ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 2016

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1 THE PARISH OF ST WINNOW WITH ST NECTAN S CHAPEL ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL 2016 The ancient stones of our historic and beautiful churches of St Winnow and St Nectan s are in our care and so are the people of our parish. 1 P a g e The Parochial Church Council (PCC) and congregation are the living stones. info@stwinnowparishchurch.com

2 Contents: Forward Overview St Winnow Parish Church, with St Nectan s Chapel... 3 The Lostwithiel Benefice of Parishes PCC Membership Structure, Governance and Management.. 4 Objectives and Activities... 5 Achievements and Performance.. 6 Annual Reports Report from The Rector, The Rev d Paul Beynon PCC Review of the Year 9 Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 st December 2016, with Scrutinised Accounts..11 Treasurer s Report Reserves Policy Deanery Synod Church Wardens Health & Safety. 19 Safeguarding Projects.. 20 Bells & Tower Committee Churchyards. 22 Associated Reports The Tower Report for St Winnow Parochial Church Council, of the activities of the St Winnow, Lerryn School and St Mary Bradoc bell ringers in the year The Friends of St Winnow Church The Elizabeth Foster Cottage Trust Further Acknowledgements The Year Ahead Outreach Appendices P a g e

3 Forward This is the report of the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of the Parish of St Winnow Church, with St Nectan s Chapel for the year ending 31 st December With many thanks to the contributions from members of the PCC committee. Overview St Winnow Parish Church, with St Nectan s Chapel There are two places of worship within the Parish of St Winnow: The 14 th century Church of St Winnow (Grade 1) St Winnow Lostwithiel PL22 0LF It s Chapel at St Nectan s (Grade II*) St Winnow Lostwithiel PL22 0RD The churchyard at St Winnow now only has space for the interment of ashes; the churchyard at St Nectan s now being the principal place of burial, with room for the next 50 years at least. The correspondence address of the PCC is: Elizabeth Shufflebotham Secretary to the St Winnow PCC 10 Lerryn View Lerryn Lostwithiel Cornwall PL22 0QJ l.shufflebotham1@btinternet.com info@stwinnowparishchurch.com The Lostwithiel Benefice of Parishes The Parish of St Winnow, with St Nectan s Chapel is part of the Lostwithiel Benefice of Parishes, which came into being on 1 st February The Benefice also comprises St Bartholomew (Lostwithiel), St Veep, Boconnoc, St Mary the Virgin Bradoc and St Brevita Lanlivery. Our Benefice is served by one Rector, The Revd Paul Beynon, who took up post as Priest in Charge on the 9 th of April 2016 and was officially instituted as Rector at St Bevita Lanlivery on 18 th October P a g e

4 The Benefice sits within the Deanery of Bodmin and Trigg Minor and the Diocese of Truro within the Church of England. PCC Membership resignations were accepted from Bob Dack (effective December 2015), Mat Blunt and Anita Roberts (the latter 2 standing down at the 2016 APCM meeting). The Parochial Church Council of St Winnow with St Nectan s Chapel appointed the following at the APCM held on 13 th April 2016, serving for a period of 1 year, until the next APCM, being held on 27 th April 2017: Ex Officio 1 The Rector The Revd Paul Beynon (also Governor at St Winnow school) 2 Churchwarden Dawn Stephens (also Safeguarding Liaison Officer) 3 Churchwarden Nancy Morris 4 Deanery Synod Rep Becks Halkes (also Electoral Roll Officer and Pastoral Care Officer) 5 Deanery Synod Rep Adrian George (also Deputy Church Warden for St Nectan s Chapel) Elected 6 Frances Stephens (Churchwarden Emeritus) 7 Colin Morris (PCC Treasurer) 8 Viv Halkes (Gift Aid Secretary) 9 Louise Lubbock (Building Projects) 10 Elizabeth ShuffleBotham (PCC Secretary) 11 Darren Shuff (Health and Safety and Webmaster) 12 Rene Sweet (Minutes Secretary) 13 Marion May 14 Charlotte Dixon (Local Worship Leader) Co-opted 15 Canon John Halkes (Projects/Equality and Diversity) 16 Robert Pearce OBE (Diocesan Synod/Captain of Tower/Benefice DBS Officer/Governor at St Winnow school) Our appointed Inspecting Architect is Mr Richard Davies (Dip Arch (Hons) RIBA FRSA AABC) of MRDA. Our appointed Independent Auditor is Brian Smith (CPFA) of Lanhydrock Accountancy Practice Ltd. Structure, Governance and Management. The PCC is a corporate body established by the Church of England. The PCC operates under the Parochial Church Council Powers Measure and is a charity exempted by order from registration with the Charity Commission (having due regard to the Charity Commission public benefit guidance). 4 P a g e

