Welcome
to the website of St Nicholas Church, Silton,
Dorset, in the Gillingham,
Milton-on-Stour and Silton Benefice.
Priests |
Benefice Vacant. |
All enquiries to the
Parish Office please. |
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Churchwardens |
Anne Bridge |
01963 31983 |
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Peter
Williams |
01747 840275 |
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Parish Office
(situated off Queen Street, next to
Vicarage School Room)
Open: Tuesday
to Friday 9am to 1pm
Administrator: Mrs Carole Blackmore
Postal Address: The Rectory, High Street,
Gillingham, SP8 4AJ
Benefice Website:
https://www.gillinghamanglican.co.uk/ |
01747 821598 |
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On this site we hope to provide you with all the
news and information about St. Nicholas Church
and the Parish of Silton in Dorset. If anyone
wishes to post relevant information on the site,
please could they e-mail their material to one
or other of the Churchwardens, who will be responsible
for the content.
To find St.
Nicholas Church, please
click here.
Please
Note.
The Maundy Thursday service of Holy Communion will
be held at 5:30 p.m.
LENT LUNCHES
Following the two Lent
Lunches held in the Village Hall during
February, there are a further two being held on
Wednesday 13th
and Wednesday 27th March from midday
until 2 p.m. It would be helpful if you could
let Katie and James Smith know if you are
wishing to go by emailing
jamesexaminer.js@googlemail.com
– but you would not be turned away if you had
not done so!
COMMONWEALTH DAY – MONDAY
11th MARCH – 9.45 a.m.
There
will be a short ceremony commencing at 10am on
11th March before the raising of the
Commonwealth flag, so those attending are
requested to muster in the churchyard at 9.45am.
Following the raising of the flag
there will be the usual
refreshments served in the Church.
SPRING TEXTILE FAIR
Saturday 23rd March 2024 - 9.30 a.m.
- 2.00 p.m. in the Village Hall. Exquisite
designer/maker shopping event with raffle,
coffee and cakes, in support of Dorset and
Somerset Air Ambulance Service and Silton
Church. Do join us for a fun morning to pick
up great deals on designer fabric remnants, to
discuss your soft furnishings requirements and
to see first showings of new Spring collections
of handmade ladies clothing and textile for the
home. Please do tell your friends.
APC MEETING
This will be held on 18th
April at 5:00 p.m. in the Village Hall. All
welcome
SAFEGUARDING POLICY
The parish of St.
Nicholas, Silton is committed to the
safeguarding of children, young people and adults.
We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies
and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s),
PSOs. The Diocese of Salisbury’s safeguarding pages
contain vital links and information including
contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA)
who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a
child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of
harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate
concerns about the safety of someone, please contact
the police and your local authority Children or
Adults Services.
Please
click here to
read our Parish Safeguarding Policy.
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns
you can contact our Benefice Safeguarding Officer,
Carol Hall on 01747 823480.
Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan
Safeguarding Adviser, on 07500 664800 or email heather.bland@salisbury.anglican.org
PRIVACY POLICY
The personal information we collect may include your
name, date of birth, postal address, email
address and telephone numbers.
We collect your personal information when you apply
for enrolment on the church Electoral Roll, ask to
receive information by post or email, or avail
yourself of any of the services of the church such
as christenings, weddings and funerals.
How we use your
information
We use your personal information to contact you and
to process your applications. We do not share your
personal information with other organisations.
How long we hold your information
We hold your personal information for three years.
This enables us to keep in touch. If we wish to
continue to keep in touch after three years we will
ask your permission.
FOOD
BANK
There is always a collection box in
the Church porch for donations to the Food Bank
in Gillingham which is regularly emptied (there
are some lists inside it indicating what they
are most pleased to receive) and they are always
very grateful. SILTON VILLAGE WEBSITE
The Silton Village website is up and
running –
www.siltonvillage.co.uk (which includes a
link to the Silton Church website). It is worth a
browse to see what is going on in Silton. |