Parish Profile

This form is designed to give an overview of a parish to be used in a vacancy for the appointment of a new parish priest. It will be accepted as the "statement describing the conditions, needs and traditions of the parish" required by the Patronage (Benefices) Measure 1986. Additional information may be given by way of printed documents or written submissions.

Parish of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale

I. Parish Information

1(a) Name of parish(es) to which this information UPPER WHARFEDALE AND LITTONDALE relates: (b) Name(s) of parish church(es): St. Mary’s Kettlewell with Starbotton St. Mary’s Conistone with Kilnsey St. Oswald’s Arncliffe with Halton Gill St. Michael and All Angels Hubberholme 2. Name(s) of other C of E church(es)/centres Scargill House, a Christian retreat, conference for public worship in the parish: and holiday centre. Parishioners have an open invitation to attend the Scargill Chapel for worship.

3. Cluster or group of parishes within which Ministers of: you work (formally or) informally: The Parish of Linton serving Grassington Area The Methodist Circuit Grassington/Skipton The Congregational Church, Grassington RC Church Threshfield/Skipton 4. Deanery: Skipton. 5. Population: Kettlewell 330 Conistone with Kilnsey 120 The 2011 census information gives the Arncliffe 291 following figures. Please indicate how this Hubberholme 160 (plus holiday homes might have changed since then. becoming full time occupancy)

6(a) Number on Electoral Roll: 117

(b) Date of APM when this number was declared: No APCM yet during 2020 due to Covid 19

7. Attendance at worship in each church (see Notes at end of Parish Profile)

Please provide details of average attendance at Sunday and weekday services

Church/Service Time No. of Adult Under 16 communicants attendance

St Mary’s Kettlewell

Holy Communion/Morning 9.30am 15 14 1 Prayer (Sunday)

Sanctuary@6 (Wednesday) 6pm 16 17 1 St Mary’s Conistone

Holy Communion (Sunday) 6.30pm 11 11 0

Evening Prayer (Sunday) 6.30pm 10 10 0 St Oswald’s Arncliffe with Halton Gill

Holy Communion/Morning 9.30am 16 16 0 Prayer (Sunday)

St Michael & All Angels Hubberholme

BCP Holy Communion/Morning 11.15am 21 21 0 Prayer (Sunday)

Open Door (Wednesday) 12 noon 0 6 0

2 8. Occasional offices (see Notes at end of Parish Profile)

Number for last 12 months in each church

Funerals taken by clergy Funerals Church Baptisms Confirmees Weddings not in church in church

St Mary’s Kettlewell 3 0 1 2 1

St Mary’s Conistone 0 0 1 0 0

St Oswald’s Arncliffe 1 0 2 3 0

with Halton Gill St Michael & All Angels 0 0 2 2 1

Hubberholme

9. Communications

Names, Addresses, Telephone Numbers and E-mail addresses for each church

Church Clergy Readers Lay staff Churchwardens Whole Parish eg Youth worker, Administrator Whole Parish

St Mary’s Mrs P Campbell Parish Administrator Andrew Hitchon Kettlewell Castle Farm Andrew Hitchon Arncliffe The Parish Office BD23 5QE St Mary’s Church AND 01756 770269 Kettlewell patsy.campbell@ BD23 5RD littondale.com 01756 380237 [email protected] Mrs G Jowett Barn Garth House Senior Sides Person Kettlewell Litton Sue Nelson Eileen Leahy BD23 5QJ Amber Cottage Smithy Cottage, 01756 770200 Kettlewell BD23 5QZ Arncliffe. gilljowett@ 01756 760887 BD23 5QD btinternet.com [email protected] 01756 770051 St Mary’s [email protected] Conistone Miss PA Senior Sides Person Conistone Thompson Philip Butterfield 4 Roebuck Fisher’s Barn AND Bungalows Conistone BD23 5HS Conistone Road [email protected]

3 St Oswald’s Kettlewell Arncliffe BD23 5RE Senior Sides Person Arncliffe 01756 760272 Hilary Follows paulineamelia44@ Botany End AND gmail.com Arncliffe BD23 5QE 01756 770246 St Michael’s [email protected] & All Saints Hubberholme Senior Sides Person Hubberholme Deirdre Halsall Cornerstones Jackie Yarrow Buckden Kirk Gill Cottage BD23 5JA Hubberholme 01756 760296 BD23 5JE [email protected] 01756 760219 [email protected]