5 The method of appointment of PCC members is set out in the Church Representation Rules, as amended in St Winnow has opted for annual elections and was able to elect 9 members to serve for one year, effective the APCM held on 13 th April New PCC members are provided with a copy of Trusteeship An Introduction for PCC Members and A Brief Outline of What Every PCC Member Needs to Know About Church Finances booklets as produced by the Parish Resources team. Those working with children and vulnerable adults are subject to the appropriate training and DBS checks. The Diocese of Truro also provides periodic PCC training which is availed to all members of the PCC, and attendance at which is greatly encouraged. All church members of the congregation are encouraged to register on the Electoral Roll and stand for election to the PCC. The Rector is the Chair of the PCC and has responsibility for the day to day management of Parish life, which is delegated as appropriate. The Church Wardens and Treasurer sit on the Benefice Finance Committee. The Rector, Church Wardens and Secretary sit on the Benefice Worship and Planning Committee. These two committee s co-ordinate the work of the six parishes in our Benefice and provide the regulatory base of the Church Centre and its staff. The PCC formed and delegated a sub-committee comprising Canon John Halkes (Appeal Co-ordinator), Elizabeth Shufflebotham (Appeal Organiser), Robert Pearce (Tower Captain), Louise Lubbock (Project Architect), Dawn Stephens (Church Warden), Nancy Morris (Church Warden), Colin Morris (Treasurer) and Darren Shuff (web master) during the year to further progress on the Bells & Tower project and launch our appeal (further detail follows in this report). The sub-committee reported regularly to the PCC for agreement of decisions and to note progress. Frances Stephens retired as Church Warden in April 2016 and, was unanimously granted the title of Church Warden Emeritus in recognition and honour of her tireless support to our parish, both past and ongoing. Objectives and Activities The primary object of the PCC is to promote the gospel according to the doctrines and practices of the Church of England. The PCC is also required to co-operate with The Rector and other churches in our Benefice in promoting in the parish the whole mission of the church, pastoral, evangelistic, social and ecumenical. The PCC is responsible for the maintenance of the fabric of the two mediaeval church buildings in our care. The PCC also has shared responsibilities for the support of the Church Centre office which administers the Benefice and supports our Rector. The office is situated in the vestry of St Bartholomew s, Lostwithiel and we are grateful for everything that Eve Christie and her team undertake on our behalf. The money previously raised from the sale of St Saviour s in 2014 continues to have been properly 5 P a g e

6 invested to safeguard the historic fabrics of St Winnow and St Nectan s in the coming years and a sum has been set aside in accordance with our PCC reserves policy. Achievements and performance There were 79 parishioners on the Church Electoral Roll in The Roll was completely revised in 2013 in accordance with the Church Representation Rules and is regularly updated. The average attendance at St Winnow Eucharists is 33 - although numbers are increased considerably at major festivals. It is pleasing to see the slight increase in numbers of children attending as we seek to grow our church for the future. St Winnow s setting is a popular venue with 8 wedding services and 2 blessings being held during christenings took place, with 4 funerals, 3 interments of ashes and 3 cremations at Glynn Valley. In 2016, there were 55 communicants at St Winnow on Easter Day (with 92 attending) and 50 communicants (with 65 attending) at Christmas Midnight Mass; The Crib Service on Christmas Eve was shared with St Bartholomew s and is held in the town church. The PCC held a Christingle Service at the Advent Family Eucharist in December. The traditional Harvest Festival followed by the Harvest Eucharist took place in October and was supported. The traditional Christmas Carol Service was followed by a supper for all the congregation. The Dedication Festival Service for St Winnow, which has now encompassed the old Gift Day, was held in November as a return to church and Thanksgiving Sunday for the whole parish. In 2016, 50 people attended. St Winnow PCC has an open doors policy and the church continues to provide a spiritual resource for hundreds of visitors throughout the year. St Winnow has two Eucharists per month on the first and third Sundays and a lay led service of Morning Prayer on the second Sunday. The morning prayer service on the second Sunday was happily served in 2016 by a Local Worship Leader, from our Benefice. In 2016 St Winnow and St Mary Bradoc continued to share services. Bradoc shared our Eucharist on the third Sunday and we attended Bradoc Eurcharist on the fourth Sunday. Remembrance Sunday is shared at St Bartholomew s or at St Veep/Boconnoc on rotation. Fifth Sundays are reserved for united Benefice services and the offertory collection at these services goes to support the work of the Benefice office, which co-ordinates the ministry of the six parishes. Worship at St Winnow, St Nectan and in the Benefice is much enjoyed. Other than a dawn Easter Service and Family Eucharist at the beginning of May, St Nectan s is only in use for monthly Evensongs during the summer and for occasional weddings and burials throughout the year. The May Family Eucharist was held at St Winnow in 2016 to coincide with the celebrations for France Stephen s 90 th birthday. Attendance at the St Nectan s monthly Evensong averages 22. Annual Reports Report from The Rector, The Rev d Paul Beynon My report comprises four headings the first two (Mission & Outreach; Growth & Discipleship) look back at the events of the year. The next two (Mission action plan and Visionary thinking) look forward to future plans and potential. 6 P a g e

7 St Winnow Parish Church Mission & Outreach, Growth & Discipleship: Mission and Ministry at St Winnow is very much at the heart of the church family, and like most of our parish churches in the benefice, reaching out to the community is not only a way of securing much needed funding for frame and fabric, but also a way of making significant life connections for the sake of the gospel. I m encouraged with the continuing initiative to engage with this timeless way of broadening the church s influence and appeal, and encourage continued ways and means whereby these connections with the community can be built upon. The Barn Dance in April 2016 provided an opportunity to continue across parish boundary relationships within the benefice as well as raising the profile of the church and securing much needed funds. The Historic Talk on St Winnow in May utilised some of the better weather and afforded an opportunity to engage with the medieval architecture and fabric of the church. The Polperro Fisherman s Choir in May was a resounding success, with the church full to hear one of Cornwall s finest fisherman s choirs! The Orchestral Evening in July was another musical high note for the church, with regulars, locals and people from further afield attending the Church. The Bank Holiday pilgrimage in August is another unique opportunity to strengthen the historic links with neighbouring parish, Bradoc, on this ancient walk to St Nectan s Chapel. October and November provided natural mission and ministry opportunities through the Harvest Festivals and Dedication and Homecoming Sunday Services. I was delighted with the connections we made with our communities during these festivals and estimate that our benefice came into contact with over 200 families within our benefice. St Winnow continues to explore ways in which it can maintain and develop its relationship with St Winnow School, and we were delighted to invite 60 children to hold their termly Eucharist in one of our parish churches in the Autumn An itinerary of 2016 activities is attached in the appendices. The Bells and Tower Appeal is continuing to make staggering progress under the expert leadership of Revd. John Halkes, thanks to the hard work and commitment of the team associated with him. The appeal has almost raised the full amount required for the final restoration, and all ten bells have now been sponsored thanks to the generosity of St Winnow s supporters. We anticipate celebrating their dedication at a special service of thanksgiving in the Summer of 2017 with our Bishops, civic and local dignitaries and the whole community in attendance. 7 P a g e

