Melbourne Parish Church

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Reports for the year 2013

Contents

Foreword ....................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Churchwardens’ Report ................................................................................................................................................ 3

Electoral Roll Officer’s Report ....................................................................................................................................... 4

Deanery Synod Report .................................................................................................................................................. 4

PCC Report .................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Financial Report ............................................................................................................................................................ 5

Junior Church Report .................................................................................................................................................... 6

Sunday Crèche Report................................................................................................................................................... 6

Phileo Report ................................................................................................................................................................ 6

Child Protection Officer’s Report .................................................................................................................................. 7

Bright Lights Report ...................................................................................................................................................... 7

Children’s Events Report ............................................................................................................................................... 7

Social and Promotional Group Report .......................................................................................................................... 7

Mothers’ Union Report ................................................................................................................................................. 8

Churches Together Report ............................................................................................................................................ 8

Music Director’s Report ................................................................................................................................................ 9

Bellringers Report ....................................................................................................................................................... 10

Steeple Keeper’s Report ............................................................................................................................................. 11

The Friends of Melbourne Parish Church Report ....................................................................................................... 11

Environmental Report ................................................................................................................................................. 11

St. Michael’s Players Report ....................................................................................................................................... 12

Website Report ........................................................................................................................................................... 12

Archivist’s Report ........................................................................................................................................................ 12

Appendix A – Financial Statement Year Ending 31st December 2013 ......................................................................... 13

Receipts and Payments Account ............................................................................................................................. 13

Balance sheet .......................................................................................................................................................... 13

Statement of assets and liabilities .......................................................................................................................... 14

Analysis of income and expenditure ....................................................................................................................... 14

Finance Charts ......................................................................................................................................................... 18

Appendix B – 2013 APCM Minutes ............................................................................................................................. 20

Appendix C – PCC Members and Officers April 2013-April 2014 ................................................................................ 22

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Foreword

It was with great joy that we welcomed our new assistant curate, Angela Plummer, together

with John, her husband. Angela was ordained deacon in the Cathedral and then we hosted

a party in the Rectory garden for Angela’s family and friends, including a group from her home

parish in Wingerworth.

The building project got underway in the New Year, converting the redundant vicarage

outbuildings into St Michael’s House. The new building is a superb asset for the church and

community, with its toilets and kitchen, meeting space (the “Stafford Room”) and choir

vestry, and the delightful “Lyra’s Room,” which gives a dedicated space to the children of

Junior Church. Moving the choir wardrobes into the new building has opened up the narthex

at the west end of the church, restoring the internal vistas in the building. We are grateful

to Alan Staley and his team for beings such exceptional builders and a real joy to work with.

The Melbourne Arts Festival was a great triumph again this year. With two artists in St

Michael’s House, two more in the church, a blacksmith in the garden and refreshments in Church House, Church Square felt

much more central to the festival. This feeling was enhanced by the bell-ringing demonstrations, the archivist’s exhibition,

a display on the life of the church and the fact that the Stone House and Lower Tithe Barn gardens were also open. The

Bishop of Derby was our guest preacher at the Festival Service, and then formally opened St Michael’s House for us.

One way in which we have helped to serve a need in the community has been the setting up of a “Singing for the Brain”

group in Church House – a joint venture with the Alzheimer’s Society and Melbourne Community Care. Another community

project has been our involvement with the revitalized Athenaeum Youth Project, alongside the Methodist Church.

Thank you all for your sharing in the life of this church and community.

Mark

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Churchwardens’ Report

It's been another full and busy year with a wide range of events, which importantly addressed the needs and preferences

of both the regular congregation and the wider community. The Lent series of talks, for example, held in each of the four

churches gave us much spiritual food for thought.