II. Parish/Community Information

1(a) Briefly describe the population mix of the(se) Population is mainly white British, scattered, parish(es) in terms of its employment, cultural, rural and in small settlements. There is a cross ethnic, age and housing mix. section of ages. Employment is agriculture, tourism, self- employed and retired. Housing is expensive and comprises farm and detached houses, semi- detached cottages and barn conversions. There are some new-build low-cost and housing association properties. Property is mainly owner-occupied and there is a large proportion of second and holiday homes. (b) Are there any special social problems (eg high Rural poverty and isolation and limited public unemployment)? transport. High property prices. Large proportion of holiday and second homes which may be unoccupied over the winter months. Large elderly population. 2. Please list for each Primary: Kettlewell Primary School – in the Parish • Local Schools: Grassington CofE Primary School – for those parents who want a CofE education for their children Secondary provision with Selection at 11+ Upper Wharfedale School, Threshfield. Ermysted’s Grammar School (boys), Skipton. Skipton Girls’ High School.

• Youth Centres Reverb Project – outside Parish but organised

4 and financed by the Parish and young people in the area.

• Hospitals: Skipton General Hospital Out-patient facilities and out of hours GP services Airedale General Hospital at Steeton, Keighley – full range of specialities including A and E

• Nursing/elderly persons' homes: Gills Top Anchor Housing – Grassington Threshfield Court Nursing Home with specialist facilities for dementia care

• Places of worship of other faiths: NONE

• Local businesses Farming, Holiday cottages, Hostels & Bunk Barns, Public Houses, Cafes/Restaurants, Pony Trekking, Trout Farm (fishing & nature trail), Shops, Camping/caravan sites, Artisan Trade Construction/building, Conference & Retreat Centre. Garden maintenance, Bed & Breakfast, Garage, LEA Outdoor Education Centre. Various self-employed enterprises working from home.

• Neighbourhood initiatives: Open weekly coffee morning at Kettlewell Hostel mainly for retired people. Lent lunches, Village Hall activities, Snooker, Luncheon Club- monthly for over 60s, Cinema evenings, Bridge Club, Visiting entertainers and, theatre groups, Carpet Bowls, Table Tennis, Conistone Community veg and orchard garden, Buckden singers, Buckden Village Institute activities, Whist, Skittles, Art Group, Littondale Charities, First Responders, Walkers Group.

• Associations eg tourist group: Women’s Institute, Horticultural Societies, Handbell Ringers of Grassington, Upper Wharfedale Fell Rescue Association, Friends of Kettlewell School, Cricket & Rounders teams, Littondale Entertainment group.

• Describe any civic responsibilities which NONE the clergy have:

III. Church Information

Please give details for each church

1(a) What percentage of the congregation lives Kettlewell – 10% outside the parish? Conistone – 10% Arncliffe – 0% Hubberholme – 60% (b) Describe the mix of the congregation in terms Kettlewell - predominately white Caucasian of age, employment, cultural, ethnicity, age and retired female. gender. Conistone -ditto. Arncliffe – usually good mix of age, employment, culture and gender. Hubberholme – gender 50/50, ethnicity white, mainly over 60. Employment mostly retired. 2(a) How would you describe the churchmanship Kettlewell: Common Worship, Taize, Non tradition of each church and give details of Liturgical. Mission Praise, Common Ground. robes and vestments worn by officiants? Central. Cassock, surplice & Stole, Cassock Alb. Conistone: Central. Cassock, surplice & stole, Arncliffe: Common Worship and Mission Praise. Cassock, Surplice and Stole. Hubberholme: Traditional. Book of Common Prayer. Mission Praise / Ancient &Modern Vestments worn as required by clergy, Stoles worn but not scarf and hood. (b) What is the regular average weekly giving of Please see Accounts. We no longer break down those 16 years & over and what proportion of regular giving by individual church and are the giving is gift aided? encouraging giving via The Parish Giving Scheme. Approximately 70% of regular donations are Gift Aided. (c) When did you last have a stewardship Some time ago campaign?

3. How does each Church supplement its direct Kettlewell & Conistone – Scarecrow Festival – giving in order to meets its financial needs? major fundraiser over 9 days each August. Coffee morning, Annual Dinner Dance, Concerts, Table- Top Sale. Arncliffe – fundraising and social events, including Open Gardens and Duck Race. Hubberholme – fundraising & Social events eg Silent Auction, Open Gardens, Musical concerts, Bank Holiday Pre Loved Stalls and Refreshments, Buckden Gala Church Stall, Crafting workshop & craft sales, Easter Lilies, Hubberholme Friends, Christmas Stars. 4(a) What amount of working expenses were paid to £3516. Although this was not representative of the clergy in the last financial year? a typical year as the former Vicar had paid for a lot of office supplies etc and had not submitted a claim for 18 months. (b) Were these met in full? Yes

6 (c) Is there an annual discussion about level of No expenses as part of the PCC’s budgeting process?

