have made a renewed commitment to care for every soul in the diocese with an increased focus on growing disciples.

The Bishop’s Council and Senior Staff team have established the first stage of a vision for ‘Growing Disciples wider, younger and deeper’. ‘Wider’ in that we will seek to grow disciples in every part of the diocese, with no retreat from any community: urban centre, outer estates, rural villages or market towns. ‘Younger’ in that we will seek fresh ways to harness the boldness and creativity of children, students and young people across the diocese, not least in Nottingham which is the 4th youngest city outside London. ‘Deeper’ as we grow in knowing Christ, so that as his disciples we can be an increasing blessing to the people among whom we live and serve in the workplace, family and community.

As part of a renewed strategy for growth we aspire to be purposeful and imaginative in: welcoming new disciples into the fellowship of Christ and his church; commissioning younger leaders (16-30) inspired and equipped to serve God’s purposes in the world; resourcing new worshipping communities; and serving as 1 church united in contending for the gospel. We long to welcome new and younger disciples in every community across the diocese, aligning our energies and resources around this quest.

In this new chapter every parish has an opportunity to review its role within the diocesan mission, so that it can play a significant part in the strategic commitment to ‘Growing Disciples wider, younger and deeper.’

It is in the context of this vision that the appointment of a Rector to the Benefice of Keyworth, Stanton and Bunny with Bradmore takes place. This is a significant whole time appointment within East Bingham Deanery. The churches are set within attractive communities each offering their own unique opportunities for growth, with the present committed congregations hungry to go deeper in their faith. Bishop Paul says, “It is my hope that each worshipping community will develop a compelling picture of its own future in God’s purposes with an expectation of growing numerically and in the scope of its mission. It is my prayer that the new Rector of Keyworth, Stanton and Bunny with Bradmore will have the creative leadership and imagination to nurture the present life of the parish, plan for growth and reach out to the unchurched of all ages in its locality.” September 2016 Page 3 of 11

East Bingham Deanery statement East Bingham Deanery is, geographically the largest Deanery in the Nottingham Archdeaconry. It borders on West Bingham Deanery to the south west; Nottingham South and Gedling deaneries to the North West; Newark and Southwell Deanery to the north and the Diocese of Leicester to the south and east. It is a combination of market town, large semi- rural and smaller rural villages. We are 35 open churches across 34 parishes, grouped together into 12 benefices and gathered into 4 “Mission Partnerships” named Bingham, Radcliffe, Cotgrave and Keyworth, being the 4 largest centres of population. Map downloaded from https://www.achurchnearyou.com/deanery/38202/map and © Google maps The Keyworth Mission Partnership consists of: the benefice of Keyworth, Stanton on the Wolds and Bunny with Bradmore (1 full time stipendiary post), the benefice of , Widmerpool and known as the 3 W’s (0.3 stipendiary post) and the benefice of Plumtree (1 church, House for duty post). The Deanery also has a 0.5 stipendiary Deanery Missioner Post (deemed to be clergy or lay). It is currently held by the 0.5 stipendiary incumbent of the Cranmer benefice of 6 parishes. The Deanery is fully supportive of the Diocesan Vision of “Growing Disciples: Wider, Younger Deeper” (WYD). In view of this there is an expectation that post holders in all parishes will begin to work closely with their Mission Partnership colleagues, and encourage their congregations to share ministry across benefice boundaries more and more. This is beginning to happen in the allocation of Deanery Share to Mission Partnerships rather than to benefices. We strongly encourage all Mission Partnerships to pay 100% of their Deanery Share. All parishes have the opportunity to conduct Promise Programmes every 4-5 years with assistance from the Diocesan team. Oversight of the programme and regular teaching on giving is an expectation of all incumbents. You would be joining us at a very exciting time and will have the opportunity to help forge new links across the Keyworth Partnership and the Deanery. Under “WYD” our Deanery has joined with West Bingham Deanery to host WYD events. East Bingham Deanery Synod is led by the Area Dean and Lay Chair, supported by a part-time paid administrator (funded by the Diocese) who is also Deanery Treasurer, and a committed Standing Committee of clergy and lay people. The Synod meets 3 times a year and you would be expected to attend and to encourage the parish representatives to take an active part. The Synod administers a fund which can be used for Deanery wide training events and specific training of individuals which would benefit the Deanery as a whole. The Area Dean (0.3) is currently Rector (0.7) of the Wiverton Group Benefice (6 Parishes, 7 churches in the Bingham Mission Partnership) and is also Chair of the Diocesan Advisory Committee; our Lay Chair is an elected member of Bishop’s Council. Both are also members of Diocesan Synod. With the challenges in mind faced by the Church in meeting the needs of worshippers in rural Deaneries, our Deanery is well placed in terms of having its voice heard. The Deanery Chapter meets approximately 8 times a year, roughly monthly excluding Easter, July, August and Christmas. We invite all clergy including our retired colleagues living in the Deanery. We have occasionally held events to include Readers too and given a lunch for our retired clergy colleagues, as a thank you for their help, funded by the Synod fund referred to above. We look forward to welcoming you to East Bingham Deanery. The Rev’d Bronwen Gamble, Area Dean and Mr Steve Gelsthorpe, Lay Chair (September 2016) Page 4 of 11

