APCM Sunday 19th April 2015

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A meeting for the election of Churchwardens followed by the APCM to be held in the Parish Hall of St Wilfrid's Church on Sunday 19th April 2015 immediately following the Eucharist. Opening prayer and address - Fr Andrew Wadsworth

VESTRY MEETING Election of Churchwardens

APCM AGENDA

1. Apologies for absence 2. Minutes of the APCM held on 6th April 2014 3. Matters arising 4. Adoption of Electoral Roll 5. Annual Report and Accounts for 2014 (from page 12) 6. Fabric report 7. Deanery Synod Report 8. Elections of lay representatives to Parochial Church Council 9. Appointment of Sidesmen 10. Appointment of Independent Examiner 11. Safeguarding Report 12. Sunday School Report 13. House Groups 14. Choir Report 15. Nyewood Infant School Report 16. Nyewood Junior School Report 17. Social and Fundraising Committee Report 18. After School Club 19. Any Other Business - to be notified in writing to the Vicar before 12.00 noon on Sunday 12th April 2015 20. Vicar’s address

End of meeting

1 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 2. Minutes of the meeting for the election of churchwardens followed by the APCM, held in St. Wilfrid’s Church on Sunday 6th April, 2014, immediately following the Eucharist.

Chaired by Fr.Andrew Wadsworth. Opening prayer and address – Fr.Andrew Wadsworth. The meeting opened at 12.00 Fr Andrew gave an introductory address. Fr Andrew said he wanted to start his address by saying thank you to many people: ● to Ruth Wood for her work with Safeguarding ● to the workers in the office and especially to Helen for her work in producing the magazine. ● to Malcolm Nixon for producing the pew sheet. ● To the Choir, the retired clergy, the sidespersons and to Father Trevor. ● To the Treasury team: Angela Triggs, Dave Burford and the auditors. ● To the churchwardens, who have achieved so much over a very difficult year. They have dealt with the power companies, the heating system, the lighting in the church and in the hall, the refurbishment of the kitchen and the refurbishment of St.Hilda’s chapel into a valuable quiet space. All these people are volunteers. Fr Andrew was very grateful. In terms of Ministry, much has been achieved over the year. ● the after school club, messy church and the work with parents have been key ● elements in mission. Encouraging children and young people is vital to growth in the church. ● Fr Andrew is grateful to all the volunteers who make links with the 30 nursing homes in our area of Bognor. ● Under Father Ray’s direction there has been development of the Walsingham cell and pilgrimage, contributing to a richer prayer life. There will be three challenges in the coming year: This church has a key role in the life of the community in Bognor. Arun Angels, Family support, work in nursing homes all help to address needs. The church is worth keeping; it is worth enhancing and developing. Fr Andrew will make this clear to the Bishop when he visits. The church needs more finance. The current deficit of £30 000 cannot be sustained. We need more church members, more people to be involved in the running of the church and in providing money. We need to continually boost our skill set. People are needed to work in key areas such as the treasurer and the fabric committee. Father Andrew said that we need to move from a passive to a more active servant-hood. He was sure that this could be done VESTRY MEETING Election of Churchwardens: Nominated: Elaine Green. Proposed by Gillian Huthison, seconded byJulie Starmer. Nominated: Malcolm Vernone: Proposed by Colin Hancock, seconded by Shelley Burford. . Both were duly elected.