5(a) What amount of Share has (a) been requested; Share requested Share Paid and (b) been paid from the parish in: • last year? £41626 £41626 • current year? £45789 £16615 • next year? Not yet known

(b) Will this year’s be met? Under discussion, may not be met due to Covid 19 6(a) Is there any capital project in hand at the 1. Repointing to Tower at Arncliffe moment? 2. New external porch door at Arncliffe 3. Installation of speakers at Kettlewell 4. New audio system including keyboard at Hubberholme (b) Please give brief details with costs and state 1. c£50k Appeal fund over several years how they are to be met. topped up with reserves. 2. £5k paid for by donation from local resident. 3. c£4k from general reserves. c£10k from bequest of £5k with balance from general reserves.

7. Please attach a copy of the last PCC accounts. Accounts attached

8(a) What is the general state of repair of Kettlewell – some issues with roof, 2020 the Church(es) - please list Quinquennial report due soon. Conistone – mainly good. Arncliffe – mainly good. Hubberholme – good. Buckden School Room – structural issue with front wall but all masonry work has been done and is safe. - (Advice has been received no further action at the present time because of legal questions on purpose and use of building)

(b) Please give details of major maintenance Kettlewell – awaiting 2020 Report. needed following the last quinquennial. Conistone – no major maintenance. Arncliffe – repointing of Tower (just completed). Hubberholme – No major maintenance Buckden School Room – See comments under 8a

IV. Outreach and Mission

1(a) What are the regular mission and outreach Playhouse Group activities of the parish? Nativity & Epiphany Processions Palm Sunday Procession Scarecrow Festival and Service Rogation & Lambing Service Harvest Services Patronal Festival (Hubberholme) Support for ‘Reverb’ Worker Sanctuary@6 Open Door Christingle making and service All Souls Service (b) What are you doing to help people find out Question Sessions at Vicarage following about Jesus? Sanctuary@6 Open Door

(d) What are you doing to grow people in Recent training for Eucharistic Assistants leadership?

2(a) Please give details of the support of the Church Christian Aid overseas: Loo twinning

(b) How much is given annually? Usually around £2000 – down this year due to Covid 19 3(a) Give details of the support for home missions Skipton Food Bank and charities: Children’s Society St George’s Crypt Royal British Legion

(b) How much is given annually? £2235 donated to charities/missions last year.

3(a) Does the parish have an overseas link? No (b) If so, please state where/who?

10 4(a) Is there an organised system of outreach and In small village situation EVERYONE is welcomed welcome to new families? cordially.

(b) If so, please describe:

5. What part does the church play in community Church members being part of the community care? are aware of problems and communicate to other parties whenever required.

6(a) Are there any Lay Eucharistic Assistants who Yes take communion to the sick?

(b) If so, who are they? Mrs Judy Burgin, Mrs Sue Nelson, Dr Sally Smith, Dr Ian Smith, Ms Susan Swire, Mrs Hazel Jeddere-Fisher, Mrs Hilary Follows. Mr Philip Butterfield assists when required with administering the chalice in church. 7. What work does the church undertake with None apart from the REVERB Project which is young people, other than in church based open to all young people regardless of religious organisations (e.g. open youth work)? affiliation in Upper Wharfedale and Littondale.

V. Ecumenical Relations

1(a) State involvement in local Council of Churches: Previous Vicar has had regular Clergy Fraternal meetings with clergy from other Anglican churches, Congregational, Methodist and Roman Catholic churches. Ecumenical Services are held in Grassington Town Hall for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and Grassington Festival. On Good Friday there is a Walk of Witness and Open Air Service in Grassington Square and a 11 Family Walk and short Act of Worship at Rylstone Cross.

(b) Is there a formal covenant with any other Formerly a formal covenant between Kettlewell denomination? church and the Methodist church – now informal.

2. What informal ecumenical contacts are there? Kettlewell church has been shared with the Methodist congregation since the Methodist Chapel closed in 1986, with a monthly ‘Dales Communion Service’ led jointly by a Methodist Lay Preacher or Minister and our Vicar. Traditionally the Methodist Covenant Service in the New Year has been led jointly by the Methodist Minister and the Vicar. The same congregation attend both the Anglican and Methodist Services.