8 Mission action plan and Visionary thinking: An itinerary for 2017 is attached in the appendices but once again we anticipate a full and varied programme designed to reach out and make connections with both our benefice and community. Events include a Newlyn Arts lecture, visiting speakers and historians, Palm Sunday marches and united benefice services, food and musical events designed to raised funds and touch lives, as well as engender meaningful and inspiring worship The Benefice The benefice office continues to develop as an administrative hub for all our parishes as well as continuing to cement its place as a useful facility in the life of the community. I very much look forward to further developing this facility and exploring ways in which some parts might be streamlined. I have reinstated the mid-week Eucharist on a Thursday morning which is attended regularly by between people every week. I have resumed contact with all five schools within our benefice, and with the exception of Bradoc, four of them, Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, St Winnow and Lerryn have made significant contact with their parish church this past year. I have also reinstated the weekly assemblies in St Winnow and Lerryn as part of their Church of England school status. All four of parish churches will receive an Open the Book team at least once per fortnight in the Autumn of I have also instated a monthly communion service at the two residential homes in our benefice, Cowbridge and Meadowbrook House. Based on a theme for the month, where residents and staff, and sometimes relatives as well regularly share the service. In terms of future mission and outreach plans, other than those already stated in this report, I include the benefice wide plans that I hope all our churches will engage with where they can. As already mentioned, they include establishing two teams to supply Open the Book sessions to the four schools in our benefice, along with a Messy Church venture and a Café Church style service. There is also an Alpha course currently being talked about which will aim to present the Christian faith to those on the fringes of church life. The Lent Course in March is also scheduled for five weeks teaching across the benefice, but I would like to see a more consistent discipleship programme happening in all our parishes. Where possible, perhaps I could encourage you to explore the possibility of a House Group, where fellowship and teaching might happen in a less formal setting. This style of discipleship may also be more appealing to those who don t engage with a more formal liturgical form. I very much look forward to working and ministering with you this coming year as together, we discover the kingdom and grow the church. Revd. Paul Beynon Rector of the Lostwithiel Benefice of Churches. p-beynon@sky.com 8 P a g e

9 PCC Review of the Year The PCC met seven times during the year, mostly at St Winnow Parish Church, being a larger than average number of meetings owing to the Bells & Tower appeal. Whilst the appeal has largely dominated the year, the PCC has worked hard to continue with and extend our outreach into the community. The strain of funding the ongoing major capital programme of the Bells and Tower appeal in 2016/2017 has been alleviated by the reserves remaining from the sale of St Saviour s church (which we have been able to backfill with funding and donations to date) and by the continued (and much appreciated) support of the Friends of St Winnow Church. Despite the additional burden of running a capital appeal for the Bells & Tower works, revenue targets have still been met by the regular giving of our small congregation and a successful fund raising programme of events throughout the year, including: Two barn dances; A talk by Frances Stephen s on the history of St Winnow Parish Church; Polperro Fisherman s Choir; Film night ( My Cousin Rachel ); Orchestral evening with the St Mewan Sinfonia; Summer Fayre; Bank holiday Pilgrimage; Performance of St Mark s Gospel (by Canon Alan Rowell). Willow (4), Neil, Netty, Alfie (13) and Rosey (10) with their hamper, one of the winning raffle prizes at the Summer Fayre. Barn dance in Lerryn Memorial Hall. We have also worked with various members of the community to further raise funds for church and our appeal, including: Participation in the Red Store Charity event; Participation in the Lerryn Autumn Bazaar (with our Church shop). Our Red Store Charity Event Hamper. Our Church Shop at the Lerryn Autumn Bazaar. 9 P a g e

10 We are thankful to Prue Cornwall for donating the proceeds of the Red Store Christmas Food and Drink Festival hamper and also to the Lerryn Pony Express who raised funds for our appeal. Events were advertised where possible within church, our website, The Bridge, Lerryn.net, Lostwithiel town newsletter, Truro Diocese, St Winnow school, pew notes and through the Friends of St Winnow. Following the annual Pilgrimage, we have purchased Corporate membership for our PCC to the Cornwall Historic Churches Trust in recognition of their mutual support provided over the years. We have also been able to contribute to mission initiatives such as Christian Aid week and are proud of our Fair Trade status, thus playing our part in the global campaign to change the way trade works for the better and supporting 1.5m farmers and workers to take more control of their lives. St Winnow was also proud to go online with our new website ( beautifully created and maintained by our resident webmaster, Darren Shuff. This also allowed for our very own church account, It is pleasing to see that we are receiving enquires from the general community to this address. We were delighted to be chosen as one of the Cornish locations for the August filming of Delicious, a Sky TV drama starring Dawn French, Emilia Fox and Iain Glen. This is a drama centered on two dysfunctional families whose lives are entwinned over the love of food and a Michelin starred restaurant. St Winnow hosted a funeral scene and a walk and talk confessional between the Vicar and the principal actor. A part time cleaner was appointed in order to support the Church Warden s with the preparation of major church events as required, such as weddings. On a personal note, I would like to thank John Halkes for his endless support during my handover and learning throughout my first year as PCC Secretary. It is much appreciated John! Elizabeth Shufflebotham PCC Secretary l.shufflebotham1@btinternet.com info@stwinnowparishchurch.com 10 P a g e