Benefice of Keyworth, Stanton and Bunny with Bradmore

WELCOME to our Benefice in south Nottinghamshire. We are a group of three parishes which include four churches. Our vision can be summarised as Faith, Fellowship and Future. Our benefice website is at http://www.keyworthstantonbunnychurch.com

1 What we offer

1.1 Faith and Worship Combined choirs singing at Revd. All our congregations are Eucharist focused and have a strong Jim’s farewell service in the Benefice spirituality. There is a diversity of worship styles within the three (Bunny church) parishes, mostly traditional (with occasional use of incense in St Mary Magdalene) but with some use of more modern service format. (See “How we worship”, page 7 for more details.) We benefit from a vibrant lay ministry with three Readers within the Benefice, one of whom has recently completed the one year MSM course (see missionshapedministry.org). Music is important to us with choirs, church bells, and congregations who join in with hymns!

1.2 Fellowship and 4 medieval Churches

Jacob the donkey leading the Palm All the churches have long standing and committed congregations, Sunday procession in Keyworth whose members care for each other. The parishes work together within the Benefice (see “Benefice wide information”, page 6) but each parish values its own identity and has its own PCC. Part of our vision is to faithfully care for our 4 medieval church buildings (see “Our Churches”, pages 8-9). We are accustomed to ecumenical working. Our youth work is currently completely ecumenical, with particular links to the Methodist church. (For further details see “Benefice Youth work“, page 6.) There is also a Churches Together group which holds some joint services. Church members serve the community in a wide variety of groups.

1.3 Future Queen’s Birthday We desire to grow in faith and fellowship. There is a hunger for ways to share celebration in Stanton our faith with each other more effectively e.g. in house groups (whose number has dwindled in the last few years) or away days. There is some desire in our church family to add more variety to our worship. We recognise the call of God to reach out to the wider community around us but we need to find ways to reach out to sections not currently represented within our congregations (see “Our Parishes in brief”, page 5). Thus our vision is in accord with the Diocesan initiative “Growing Disciples – wider, younger and deeper”. We feel the duty to maintain our historic church buildings both for succeeding generations and in recognition of the presence of God and the years of worship which have occurred there.

2 Our New Rector With God’s guidance we hope to appoint a man or woman who respects the traditional Eucharistic character of our parishes and is a spiritual leader who will give us all encouragement in our task of carrying out God's ministry. We desire prayerful and sound biblical teaching combined with pastoral care. One of the challenges for all our congregations, and any new incumbent, is to consider why our Sunday attendances (and membership of the church) do not match our communities’ age profile and how we should reach the demographics we are missing. We hope that our new Rector will be sympathetic to a Central Catholic tradition and pray that he or she will be able to encourage growth in all sections and age groups of the benefice. To facilitate this task our new Rector will need vision and to be able to relate to all ages and be open to all generations. Page 5 of 11

The new incumbent will be Rector to all our three parishes. The post is in joint patronage of the Lord Chancellor and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. It is likely that the successful applicant will already have experience of different parishes since we have a ministry team working across very different parishes.

