A meeting of the PCC was held in church on, Friday 13 June 2025 at 7.00pm
There were 13 present and 7 apologies
The meeting was opened in prayer
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved with the correction of a spelling mistake.
Under Matters arising the future dates of PCC meetings and the 2026 APCM were advised It was noted that no decisions requiring ratification had been taken by the Standing Committee since the last PCC.
This was followed by the financial report, the PCC was pleased to learn that the church was due to receive a grant from the “listed places of worship scheme” and had also received two legacies.
The PCC was advised that the church is currently in the Church of England’s Energy Basket arrangement whereby rates for electricity supply are negotiated for a considerable number of churches as a bundle. The current 3-year scheme ends in September 2025 and options are being investigated.
Work needed on the south wall and is being looked into by the relevant sub committee.
The PCC was pleased to hear that the refurbishment of the curate’s home was complete and was under budget.
The PCC was reminded that all who help at church in various ways need to repeat the Safeguarding course every 3 years.
The possibility of a limited number of parking spaces in the churchyard was being investigated by the fabric committee.
The ongoing problem of finding enough storage space in the church was discussed and a number of options were considered.
The PCC concluded that in the first instance the church needs to be firmer in what we retain and store, and that we should have a day allocated when a team systematically analyse what we are storing and aims to reduce what we tore and utilise the space more effectively.
The boiler controls need attention and this is in hand.
The PCC agreed to pursuing the idea of corporate membership of the town twinning association.
The PCC agreed that the vicar should have the authority to make a decision for offering the use of the church to suitable organisations as the requests arise without reference to the PCC
The possibility of obtaining a licence to show films in the church with a focus on children’s entertainment is still undergoing consideration.
The closing date for applications for the post of minister of music is 23 June after which a short list will be decided and interviews arranged.
The retiring Church Warden was thanked for their service and the meeting closed with Grace at 20.30.