11 Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 st December 2016, with Scrutinised Accounts 11 P a g e

12 The Parish Church of St Winnow with St Nectan s Chapel Financial Statements for the Year ended 31st December 2016 General and Restricted Fund Receipts & Payments Receipts Collections & Planned Giving + Donations 10, , Restricted donations and legacy s , Receipts from activities Fundraising 2, , Sales from St. Winnow 3, , Receipts from Church activities VAT Reclaim Tower works , Fees (without office expenses) , , Gift Aid Recovered and interest from Deposits 2, , Total Receipts 32, , Payments for Church activities Diocesan MMF 13, , Church running expenses 4, , Church Utility Bills 1, , Clergy Office Expenses share Cost of sales 2, , Mission Giving ( 210 St. Petroc s 61 Children s Soc. in 2016) 1, Restricted Payments Total Expenditure Excluding Projects 23, , Excess of receipts over payments (Excl. Projects) 9, , Projects (See Separate Sheet) 14, , Total Expenditure 37, , Excess of receipts over payments (Inc. Projects) - 4, , Projects Bells and Tower Income 68, VAT reclaim Bells and Tower 0.00 Projects Bells and Tower Expenditure 82, Balances 14, Bank current acc. As 31 December , , Deposit Acc. CCLA (Charity Investment fund) 9, , Deposit Lloyds Accounts , Total Funds 72, , Movement In funds - 4, , P a g e

13 Restricted Funds Mabel Foster Fund (St Saviors then St Nectan s) 8, , Shakerley Howell Fund (pastoral ) Fabric of St Nectan's Ellis Legacy Fund 7, , , , Designated Funds Music Fund Renamed ex- organ fund with permission from donor Designated Building Fund 43, , Designated Tower and Bell fund Designated Reserve Fund 5, , , , Unrestricted /Undesignated funds available to PCC 8, , Approved by the PCC April , , Mr. Colin Morris (PCC Treasurer) Revd. Paul Beynon (PCC Chairman) 13 P a g e

14 Projects Sheet Bells & Tower Appeal (as referred to in payments section of the above accounts) Ships Carpentry 34, Lance Foy Organ Builder 3, Mendip Ropemakers Limited 1, Nicholson s Engineering Limited 31, Pearson Lubbock Architects 5, PCA Consulting Engineers 2, Palace Printers Friends of St Winnow 3, Total 31/12/16 82, /12/16 68, Net 31/12/16 14, Less VAT Reclaimed 9, Cost to 31/12/16 5, VAT Not Yet Claimed 3, Actual Cost to 31/12/16 1, Correct to 31 st December 2016 Colin Morris PCC Treasurer 14 P a g e

15 Treasurer s Report It has been a busy year with the Tower and Bell projects. It is hoped that when the new bells are installed in August 2017, that there will be an increased interest in the Church as a place of Sanctuary and Fellowship, and we can continue to grow within a sound building and with a firm financial base. It is important not to jeopardise our everyday finances while we do the work, which we have managed quite successfully. After taking out Bells and Tower projects money, we have received 23, in income this year against an expenditure of 23, so we have a small surplus of Income: We raised 2, by our fundraising efforts with a Barn Dance, Fete and Fisherman s Choir amongst others. We received 2, in Interest on Deposits and Gift Aid reclaimed. As a congregation, we have embraced the Parish Giving Scheme and we now receive over 315 per month. This has increased our income and subsequent gift aid, while reducing the Treasurers workload. Expenditure: On the expenditure side, 13,267 Ministry and Mission Fund (MMF) has been paid in full, in monthly instalments and we have no arrears from previous years. Insurance for St Winnow and St Nectan s was 2, and has been paid in full and there are no outstanding bills. We have made donations totaling 1, to Shelter Box, St Petroc s, Bibles for Schools, The Children s Society, Cornwall Historic Churches Trust and others. We have become Corporate members of the Cornwall Historic Churches Trust (CHCT) this year and that will be an ongoing expense of 50 per year Bells and Tower Project: Thanks to all concerned, the bells and tower project is proceeding as planned. All involved have worked with a level of care and sympathetic consideration, which we are really lucky to have. All invoices so far have been paid on time. Income: Up to 31 st December 2016 we received 68, in donations, pledges and fundraising including 9, in gift aid. 15 P a g e

16 Expenditure: We have spent 82,340.48, the bulk of it with Ships Carpentry (Tower 34,227) and Nicholson s (Bells 31,692). We have reclaimed 9, VAT, with 3, VAT to claim reducing this to 70, At year end, 31 st December 2016, 1, of the PCC s funds has been spent on the project. Disclosure: Louise Lubbock, who is a member of the PCC, was appointed as project architect, on a free-lance basis, to the Bells and Tower Project. It was agreed that after steering the Faculty Application she would supervise the project and agree work schedules with the approved contractor, scrutinise invoices, flag up health & safety issues and report regularly to the Bells and Tower Committee. Ms Lubbock has carried out her task for an initial fee of 5,000. The PCC notes that her actual uncharged work to date is far in excess of this and she has made no material gain. The PCC reserves the right to offer Ms Lubbock a small closing fee at the end of the project. Bank Balance: We have 62, in our current account and 9, on deposit with CCLA on 31 st December Acknowledgements: The Treasurer would like to thank Viv Halkes for doing the banking and gift aid, Elizabeth Shufflebotham for managing the appeal so effectively and Brian Smith of Lanhydrock Accountancy Practice Ltd for showing us how to set out the books more effectively and everybody else who has helped this year. Colin Morris, Treasurer 28/02/17 swpcctreasurer@btinternet.com Reserves Policy The PCC has a policy to maintain a final reserve on its revenue account of around 5,000. However, the PCC has agreed to a total of 10,000 as a total contingency reserve in order to reflect the increasing calls made by the Ministry and Mission Fund (MMF) and the large sums of money needed to effect repairs for the two historic buildings in our care. Deanery Synod Deanery Synod meetings March 10 Synod Meeting (Evangelism Archdeacon of Cornwall): We were treated to a very interesting meeting on the power of prayer and the need to go out and bring people into church. Our bells project is one such idea and was praised at the meeting. 16 P a g e

