The East Trent Benefice Statement Appendices

The Benefice Statement Describing the Conditions, Needs and Traditions of the East Trent Benefice

Index Page

Appendix 1: Around the Benefice in detail 2

Appendix 2: Pattern of East Trent Benefice Services 10

Appendix 3: Administrator’s Job Description 12

Appendix 4: Summary of Tasks & Skills audit 13

Appendix 5: Names and details of Benefice representatives 15

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Appendix 1 Around the Benefice in Detail – the villages, churches and halls from South to North

Winthorpe is the second largest and southernmost village in the group lying off the main road with no through traffic but with ready access to Newark. There is a mixture of modern housing and large Regency and Victorian houses, the older houses forming a conservation area. There are three modern housing estates and two small private developments. There is no industry, no farmyard and no major development plans and the village remains largely surrounded by farmland. The Lord Nelson Inn at the centre of the village also includes a restaurant.

Many of the children [100] at the Primary School come from outside the village. There is a Care Home in the village where the incumbent celebrates Holy Communion on request. The Newark & Nottinghamshire Show Ground and adjacent Air Museum lie within the Winthorpe Parish boundary although lying across the A46

Winthorpe All Saints The Grade II listed Victorian Church was built in 1888 to a design by Gambier-Parry replacing an ancient church which had served as a Cromwellian gun battery during the Civil War. This in turn had been built on an earlier Saxon site. It was re-roofed in 1982 and is generally in good condition. The bells are rung regularly. The appearance of the church and churchyard is a strong "selling point" to visitors and villagers alike. Regular concerts take full advantage of the excellent acoustic for small musical ensembles. Plans to provide a toilet and kitchen area are currently underway.

Langford is a small community, we hesitate to call it a village as there is nothing to bind it together, there are no shops, no village hall and no pub, the only public building is the church which is itself a mile away from Langford Hall.

The old village of Langford was located next to the church and in the past it stood at the most northern fording point of the River Trent hence the name La(o)ngford. In those days the Trent flowed along the bank next to the church, however, after a major flood over 400 hundred years ago the river re-established itself on the other side of Holme village. The parish of Holme was in due course incorporated into the parish of Langford.

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Langford St.Bartholomew The present Langford church was built when the village was larger around 1200AD. After the parish of Holme was incorporated into Langford a vicarage was built in 1860 next to the church to serve both Langford and Holme. This is now a private residence.

Over the past twenty years, despite the small size of the community, the church has been the subject of a major restoration programme, costing over a quarter of a million pounds, thanks to the dedication of a committed group of local people. It is now watertight, sound and looking clean and bright.

Holme is a small hamlet about 6 miles N.E. of Newark alongside the east bank of the river Trent. The community is a mix of several families with school age children, teenagers and many retired people. It is a very rural parish with a number of small businesses operating as well as a couple of farms. A number of new houses have been built over the past ten years on brown sites within the village, this is mainly infilling and the new people tend to commute to work in other parts of the county. The village of Holme was an aging community until the new houses were built and this resulted in younger families and younger retired people. Following a recent successful Promise Programme where we exceeded our target, we are at last making some progress in generating a wider interest in the church. There is now an opportunity to make the church more accessible to these new people and therefore to provide a thriving Christian fellowship right on their doorstep. Holme has very little to offer in terms of community; no village hall, no shop, no pub or school – the church is the only major building and so we are drawing up plans as we respond to the ‘Building Communities of Grace’ initiative.

Holme St. Giles The church of St Giles is a Grade I listed building and is a most notable building having been featured in a number of recent publications including England's Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jenkins. It has also featured on television in ‘Heart of the Country’. We get a number of visitor groups, including from time to time groups from the continent.

St Giles is built of stone with a double apex pantile roof and a small square tower topped with a broach spire. Building started in c1150 and the only remaining part of that period is the North wall. Between 1200 and 1355, the Early English period, the North door was added and the tower was built in c1350. Then in 1485, John Barton, a wealthy wool merchant, enlarged the building when he added the Lady Chapel and South Aisle. His tomb and that of his wife can be found in the Chapel.

