Bradford Cathedral Annual Report 2019 1 2 Contents Introduction 05 Statement from the Bishop of Leeds 08 Cathedral Staff & Officers 09 A Statistical Snapshot of 2019 09 Agenda for Annual Vestry Meeting 10 Agenda for APCM 10 Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church (APCM) Meeting 11 Minutes of the Public Annual Vestry Meeting 13 Architect’s Report 14 Artspace 15 Bell Ringing 16 Carers’ Crafts 16 Children’s Space 16 Comms, Marketing and Events 17 Community Committee 20 Eco Group 22 Education 22 Faith Trail 26 Flowers 27 The Friends of Bradford Cathedral 28 House Group 29 Inner Bradford Deanery Synod 29 Income Development 30 Just A Minute Group 31 Monday Fellowship 31 Music and Choir 32 Prayer Ministry 34 Safeguarding 35 Silence Clinic 35 Silence Space 36 Toddlers Group 36 Vergers’ Report 37 Visitors 37 Worship 40 Finance 41 Thank you to Jill Wright for proof-reading this document. 3 4 ‘We are here to enrich the lives of others.’ Introduction That was a key line in the opening paragraph During 2019 there were more staff to my 2018 Annual Report. The Very Revd changes. We said good-bye to: Jerry Lepine, In 2019, our Centenary year as a cathedral, Ed Jones Associate Organist Dean of Bradford we certainly achieved that. From the launch on the first Sunday in January to the Charlie Murray Heritage Research & glorious Centenary Service on Sunday 24th Outreach Officer November, we made 2019 a very special year. and Choral Scholar You can see some of the memories in the Ann Foster Music Department margins of this report. I will not give a blow- Administrator by-blow account but suffice to say: • We succeeded in engaging with more Ann had been associated with the Choir as people from a wider constituency both a volunteer and staff member for over • We reached out through social media two decades and her farewell was a moving and our story was reported nationally occasion attended by people who had been • We consistently hit high standards in at the cathedral over the years that she was music, song, event management and here. It was a fitting tribute. hospitality • We offered a programme that was And we welcomed: thought provoking, prayerful, creative and joyful Graham Thorpe Sub Organist and • We engaged with all ages Assistant Director of • We had a new staff team that worked Music really well together • We have set standards for ourselves for Luke Johnson Music Department future years Administrator It was, of course, a team effort with both Daniel Lappin Choir Matron staff and volunteers giving themselves so generously to an ambitious and demanding Andy McCarthy Income programme. We benefited from new skills on Development the staff team, but we could not have done Officer it without the support of those who offered the ministry of welcome and hospitality or Ian Price Assistant Verger otherwise gave their time generously. Emily Bland / Luke Johnson Thank you to everyone who contributed Choral Scholars to the life of the cathedral in 2019. We have enhanced our reputation as a warm, In addition Diane Hadwen completed her welcoming, open and engaging place to be. time as Heritage Education Assistant and In this way, we play into the very feel of the became Education and Visitor Assistant. City. We are now blessed with a full staff team, which is larger than anyone can remember. One of the most Some of the posts are part-time and some memorable features of are limited contracts. All this has been the Centenary was our possible because we have accessed grant Poet-in-Residence, funding. Two of our Staff Team are financed Diane Pacitti, who by a two year grant from the Church produced a series of Commissioners Cathedrals Sustainability deeply engaging poems Fund. The Income Development Officer based on the story and (Andy McCarthy) and the Communications, lived experience of the Marketing and Events Officer (Phil Lickley) cathedral and the city are part of a strategy from the Church of Bradford. The hope is Commissioners to make this cathedral more that this high quality and financially sustainable. We can expect more compelling material will developments from these posts. Our aim be published. 