The new Rector’s home will be in the Rectory situated in Keyworth (see section 3.2), near the church, shops and schools. It is a four bedroom detached house with garage, built in the 1950s. It has a lounge and dining room with a kitchen, cloakroom and study (with independent access) on the ground floor. The Rectory is heated by gas central heating and gas fires, and is alarmed. It is surrounded by a good size garden. The property overlooks the playing fields and is close to the church.

3 Who we are This section describes our congregations/parishes and the activities within each of them.

3.1 Our Parishes in brief St Mary Magdalene’s, Keyworth has 73 on the electoral roll from 5000* parishioners of whom 63% would describe themselves as Christian. (The civil parish has a population of 6700.) All Saints Church, Stanton has 31 on electoral roll, and 400 parishioners, of whom 73% would describe themselves as Christian. St Mary the Virgin, Bunny with Bradmore has 31 on the electoral roll and 700 parishioners, of whom 63% describe themselves as Christian. All the parishes have the strength of a faithful, committed congregation but are not currently attracting any significant number of new members. This has resulted in a mismatch between the congregations’ age profiles and the general community demographic where 70%, 63% and 76% (for Keyworth, Stanton and Bunny with Bradmore respectively) are below 60 years old (see Table 1). The ecumenical youth work is fruitful but does not feed into our village church congregations.

* All such numbers in this section are taken from 2011 census data

Table 1 Age profile of each parish (using ONS Census data 2011). Parish Keyworth Stanton Bunny with Age Group Bradmore 0 - 14 age group (%) 16 16 18 15 - 29 age group (%) 15 10 14 30 - 44 age group (%) 17 12 18 45 - 59 age group (%) 22 26 26 60 - 75 age group (%) 20 25 18 75 – 90 age group (%) 10 11.5 6 90+ age group (%) 0 0.5 0 [Note: Original numbers estimated using postcode and OA level data, age group % read from plots on the Parish Spotlight data sheet]

3.2 Keyworth Fellowship is important to us and the majority of the congregation stay for coffee and chat after the 10 am service. There are many organisations which flourish in our parish and membership is seen as an integral part of our worship, witness and Christian education. Those specifically linked to the church include a large and enthusiastic bell-ringing group, a Mothers’ Union which meets once a month in the afternoon, a flower arranging group and a Guild of St Raphael house group which focuses on healing ministry. A recent initiative to reach out to the community is a second-hand bookstall on the last Thursday of every month in St Mary Magdalene where anyone can share coffee, chat and home-made cake with a play mat for any pre-school children. This is in addition to the two mornings every week when the church is kept open by volunteers. Church activities and a message from one of the Clergy Page 6 of 11

(Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic or URC) in Keyworth are included in the monthly Keyworth News which is distributed (free) to every dwelling in Keyworth. In 2015 St Mary Magdalene PCC took the decision to embark on the “Partnership for Missional Church” process (http://southwell.anglican.org/mission-ministry/partnership-for-missional-church-pmc/). This is a 3-4 year process where St Mary Magdalene, in tandem with six other parishes within the Diocese, seeks to examine and celebrate the reality of the good gifts in our church and our community, and discern God’s vision and future direction for us. A series of interviews with a cross-section of the congregation and other data gathering have already provided much interesting information, and congregation wide events have provided, and continue to provide, fellowship and space for reflection.

3.3 Stanton In the recent past, fellowship and fundraising activities have included coffee mornings, garden parties (with Songs of Praise in the garden), harvest suppers, strawberry fair, outdoor carol services, concerts and the opening of the church at pre-advertised times in summer for people to have tea, coffee and a chat. Coffee is regularly served in church following our morning services. Details of services are in the Keyworth News.

3.4 Bunny with Bradmore The church nave functions as a large hall for the Bunny Primary School productions and services, as well as concerts, dances and exhibitions for Bunny Church Fabric Fundraisers and History Group. The acoustics are excellent. Coffee mornings are held every last Saturday of the month (except in December) and every other Wednesday afternoon under the title “Chat in Church”. Relations with both Parish Councils and the Methodists are cordial, with a jointly run Sunday School in Bradmore and a monthly family service in Bunny. All church activities are published in the Bunny Bulletin (monthly) and in Spires, the Parish leaflet delivered every other month to Bradmore.