Repairs are ongoing with the tower and front porch requiring attention in the near future.

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Collingham is the largest village on the east bank of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. There is a broad cross-section of people, including professionals, small business owners, manual workers, the retired, etc. Growth has not taken away the noticeable village atmosphere, which the residents enjoy and value. Increased population has resulted in the provision of an excellent Medical Centre with an optician, dentist and pharmacy, a library, fire station and Car Service Centre, to complement a medium sized supermarket and convenience store, a number of other shops including a post office, two public houses and a Chinese take-away and a Fish & Chip Shop. There is a good village hall, a youth and community centre, a primary school (173 students), a pre-school, scouts and guides and a variety of clubs serving all ages, including U3A. There is also an excellent cricket ground and team and a recently refurbished football club, as well as a bowls club and a thriving tennis club. The village has a railway station with services to Nottingham (30 miles), Lincoln (16 miles) and connections to London, and frequent buses to Newark (6miles).

Part of Collingham is a conservation area. Other housing includes modern private homes, an ex-council estate, sheltered accommodation, one nursing home and one residential home. There are no starter homes although some shared ownership housing was built in the eighties. The age profile of the population of Collingham is older than average.

Collingham is twinned with Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, south of Paris.

There is a hamlet at Brough, to the south of Collingham, with a small chapel that was closed in the 1980s and is now used by the Diocese as a repository. However, the Methodist Chapel at Brough is still open.

Collingham South St. John the Baptist A Grade I listed medieval church with some fine Norman arcading. The church has been re- wired, and has had gas central heating installed. The clock has been electrified, the north side of the chancel has been re-roofed, the nave has been re-leaded, paths re-laid and a kitchen area fitted. Toilet facilities were completed in 2009.

The church has a good two manual organ and five bells. The roof is alarmed following lead thefts at St.John’s, All Saints and at Clifton. Redecoration of the church and organ restoration, including the addition of Dulciana bass pipes, were completed in 2013. Re- roofing of the bell tower is planned to be undertaken during 2016.

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Collingham North All Saints Also Grade I listed, the church is a good example of medieval architecture with a very good two manual organ and six bells. Major restoration in the 1980s included rerendering of the tower, a new drainage system and front path and electrification of the clock. Toilet facilities were completed in 2010 and there is office filing space in the south porch area to service the group complementing the main office in the Methodist Church.

The church has suffered from more lead thefts in recent years than almost any other church in the diocese and the roof is now protected by alarms and the interior has been re- decorated. The Nave is very “open” for a medieval church and there is no screen so there is potential for further development to a more flexible format.

Both Collingham churches have induction loops and sound reinforcement systems. Both have large churchyards maintained by a local contractor and regular working parties.

South Scarle The compact rural village of South Scarle has a balanced mixture of old and new housing clustered round its mediaeval church. There is one working farm and several independent businesses, with a part time Post Office.

South Scarle St. Helena A Grade I listed beautiful and well cared for church which has undergone a complete renovation and re-ordering in 2013/14. There is full accessibility to all parts of the church. The chancel remains as an exclusive place of worship, while the nave is now a community space suitable for many activities. The Thomas Haig Nicholson, Lincoln built, organ underwent a complete repair and renovation in June 2015.

Besthorpe has a public house with restaurant and a nature reserve formed from a disused quarry. It is a small but thriving community of approximately 90 houses and 190 inhabitants. The centre is a conservation area and a number of recent developments include the planting of a community orchard and wildflower meadow.

Besthorpe Holy Trinity – Chapel of Ease A Grade II listed building built in 1844 with an apse at the south end. There is one chiming bell. In 2013/14 the church and adjoining village hall were completely renovated and joined together with a glazed link. The pews were removed and underfloor heating installed. This now provides a community space with full amenities including broadband, hearing loop, disabled parking, toilets and access whilst retaining the integrity of the church as a place of worship. Permission to be licensed for marriages was given in 2014.

