Synopsis of the minutes of the meeting of the PCC held in Royston Parish Church, on
Monday 28 July 2025 at 7.00 p.m.
There were 17 present
The Meeting was opened with prayer
There were 3 apologies
Revd Jamie, the newly appointed curate, was welcomed to the PCC (under church
governance rules Jamie is automatically a member of the PCC).
the minutes of the meeting held 13 June were approved with the correction of a spelling
mistake.
Under matters arising:
It was agreed to consider a permanent records of legacy donations.
Further consideration is to be given to the proposed community cinema.
A presentation was made to the former PCC secretary in recognition of his work over a
number of years.
There was further brief discussion about car parking provision. It was suggested that the PCC
members involved should view the provision at Harpenden and Redbourn Commons and,
closer to home, at Coombes Hole near the allotments.
It was decided that some items no longer used could be stored at the town’s museum.
No decisions have been taken by the Standing Committee or the PCC since the last meeting.
Under finance the PCC was pleased to receive the accounts for the first half of the year
which were better than the budget forecast the reduction in expenditure had been because
the cost of repairs to the south wall had been lower than expected, and spending was
reduced by not having a Minister of Music in post.
The purchasing of electricity is still in hand .
There would be stewardship campaign in September along similar lines as in the past.
The fabric committee reported that a request had been received from the Royal British
Legion for two further standards to be displayed. This would necessitate the fixing of a two
further brackets, the costs would be met by RBL. and the church would check the possible
need for a faculty
Some routine work is needed on the door locks and the PCC approved the necessary
expenditure.
We have now signed a service agreement for the fire alarm and are awaiting the annual test
on the lightning conductor. Further CCTV equipment and streaming facility is to be
considered.
Pigeon gel and plastic spikes had been obtained.
The cistern for the small toilet keeps failing to refill and the flush apparatus may need
replacement. The taps also need to be adjusted to a lower water pressure as water often
end up on the floor. The PCC approved the necessary expenditure.
The appointment of a new architect is in hand.
It was noted that the flickering light bulb in the chancel has now been replaced. However,
there is still a problem which is in hand.
the issue of using the loft space above the vestry for storage was addressed, some work was
needed to achieve this, the PCC approved the expenditure.
The new phone system will soon be live and consideration now needs to be given to the
church’s broadband.
The notice board needs to be updated the PCC agreed on the wording and approved the
expenditure.
No reports had been received in connection with safeguarding.
Committee reports were received from the Sustainable Living Committee, the outreach
committee and the Events Committee which commented that more crockery was needed
along with another storage unit, the PCC was sympathetic to this but no decision was taken,
in the light of other priorities..The second comment concerned alcohol licensing. Currently,
we have paid fora license for each separate event However, although having an annual
license would cost more initially, it would cost less in the longer term. Following discussion
the PCC members voted in favour of applying for a license by a majority.
The Minister of Music vacancy has not yet been filled but is in hand.
It was agreed that the church’s policies on maternity leave/ paternity pay and sick pay
should be considered by the HR committee and the PCC advised accordingly.
The PCC was pleased to hear the now available statistics show that this synopsis is being
read and it was agreed to continue with its publication
The meeting closed with the Grace at 9.20pm.