17 Basically, each parish is asked to look for ideas that will work for them and then give it a go. Café churches, messy church, I-pad church were all ideas spoken about. September 28 meeting: As well as the finance arrangements, we looked at how we were developing Strategies for children and youth work in our parishes and deanery. We needed a clearer idea of what is happening in the deanery with children and families and so members were asked to discuss with someone not in their parish, one thing that was working well or one thing that could be done better for children and families work. Examples of success are: - Bells at St Bradoc and St Winnow encouraging children and families; St Veep tea and toast; Open The Book Wadebridge and Bodmin have started in schools; Youth Group on Friday evening in Wadebridge; Families do not encourage commitment in children - but children not coming regularly is something we have to accept and work with; St Enodoc church had a high number of visitors youngsters are asked if they would like to ring the bells and are given a certificate, so they go home with something to show; St Minver All Age Service some long term members not happy; There were examples of churches such as Bradoc where the service books have been changed and now have pictures and are much more user friendly for new people and children; David Foster Children and Family Worker for the North Cornwall Cluster. Two Open The Book initiatives and a Crowd Space in schools, Messy Church, family Services and helping people to pray together; Schools opening Service at Bodmin Church s Christmas Tree Festival; Holiday Clubs, Experience Easter and Harvest themes aimed at schools; Baptism after main services try Baptisms during a service so that the parents experience being part of a church service. We were also asked to publicise Dementia awareness. Christine Todd: Dementia Awareness run by Churches Together in Cornwall offer sessions for carers and dementia friendly churches possible that this could be a deanery event. There were only two meetings in the year, the others being cancelled. Robert Pearce, Diocesan Synod 26/02/17 St Winnow Deanery Synod Representatives are currently Adrian George and Becks Halkes and further queries can be addressed to them. Becks Halkes becks66@hotmail.co.uk Adrian George akaygeorge@gmail.com Church Wardens We were very pleased to welcome Paul Beynon as our incumbent, and with him, continued to develop our Worship and Outreach activities. 17 P a g e

18 In particular, the Harvest, and Christingle services proved very popular, with the pupils from St Winnow School taking an active part, and even writing their own Harvest prayers. This was followed by an art exhibition in the Church by Class 1. In the early Summer, each class from St Winnow School came down to the Church for an informal lesson on its history and architecture followed by refreshments and a quiz. Thanks to Anne and Bob (RIP) Dack for their help. Once again, the year has been dominated by the Bell Tower repairs, and a huge thanks to Liz, Louise and John for their tireless efforts in raising funds and keeping the project on schedule. We can appreciate how much progress has been made, and look forward to the re-opening of the Tower in Summer Our thanks, also, to the family of Canon Michael Geach, who presented St Winnow with a set of new bell ropes in celebration of his 90 th Birthday. We also celebrated another milestone with Frances, as she celebrated her 90 th birthday with champagne and cake after a family service at St Winnow. Great fun was had by all. Throughout the year we have enjoyed many activities such as A Film Showing, Summer Fete, Barn Dance, which have not only raised money for our Churches, but perhaps more importantly have enabled our community to join together in friendship and fun. Long may it continue. At St Nectan s, we again thank Adrian and Ros for all their efforts in maintaining the Chapel, and making it such a welcoming place. There are always fresh flowers and seasonal decorations, and the Churchyard is beautifully maintained. During the Autumn, Adrian and Dawn prepared a map plotting burial spaces and rerouting pathways, which should see us through the next 50 years plus! The inventory remains much unchanged apart from: The very welcome reception and installation of the gift of tower curtains at St Nectan s Chapel, courtesy of Chris and Esther (who made them) George (with thanks also to Mrs Linda Kennard and local builders Nathaniel Doney and Graham Rule). A new communion flagon which was presented to St Winnow as a memorial to the late Joyce Marshall, who was a sacristan for many years. The replacement of a floorboard in St Nectan s Chapel by Dave Abbiss due to woodworm. The Quinquennial for St Nectan s took place in the Spring of 2016, the findings of which were only received in 2017 and are currently being assessed. The PCC hold 7,500 in restricted funds towards the fabric of St Nectan s (within the Ellis legacy fund). The Quinquennial for St Winnow was due in the fourth quarter of 2016, however given the ongoing works to the tower, an extension was granted by Archdeacon Audrey Elkington for a further year. Dawn Stephens johnanddawn1@hotmail.co.uk Nancy Morris Nancy.morris12@btinternet.com Church Wardens, St Winnow PCC 18 P a g e

19 Health & Safety The PCC were notified of the rotten and unsafe lower chamber floor in the middle of the tower and took steps to close off the tower and make the floor safe until repairs could be effected. Looking up to the rotten lower chamber floor. The old electrics panel. There was continuing concern over the year for the safety of the electrical circuits within the main body of the church. This has now been addressed. The PCC scrutinised the health & safety measures under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) submitted by the contractor, Ships Carpentry, for our major works on the tower. Of note for this report is the timely nature of the tower repairs, given that as work progressed, further health & safety hazards were identified, such as loose rope guides and the internal cement render which fell away. Most issues have been/will be addressed within the project, with those less urgent being added to an ongoing Conservation Management Plan which is being created by our Project Architect, Louise Lubbock. We offer our thanks to God for his protection over his congregation and that we have been incident free, given the nature of some of the hazards requiring immediate attention and the huge potential for risk that they posed to the many users and visitors of our Church. Rotten boards which formed the hatch under the tenor bell, north side were rotten and south side only just resting on a rounded beam ledge. Section of the old beam, Eastern end, rotten and hibernation home to numerous angry wood wasps. 19 P a g e