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Girton old village is centred on the church; there are no shops or a school. There is no new housing here, as the village is liable to flooding when the River Trent overflows. There are some newer houses along New Lane and some properties spaced along the A1133. There is a sailing club on the edge of the village.

Girton St. Cecilia The church was rebuilt in Victorian times, but there is some 15th century stonework to some of the windows and a Saxon grave cross in the porch – reputed to be the oldest ecclesiastical item in Nottinghamshire. The church is in good decorative order. There are panel pew heaters in the nave and chancel. There is one chiming bell. The Porch has recently been rebuilt with replacement timbers. The churchyard is maintained by villagers.

South Scarle, Besthorpe and Girton are a United Parish with one PCC. Also in the group is the hamlet of Spalford with a population of about 80 and is on the east of the A1133 approximately two miles from South Clifton. The village has traditionally been linked to St George the Martyr Church at North Clifton and has a small but regular number of residents attend church there. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust maintains Spalford Warren, a site designated as of special scientific interest being a rare example of sand heath-land that was once a rabbit warren.

North and South Clifton villages stand just off the banks of the River Trent to the west of the A1133. Both villages have a mixture of old and new housing, including a small amount of recent in-fill developments. While the villages are surrounded by mainly arable farm land most of the working population commute to the neighbouring cities and towns. The villages have no shops and the last Public House closed two years ago.

There was a once thriving Methodist Chapel which closed two years ago and has just been sold for conversion to residential housing. A number of the congregation now attend St George the Martyr Church for the morning worship services. South Clifton has a village hall which has an active committee promoting many events and hosting groups such as the Women’s Institute and film evenings for families. There is also a large playing field in South Clifton, with an excellent sports pavilion, which the church uses for its annual summer fair. North Clifton is the smaller village and has no local facilities but contains the Pureland Meditation Centre and Japanese Garden, which is a popular tourist attraction. Historically North Clifton was a busy ferry point on the River Trent.

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Both villages have a strong commitment to the church and have been very supportive of fund-raising initiatives and social events organised by the Parochial Church Council. The church sits adjacent to the local school on a connecting road between the villages. North Clifton Primary School has around 40 pupils and is very well regarded, taking pre- school children from three years old. The school has a very strong relationship with the church and a member of the PCC is a school governor. The school holds functions at the church, including nativity plays and harvest celebrations.

North and South Clifton St. George the Martyr A beautiful Grade II* listed 13th Century Church which sits on a back road between the two villages, on a high spur of land near the River Trent. The church benefitted by a major programme of external works, costing over £100,000 some three years ago, which included the total replacement of the lead roof by stainless steel. The elaborate Reredos was also restored last year, and 100 new cushioned chairs have made a great improvement to the looks and the versatility of the church. The church has a fine organ which is played at most services and the large church-grounds are maintained by the committed church community. There is no mains water supply to the church and grounds. The internal condition of the church is always very favourably commented on and benefits from a regular cleaning programme and flower rota.

Harby is an attractive rural village situated in Nottinghamshire on the border with Lincolnshire, surrounded by farmland. The hamlet of Swinethorpe, although over the border in Lincolnshire, has been part of the ecclesiastical parish of Harby since the dissolution of the monasteries in the 16th Century.

Harby has a primary school, shop, pub/restaurant, village hall, bowling green, and playing fields on which the popular car boot sales are run fortnightly on a Sunday morning during the summer months. The various clubs and groups include a History Group, Bowls Club and Parent & Toddlers. There is a good community spirit within the parish - various fund-raising events are well supported and bring in much needed funds for the village groups including All Saints church.