5 is now to sustain this level of staffing, if not Buildings and Operations continue to increase it. The Quinquennial Report on the cathedral and all buildings in the Precinct was received. The Cathedral Foundation - Chapter, No major problems but plenty of attention College of Canons and Council. needed. Concern was registered about the lack of investment in the houses. We Cathedral Council continued to seek funding for major work During the year Council met twice (and once on the Parish Room and most of the funds with the Foundation) and we benefited from required for this project had been secured by their wise encouragement and challenge. the end of the year. We are hopeful that this Many thanks to Canon Derek Twine for project will commence in 2020. The Stitching chairing. During the year Ecumenical Canon Project for the Sanctuary kneelers was Roger Walton retired, Hon Canon Arani Sen completed and duly dedicated. This has been moved away and Fiona Beevers took up a a wonderful community project with nearly post abroad. We are most grateful for their a hundred people involved. It continues with involvement over the years. work now in St Aidans’s Chapel and then the Sanctuary and Lady Chapel. College of Canons The College met once as a Bradford A hole in the cathedral halls’ roof appeared branch, once as a full diocesan College with after a storm and this was mended. Church Ripon and Wakefield and with Council and Bank steps, the entrance to the North Chapter for the full Foundation meeting. Porch and the steps to the Song Room We said goodbye to Hon Canon Arani Sen were all attended to, as was a sink-hole and welcomed Hon Canons Michael Wood, that appeared in one of the gardens due Mike Cansdale, Phil Stone, Kathia Shoesmith to a collapsed grave. There was an Electric and Lizzy Woolf. Lay Canons Diana Inspection and Accessibility Audit – both with Chambers, Elsie Clarke, Arthur Francis, Tony recommendations. The IT continued to be Hesselwood and Philip Lewis stepped down. upgraded. Ecumenical Canons Roger Walton and Sarah Jemison also completed their terms. The Cathedral Charter was conserved courtesy of a donation in time for the It needs to be recorded that many years of Centenary Service and we worked with engagement with the cathedral are included the West Yorkshire Archive to transfer the in those who stepped down from the majority of our archives into their care for College in 2019. We owe you all a huge debt safekeeping. of gratitude and we look forward to continue welcoming you to your cathedral. Finance With the challenge of new posts and a Chapter Centenary year to pay for, it has been During the year we have welcomed two new another complex year for our finances. The members of Chapter: the Revd Canon Dr main headlines were: Flora Winfield, replacing Maggie Peel, and • A forecasted deficit of nearly £19,000 Malcolm Carr, taking Monica Slocombe’s actually turned into a small surplus due place when she was elected Churchwarden. to a finalisation of a significant legacy In line with the direction of travel outlined • Income was down due to lower levels of in the national review (Report of the one-off gifts and legacy income, and also Cathedrals Working Group), Chapter has due to a fall in giving of around 6% been moving from the operational to the • Our newly funded sustainability strategic, with the new Executive team posts generated significant additional picking up the operational. income for the cathedral, more than compensating for the loss of giving Chapter developed the Risk Register into income and contributing to the in-year a very useful tool, introduced feedback of surplus management information and launched a • Our costs were lower overall, but significant appeal for new cathedral chairs. In spend on Festivals, Concerts and Events the last quarter we began some significant and their associated publicity were a work on a renewed purpose, strategic lines significant additional cost increased due and key performance indicators – to be to the Centenary completed in 2020. • Provided fundraising continues to be effective, our underlying figures are 6 manageable over the next three years – The shop continued to develop and make however there are significant challenges a small surplus. We ran a staff session on in the longer term arising from the Mindfulness and also First Aid training. We need to respond to the Quinquennial passed our Food Hygiene inspection and inspection retained our ‘5’ star rating. Staff training on Safeguarding continued with a number In May, Andy McCarthy joined us as Income attending Safer Recruitment. A joint three Development Officer. His impact was Cathedrals and Diocese Safeguarding immediate in terms of grants. This role is set Agreement was signed off. to have quite an influence in the years to come in terms of grants accessed, income 4. Serving the Wider Church lines developed, project development, The Choir continued to serve parishes resourcing our strategy and the financial across the diocese with Choral Evensong. bottom line. The Clergy continued their engagement on Vocations (Canon Mandy), Spirituality Strategic Lines (Canon Paul) and Safeguarding and National Cathedral engagement (Dean Jerry). The 1. Proclaiming the wonder of God Dean spent time praying in each cathedral The Choir had a marvellous tour in of the diocese during the season from Germany during May, including Erfurt. In Ascension to Pentecost. turn the Augustiner-Kantorei from Erfurt were welcomed during October.