2 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 APCM 1 Apologies for absence. Brenda Richards, Louise Smith, Margaret Payne, Margaret Bateman, Barbara Smith, Alison Macaffrey, John Wood, Felicity Wood, Ruth Wood, Janet Tate... 2 Minutes of the APCM held on April 28th April 2013. Jean Rose proposed that the minutes should be taken as read. Those present were content. 3 Matters arising. There were no matters arising. 4. Adoption of Electoral Roll. Proposed by Malcolm Vernone, seconded by Keith Richards. Those present were content. 5. Vicars Report. There were no questions. 6. Annual Report and Accounts for 2013 NM presented the Annual report and Accounts, in the format required by the Charity Commission. Page 5 gave a summary of financial activities. There has been a slight reduction of the deficit compared with 2012. Peter Jessop commented that there has been only a slight increase of income. This was not satisfactory. There has to be an increase in donations. NM endorsed this sentiment. PG said that without the generous donation of £30 000 towards the cost of the heating system the church would be in dire straits. He expressed thanks to the donor. Father Ramon said that although many of us are not very well off, we should all aim to give £100 a month. It would be painful, but was possible. Stuart Hutchison pointed out that most of the congregation were pensioners and would find it difficult to increase donations. He said it was more important to attract families and so get the lower age spectrum. We need services built around children. Anne Latter thanked Stuart and endorsed his opinion. NM agreed that we need to review what we can give. We must also attract more young families into the church. This was something that both the Finance Committee and the MAP Group were seeking to address. Keith Richards proposed acceptance of the Annual report and accounts. Jean Rose seconded. Those present agreed. 7. Fabric Report. Peter Jessop asked for a vote of thanks to Peter Green for his work on maintenance costs and the heating system. PG said that our focus must now be on maintaining the fabric of the church. This will be a challenge for the future. 8. Deanery Synod Report. There were no questions, Anne Latter pointed out that consideration of item 10 on the agenda should precede that of item 9. This procedure was accepted. 9. Elections of lay representatives to Parochial Church Council. (3vacancies) 1. Julie Starmer – proposed: Elaine Green, Seconded Gillian Hutchison 2. Gordon Smith – proposed Neil MacDonald, Seconded Elaine Green Both were duly elected 10. Elections of Lay representatives to the Deanery Synod. (3 vacancies)

3 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 1. Neil Macdonald – proposed by Cherry Ward, and seconded by Linda Beckley. 2. Jean Rose – proposed by Margaret Bateman, and seconded: Paul Kottaun. Both were duly elected.

11. Appointment of Sidesmen. EG reported that the following church members were sidesmen: Cherry Ward, John Wood, Shelley Burford, Louise Smith, Gordon Smith, Linda Beckley, Peter Beckley, Stuart Hutchison, Jean Crompton. The following people could be called upon when necessary: Angela Triggs, Malcom Vernone (now a churchwarden), Keith Richards, Sunisha Kuzet. Neil Macdonald proposed the acceptance of these people as sidesmen. This was seconded by Malcolm Vernone and agreed unanimously. 12. Appointment of Independent Examiner NM reported that Ian Burrows was willing to stand again. NM said that Ian had held the post for some years and had been willing to keep costs very low. NM proposed that Ian Burrows be appointed Independent Examiner. Stuart Hutchison seconded this and the proposal was agreed unanimously. 13 Safeguarding Report 14 Sunday School Report 15 House Groups 16 Choir Report 17 Nyewood Infant School Report 18. Nyewood Junior School Report 19. Social and Fundraising Committee Report 20. Family Support Work It was agreed that reports 13 - 20 should be taken as read. Representatives from each group were present to take questions. The following observations were made: Fr Andrew reported that both Nyewood schools had been graded “Good” by recent Offsted reports. This was a remarkable achievement. Both teams of inspectors commented on the strong Christian ethos of the schools. In the Infant school the chairman of inspectors emphasized this and asked how it had been achieved. This is normally the business of the Diocesan inspection. The general progress over the last year has been impressive. Fr Andrew asked that Julie Starmer and Keith Richards pass congratulations on to the head teachers. Stuart Hutchison said that he helps with reading in the Junior school. The atmosphere is one of peace, with discipline and respect. Rachel Ison praised the discipline and sense of spirituality in the infant school assemblies. Keith Richards praised the impeccable behaviour of the children. Anne Latter was impressed with the childrens’ presentation of the Lord’s Prayer in the recent service. 21. AOB. FrA reported that no other business had been notified to him. The meeting ended at 12.55 pm.

4 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 4. Electoral Roll Report The number as at December 2013 was 163 and during the year to December 2014 this has risen to a net figure of 167, after taking into account any deceased members. Malcolm Vernone.