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Harby with Swinethorpe All Saints The Grade II listed Victorian church built in Early English style was dedicated in 1877. The spire houses six bells which are in regular use for weddings and church services. Notable features include several beautiful stained glass windows including the Queen Eleanor Memorial Window installed in 2008, and the late medieval octagonal font from the old church.

During 2009/2010 major repairs were carried out, mainly a complete replacement of the roof tiles, guttering and lucarnes, as well as storm damage repair and redecoration of the roof inside. Current plans include improving the heating system and replacing the seating strips on the pews.

Thorney with Wigsley Thorney is the northernmost village in the group and the hamlet of Wigsley lies just to the south. Thorney has been very much a mixed farming community for some time and still has one mixed farm, with ponds open for fishing and two poultry farms. There are two turf growers and a haulier in the parish, as well as a scrap yard. The inhabitants are chiefly home-owners, many retired, with some professionals commuting to Newark or Lincoln. There is a Voluntary Car Scheme which serves Thorney, Harby and Wigsley, which is chiefly used for medical appointments, but it is hoped that this will be extended to include social events too. Thorney with Wigsley St. Helen The interesting Grade II* listed church was built in the 1850s in the Italianate style, replacing an earlier building of which there are remains in the churchyard.

The building is in a good state of repair in general, having had extensive repair work to the roof, guttering and bells in 2014 as well as repair work to the west rose window. In 2015 a complete re-wire of the building was carried out and new lights installed. The next project is to install a new heating system, although the PCC would also like to have a toilet and refreshment area incorporated into the nave. A working party made up of Church and Community representatives is looking into developing the Church space to make it more flexible for community use.

The church is open every Thursday afternoon for quiet prayer and contemplation.

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Halls

Winthorpe: Small Village Hall and Modern Community Centre, both used for the many village and church activities.

Langford & Holme: No halls. Holme Church used for village meetings.

Collingham: Memorial Hall, used for parish suppers, Lent Lunches, dances, etc. Methodist Hall used for various meetings. Youth and Community Centre, used occasionally for meetings. Scout and Guide Hall, available for functions.

South Scarle: The north aisle of the church has been walled off and facilities added. It is used as a parish room for both church and village, while the nave is now a community space suitable for many activities.

Besthorpe: Small village hall, a former school room, adjacent to the church has been linked to the church to form Trinity Hall - a community space for business meetings, youth club, exercise classes, concerts, parties as well as church services and activities.

Girton: Small village hall, the former Methodist chapel, near the church. Used for harvest suppers and other social functions.

Clifton: A village community hall, which hosts a number of thriving organisations and societies, including toddler groups, Mothers Union and a History Society.

Harby: Village Hall hosting various clubs including History Group, Parent & Toddlers. Sports Pavilion and Hall, and new Hall available for hire in the School.

Thorney: No Hall - Church building is used for many fund raising events, Christmas Crafts, Easter Fair, Comic Relief etc.

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Appendix 2: Pattern of East Trent Benefice Services

MAY 2016 (Month A sample)

DATE TIME SERVICE CHURCH OFFICIANT 9.00am Holy Communion Holme SUNDAY MAY 1 10.15am Noisy Worship Collingham All Saints Lay 6TH OF EASTER 10.30am Holy Communion Harby Collingham St John the TUESDAY MAY 3 10.00am Holy Communion Baptist THURSDAY MAY 5 10.00am Holy Communion Besthorpe ASCENSION DAY

SATURDAY MAY 7 9.30am Holy Communion South Scarle 9.00am Holy Communion Girton 10.30am Holy Communion Winthorpe SUNDAY MAY 8 7TH OF EASTER 10.30am Morning Worship Clifton Lay Collingham St John the 11.00am Morning Worship Lay Baptist TUESDAY MAY 10 10.00am Holy Communion Collingham All Saints