20 On the north side of the nave/tower arch, a large stone had become detached. Safeguarding Dawn Stephens is our PCC Safeguarding Liaison Officer until the 2017 APCM and the PCC policy is promulgated. No safeguarding issues were reported during Robert Pearce is the authorised Benefice DBS Officer. St Winnow have one pastoral minister and one Church Warden with a DBS check. The bell ringers have 7 with DBS checks (4 as leaders and 3 as helpers). The bell ringers also have 5 DBS checked individuals for our mission with Lerryn school (DBS provided by the school). As a result, our PCC have 6 members with DBS checks overall, making us broadly compliant. Projects During 2016, the PCC launched the Bells and Tower Appeal and began work on the tower internal repairs. It has been a great success (a full report from the Tower and Bells committee is below). The organ was moved a metre forward into the nave in order to improve access to the ringing floor when work is complete and plans were advanced for the new sound system to be completed in the spring of Lighting has been greatly improved by the re-lamping with brighter LED spotlights. These give a much better light in the nave and are economical to run. Plans were put in hand to improve electrics in 2017 and to install a full sound system and hearing loop. Bells & Tower Committee The PCC Bells & Tower Appeal Committee was created to manage the day to day functionality of the appeal and comprises Canon John Halkes (Appeal Co-ordinator), Elizabeth Shufflebotham (Appeal Organiser), Robert Pearce (Tower Captain), Louise Lubbock (Project Architect), Dawn Stephens (Church Warden), Nancy Morris (Church Warden), Colin Morris (Treasurer) and Darren Shuff (web master). The committee met and corresponded regularly throughout the year and reported to the PCC on matters affecting our ongoing appeal, which was launched on Pentecost Sunday, 15 th May P a g e

21 Our Faculty was granted on 27 th May 2016, with an extension allowed for completion of the works until 26 th November Following tender for the tower works, Phil Robson from Ship s Carpentry was appointed to carry out the remedial works and contracts were duly signed in June 2016, with work commencing thereafter. The works were split into 3 separate phases to accommodate the project timescales and fundraising events, with an anticipated completion date of August 2017 (to culminate in a thanksgiving and dedicating of the bells service). At time of writing this report, we are nearing the completion of phase 2, with phase 3 due to commence in May As works to the tower have progressed, an additional list of required works has unfolded, many requiring immediate attention and increasing the total project costs from some 140,000 to circa 170,000. Those works not of urgent necessity have been added to a conservation and management plan. It should be noted that a merlon cap stone to the south parapet wall of the tower roof has cracked vertically down it s length, presenting a fall hazard. Remedial work is to be picked up with the contractor who carried out the external tower works in The tower walls have revealed a number of hidden gems of historical nature which are being preserved, including an old bottle from the Plymouth Co-operative Drug Company. The order was placed with Nicholson Engineering Limited for our new bells, casting for which by the Royal Eijsbouts Bell Foundry began in February members of the PCC travelled over to Holland to see 2 of our bells being cast and take photographic and video images for historical recording. Some of our wax bells pre casting. Lance Foye & Son were also appointed to carry out the works to the church organ as part of the accessibility element of the project, including moving the organ forward so as to allow for the inclusion of the bell ringing floor within the congregation. The PCC, on the advice of the organists, also agreed that a new balanced swell pedal should be fitted whilst the organ specialists were on site. An appeal leaflet was created by Elizabeth Shufflebotham (later amended in 2017 to reflect appeal progress) and was printed by Palace Printers. This formed the basis for accompanying correspondence to the various grant funding bodies and donors approached, with details on our new website. Our appeal launch made it into the news, appearing in both the Cornish Times and the Western Morning News. We would like to record our thanks to the Truro Diocese for their support of our appeal, including Rebecca Evans (funding aspects) and Kelly Rowe (Communications Team). We also thank local resident, Dick Stearn, for his guidance and support. 21 P a g e

22 Our appeal has proven to be a resounding success to date. In 1714, the parishioners of St Winnow had a vision of installing five bells, at a time when most churches had just two or three. Three hundred years on, we had hoped to install six new bells as part of our appeal. We dared to believe in funding for eight. Our prayers were answered with sponsorship of a peal of TEN new bells! Ten bells are the most musical combination for any peal of church bells and will place St Winnow Parish Church in a unique position. They will be the only ring of ten concurrently cast bells in Cornwall and the only ring of ten in South East Cornwall. We extend our gratitude to the support of The Friends of St Winnow Parish Church, our ringers, Truro Diocese, St Winnow school and all involved in supporting with fund raising events (including the local community residents, Lerryn River Stores and The Ship Inn, Lerryn) and the donors and sponsors who have contributed to date. We would also like to acknowledge thanks to the charitable trusts and external grant funding sources who are championing our cause, including SITA Cornwall Trust Limited, Cornwall Historic Churches Trust, Truro Diocesan Guild of Ringers, Viscountess Boyd Charitable Trust and the Rural Churches Repair Fund and Sherrard Trust. Appeal funds have all been logged and acknowledged so as to be carefully ringfenced within the PCC accounts. Gift aid has been reclaimed on donations where possible (with thanks to Viv Halkes) and VAT reclaimed via the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (with thanks to Colin Morris). At time of writing we have just some 43,000 left to fund. The PCC were delighted to organise the presentation of new bells ropes from Canon Michael Geach in October 2016, sponsored by his family for St Winnow as his 90 th birthday present. Being a former bell ringer, he was thrilled that the young bell ringers paraded the new ropes (made by Mendip Rope Makers) in front of the congregation. Churchyards St Winnow Churchyard was looked after in 2016 by Mr George Bettinson and PCC member Adrian George. Grass cutting has been sensitive to the regeneration of wild flowers. Mr Bettinson has indicated that owing to his age he wishes to hand over the grass cutting in 2017 and the PCC wishes to record its warmest thanks for his sterling work in recent years. St Nectan s Churchyard has been wonderfully cared for by Adrian and Ros George and the glorious wild-life there has been recorded by them on illustrated display boards for the enjoyment of visitors. A rowan tree was donated during the year in memory of a parishioner who gained much spiritual refreshment from walking to St Nectan s at a time of illness. 22 P a g e

