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Governance

Annual Parochial Church Meeting 2026

This year’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting is to be held on Tuesday 19th May at 7pm at St Lawrence Church. We will join for refreshments at 6,30pm

Electoral Roll The electoral roll revision is now ended. If you still wish to join the electoral roll, you can do so after the APCM. Talk to the office for more details.

A copy of our Electoral Role can be found here

You can read our Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements for year end 2025 here and our Annual Report here

If you would like to join our PCC or the Deanery Synod the nomination forms can be found below.

Deanery Synod nommination form

Parochial Church Council nomination form

Churchwarden nomination form

Should you seek election please complete the form and submit to the office.
All newly elected office holders must also confirm their eligibility to be a charity trustee by signing two declarations, being: (i) confirmation of trustee eligibility (i.e. non-disqualification under charity law); and (ii) a Fit and Proper Person declaration.   The office will send those forms as applicable.

Parochial Church Council (PCC)

Currently its members are:

Revd David Chattell (Assistant Vicar), Revd Wendy Burnhams (Assistant Curate) Debbie Thrower, Helen Walters, Angie Briggs, Clive Muller, Sarah Neish, Lisa Hillan, Robin Kemp,  Derek Gurney, Tori Hewitt, Matthew Bayliss, Cheryl Fisher, Keith Arrowsmith Oliver, Mark Penfold, Paul Susans (Treasurer), Kay Walker and Susan Hubbard.  In attendance Abigail Coles as PCC Secretary.

If you would like a copy of the PCC minutes, please contact the office

Finance & Admin Committee

The Finance & Admin Committee oversee the budgets and finance systems for the parish. They also oversee the administration of the parish. The committee meets 6-8 weekly and reports to the Parochial Church Council.

The committee includes the Parish Treasurer and the Bookkeeper plus members of the Parochial Church Council and other parishioners with an interest and skills in finance and administration.

The committee can be contacted via the Parish Office

For copies of the minutes please also contact the parish office

BLS Parochial Church Council (PCC)

The BLS PCC’s members are as follows Revd David Chattell (Assistant Vicar and Chair), Cathy Dumelow (Secretary), Sarah Miskella, Peter Rankin (Vice-Chairman), Liz Preece, Kirsty Ennever (Electoral Roll Officer), Mervyn Dunwoody (Treasurer),  Antonia Goor and Michael Campbell.

BLS Electoral Roll and APCM 2026

The APCM, preceded by the Easter Vestry, will be held at Shalden Village Hall at 630pm on Thursday 16 April 2026

If you wish to join the Electoral Roll please download a copy of the fom here