6. Fabric Report Quinquennial Report August 2014 Following the Quinquennial Inspection Report from the Church Architect Mr Richard Andrews, a Fabric Committee was formed, chaired by Peter Green. An inaugural meeting was held on the 7th October 2014 without the Architect and a further meeting on 25th October 2014 with the Church Architect. Both meetings were held in daylight to include visual inspection of the church whilst the inspection points were being highlighted and discussed. An important part of the required work is attending to the guttering at high level following the test project already completed on the south west guttering on the south transept. The church architect asserted that as Taylor Construction were very much involved with all the investigations and remedial work on the pilot guttering project and it would be advantageous if they did the work. A quotation was received from Taylor Construction on 19th November for two south facing (most exposed and therefore most important) sections of the required work: Guttering and associated work South Nave-£6,458 +VAT. Guttering and associated work Organ Stair Tower - £2,140 + VAT The PCC have now approved the expenditure and made the appropriate budget provision for the year ending December 31st 2015 and the next stage is to seek guidance from the Archdeacon to see if the work can be done without faculty as a continuation of the proven pilot or whether a faulty application has to be made to the DAC. All the electrical testing and PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) part of the report were completed in 2015. Gas Heating Installations – Church and Church Hall The new gas-fired roof mounted air heating plant for the church and the new replacement condensing boiler and unvented hot water installation in the church hall have performed extremely well. By upgrading the North Porch to a separately heated St. Hilda Chapel (DAC approval obtained on 8th September 2014) and using this for weekday services rather than heating the whole church, together with the efficiency improvements of using air recirculation rather than wasteful 100% fresh air as the old system, a much higher efficiency new heating plant, modulation burner control, computerised optimised start and electronic temperature control of the new heater the church heating gas consumption has been halved. Further efficiency improvements have also resulted from replacing the old church hall cast iron boiler with a wall mounted high efficiency condensing boiler and much improved delivery and more efficient hot water system. Comparing 2012 (last full year of the old heating plant before the heater breakdown in 2013) to 2014, annual church heating consumption has fallen from 78,979 kWh to 33, 604 kWh a saving of 45,375 kWh (57% saving) and hall gas consumption from 36,949 kWh to 29,783 kWh a saving of 7,166 kWh (19% saving) and total church and hall from 115,928 kWh to 63,387 kWh a total saving of 52,541 kWh (45% saving) worth at 2014 energy charges £1,443 + VAT = £1,515 annual saving. Introduction of LED lighting and removing wasteful tungsten and discharge lighting Efficiency and cost benefits are also being achieved by the lighting efficiency improvements – again comparing 2014 with 2012, church unrestricted electricity consumption has fallen from 11,315 kWh to 7,558 kWh a saving of 3,757 kWh (33% saving) and the hall electricity from 9,855 kWh to 7,016 kWh a saving of 2,839 kWh (29% saving) giving a total unrestricted electricity for church and hall from 21,170 kWh to 14,574 kWh a saving of 6,596 kWh (31% saving) worth at 2014 charges £712 + VAT = £748 annual saving. Parish Buying Scheme Contract Basket

5 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 We joined the new scheme from 1st September 2013 and this was renewed on 1st October 2014 for a further year. Constant billing errors with misapplied contract rates have created a great deal of extra administration for us but the benefits of joining the scheme can be felt – contract negotiation is now done for us and the 2014 contract (£4,581 +VAT gas and electric) is slightly cheaper than 2013 rates (£5181 + VAT gas and electric) - £600 + VAT saving – a reduction of 11.5% and price stability. Church PA System During 2014 the sound improvements were completed with reintroduction of 5 previous PA system speakers stored in the Choir Gallery (no cost) in new trunking and a new state of the art digital mixer for the existing PA amplification and a new wireless network for the church. The system includes a mini iPad and the sound system can be adjusted for all the circuits wirelessly anywhere in the church using the iPad. This has been extremely successful and will be added to as funds are available to provide further new digital wireless microphones to further enhance the system. The new digital mixer also allows us to record all the sound channels independently for post line mixing into podcasts. Further Planned Lighting Improvements The next planned stage is to replace all the pier tungsten spot lamps and the nave lighting spot lamps (the latter have failed many times and extremely expensive to maintain) with LED lighting giving around 80% energy saving. Plans are to make the dais lighting much more suitable for performances with what is known as DMX digitally controlled LED projectors. Also all the 4 battery operated standby lighting units in the church have to be replaced as a matter of urgency. Committee Room Storage In 2015 the cupboards planned in 2014 and redecoration of the room were completed by Taylor Construction at a cost of £3,840 The cupboard space provides 5 separate locked cupboard spaces for Jujitsu, Sunday School, Family Support, Wives Group and Social/Fund-raising. This will allow us in 2015 to completely gut the office of all storage other than for the office requirements and allow us to properly archive all our church filing – something that has been needed for a very long time. 7. Deanery Synod Report The June 2014 meeting of the Synod was held at St Mary’s Church Centre Felpham, and featured a presentation on behalf of the diocese on “Discerning the Vision” by the Revd John Chitham. This recognised the existing situation with regard to church decline and constrained resources, and outlined a process that would lead to an appropriate strategy to respond to it. It was noted that church growth was not just a matter of numbers but of spiritual maturity; that ministry should involve a wider sense of responsibility and ownership among the laity, and that the way in which the church served local communities would involve the transformation of society and the building of the kingdom in its broadest sense. The presentation was followed by group discussions and feedback. At the September meeting, also held at Felpham, the Deanery’s 2015 Mission Action Plan was outlined: topics of spiritual growth, numerical growth in generosity would be considered at future meetings. This was followed by an address by Bishop Martin during which those present were first encouraged to share “good news”, which gave clear indication that gifts were already being used. The Bishop went on the say that our task as Christians was to make the gospel live through our own stories; to this end a consultation group in the diocese was working towards a strategy that would be launched at Pentecost 2015. This was followed by a question and answer session, during which it was noted that prayerful discernment was needed for all projects, and that there were no hard and fast rules in relation to worship style.