4 Benefice wide information A benefice wide meeting “Towards 2016” (at the start of the decade) delivered our first website, a descendant of which is now at http://www.keyworthstantonbunnychurch.com and a flourishing fellowship group.

4.1 Church magazine The Benefice church magazine, The Lantern, is published quarterly and is available free in the churches or delivered to subscribers’ homes for a small charge. It is also part of our community outreach, since copies go to many public venues such as the Keyworth Health Centre. As well as details of all services for the next quarter and contact details for all the parishes, it contains a message from the Rector and articles written by members of the congregations.

4.2 Benefice Fellowship Group The Benefice Fellowship Group was set up in October 2009 and provides pastoral contact and social events across the benefice. As part of the pastoral care, Baptism and Wedding Anniversary cards are sent for three years after the baptism or wedding. There is an annual trip, often to a cathedral city. The group is also involved in helping to arrange various events such as concerts and an annual film night for children to raise money for charities and/or church funds. The Benefice Benefice breakfast in Keyworth Fellowship Breakfasts, twice a year in Keyworth Church Hall, provide church hall a welcome opportunity to catch up with fellow members of the congregations and are normally well attended.

4.3 Benefice Youth work Our children and youth activities are run on an ecumenical basis with support from this Benefice, Keyworth Baptist Church, Keyworth Methodist Church and Bradmore Methodist Church. This is a vibrant area of activity although we currently do not have a youth worker of our own and rely very heavily on the full-time Methodist Youth worker as well as our dedicated volunteers. (Under the Diocesan 2020 Page 7 of 11 plan, it is hoped that we will have a share in a half time Youth worker but this is still being decided at Deanery level.) Toddler praise runs 10 -12 on Friday mornings for the under-fives and their carers in Keyworth Methodist Church and includes singing, craft, a Bible story, prayer, followed by drinks and cake. 30 or more children are seen at the group meetings. Teatime praise is held on the second Sunday of each month in Keyworth Methodist Church with the theme of worship, fellowship, fun and food for all ages. KFC is a structured youth group and welcomes young people from school year five upwards. It runs 7:30-9:00 pm every fortnight in term time on Friday night in Keyworth Methodist Hall. Youth Alpha is our older youth group (open to young people from school year 8 to year 13) and runs from 7pm to 8pm on Sunday evenings in school term time at Bradmore Methodist Church. There is a Bradmore and Bunny Sunday school at Bradmore Methodist Church on every Sunday during school term except the first in the month. (There are no specific C of E Sunday schools or crèches run in any of our services, but St Mary Magdalene and St Mary the Virgin have a children’s play area set aside in each church and families are always welcome at any of our services.) A Wednesday family coffee morning runs at Keyworth Methodist Hall aimed as a place to make initial contact with parents and toddlers. This has an average of 25 children plus parents each week.

In addition to the regular clubs listed above, our Benefice youth work includes a number of “one-off” events each year. There Soul Survivor 2015 - Young people from our is a weekend retreat for young people run in June each year youth groups closest to camera. where a group goes away to a Christian retreat centre in nearby Stathern. A holiday club is run for a week during each summer school vacation in Keyworth. Youth leaders also take young people in school years 9 to 13 both from our Benefice and from neighbouring churches such as , to Soul Survivor – a five day Christian Youth camp, see details at https://soulsurvivor.com/summer/. Bi-annually a Christian education event “Time Travelling” is run for Key Stage I schoolchildren from local primary schools. This takes place in St Mary Magdalene Church, Keyworth.

5 How we worship The core of our congregations have worshiped together for many years but people of any age are welcomed at all our churches. The style of service varies but most are modern in language and traditional in style. Music is important to all our parishes and each has a small robed choir which combine for important Festivals. In addition there is a Benefice Council which consists of the Ministry group (i.e. the Rector, any other clergy and the Readers) and all the Churchwardens. This meets five times a year to discuss matters of common interest amongst the parishes including joint events and Festival services. Each parish has a PCC with its own officers.

