Please find below all the news and outcomes from our Annual Church Family Meeting 2026.

The meeting was held at 5pm on Sunday 17th May 2026.  You can watch the full meeting here:

- Watch on YouTube

Apologies

Apologies were received from:  

• Barbara Bell, Nick Bell, Sam Creavin, David Darcombe, Mair Davies, Chris Davis, Nelly Davis, Phil Douglass, Sarah Douglass,  Alan Dukes, Andy Hains, Charles Kinsey, Annabel Reed, Jack Reed, Gaye Senior-Smith, Maggie Stuart, Adrian Sawyer, Gay Sawyer, Adrienne Walker, David Walker, Brian White, Joy White 

Minutes of last year’s meetings

The Minutes of the meeting held in 2025 were approved by the meeting.  They can be viewed here.

Electoral Roll

The Electoral Roll of the parish – of which people must be a member to stand for or vote in church leadership elections – was reviewed over the period from 15th March to 26th April.  At last year's meeting there were 286 members of the Electoral Roll.  During the year 26 names were added to the roll and 7 names removed.  The Roll therefore stands at 305.

We strongly encourage members of the church family who are not yet on the Electoral Roll to register, and this can be done online here. 

Election of Church Wardens

Diane Noon was nominated by Emelye Chanot and Paik Sun Green.  Mark Orriss was nominated by Gaye Senior-Smith and Hannah Glover.  They were elected to serve as Church Wardens for the coming year. 

Elections to the PCC and Deanery Synod

There were 9 places available for election to PCC and 4 places available for election to Deanery Synod at the meeting. 

8 nominations were received for election to the PCC so no election was necessary:

• Jonny Bowden (Proposed by: Saima Gill Seconded by: Jo Fisher)
• Phil Douglass (Proposed by: Jack Reed Seconded by: Annabel Reed)
• Jenn Ellis (Proposed by: Susannah Mason, Seconded by: Tavi Price)
• Claire Harman (Proposed by: Jack Reed Seconded by: Britt Collie)
• Andrea Jeanneret (Proposed by: Susannah Mason, Seconded by: Valerie Groves)
• Hannah Rodgers (Proposed by: Mark McCurdy, Seconded by: Livvy McCurdy)
• Chris Shaddick (Proposed by: Nick Carter, Seconded by: Jonny Hendry)
• Kamran Zahid (Proposed by: John Buckland, Seconded by Andrew Martin)

4 nominations were received for election to the Deanery Synod, so no election was necessary:

• Alyssa Carey (Proposed by: Jo Carter, Seconded by: Becky Hodnett)
• Cluff Noon (Proposed by: Mair Davies, Seconded by: Chris Wright)
• Di Noon (Proposed by: Valerie Groves, Seconded by: Tavi Price)
• Gaye Senior-Smith (Proposed by: Maggie Stuart, Seconded by: Sue Poole)

The full list of PCC and Deanery Synod Members can be viewed here.

Finance Report

David Vernon, Patrick Bolster and Sam Pictor on behalf of the Finance Team presented the Finance Report.  The slides he used are available here.
 
The PCC's Annual Report and Accounts for 2025, which were circulated prior to the meeting, are available here.

Appointment of Independent Examiner / Auditors

Burton Sweet were appointed as Independent Examiner / Auditors for 2026.

Reports from the Diocese of Bristol

The Diocese prepared the reports from the Diocesan Synod for circulation to parishes at their Annual Meeting.

Vicar's Address

The audio recording of Matt's address from the meeting can be heard here...