The commitment of associate clergy and readers has greatly supported the work of Mark and ourselves. They have been

ready and willing to step in at short notice if needed and have kept us spiritually nurtured and challenged. We welcomed

Angela Plummer, with her husband John, as curate following her ordination and welcome party in June. Angela's interest

in working with young people and families is key to our church's vision for the future. A series of talks/workshops was

attended by Angela with several others to consider how we might build on and support Mark's ongoing excellent work

through the offices of baptisms, weddings and funerals.

The request from some for a simpler monthly service on Sundays at 10.30 has been successfully trialled by Mark, both with

and without the Eucharist, and the outcome is a shorter service including the Eucharist. This takes into account the views

expressed by the congregation and other interested parties.

Social events have in the main been popular and well attended although a few, Harvest Supper for example, have not

inspired sufficient sale of tickets in order to be viable. A rethink for next year! Sunday teas in the summer were definitely

enhanced by the use of the Rectory garden, as were events such as the summer fair. Our thanks to Mark and Helen for so

generously allowing us to share their lovely garden.

The completion of renovation work on what is now "St Michael's House" has been a huge positive for the church and the

wider community. There has been interest from groups wanting to hire the rooms. The space has been developed

imaginatively and thoughtfully. Our thanks go to all involved and in particular Mark, Phil Dobby and Alan Staley. Also to

Helen who along with Mark lived with the building works for a considerable time!

The Church log book identifies the following maintenance issues that have been dealt with over this last year:

The list of repairs carried out in 2013:

Various electrical repairs, mainly replacing faulty light fittings with LED units.

Minor repointing repair to east window of south aisle.

Annual service of tower clock.

Annual inspection of fire extinguishers.

Annual service of boiler and further repairs.

Annual service of sound system.

Annual service of bells.

Portable appliances tested.

All of these were routine or minor repairs. The 2014 Quinquennial Inspection will draw up a list of repairs for the next 5

years.

Church House:

Several repairs to roof, following entry of rain.

New lights in both upstairs rooms.

New heater in office.

New electric heaters in Honner Room.

The main fabric work has been the conversion of the vicarage outbuildings into St Michael's House. As part of this, the choir

wardrobes were removed from the back of the church, opening up the narthex.

As always there are many people who have worked hard to support our worship, the maintenance and appearance of our

buildings inside and out. A new cleaning rota has been put in place for St Michael's House and Church House. Our thanks

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go to all those who have given their time and expertise in so many ways. Many people, often working quietly behind the

scenes, have continued to make valuable contributions to church life.

Margaret Brackenbury and Linda Latchford

Electoral Roll Officer’s Report

At the last Annual General Meeting it was reported that we had a total of 164 names on the Electoral Roll.

The number of names on the Electoral Roll at 31 December 2013 was 168.

In March 2013, we were required to compile a completely revised Electoral Roll, and in the manner prescribed by statute

everyone was invited and given the opportunity to be included on the ‘new’ Roll.

It should be noted that the initial figure reported here refers to December 2013.The new Electoral Roll figures will be given

orally at the APCM on April 2014 and amended in the year-end report for 2013.

May I take this opportunity to thank everyone for their assistance, during the year, in the updating of the Electoral Roll.

Cliff Warner, Electoral Roll Officer

Deanery Synod Report

There were three meetings of the Deanery Synod, each engendering food for thought and discussion.

Synod met at Barrow-on-Trent in July 2013 to discuss work on Mission Action plans (MAPs). The Rector described the

“Singing for the Brain” initiative, which is running monthly in Melbourne as a joint venture between the Church, Melbourne

Community Care and the Alzheimer’s Society. A common theme among the churches was that of the challenge of striking a

balance between the needs of the existing congregation and the needs of those for whom traditional church services are

unfamiliar territory. Many churches have an ageing congregation and attracting new and younger families is a common

issue. Messy Church had been successful at Weston-on-Trent and other places although in some cases take up was slow.