6 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 The November meeting was held at St Mary’s, East Preston, and included a presentation by Revd Mark Betson, the Rural and Environment officer for the diocese. It was clear that although many churches were environmentally conscious there was still some way to go. There is now a Diocesan Environmental Policy, and parishes are encouraged to take up the environmental audit and its other recommendations. The Finance Report was then considered, and approval given to the Parish Share contribution to Diocesan Costs for 2014, which is assessed by the Deanery; this is included a 2.5% increase and was unanimously agreed. The March Synod included an inspiring presentation on “spiritual growth” – the first topic of the 2015 Deanery Mission Action Plan – by Bishop Stephen Cottrell. Bishop Stephen emphasised the need to determine how spiritual gifts could best be expressed in the life of the communities where we lived and worked. This was followed by discussion in groups. Neil Macdonald

11. Safeguarding Report In my report last year, I spoke of the pressures on the Diocesan Safeguarding Team which had meant inevitably there had been little contact from the Diocese and a sense of isolation on the part of parishes and particularly local Safeguarding Officers. We had been promised then that we would receive very soon an updated safeguarding website; a bi-monthly News Letter; and new Guidance on Reporting Concerns; but sadly we still await these. Our concerns were taken up with the Diocese in 2013 and in 2014, and we were able during the Bishop’s Visitation in 2014 to share these personally with him. Father Andrew has now had a recent response from Bishop Martin and we are hopeful there will be more information soon. Our own Safeguarding Group has continued to meet on a regular basis and during 2014 we met on 26 February, 11 March, 8 July and 11 November, and the next meeting is scheduled for 24 March. Membership of the Group has remained the same except for the departure of Rachel Eland, the Youth Group Leader, who moved away from the area in August. The future of the Youth Group is currently under review as Father Trevor has had oversight of the Group since Rachel left. DBS Checks were carried out for two new Helpers during the year. At our meetings we discuss National, Diocesan and Local developments; progress reports from the various groups represented; literature and updates from CCPAS (The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service), and DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) developments. We view training very seriously and attend Diocesan training where appropriate and when held locally, but during 2014 four of us attended training sessions organised by “ Bognor Regis Cross Church Child Protection Training”; the first in June focussing on Grooming, Abuse and Abusers; and Responding to Disclosure; and in September on Safer Working Practices – Touch, Transporting and Communication. There were useful presentations and handouts and all found the sessions helpful. I attended a Course in London in June organised by CCPAS entitled “Safeguarding and Safer Working Practices” and again there were interesting Speakers and useful handouts and at least some reinforcement that we were on the right track. We will continue to take advantage of training opportunities offered. We have very recently received from the Diocese a revised Parish Child Protection Policy Statement for consideration by the PCC at their next meeting when it is anticipated it will be approved and signed and returned to the Bishop’s Adviser for Safeguarding, Colin Perkins. Copies will be displayed on the Notice Boards at Church and we would urge everyone to read them as they confirm how committed we are to the safeguarding, care and nurture of all our members, particularly the children and young people. The statement also reiterates that the work with children and young people is the responsibility of the whole church community and consequently safeguarding is the responsibility of everyone. I should like to thank all who help me in my role as Safeguarding Officer and again ask for your prayers for all who are suffering abuse; for those who bear the scars from abuse; and for all involved in Safeguarding in the Church and in the Diocese. Ruth Wood