VI. Church Education and Social Provision

1(a) Name of Church School(s) if applicable: N/A

(b) • Aided? • Controlled? • Foundation?

(d) If aided, does the PCC support the school?

VII. Lay Education and Participation

1. What education and training work takes place Although Kettlewell Primary School is not a in the Church for the following (give approx church school previous Vicars have been numbers): welcomed and have held regular assemblies.

• Children The Playhouse Group of young children has been regularly meeting for social activities and • Young People also to take part in appropriate church services. • Adults Suspended at present – Covid 19

Table Tennis - Suspended at present

12 The Child and Vulnerable Adult Protection Policy is reviewed annually and all helpers have received appropriate checks.

Reverb Project – groups for various age ranges open to all young people of Secondary School age in the area. Activities are appropriate to the age group and promote Christian ideals.

Lent Group meets weekly, following Lent Lunch, and usually follows a themed course.

2(a) Give details of house/prayer groups: Monthly ‘The Gathering’ prayer group.

(b) Are the leaders clergy or lay? Both

3(a) How do you rate the strength of lay leadership? Excellent

(b) To what do you credit this strength, or lack of Strong Reader participation throughout the it? Parish. Lay members of the congregation lead non Eucharistic Worship and Intercessions, read from the Bible in church, administer Communion to the sick and house bound and lead ‘The Gathering’ prayer and Lent groups. The strength is having people who are willing and able to take a leadership role. However, Lay people need support, guidance and encouragement. A leadership team for the Parish meets regularly for advance planning and mutual support.

VIII. Mission

1. List areas of Church life which you consider in Although large numbers of people support the need of development. church behind the scenes by cleaning, arranging flowers, polishing brasses, gardening, clock winding etc this is not replicated in the numbers attending worship.

To continue developing the link with our

13 farming community. 2. What are the main areas of mission that you To continue the work of the previous Vicar in think the new priest should prioritise in their uniting the 3 previous parishes. ministry?

3. In summary, what are the top three challenges Enable us to continue to grow together as one with which you and the new priest need to parish, accepting and embracing our engage? differences.

IX. Additional Information

Please add here, or on another sheet, anything else which you would like the Patron and the Bishop to know about the conditions, needs and traditions of the parish.

The Parish of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale is a newly formed Parish joining together the churches of St Michael & All Angels (Hubberholme), St Oswald’s (Arncliffe and Halton Gill), St Mary’s (Kettlewell) and St Mary’s (Conistone). This newly formed Parish is still in its infancy and is currently developing its work through the following teams: - Social and Outreach, Buildings and Land, Worship and Evangelism and Treasury. Each of the teams, with the exception of ‘Treasury’ has a representative from each of the churches and they are very committed to making this new venture work but they still need a considerable amount of support and guidance to enable their goals to be achieved. The four churches are all set in a large rural area which is part of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and identified as an area of outstanding beauty. This attracts a large number of tourists to the area and a significant number of cyclists and this sometimes affects journeys between the villages and hamlets. Travel by car to Hubberholme and to Arncliffe churches from the Vicarage will take a minimum of twenty minutes to each and to Conistone around fifteen minutes. Kettlewell church is in walking distance from the Vicarage. There is very limited public transport to the area but there is a local mini bus which is run by volunteers and is much appreciated by the locals. Whilst there are a number of households in the communities who are affluent there are a good number who manage on their work or basic pensions and others who find things more difficult. Some farming

14 families struggle to make a living but the work they do is vital in maintaining the landscape and ecology of the Dales. Young people cannot afford the high property prices and they have to move away, apply for low cost housing (limited in number) or strive to afford privately rented accommodation. Local work opportunities tend to be in lower paid employment. Although regular congregations are small, local people traditionally regard the churches as theirs and expect them to be available for baptism, weddings and especially funerals and burials. As well as visiting the elderly, sick bereaved etc it is expected that the Vicar attends community events.

Hubberholme Church The church is dependent for support both from visitors and also the ‘Friends of Hubberholme Church’ – membership 78, who support the church in worship and finance through the ‘Link’ connection. The community is very supportive of one another and display good pastoral skills. Once a year the Vicar is traditionally involved in a Land Letting procedure which dates back hundreds of years.

Arncliffe Church At Arncliffe there is a very supportive community even though Parishioners are widely dispersed. Linked to the church is the Halton Gill Reading Room (4.5 miles from St Oswald’s building) – in recent years a quarterly service has been held here for Praise and celebration of the season e.g. Harvest and Christmas to encourage whole community involvement and it has been very well attended.