23 The burials are now carefully plotted by Churchwarden Dawn Stephens, assisted by Adrian George who acts as the St Nectan s warden. The PCC wishes to record its thanks to Adrian, Ros and Dawn for all their commitment and hard work. We are also grateful to the St Winnow Parish Council for their financial contribution of 175 towards the upkeep of our churchyards. Associated Reports The Tower Report for St Winnow Parochial Church Council, of the activities of the St Winnow, Lerryn School and St Mary Bradoc bell ringers in the year 2016 Child and Vulnerable adult protection: Our child protection officers are: Carol Spear, Bradoc; Dawn Stephens, St Winnow; Brigid Howels, Lerryn. Our DBS checked child leaders and supervisors are:- Robert Pearce, Kath Strang, Louise Lubbock, Owen Borlase, Nancy Morris, Colin Morris, Sophie Hannen, Steve Peareth, Carol Spear, Brigid Howels, Sandra Trott, Roz Lee and Alison Rouncevell. In addition, each cub and scout group bring their own checked leaders to supervise their activities. We aim to provide accessible facilities and encourage everyone to try bell ringing. The mini ring and tone chimes have been particularly successful in this role. Our Mission and outreach: Our aim is to grow our congregations within our two parishes and in partner parishes in our cluster and take our sacred office of bell ringing out into the Diocese into public places, town centres, parks, beaches, schools as a visible demonstration of how families and particularly young people can worship and have fun together, increasing numbers of congregations and ringers within them and 23 P a g e

24 raising the churches profile and to support our schools. Our mission has continued to develop and over the last year. We have continued to raise awareness of bell ringing in Cornwall and to bring people in the margins or outside of our church into the church by taking our mini ring to public places, to other churches and to local schools, including the purchase of a full-sized Dumbbell at Bradoc and our ten new bells at St Winnow. With St Mabyn Scout group we have developed a scout movement badge supported by the Guild which we are launching in We have received Assisted Ministerial Development (AMD) funding and matched and individual funding of some 16,000 between St Winnow and Bradoc in the last years, resulting in purchases of the mini ring, the dumbbell, tone chimes, simulator etc. Thus, we now have the best equipped teaching centres in England. Each tower has its own core of ringers, and they are recorded as ringers in their own tower and associates in the other tower. We have ringers from adjacent towers who have come to our churches to learn to ring and practice, and these are included in the associates. In addition, there are 28 junior ringers, including 11 from Lerryn School, currently 17 cubs and 24 scouts. In total, we have 66 regular bell ringers of all ages (not including the scouts) or 107 including 69 Junior ringers if we included the scouts. Please see tower returns to Guild for exact details and disbursements. We have further potential with the schools at Bradoc and St Winnow having 34 year five and six children and two other scout groups with some 50 more-young people. Examples of our success to reach people outside of the church include: BBC Radio Cornwall the children from Lerryn School spoke about their new-found passion for bell ringing and for growing our church in Cornwall; BBC Spotlight South West Pupils from Lerryn School continued to talk about growing the churches and highlighting the success at Bradoc; 24 P a g e Truro Cathedral Saints Way Academy service The mini ring was rung in the west end of the cathedral to welcome 1231 key stage 2 pupils to the biennial service of this academy on 29th November The ringers from Lerryn School Band then played Panis Angelicus as part of the united service on the tone chimes. Lerryn school is the only school band of ringers in Cornwall and we ring on Friday mornings throughout the school year with years 5 and 6. Their ringers form part of our junior ringers team.

25 Ringing World As a result of the success of the Royal Cornwall Show an article about the mini ring was included in the publication together with a photograph on the back cover; Weddings The mini ring has rung at several weddings across the benefice at Bradoc, St Winnow and Boconnoc. Comments from the guests have included what a brilliant idea to have a portable ring and how lovely it is to see young people ringing. Patronal Festival the mini ring was rung at the Patronal Festival and the bells blessed by Paul. Eleven of our young ringers were admitted for communion; Ringing to celebrate the 90th Birthday of the queen The Lerryn school ringers rang for the queen on both tower and mini ring. Hannah rang a tower bell for 90 strokes setting on the ninetieth stroke; Our News Diocese Magazine an article on the mini ring was included in the January edition with regards to growing the church; Cornish Guardian another article highlighting the successes of the project; Seminar we have run a Diocese wide seminar on attracting young ringers into church and bell ringing at the Guild of Ringers AGM; Cub s and Scouts In 2016 we hosted two groups of cubs and based on this and the success at the Royal Cornwall we developed jointly with St Mabyn Scout group a bell ringing badge which is now accepted by the Cornwall Scout Group and is being run out across Cornwall in 2017 for the 2600 beavers, cubs and scouts in the county; Duke of Edinburgh Award - Two of our ringers have achieved bronze and silver Duke of Edinburgh awards this year using bell ringing as a skill or volunteering; Dumbbell - This dumbbell is the only one in a church in Cornwall and is of the latest design. It is used extensively for initial teaching of rope handling, for learning to ring rounds and then more complicated ringing such as any of the complex bell ringing methods. It is also being used to with the computer simulator and virtual ringers to simulate ringing on ten bells by all of our ringers prior to the arrival of the new bells at St Winnow. Cubs from St Mabyn Scout group under the tutelage of Kath Strang from St Neot teaching them to ring the dumbbell at Bradoc Church. 17 cubs are currently taking the scout bell ringing badge devised by this church and St Mabyn Scout Group as a result of the mini ring being at the Royal Cornwall Show in P a g e