The meeting in November at Chellaston focussed on education with a talk from the Diocesan Director of Education. A key

message was that across the Diocese only about 5% of children and young people have contact with a church and therefore

initiatives need to be taken where the young people are e.g. school. He commended work within schools and also

emphasised the need to support teachers who are under increasing levels of stress.

The first meeting of 2014 held in February at Allenton focussed on the work of the Archdeacon of Derby.

Joanna Hocknell, Deanery Synod Representative

PCC Report

The PCC met eleven times in 2013, there is no meeting in August. Financial matters, the progress of work on St Michael’s

House and the Mission Action Plan formed a large part of the PCC’s work.

Sheena Wilkins

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Financial Report

The annual accounts for the year 1st January to 31st December 2013 have been independently examined and are in good

order. They have been monitored by the Finance Committee and accepted by the Parochial Church Council, and have been

displayed on the notice board in Church for the requisite period of time.

The major feature of this year’s expenditure has of course been the conversion of the old Vicarage outbuildings into “St.

Michael’s House”, the total cost of which (including furnishing) amounted to £271,960, of which £136,405 was covered by

a combination of external grants, donations to the building appeal and a contribution from the Friends. £1,290 has been

used from the Canon Honner Legacy Fund to provide new furnishings for Junior Church, and the remaining balance from

the Hair Estate was also used along with a contribution from the Vicar’s Discretionary Fund. The Final deficit to the main

Heritage fund for this project is thus £129,377.

A modest surplus has been achieved on the General Fund this year, achieved from a combination of increased income from

our fund raising events and a considerable reduction in the amount paid in Parish Share. This is however only a fraction of

the previous year’s deficit and the level of general stewardship is unfortunately little changed following the campaign in the

later part of the year.

An initial payment of £1,000 has also been made from the Honner Fund as a contribution to the Athenaeum, in addition to

the grant of the same amount that we obtained from the Diocese towards this local project.

Donations and payments that have been collected on behalf of and passed on to other organizations through the year but

do not form part of the PCC accounts above have included:

Chellaston Academy Uganda Appeal £351

Calcutta Cathedral Relief Services £278 (from Lent Lunches)

Bishop of Derby’s Harvest Appeal £651

The Padley Centre £250

The Athenaeum (Grant from DDBF) £1,000

The Children’s Society £385 (Christingle collection, excludes collecting boxes).

[Please see Appendix for detailed financial information]

Brian Bolton, Hon Treasurer.

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Junior Church Report

Junior Church has met in Church House at 10:30am every Sunday in term time, except Remembrance Sunday.

There were 18 children on the register, including some pre-school children. We have provided opportunities for free play

as well as organised activities, to meet their needs. Attendance has fluctuated greatly but was often between 4 and 10

children, with more for special events and when there were christenings in Church and we invited children to join us.

Attendance was rewarded with stickers and prizes for 7 weeks. Prizes were chosen to reflect the interests of different age

groups. The children responded well to praise and recognition from the clergy in Church.

A rota of enthusiastic and committed leaders was in place. The leaders worked in pairs on a 1-in-3 week basis. My thanks

go to Rachel Parkinson, Vicky Emery and Bronwen Truscott for their steadfast service, with Bronwen being a Junior Church

leader for over 10 years now! We said goodbye to Maggie Kershaw and Emma Wilson and welcomed Rachel Hill.

The monthly ‘Phileo’ group for older children, took part in our initial prayers, with those children often helping at Junior

Church too.

The ‘Roots’ published and on-line resources were the basis for our sessions but we often incorporated the Rector’s

suggestions, to tie in with themes in Church.

We thank Ross Bell for her responsibility in the area of safeguarding, especially for updating all our CRB/DBS checks.

Junior Church mailings informed the children of forthcoming events and also made favourable comments about things they

had made and shown in Church. This promoted good attendance and made the children feel valued members of the Church

community.

The regular events took place over the year, namely, The Junior Church party in January, Easter Gardens and Easter Egg

Hunt on Easter Day and the Nativity on Christmas Eve. At the Summer Fete and Autumn Bazaar we contributed to the

children’s stalls.