9.00am Holy Communion Besthorpe 9.00am Morning Worship Langford Lay 10.15am Morning Worship Winthorpe Lay SUNDAY MAY 15 10.30am Morning Worship Thorney Lay PENTECOST 10.30am Morning Worship Harby Lay 11.00am Holy Communion Collingham All Saints 5.00pm Evensong South Scarle Lay Collingham St John the TUESDAY MAY 17 10.00am Holy Communion Baptist

9.00am Holy Communion Clifton SUNDAY MAY 22 Collingham St John the 11.00am Holy Communion TRINITY SUNDAY Baptist 5.00pm Evening Prayer Winthorpe Lay TUESDAY MAY 24 10.00am Holy Communion Collingham All Saints

SUNDAY MAY 29 10.45am United Service Collingham (AS or SJB) 1ST AFTER TRINITY Collingham St John the TUESDAY MAY 31 10.00am Holy Communion Baptist

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June 2016 (Month B sample)

DATE TIME SERVICE CHURCH OFFICIANT THURSDAY JUN 2 10.00am Holy Communion Besthorpe

9.00am Holy Communion Holme SUNDAY JUN 5 10.15am Noisy Worship Collingham All Saints Lay 2ND AFTER TRINITY 10.30am Holy Communion Thorney Collingham St John the TUESDAY JUN 7 10.00am Holy Communion Baptist

SATURDAY JUN 11 9.30am Holy Communion South Scarle 9.00am Holy Communion Girton 10.30am Holy Communion Winthorpe SUNDAY JUN 12 3RD AFTER TRINITY 10.30am Morning Worship Clifton Lay Collingham St John the 11.00am Morning Worship Lay Baptist TUESDAY JUN 14 10.00am Holy Communion Collingham All Saints THURSDAY JUN 16 10.00am Holy Communion BCP Clifton

9.00am Holy Communion Langford 10.00am Morning Worship Besthorpe Lay SUNDAY JUN 19 10.15am Morning Worship Winthorpe Lay 4TH AFTER TRINITY 10.30am Morning Worship Thorney Lay 10.30am Morning Worship Harby Lay 11.00am Holy Communion Collingham All Saints Collingham St John the TUESDAY JUN 21 10.00am Holy Communion Baptist

9.00am Holy Communion South Scarle 9.00am Morning Worship Clifton Lay SUNDAY JUN 26 10.15am Morning Worship Holme Lay TH 5 AFTER TRINITY Collingham St John the 11.00am Holy Communion Baptist 5.00pm Evening Prayer Girton Lay TUESDAY JUN 28 10.00am Holy Communion Collingham All Saints

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Appendix 3: Administrator’s Job Description

Point of Contact To be the first point of contact for enquiries relating to the Occasional Offices (external) and of a general nature (internal).

Weekly and Monthly publications To prepare, print & distribute:  weekly pew sheets (Grapevine)  monthly service posters and booklets

On an annual basis, to prepare the customised East Trent version of the Parochial Fees list, and to distribute it to the rector, church wardens, treasurers and funeral directors.

Service Rotas To prepare the monthly services rotas for review, according to the current two month plan, before dissemination to the group.

Meetings To set up meetings as required. To take notes at the meetings and disseminate as appropriate.

Occasional offices To make sure that the rector, church wardens, bell ringers, organist and verger have the information they need in order to ensure a smoothly run service, and to liaise with them as necessary. To provide invoices as appropriate. To liaise with PCC treasurers and pass on monies once received.

For Weddings:  To arrange and hold wedding booking sessions during a "vestry hour", by appointment.  To maintain and administer wedding bookings on the Pastoral Services Diary, to contact the wedding couples at appropriate times, and to foster our relationship with couples by sending a 1st anniversary card.  To notify church wardens when banns need to be called.  To prepare the quarterly marriage returns for the Registrar.

For Funerals:  To liaise with the funeral directors.  To maintain a record of funerals held during the year, and to invite the relatives to the All Souls service.

For Baptisms:  To take baptism bookings and to arrange meetings between the parents and the rector.  To supply a baptism candle and card for each candidate.