Conistone Church Conistone church is set in a hamlet and is thought to be the oldest church in Craven. Conistone is linked with Kilnsey and therefore named Conistone with Kilnsey - famous for its ‘Kilnsey Crag’ and annual Kilnsey Agricultural show. Congregations are small but others in the community are willing to be involved in church activities and to support the church financially. A project to create a wall hanging for the church was so successful that three hangings were completed and this was followed by a further project to make new hassocks – all funded by the local community.

Kettlewell Church Of the four villages Kettlewell is the largest with a village hall, school, shops, pubs and cafes. It also has the highest proportion of holiday cottages and second homes – about 40 percent. The Parish Vicarage is situated centrally within the village opposite the village store. It is a large 4 bedroomed cottage style property with a small garden to the front and rear. Kettlewell hosts an annual Scarecrow Festival over 9 days in August. It has become the major fundraiser for the school, village hall and church. It is a community affair with almost everyone involved in some way, either making scarecrows displayed round the village and in church, baking and preparing and serving refreshments, selling merchandise or manning the car park and selling trail tickets. It attracts thousands of visitors many of whom comment on the friendly welcome, the quality of the displays and how so many people come together to make it a successful event.

X. The New Priest

List the qualities and skills you would like to see in the new priest.

• Should be a confident leader and communicator who will develop a strong profile within our Parish. • Needs to be a driver with current licence and own transport. • Needs to be a good listener, both to our expectations and experiences and willing to learn and understand about the needs of our local communities, whilst considering its successes and failures of the past. • Be prepared and willing to work both alone and as part of a larger team and also be able to prioritise what needs to be done. • To be a ‘people’ person – someone who is approachable and can engage with people of all ages. • Should be well organised, able to multi- task and be prepared to delegate happily to lay members as well as other clergy. • Must be open and willing to work with other priests in the Dale and ecumenically with other denominations especially the Methodists. • Needs to have a sense of humour, be enthusiastic and also diplomatic. • Must be computer literate and familiar with modern technology. • Should be familiar with Common Worship Order 1 and 2 but also willing to experiment with occasional non-liturgical worship. • Have a willingness to lead worship through the Book of Common Prayer. • Be familiar with, and actively express the five marks of Anglican Ministry in their life and ministry. • Will need energy and sincerity to get involved in the whole scattered Parish and make regular contacts with the parishioners in outlying hamlets. • Be supportive to the Parish Safeguarding Officer, and other PCC job holders through regular meetings and communications. • Must be prepared to get involved with families and young people and take a lead role in activities for children – currently ‘The Playhouse Group’. • Should be prepared to become part of the community and participate in local events. • To have a willingness to bring ‘fringe’ parishioners into church life. • Preferably, should be prepared to commit to the parish in the medium/long term. • Whilst we have no hospital or nursing home within the parish, our new priest should be willing to visit those parishioners in the hospitals and homes which serve the area.

We as a congregation would support our new Vicar:

• By offering our complete support. We have a strong and committed PCC and we feel that we can help by listening, talking and by offering our practical assistance and friendship. • We are confident that the Parish will want an open, positive interaction with the Vicar and would welcome every opportunity to become involved in initiatives and offer support. • We have a Parish Office (at Kettlewell Church) and a Parish Administrator. In addition, our organisational structure (including sub teams responsible for Land & Buildings, Social & Outreach, Worship and Evangelism and Treasury) is now well established. The means that a lot of the

16 administrative burden and day to day issues are handled through these teams and the Parish Office. Whilst the part time stipendiary will make this role challenging, we are confident that the new incumbent will have every support available.

17 Notes to go alongside Parish Profile

In section I. Parish Information, it should be noted that under 7. Attendance at Worship the average figures were taken from 2019, because of the impact coronavirus had on attendance at worship and in disrupting our normal pattern of services. However, under 8. Occasional Offices, we were specifically asked for figures from the previous 12 months. These were also affected by coronavirus; in particular, many weddings requested in the Parish have been postponed until 2021.

This form, duly completed, should be sent to:

The Administrator for the Designated Officer Deborah Thorley Diocese of Leeds, Church House 17-19 York Place, Leeds, LS1 2EX [email protected]

She will circulate copies to the Patron and Bishop

Please also send a copy directly to the Archdeacon’s office

Please keep copies of this form and ensure that all PCC members have a signed copy.