In December, over the Christmas holidays, we re-located to St Michael’s House, to the back, upstairs room. This is warm

and cosy and has been furnished with child-friendly furniture and equipment. Well done to the Rector for his extensive flat-

pack furniture building skills!

Lisa Gilchrist

Sunday Crèche Report

During 2013, we have run a crèche in Church House on all the Sundays when there was no meeting of Junior Church. We

are grateful to the team of volunteers who have helped with this, and to Kate for preparing the rota. I am very pleased that

we are now able to offer Sunday morning activities for children throughout the year.

Mark Powell

Phileo Report

We are now entering into our sixth year as a group. During the year we have had regular attendances of only two to three

members, of the ten we currently have listed. We meet one Sunday in each month usually the last Sunday.

After Easter we will welcome those young people who are currently in Year 6 at school. This aims to settle the new members

into Phileo before they join secondary school.

The remaining dates for Phileo this academic year are as follows: 27th April, 17th May, 29th June and 13th July when we

hope to go on a walk and a picnic after the service.

Mary Bolton

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Child Protection Officer’s Report

This year has seen some slight but very welcome changes to the CRB checks. It is now known as ‘The Disclosure and Barring

Service‘(DBS) and there is now some portability of checks where people hold roles with different organisations. The checks

are also now valid for 5 years not 3.

Ros Bell (Child Protection Co-ordinator)

Bright Lights Report

During the spring term of 2013, Bright Lights on Wednesdays followed the Scripture Union Light syllabus, learning about

prayer, healing miracles and Easter. The children thoroughly enjoyed performing E-A-S-T-E-R in church, especially the song

about chocolate!

‘Jonah’ was our theme for the summer, culminating in a poolside performance on a delightful, warm sunny evening.

In September, Bright Lights moved to the school library and the earlier time-slot of 3:30 to 4:30pm. New children have been

able to join as a result of this change and the participants remain keen, regular and enthusiastic. The autumn theme was

‘Adventure Cruise’, providing opportunity for more watery bible stories.

I am very grateful to Ros for her loyal support, to Linda for being willing to come at short notice and Lawrence for helping

us with the Easter musical.

Rachel Coupe

Children’s Events Report

Once again, we sponsored Magical Mayhem to perform a Melbourne Festival Magic Show which was amazing! This was

attended by a pack of Beavers, as well as the usual children from the Melbourne schools. The two Saturday events were

both excellent and loved by the children. ‘Pulse’ ran the February event and Phil Crathorne the one in October. The February

event was moved to the INSET day after half term which increased the attendance to nearly 30 children attending.

Rachel Coupe

Social and Promotional Group Report

Lent lunches were again provided in the Honner Room and were well supported. The money raised was sent to the Calcutta

Cathedral Relief Fund. The garden fete was held on 18th May in the Vicarage garden. Despite the weather being cool and

overcast the event was well attended and financially successful.

Teas were served on Easter Sunday and Monday, then started for the season at the beginning of May. There was sometimes

a struggle to find volunteers but the effort was worthwhile in terms of finance and outreach. Visitors enjoyed being able to

sit in the Vicarage garden, weather permitting.

A welcome party was organised, with help from across the benefice, to welcome Angela Plummer and her family after the

ordination service. The weather was good so a large number of people were able to gather in the Vicarage garden.

Our thanks go to the Revd Dr Mark Powell and Helen for welcoming so many varied events in their garden.

A quiz night was held in early November-a night of light hearted yet competitive fun.

The Autumn Fair took place on Saturday 23rd November in the Melbourne Assembly Rooms. The experiment of holding the

event in the morning rather than the afternoon was successful.

Refreshments were served to those attending the carol service for shop keepers. Mulled wine was served after the carol

service on Sunday 22nd December.