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4 Summary of Tasks & Skills audit

Tasks & Skills Audit for East Trent Group of Churches 2015/16 Name Church Tasks to be performed/ Skills Feel Do not feel Willing to Do not feel I need Willing to required competent competent undertake able to Training give training to do this to do this task undertake task sessions Leading services across the group 4 2 5 3 2 2 Assisting with chalice across the 3 2 6 4 4 I group

Assisting with intercessions 6 1 6 4 2 2 across the group

Assisting with occasional offices 3 3 4 5 1 across the group Working with young people 4 2 5 2 2

Working with the elderly 3 2 3 5 1 Preparation of resources for 1 4 4 3 1 working with young people Organ playing 1 5 1 5 1 Piano playing 1 4 2 5

Music group 3 3 2 6 1 Choir - singing 6 1 4 4 1 Choir - leading 1 6 1 6 1 Bells 3 3 2 3 2 2 Flowers 3 4 2 4 1 1 Maintenance skills 2 5 4 2 1 Chairing meetings 8 1 7 1 2 Note taking for meetings 5 1 3 4 1 Report writing 6 1 4 3 1 Treasurer 2 3 1 6 Word/Powerpoint/Excel 4 1 5 2 1 4 Web site maintenance 2 4 4 2 5 2 Bid writing 4 2 4 2 2 1 External publicity & marketing 3 4 3 2 1 Service rotas 3 2 3 3 2 2 Safeguarding 2 2 2 4 1 1 First Aid 6 2 2 6 2

Health & Safety 3 2 6 4 5 Food hygiene 4 2 1 5 3

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Tasks to be performed/ Skills Feel Do not feel Willing to Do not feel Willing to required Training competent competent undertake able to give training needed to do this to do this task undertake task sessions

Other tasks that are missing from the list Faculty forms

Grant forms

Transport

Preparing a welcome pack

Churchyard maintenance

Hosting visitors/guests

Verger duties Regulating & setting church clocks Replacing bell ropes &stays

Raising & lowering flags

Other skills I can offer Knowledge of CofE structure, deanery, synods etc

Diocesan contacts etc

Cookery/catering

Trained to deliver wedding preparation sessions

Basic organ maintenance & diagnostics

Tree & shrub pruning Entering details on Church Near You

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Appendix 5 Names and Contact Details of Benefice Representatives

East Trent Benefice Mrs Christine Hasman (Administrator) Mr Nick Narracott (joint PCCs Lay Chair) Tel: 01636 679105 Tel: 01636 892938 Mobile: 07917 155604 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Winthorpe Miss Patricia Applewhite Mr Ian Hasman Tel: 01636 643763 Tel: 01636 679105 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Holme and Langford Major Jerry Steele Mr Nigel Priestley Tel: 01636 705031 Tel: 01636 892020 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Collingham Mrs.Kate Barker Mr Nick Narracott Tel: 01636 893390 Tel: 01636 892938 Mobile: 0791 7155604 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Collingham Methodist Revd Mark Roberts Mr Owen Yeomans Tel: 01636 706264 Tel: 01636 892864 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

South Scarle, Besthorpe and Girton Mrs Florence Baldwin Mrs Sue Butler Tel: 01636 892056 Tel: 01636 892068 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Ms Samantha Annis Mrs Rosie Smith Tel: 01522 778697 Tel: 01636 894277 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

North and South Clifton Mr Granville Daniels Mr Peter Ravencroft Tel: 01522 778919 Tel: 01522 778477 email: [email protected]

Harby Mr Colin Wells Mr Philip Thomas Tel: 01522 703449 Tel: 01522 703414 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

Thorney Mrs Anne Massey Mrs Anna Dennison Tel: 01522 703120 Tel: 01522 702748 email: [email protected] email: [email protected]

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Events around the Benefice

Strawberry Tea, Besthorpe

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