5.1 Services The rota of services is discussed and mutually agreed by the Ministry Group. These services are published on the calendar on our website home page http://www.keyworthstantonbunnychurch.com/welcome.htm and in the weekly newsletter which is handed out at all Sunday services. http://www.keyworthstantonbunnychurch.com/weeklynews-sheet.htm.

During recent years the pattern of regular services has been: St Mary Magdalene All Saints St Mary the Virgin Bradmore 8am Holy Communion. 10am Holy 1st Sunday 10am Family Service 10am Morning Prayer Communion 6pm Holy 9am Holy 2nd Sunday 10am Eucharist 6pm Evensong Communion Communion 8am Holy Communion. 10am Joint service with 10am Morning 3rd Sunday Keyworth Methodists, Prayer (Book of 10am Eucharist alternating between Common Prayer) church buildings Page 8 of 11

6pm Evensong 6pm Holy 4th Sunday 10am Eucharist (Book of Common Communion Prayer) A United Eucharist is held at 10am in one of the churches in the Benefice. The service 5th Sunday rotates between the churches. 7:30pm Tuesday Holy Communion. Midweek 9:30am Thursday Holy Communion Weekday services are held to mark major Festivals and Saints days, during Lent and Holy week, and on other occasions as appropriate. In addition to the services listed above, there are a number of worship events hosted by the Benefice Youth Work - see page 6.

5.2 Occasional offices All the parishes follow the Bishop’s Council guidelines on baptisms and marriages – see the website at https://www.churchofengland.org/media/1733211/marriage%20measure%202008%20guidance.pdf - and leave implementation of the policy entirely to the incumbent. The average numbers of baptisms, marriages and funerals per year (using data from 2014 and 2015) can be seen in the table below. There have not been many confirmations recently – the latest confirmations were one student and two adults from Keyworth in 2013. St Mary Magdalene All Saints St Mary the Virgin Baptisms 9 3 4 Marriages 4 0 2 Funerals 22 3 2

5.3 Ecumenical relationships Within Keyworth civil parish there are the following Christian churches:- Baptist, Methodist, Roman Catholic and United Reformed. In Bradmore there is a Methodist Chapel. Relationships with all these churches are cordial with jointly run Youth work across the Benefice, and joint services in both Bunny/Bradmore and Keyworth.

6 Our Churches This section reviews the church buildings within our Parishes.

6.1 St Mary Magdalene, Keyworth The present church, which is Grade 1 listed, was mostly built in the 14th century, but the list of incumbents goes back to 1268 implying that there was a church building in Keyworth before the present one. The church is a medieval stone building with a unique and distinctive ‘coffee pot’ late 14th century tower. The organ has been restored. The ring of three bells was increased to six by donation. The church has the capacity to seat 140, mostly in traditional pews but with free standing chairs at the back of the church under the tower. Money was successfully raised for a modern servery with water heater and sink, installed at the back of the church in 2010. The choir vestry, the priest's vestry and the toilet are on the north side of the church. More historical detail about the church can be seen at http://southwellchurches.nottingham.ac.uk/keyworth/hintro.php. The gas heating is relatively modern; the boiler and pipework are in good order and effective. The last Quinquennial Survey was conducted in 2014 and the recommended work, all of which was minor in nature, was carried out. The churchyard was closed in 2011 and is maintained by the Local Authority. The village has a public burial ground. Page 9 of 11

The church hall has been repainted and upgraded recently and is used both by church organisations and by the community for a baby and toddler group and Guides, Brownies, Rainbows and several other village groups including the Camera Club.