Sheena Wilkins

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Mothers’ Union Report

With a theme of ‘Seeds to grow’ 2013 proved to be another busy year for our branch. Our varied programme covered

matters of local and global concern and as usual we were involved in a number of Parish events.

We heard more about Melbourne Community Care from Mrs Victoria Hancock, Mr Peter Clough entertained us with old

Melbourne photographs and The Revd. Ken Birkin talked about his work out in North Kigeze in Uganda and the important

role the Mothers’ Union play in bringing health and education to families there. Mrs Ann Barnard shared her experiences

of visiting communities in Malaysia and Ms Gay Evans told us about the work of Treetops Hospice. Our Lent meeting was

led by Revd. Sandra Chantry and our Advent service was led by The Revd. Angela Plummer with the theme of ‘Prepare Ye

The Way’. The collection at the service was sent to the MU relief work in the Philippines.

In June we held our coffee evening to raise money for the MU Overseas Fund and in July we joined with the Ticknall branch

Where the Revd. Mark Powell showed us a collection of Priestly garments and talked about their origins. August saw us

heading to Bakewell and in September we shared our own special stories of plants.

We have also participated in a number of Diocesan and Deanery events. We led Midday Prayers at the Cathedral in January,

attended the Lady Day Service and proudly watched as Mrs Ruth Smith was commissioned as a vice president. We helped

to organise a Quiet Day for the Deanery. This year’s Deanery Festival was held at Ticknall. A group of us also attended an

event at the Cathedral called ‘Inspire’ with the chance to share ideas with other branches.

We have continued to dust and brush the church after our corporate communion. At the Garden Party we ran the raffle

and organised refreshments at the Autumn Fair. We have continued to send Baptismal Cards and a new venture this Advent

was to organise a ‘Sheep Trail’ around the local shops for which a number of our member knitted a flock of sheep. As a

social event we regularly head out for lunch.

As always we have supported MU charities, The Safe and Sound Project and Foston Hall. In addition we have supported

Melbourne Community Care and Treetops Hospice.

Ros Bell (leader)

Churches Together Report

The committee met three times in 2013. Gordon Frearson of the Baptist Church succeeded Father Axe as Chairman after

the AGM in June. The service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was held at the Roman Catholic Church, Humphrey

Bishop of Repton preached.

Easter Services at the five churches were advertised in Village Voice. Christmas cards detailing the Christmas services at

each church were distributed to households in Melbourne and Kings Newton.

The churches worked together on a house-to-house collection for Christian Aid. A united service was held at the Methodist

Church at the beginning of Christian Aid Week. Joel Payne who had worked for Christian Aid in Peru gave the address.

A stall was taken at the carnival to promote Churches Together and Christian Aid.

Sheena Wilkins

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Music Director’s Report

It has been another extremely busy but rewarding year for our Church Choir with the usual round of services plus the many

extras for the Festivals and seasons of the Church’s Year. Over the year the Choir has learnt many new items alongside its

already large repertoire of music for all seasons of the Church’s year. On Ash Wednesday and Ascension Day it was our

pleasure to return to St. George’s, Ticknall and join with their Choir to lead the services in the church’s lovely acoustics and

for me to play their fine organ. On Maundy Thursday we again went to St. Michael's, Stanton by Bridge to lead the worship

there. For the Patronal Festival in September it was lovely to take Choral Evensong to Stanton Church to mark what is also

their Festival Day. At Christmas the Choir were again invited to sing Carols at The Dower House in aid of the Children’s’

Society. I would like to record my thanks to all members of the Choir and their families, for the support, encouragement

and hospitality offered over the past year.

In April the Choir had the privilege of singing in Salisbury Cathedral, the seventh time our Choir sang all the weekend services

at an English Cathedral. In 2014 we can look forward to day trips to Southwell, St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle and St

Albans on the bank holidays in May and August as well as another weekend residency at Winchester at the end of August.

