Agenda for PCC Meeting
7:15 pm Thursday 18 September 2025
(on Zoom)

Welcome and Prayers

Apologies

Minutes of the last meeting

Correct record?

Matters Arising

(not on the agenda elsewhere)

Correspondence

Vicar's Update

  • Chasubles
  • Ascension Day review

Parish Officers

We need to revise our list of Parish Officers

Fabric Priorities

  1. Tackle the problems beneath the floor and with the Chancel Arch
    1. contact Lloyd Smith and Dennis to investigate any risks with the Chancel Arch, and quote for putting it right if required.
    2. depending on costs, and PCC agreement, commission Architect to plan a way forward.

These are all listed on the Tasks from the Quinquennial Report page.

Proposal:

We engage the architect to draw up plans to tackle all the work marked PP in the Tasks from the Quinquennial Report page.

Notes:

  1. The architect will cost 12.25% of the total cost of work - possibly a little less if the work exceeds £50,000
  2. Finances: We need to cover the cost. We might get £20,000 from the Diocese if we can match it - i.e. raise the rest through other Grant Applications, Church Building Fund, and a local Appeal. If we cannot raise the full amount, we may have to split the work into stages: first the work under the floor, second the work on the Chancel Arch.

Pattern of meetings

  • It seems that people prefer to meet on Zoom rather than in person.
  • Do we move our meeting to another night? (Tuesday)

Reports

  1. Safeguarding (to include Parish Safeguarding Action Plan)
  2. Community Room
  3. Finance
  4. Health & Safety
  5. Mission Community (to include: (a) Sunday School Leader Training; (b) Transition Group)
  6. Social Committee

Dates

We need to set/note the following dates:

  • Date of next meeting.

Any Other Business

Future Agenda Items

Possible Fabric Projects:

  1. The Joiner has offered, that if we provide the glass, cut to size, he can put glass panels in the doors from porch (a) into community room; (b) into church. This shouldn't cost a lot, as the door frames would remain in situ, and also be repainted. (added May 2025)
  2. New Chairs?
  3. New Carpet in Church? Or no carpet in church?
    1. the S. side is concrete under the carpet, possibly due to subsidence. Screed and Concrete are disintegrating.
    2. ask architect for advice at the QI.
  4. Wall-mounted Televisions (potentially with a separate grant after leaks have been fixed on Chancel Arch!)
  5. Landscape the flower bed at the bottom of paved area.
  6. New Carpet in Community Room (proposed plan of action)
    1. the floor around the safe needs to be investigated to see what's going on.
    2. the floor around the safe may need to be reinforced.
    3. we may want to remove the existing safe, in which case,
    4. purchase a new, smaller paper safe, and put it in the choir vestry Option 1 Option 2;
    5. secure Choir Vestry and Vicar's Vestry safes to the wall/floor;
    6. consider the best flooring for Community Room.
  7. Microwaves & Water Heater Dispose of them

Clarify what the role of Data Officer Involves w.r.t. GDPR.

Mission Action Plan