6.2 All Saints, Stanton on the Wolds The church is a Grade II listed building located centrally in the Parish, in an attractive position surrounded by fields and adjoining the golf course. It is small, seating about 50, and simple in style having its origin in Saxon times. Over the years the church has been threatened with closure on many occasions, the last in 1951 when a successful appeal enabled essential repair work to be carried out. A vestry was added in 1977 at the western end of the north wall. Vehicular and pedestrian access is from Browns Lane. The car park has had a stone surface installed and this has made the church more accessible. There is a public right of way on foot from Browns Lane through the churchyard to the golf course. The church owns land beside the car park currently let to an adjoining owner for use as a paddock. The church also owns a small copse on the western side of the churchyard. The village war memorial stands within the churchyard where part of the Remembrance service is held annually. There are no toilet or kitchen facilities. Outline plans for an extension to house these facilities were produced in 2003 but the cost of implementation was prohibitive. There is no vicarage or church hall. As a result of recommendations in quinquennial surveys we have in recent years carried out essential repairs as required. The last such survey was in October 2014 and the recommended work, all of which was minor in nature, was carried out. To mark the Millennium the parishioners raised funds to install a new stained-glass East window (pictured right).

6.3 St Mary the Virgin, Bunny The Parish Church is recorded in the Domesday Book and has a list of Rectors beginning 1208. The church, which is Grade 1 listed, is the largest in South Nottinghamshire – often called “the Cathedral of the Wolds”. The chancel is only three feet shorter than the nave. The Chancel with choir screen, piscina and sedilia are 14th century. The stone font is dated 12th century. It is the resting place of Sir Thomas Parkyn, the wrestling baron (see 1000 Best English Churches). This attracts many visitors, including history students. In the late 19th century the pews were removed and replaced with chairs. This allows the nave to be multi- purpose, used by the village and school, for community events and activities. The church can seat 210. There are six bells in the crocketed spired tower. The village hall (belonging to Charities and the Parish Council) sits in the church yard and the church has use of the newly refurbished toilet facilities.

6.4 Bradmore The original church was destroyed by fire in 1705. The tower and spire remain with a churchroom replacing the nave, and the building is Grade II listed. The tower base serves as a sanctuary for the monthly service. Page 10 of 11

7 The Geography The three parishes are all situated in the Nottinghamshire Wolds some 8 miles south of Nottingham. Keyworth is a large village between the A60 and A606 roads, largely surrounded by farmland but contiguous with Stanton on the Wolds. Stanton on the Wolds is a small residential village bounded by Keyworth to the north and west, the A46 Fosse Way to the east and Widmerpool to the south. Bunny is a medium sized village stretching for 2½ miles along the main A60 road equidistant from Nottingham and . Bradmore is a small village on a rise one mile north of Bunny. Downloaded from https://www.achurchnearyou.com/deanery/38202/map and © Google maps.

The following sections give descriptions of each parish, including details of facilities and activities.

7.1 Keyworth Keyworth is a large thriving village, although it retains a semi-rural appeal being surrounded by farmland and a number of stables and equestrian centres. The biggest employer is the British Geological Survey (BGS) on the north-eastern edge. There is also a small industrial park on its western edge and a number of other small firms towards the centre. Keyworth tends to serve as a dormitory for Nottingham but also provides employment in the local shops, schools and small firms. The village is in a green belt area but development may occur in the next few years. It is a popular place to live and there is a Village Development Plan. There is an increasing number of retired people, with a special sheltered housing development and other specific housing. Nevertheless the village remains a popular place for young families to live. In addition to a full range of shops in the centre where the Church has a commanding position, there are two other centres of shops: a small one on the estate on the western side, the second on an estate on the eastern side. Thus the village is provided with all the normal shopping facilities, together with a Post Office and health care facilities. Communal facilities include a public library, leisure centre, swimming pool and a skateboarding park. There are also playing fields including that adjacent to the Rectory. The village also has tennis courts, a bowling green, a children’s play area and a grant assisted activity park which has been installed recently. The church hall abuts the playing field, as does the modern village hall. There are also a fitness club, cafés and four pubs. The village has a whole host of social, sporting, cultural and other organisations to cater for all tastes – details of events can be seen in the village diary shown at http://www.keyworthparishcouncil.org/keyworth-diary.html. The village is well provided with schools. Crossdale Primary (in the civil but not ecclesiastical parish) was rated Outstanding in the latest Ofsted report and Keyworth Primary and Nursery School was rated Good in the latest Ofsted report. There is another Primary School on the border between Stanton and Keyworth (see section 7.2). All the schools have nursery provision. South Wolds Academy and Sixth form provides secondary education for 1000 pupils from Keyworth and the surrounding area (rated Good in the latest Ofsted report). There is a regular bus service to Nottingham (every 15 minutes during the day, reducing to hourly in the evening).