7 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 12. Sunday School Report

We have 20 children on the Sunday School register; not all the same children as in the previous year, as whilst some new children are attending regularly others no longer come. The numbers still fluctuate between 3 and 12 on any Sunday, and as their ages range between 3 and 13 years this can be challenging for the leaders. We continue to use the “Searchlights” Sunday school teaching material, which provides different age-related lessons all following the Sunday Gospel readings through the church lectionary years A, B & C. We find them really helpful as a basis, and can also add our own ideas and extra craft activities. It is also good for the children to be thinking about the same Bible passages as the congregation. They are all continuing to grow in confidence and want to tell the congregation about what they have learnt, and even though you may not be able to hear them all clearly, it is still important for them to do this. We appreciate the help given by parents of the younger children who stay with them, as Sunday School is always a busy occasion and there never seems enough time to complete everything. But the most important thing is that the children enjoy their time together on Sunday mornings. So thank you to all who support it and make it a special place to be. Thank you Sarah and Linda 13 House Group Report Monday Afternoon House Group The House Group continues to meet fortnightly on Monday afternoons in various homes. Our aim, firstly, is to learn and grow in our discipleship of Jesus Christ through our Bible study, discussing and sharing our faith together, and our intercessory prayer. Secondly, through our fellowship to help and support each other, and especially, our older members, through illness and adversity with visiting, some practical help and prayer. At present, our oldest members, Dr Clive Bratt and Brenda Richards are needing more care at home and we visit regularly to keep in touch and include them in our prayers. Pat Tyack's recent death is another loss to our group. All are much missed for their Christian wisdom, knowledge and prayerfulness. Currently there are four regular members of the group and two others who attend occasionally. We expect to have a total of six studying the Lent York Course together. Through the last year we have studied the healing miracles of Jesus in St. Luke's Gospel in May to July and selected passages of Exodus in Autumn 2014, followed by excerpts from the book of Daniel in January and February 2015. Our prayers include our community, our Parish, our Clergy, all those individuals and organisations working for the good of others and the needy, sick and suffering peoples in the world. We enjoy the discussions after our Bible Study and make some quiet time for reflection. We have tea and fellowship time before home-time. Gillian Hutchison

Thursday Evening House Group The Thursday evening house group has 10 regular members who meet together every fortnight at Linda and Peter Beckley’s home. We all continue to enjoy fellowship together in Bible study, discussion and prayer. During 2014 we continued to use the “Lectio Divina” prayerful study of the Sunday lectionary readings from April to July. Then from September to December, we enjoy studying 1 & 2 Peter. We began 2015 studying the Sunday lectionary readings again, until we began our Ecumenical Lent group meetings in February. Some of our group joined other Lent groups and 5 people from other churches joined us. We used the York Course “Praise Him”, which consisted on 5 weekly sessions focusing on Songs of Praise in the New Testament, and which generated much discussion. Our fortnightly meeting recommence after Easter on 16th April. As always we welcome new members to join us at 7.15 pm for refreshments, with a start time of 7.30 pm Lind and Peter Beckley