The Choir much appreciates the support it receives away from home and thank those who do so, at their own expense.

Membership of the Church Choir has remained stable during 2013 so we still require more singers to achieve our aim of

enlarging the Choir and securing its future for the years ahead. I re-iterate that our Choir is worth belonging to and has a

good reputation both locally and, due to our Cathedral visits, nationally. Every time we sing at a Cathedral we are asked to

return on a future occasion and, following our visit to Lincoln last May, we were very pleased to receive an extremely

complimentary letter from their Canon Precentor, proclaiming the choir as one of the best visiting choirs to sing there! We

had a similar letter from the Dean of Durham Cathedral in 2010 following our weekend there. The very reason that people

comment on the quality of our singing particularly when we are away from home is easily explained – the standard is high

all the time but the Melbourne acoustic does not make that apparent! Even when we go to sing at Ticknall, people say we

sound like a different Choir! I am very concerned that we must attract new members from our Congregation and Community

if the Choir is to continue to enrich our worship – something which people say they value here. We are a Choir of only 15

regular members and a larger number would make working in a very difficult acoustic easier all round. I want to dispel the

myth that may make some think that the Choir sounds beyond their capability: basically if you can hold a tune there is no

reason at all why you wouldn’t enjoy being a member. There are people in the Choir to learn from and be supported by so,

please, be on the lookout for potential new members for OUR Church Choir or consider it yourself as no-one else but us can

help to maintain and strengthen it - it is up to us all to keep this important and valued ministry going in Melbourne Parish

Church.

The policy of Instrumental music before the services in Lent and Passiontide continued and this has proved popular. We

had some new people offer to provide this and would encourage others to come forward in the future – there’s room for

everyone! The Pipe Organ was tuned and maintained the usual 4 times and the pianos in Church and in Church House the

usual twice.

I would like to conclude with words of thanks: to my predecessor of 27 years Laurence Rogers who is a tremendous support

to me in so many ways not least through singing and playing on a regular basis; to Henry Wilkins who also covers my absence

particularly at non-choral services. Also to the many members of the Congregation who encourage and support the music

in this Parish – it is greatly appreciated. Finally, thanks are due to the Wardens for their support and to the Rector for his

continuing encouragement of the musical tradition of this parish church.

Simon Collins – Music Director

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Bellringers Report

This was my first year as ringing master. I should like to thank Bob and Ruth for having given so much to the ringing in

Melbourne. They have built up a strong band and I’m pleased that they are willing to continue to provide support to myself,

the deputies and the ringers. This year Christian and Rachael were appointed as joint deputies, alongside Maurice. Their

experience has contributed much to the band.

In 2013, we rang for seven weddings. Three of these were weekday weddings and one was on a Sunday.

A record number of thirty-four people went to Lundy in February. They enjoyed walking and exploring the island in good

weather for the time of the year. The bells were rung each day, and a peal of Yorkshire Surprise Major was scored. New

activities included “extreme knitting” and befriending a pygmy shrew who turned up for his breakfast each morning in the

castle.

The Lunch in the Garden was probably the wettest I can remember! In good spirit, the ringers and guests rallied round to

make the whole day a great success. We raised £900 for our three charities, Phakamisa, Melbourne Community Care, and

St. Michael’s House. Hopefully we will continue this successful event in 2014, hopefully with better weather.

The Festival Weekend provided the opportunity for us to open our doors to the community and demonstrate the joys of

bell ringing. People were able to “have a go” using the Wombell which proved to be very popular. Thank you to those who

supported the event, sorting out flyers and posters, ringing the bells, talking to people, manning the stand, and helping

people try out our training bell or the Wombell. I have already booked the Wombell for the 2014 Festival Weekend.

Maurice organised our annual ringing outing to the Stratford area in October, which was a great success. We had a warm,

sunny day, which helped make a very enjoyable trip for all concerned. Thanks to all who supported this and to Maurice for

his superb organisation. We look forward to the next trip in 2014!