7.2 Stanton on the Wolds Stanton is an attractive village with a wide variety of privately owned housing (162 dwellings) - the residential part being roughly triangular in area around a golf club. Much of the Parish is farmland but there is little other activity except a thriving garden centre and a national company employing 80 people. There is one primary school in the village, Willowbrook (rated Good in the latest Ofsted report). There is a secondary school in Keyworth and the residents of Stanton rely on the services and facilities of Keyworth for health care and shopping etc. Stanton News is published quarterly. Page 11 of 11

7.3 Bunny with Bradmore Stretching for 2.5 miles along the main A60 road equidistant from Nottingham and Loughborough, the parish is about 1.5 miles wide. The southern limit is the crest of Bunny Hill and also that of Bunny Old Wood mentioned in the Domesday book; the northern limit is the border of Country Park, Ruddington in Nottingham Deanery. To the west and south lie Gotham and in Bingham West Deanery. The ecclesiastical parish comprises two civil parishes: Bradmore: a compact village of 140 dwellings set on a rise one mile north of Bunny. It has no shops, no industry but one barn converted into offices. The Churchroom attached to the medieval tower base is used as a Parish Hall. There is a Methodist Chapel with attached Community Hall where the ecumenical Sunday School is held. For further details see www.bradmorevillage.org.uk Bunny: a tripartite village of some 320 dwellings spread along the A60 where it crosses the Fairham Brook. The largest house is the privately owned 17th C. Bunny Hall set in the University owned walled Bunny Park. The farmhouses are now situated out in the fields. There are several commercial buildings and British Gypsum for employment. A Petrol Station with a “Convenience Store” attracts custom from passing traffic, as well as the Parish. The Rancliffe Arms is a popular inn for food and guest ales, situated directly opposite the Church across the A60. The church forms a focal point of the village and is very close to the C of E Bunny Primary School (rated Good in the latest Ofsted inspection). The Bunny Churchyard is still open for burials for those with firm associations with the Parish, and is much visited by genealogical researchers and those with an interest in beautiful memorial stones. Details of baptisms etc., and also other Bunny information can be seen at www.bunnyvillage.org.uk. The Bunny Bulletin is delivered each month free to every dwelling in Bunny.

8 Finance in the Benefice Regular giving from congregations, legacies and targeted fundraising manage to keep all the Parishes financially afloat. A summary is shown in Table 2 and full accounts for the last two years are included as Appendices. All the congregations strive to pay in full the Parish share and have been/are faithful in paying in full, or nearly in full. However the ability to do so will depend on growing their income. The strain of maintaining historic buildings is obvious in the church accounts (see Appendices) and is associated with diminishing reserves. All congregations run stewardship campaigns. (These usually occur every four years. The last one occurred in 2012 but the PCCs have taken the decision to delay the 2016 campaign due to the vacancy).

Table 2 Financial summary for the three parishes Keyworth Stanton on the Wolds Bunny 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014 Totalassets £22,376 £17,274 £18,093 £21,203 £52,585 £53,562 Excess of receipts over £5,102 -£2,355 -£2,300 -£1,837 -£977 -£2,339 payment Page 1 of 10

Appendices showing Parish accounts for the last two years (ending December 31st 2015)

Appendix 1 – Keyworth Parish Accounts

Receipts 2015 2014

Voluntary Receipts

Regular Giving Planned Giving under Gift Aid 35454 38747 Planned Giving not under Gift Aid 2298 2802 Unplanned Giving under GASDS 2247 Unplanned Giving under Gift Aid 1679 1778 Unplanned Giving not under Gift Aid 1220 42898 1815 45142 Income Tax recovered 9682 9682 10011 10011 Special Collections under Gift Aid 555 Special Collections not under Gift Aid 797 1352 1521 1521