8 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 14. Choir Report In the past year, we have gained some new trebles, but sadly lost two youngsters who felt they couldn’t commit. We have also gained a new soprano, Judith. All our new singers are giving a wonderful contribution, and gaining confidence each week. After the Easter Holidays, we have a brother/sister pair joining our treble section, and I hope to convince the parents, and perhaps use it as a chance to encourage one or two other trebles from the congregation to join the choir at the same time. Our tenor line is also growing stronger as Nathan comes into his voice, and David grows in confidence. The main musical challenge in the past year has been adjusting to new psalms in the mornings. Performances are not what they could be, as the singers must bury their heads in their books to ensure they do not sing the words they are used to. We have had one or two issues with commitment, which we are working on trying to resolve. One of our main achievements has been a splendid Holy Week last year, led by Bishop Rowell, and with just a handful of extra singers, we were able to provide music of the highest quality, some of it extremely difficult. Our second was leading a whole deanery Evensong in Littlehampton, which was, in the end, an organisational and a musical triumph. We look forward, once again, to some good music across Holy Week, through to Easter, when for Maundy Thursday and the Easter Vigil, we will be joined by some singers from St Botolph’s, who find a lack of clergy limiting their own worship this year. We will soon have some new medals to award to our choristers, and after Easter, will be taking a Saturday afternoon awards workshop, with a planned seven candidates working towards Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. We also look forward, once more, to the Chichester Area Festival coming up in May. Come the new term, it is my intention, having liaised with the Sunday School team, to instigate a musical Sunday School on the 2nd Sunday of each month, just during the sermon, to teach the children a little something in which they can take part the following week, during the Family Service. On a similar note, it seems that finally some progress may be made with Nyewood links, after the holidays, which will hopefully contribute to the treble section further. Janine Willard

15. Nyewood Infant School In the course of 2015 the headteacher and staff of the school have worked very hard and continued to build on the good OFSTED grade. Although the head teacher has been in relatively good health this winter she has had a few days off. Since the deputy head left last summer three middle leadership teachers have taken on much of the work done by her, and this has been a successful decision. The governors have continued to be aware that the head and staff require ongoing support. We have appointed a new Deputy Headteacher; she is presently working in West Sussex and will join the school in September. She will be visiting the school several times during the summer term. I continue to be Chair of governors and I am still been very involved with the school, continuing to be part of the meetings with the local authority support and regular meetings with the Headteacher. Three new governors have joined the governing body and we have created a working party to deal with much of the paperwork that has been rather neglected over the years. We are hoping more of the governors will join us to work on the different aspects of governance. As well as regular governor meetings I attend numerous school events, Christmas worship and church services as well as various courses. Julie Starmer 16. Nyewood Junior School Report This is my fifth report as I am now coming up to the beginning of my second 4 year spell as a Governor of the Junior School. I have decided that I will continue as a Governor as I have found the role interesting As a governor I am responsible for safeguarding, and I am also on the pay committee. My role is very varied as I have been involved in an expulsion of a child panel; also we have reviewed the staff pay grades for those

9 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 staff who the headmaster recommended for enhancement John Williams and all the staff at Nyewood are still doing a very good job in maintaining the very good standard of education, that the children are receiving, the behaviour of the children is impeccable. I attended the eucharist in the autumn term taken by Father Andrew with the help of Father Mark from Pagham. It was good to see Father Andrew getting the pupils involved in preparing the altar, which also included a reading and prayers written by the pupils. Although challenging I now feel I am able to question the Headmaster and Deputy about the impacts and development of the pupils education. I attend three full governors meeting a term, and the school has now had an OFSTED inspection stating that the school is good, where previously the school was in special measures. I know the Governors were very pleased with this, but our aim is to be outstanding.. West Sussex County Council have asked us to take an additional 90 pupils as from September 2015 and we have two temporary classrooms installed ready for this. We are still waiting for the school buildings to be updated. When we come back from the Easter term we go straight into discussing the budget for 2015/ 2016, and we are also reconstituting the Governor bodies of both the Infant and Junior School into one. As part of our Governor meetings we have had presentations of Phonics, Statistics, Inclusion and Sports Premium. Again I would also like to thank those parishioners who again are giving me Sainsbury's vouchers for schools. These are very worthwhile in getting the school extra resources in this difficult financial situation. Please continue to collect them and can we continue to pray for both the Infants and Junior School especially now as we become one governing body. Keith Richards 17. Social and Funraising Committee Report 2014 was an extremely busy and successful year and this was in no small way the result of the enthusiastic and dedicated support from our small social and fundraising committee. A major success were the three jazz concerts which, as with the previous three organised in 2013, continued to establish Saint Wilfrid’s as a centre of excellence for artistic performances in Bognor Regis. I must record my appreciation for the highly professional support on the planning and selection of jazz artists for these performances from Patrick Jenkins, without which it would be impossible to provide this level of entertainment. In addition to the evening concerts we had an excellent selection and well supported lunchtime concerts and must give our thanks to Helen Woods and Rex Latter, who organised most of these events. Also as part of our growing collaboration with the University of Chichester we had highly professional performances from some of their students including Sheri Boyce on 8th January, and Boccioli Singers on 28th March. This was complimented during the year with the regular events including the Summer and Autumn fairs. To make these more attractive to a wider group of people other than our congregation we included entertainment including the Aziza Egyptian Dancers, demonstrations from our hall hirer Jujitsu Club, Carol Rogers on the piano and the ‘On That Note’ Barbershop students from the University of Chichester. We are very much aware that to maximise the fundraising and play our part in the mission of the church it is vital that we open up our events to the wider parish of Bognor and not just the congregation of Saint Wilfrid’s, and feel that in 2014 we went along way in this direction. I would like to conclude by noting the events which we arranged, which were primarily social rather than fund-raising for the congregation and their friends, and these included the parish lunches, Quiz and our second Singalong which were not only highly entertaining but also made a fair amount of profit! We also were able to help in a charitable way rather than just fund-raising for ourselves by supporting in our hall the Macmillan Big Coffee appeal which raised over £200. Events: February 22nd Mama Mia Singalong March 2nd Parish Lunch March 22nd Parish Bingo