26 This is now a County wide scheme supported by the Truro Diocesan Guild of Ringers and the Cornwall Scout movement; Ringing at the Royal Cornwall Show at the Churches together stand. We believe some 1200 people had a ring on the mini ring. Pupils from Lerryn School and our Junior ringers from Bradoc took part. We have been invited back by the organisers in ,000 visitors attend the show each year and a large proportion of them will have seen us on stand 1. Ringing for the Queen s 90th Birthday. Lerryn pupils learning to ring the Happy faces ringing Hedwigs theme and dumbbell in the mini ring; background; Our Junior bell ringers were born out of a summer school we ran when Lerryn School closed for the summer holidays in We attracted young people from across our cluster and now meet on Monday nights and Saturday mornings. Our mission is to prove to the young people that they can have fun, friendship, fitness and fellowship in the church, that we will involve them in things that they want, develop their skills and spirituality. 26 P a g e

27 Future: St Winnow bells are now being cast, and these exquisite, beautiful, tonally superb bells will be blessed on 6th August They have been specifically designed by Eijsbouts and Nicholsons using the latest European Community funded research on tones, tuning and profiles for our tower. They will not damage the tower. The profiles are designed for each bell so that they will ring and strike perfectly and be easy to ring by young and old. Each Lerryn pupil gave a penny which was taken to Holland and put into the new bells when they were cast. Pennies were also given by congregations of both churches and Cornish tin and copper added. Our St Winnow bells being cast. Bells awaiting export to Thailand and the United States. 27 P a g e

28 Our bells have been cast by Royal Eisjbouts in Asten Holland who are the world s largest bell foundry, they have close links with both English bell founders, having cast bells for each of them and an excellent reputation for casting fine bells. They have recently cast the new tenor bell at Notre Dame in Paris, and the Olympic Bell for the British Olympic Games. Our new bells contain Cornish tin and copper and were computer designed for our circumstances. When St Winnow bells come on stream in August/September we will reorder the practice times to share ringing between the two churches and recommence ringing on the appropriate Sunday services. This year the bells will be available to be rung at Bradoc, St Nectans and St Winnow on the St Winnow Way Walk on 28 August and will represent one of the first opportunities for the general public to ring our new bells. The Friends of St Winnow Church At their AGM in May the Friends got our Tower and Bell Appeal off to a cracking start by awarding a grant of 6,000 towards the repair work and donating 4,000 for a new bell. This is to be known as the Friends Bell and will be inscribed accordingly. The Friends also indicated a willingness to grant aid a new sound and hearing loop system. After Pentecost the Appeal Team wrote to all the 127 individual Friends and received a fantastic response. By the end of August, ten bells had been donated, plus the rope guide and new ropes. Besides this, many Friends gave towards the tower repair and the bells infrastructure. The PCC has been deeply touched by the wonderful response of the Friends charity and was pleased to note that, apart from the Friends Bell, one of the other bells has been donated in memory of the late Fr Fred Stevens, who set up the charity during his time as Rector. The Elizabeth Foster Cottage Trust This charity, for the benefit of pupils at St Winnow School, is administered separately by the Rector and Church Wardens. Financial statements for this Trust may be viewed by the public on request to the Churchwardens. There were no disbursements during Further Acknowledgements The PCC records its thanks for the continued support of everyone who has contributed to Parish life during the year. 28 P a g e

29 Without the voluntary organists, Chris Waltherm, Maureen Sandercock, Sylvia Oliver, Adrian George and Angeline Edney the main services would be greatly impoverished and they are warmly thanked. The PCC also recognises warmly the hospitality team, the work of the flower arrangers and the church cleaners much of which is unsung. We thank and acknowledge that Pat Stearn is of great assistance in helping at church events, alongside her Sacristan duties. We also thank all those involved with the continued close co-operation of the bell ringers from our sister church of St Mary the Virgin, Bradoc. Louise Lubbock of Pearson Lubbock Architects has continued to work tirelessly, together with all members of the Bells & Tower Committee to progress the project works, which are on schedule to complete in the Summer of 2017, together with the various other building schemes, saving the PCC considerable fees yet again. We would also like to thank Phil Robson and his team of Ships Carpentry for all of their work on our tower during the year. It is clear that they take considerable pride and care in their work and have been most constructive in helping us to move this project forward. St Winnow has been able to continue functioning with remarkable ease when accounting for the considerable upheaval taking place behind the scenes. Our PCC is also ever greatly indebted to the charity, the Friends of St Winnow Church, for its constant and constructive help with improvements and conservation of the church fabric. St Winnow would not manage without them. We also thank Frank Stephens of St Winnow Barton for extending us the use of his boat yard for parking as required for large events. We give our thanks to Adrian George and Rene Sweet who are stepping down from their roles as Deanery Synod Representative and Minute Secretary respectively as we enter a new year and wish them every success with the new directions that their lives bring them. We also fondly remember those no longer with us but whom live on in our hearts and through the legacies and memories they leave behind. The Year Ahead We enter our new PCC year for 2017 with much anticipation. 29 P a g e