Other Voluntary Receipts Grant from Keyworth Parish Council 211 211 GrantsfromBunny&StantonPCC's 1879 788 " due from 2014 836 Co-op Funeralcare 140 139 Youth Work (Restricted) 215 60 Bells Fund (Restricted) 170 70 Parish Outing 63 Bequest 5000 8514 1268

Receipts from Activities for Generating Funds Events Autumn Fair 1483 Centenary Lounge Coffee 176 181 NHCT Ride & Stride 95 108 Benefice Breakfasts 68 27 Festival 481 4Seasons Sponsors 270 Aurora Concert 436 642 Band Concert 873 Organ Concert 499 Book Stall 246 2504 3082

Sundry Refund-Scottish Power 756 756 Appendices Page 2 of 10

Receipts from Church Activities Sales & Lantern Magazine Adverts 675 729 Hall Lettings 3389 3108 Rent for Land 275 412 Deanery Office Rent etc 659 645 War Graves Commission 15 15 Wedding & Funeral Fees 3117 1982 Sale of Stationery, Candles etc. 82 87 Book of Remembrance 124 8336 74 7053

Receipts from Investments 44 CBF & Bank Interest 44 44 44 NatWest Deposit a/c 1 45 ______

TOTAL RECEIPTS 73331 68877 ______

Payments 2015 2014

Church Activities £ Grants Overseas Relief Agencies 1232 781 Home Missions 150 Secular Charities 190 1572 751 1532

The Work of the Church Diocesan Parish Share 48000 46800 Rector's Expenses 1744 1228 Assistant Clergy Expenses 129 (Restricted Youth Work Fund) 421 1285 Christmas Cards & Delivery 230 229 Training Courses 50 Sundry Expenses 377 749 50470 Partners in Mission 350 51122

Church Gas 2655 2049 Electricity 882 890 Water 79 68 Insurance 2195 2135 Clock Servicing & Repairs 223 217 Central Heating Servicing 237 187 Quinquennial Inspection 540 Bell Rope Repairs (Restricted Fund) 79 Electrical Testing & Repairs 517 103 Posters 18 36 Appendices Page 3 of 10

Passageway Roof Repairs 1020 Book of Remembrance 63 31 Fire Appliance Servicing 76 94 Pulpit Repairs 636 Maintenance & Sundries 298 7243 438 8523

Church Books & Music 97 205 Services Sanctuary 861 352 Weekly Readings 345 351 Organ Tuning & Repairs 70 62 Organists Expenses 300 300 CCLI Licence 144 149 Visiting Clergy Fees 143 282 Sundry Service Expenses 314 2274 276 1976

Church Gas 869 772 Hall Electricity 380 266 Water 155 153 Insurance 789 777 Grass Cutting 374 389 Maintenance & Sundries 244 129 Roof Repairs 80 WC Repairs etc. 310 Central Heating Servicing 1550 4346 Electrical Testing & Repairs 94 2985

Lantern Magazines 1024 1024 1035 1035

Event Expenses 4 Seasons Festival Expenses 779 779

Administration Clerical Assistant 407 Stationery & Sundries 117 214 Photocopier 1235 1438 Telephone 164 218 Deanery Office 259 245 Web Site 234 2009 50 2572 ______

TOTAL PAYMENTS 68229 71232 ______

EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS £5,102 -£2,355 Appendices Page 4 of 10

Statement of Assets & Liabilities at 31st December 2015

2015 2914 Cash Funds £ £

Bank Current Accounts 11925 6721 Deposit account 1603 1748 CBF Deposit Fund Account 8849 8805 Cash in Hand nil ______

TOTAL 22377 17274 ______

Restricted Funds Bells Fund 1822 1652 Youth Work Fund 7071 7277 ______

Total Restricted Funds 8893 8929

Unrestricted Fund 13544 8345 ______

TOTAL 22437 17274 ______

The above financial statement was approved by the PCC on 20thJanuary2016 Revd. J.F. Wellington (PCC Chairman) and Mr. C.A. Hatfield (PCC Treasurer in 2015)) Appendices Page 5 of 10

Appendix 2 – Stanton Parish Accounts Appendices Page 6 of 10 Appendices Page 7 of 10

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