10 APCM Sunday 19th April 2015 April 26th Saint George’s Day Dinner May 10th Jazz Concert – Digby Fairweather and Friends June 29th Hymns and Pimms July 12th Summer Fair September 6th Jazz Concert – Dave newton and Friends September 26th Macmillan Big Coffee Appeal October 12th Patronal Lunch October 25th Jazz Concert – Chris Walker Swingtet November 15th Autumn Fair December 6th Pie and Mash Quiz

In total nine functions and three jazz concerts which generated £8,744 for our much needed church funds.

Elaine Green

18. After School Club Report After School Club was set up as a monthly follow up session for the work started at Nyewood Infant School through the Nyewood Project. As the Nyewood project is no longer running, the After School Club is seen as an important outreach in our mission to families. How does each afternoon session work? From 1:00 Linda and Peter Beckley set out the tables for craft activities and tea. From 1:30 table volunteers put the relevant resources onto the tables Who are the activity volunteers? From St. Wilfrid’s Linda Beckley, Caroline Brindley, Brigid Jones, June Simmonds, Marion Tuthill and A.S.C. Co-ordinator Mary Gough. We have the help of a play leader and family worker from Family Support Work. Our important kitchen crew are Gill Hutchison from St. Wilfrid’s and Pat Lippett from St. Richards Church. We also have the help of Leann, Anna, Juliet and Helen enthusiastic parents whose children attend Nyewood Infants School. How are the sessions planned? A framework Plan for sessions is carried out by Mary Gough. The Themes covered are related to the Church’s Year, Bible stories, the Seasons or the Environment. We meet before the children arrive to discuss the next session and who is going to run and resource each table. When do the children and their parents /carers arrive? They come straight from Nyewood Infant and Junior Schools arriving around 3:30 when they are offered a drink and biscuit. How does the activity session run? We start each session with a story which is usually Bible based, say a short prayer and sing a song. Then we come into the hall for the different Craft activities. The parents are encouraged to work alongside their children. During this time the volunteers chat with both children and parents. There is an opportunity for parents who are encountering problems to talk with Rebecca Carter in a quiet room. After the activities everyone is encouraged to help with clearing up. Children and some helpers go into the Committee Room during the “Clear up” where we practise singing Grace or a song. At around 5:00 we sit down to a tea of sandwiches, raw vegetables, fruit and cake. At 5:30 it is time to go home! Who provides the food? Many members from St. Wilfrid’s and 2 from St.Richard’s congregation regularly provide sandwiches, cakes , biscuits, fruit and vegetables for which we are very grateful. Here are some themes used recently with their stories:- • September – Harvest of land and sea. Creation • October – Looking after the Planet – Autumn colours. Psalm 8 • November – Advent – Preparing for Christmas. Angel Gabriel visits Mary • January – Love Your Neighbour. The Good Samaritan told with drama. • February – Weather – Jesus calms the storm. Look at the display board, donated by the Wives’ Group, at the back of the church for examples of our craftwork. Mary Gough Gillian Hutchison

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