This year, Bob did some magic on the dumb / training bell, and brought it back into operation by re-aligning the rope guide

to make it much easier to ring. We have been able to use this now at practice nights and, of course, at the Festival Weekend.

In 2014 I hope we can use the simulator more to help us to develop our “listening skills” when ringing changes.

The Tuesday practice nights have been well attended this year, by both our own team and also with regular visitors. We

now leave the bells “up” on a Sunday evening, and have moved the start time to 7:25pm.

During the latter part of 2013, we started to ring regular quarter peals on a Sunday afternoon. We rang six quarter peals

altogether, in June (2), July, August, September (for the Festival Weekend) and November. Isobel Hall and Ann Rafferty both

rang their first quarter peals, and Liz Arnold her first inside of Cambridge Major. Two of the quarter peals were in memory

of loved ones: for Christine’s husband Jonathan, and for Christian’s father, Roger.

We have rung the bells for all the main Sunday morning and evening services, and on many occasions have been able to

ring all twelve bells. We’ve also tried to ring at least one method during the service ringing.

The handbell ringers continued to meet in the vestry on a Tuesday evening. This year’s performances included the Lunch in

the Garden, the late night shopping in Melbourne and the Association Christmas Carol “sing” at Ticknall. All received very

positive comments.

Nigel Coupe, Ringing Master

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Steeple Keeper’s Report

Compared with the 2012 Report when we hosted the National Twelve Bell Striking Competition, this year has been

uneventful. A stay on one of the small bells was broken during a teaching session and was replaced with a spare one we

already had in stock. The two parts of the broken stay were taken to Taylor's Bell Foundry where a new one and spare were

produced. As the stays are mostly of different sizes, we only keep a few spares for the smaller bells which are the most likely

to become damaged and the least expensive (c £70 each).

The dumb bell which enables us to teach bell handling without producing sound has been well-used as this allows instruction

whilst the real bells are being rung. This bell has a special 'unbreakable' stay that could not be used on main installation.

The teaching bell now works much more satisfactorily following some minor alterations during the year.

The annual routine maintenance visit by one of Taylor's bell hangers took place in the autumn, and I was present for safety

purposes. There are no major problems with the bell installation but a couple of the clapper bushes are becoming worn

which is not surprising considering the amount of ringing which has taken place since the bells were rehung in the 1990s.

When the 2014 maintenance visit takes place, we will remove the two clappers for rebushing so that they may be returned

and refitted at the same time as the maintenance visit.

Bob Smith, Steeplekeeper

The Friends of Melbourne Parish Church Report

The Friends organisation is now in its 11th year and at the start of its 2nd decade a decision was taken to focus onto the

Aims of the organisation and downplay putting on events simply because they sounded like a good idea. This has not meant

that the Friends are now as dry as dust as the 'Just Good Friends' evening on Valentine's night proved. It does mean that

we will try and work more towards activities helping Friends to understand and celebrate the church and its historical

context. As examples, we have arranged a lecture on J.J. Briggs, the celebrated 19th Century Melbourne diarist and we will

bring back the Philip Heath/Bob Smith double-act to take parties round the bells and the church giving information and

insights into things you never knew.

Phil Dobby

Environmental Report

Melbourne PCC continues to take its environmental responsibilities seriously. Its practical commitment includes seeking to

spread best practice through talks and presentations about its 10kw solar PV system to other churches and organisations.

A recent direct result of an earlier presentation about Melbourne’s experience, is the comprehensive energy scheme for

the church of St Barnabas in Derby. This includes insulation, installation of a large solar PV array (25 kW and 100 solar PV

panels), now completed, and a potential biomass boiler system.

Melbourne’s active representation and participation in the Diocesan environmental steering group has successfully

influenced a number of policy and practical steps in Derbyshire over the past year including a resolution committing the

diocese to the Operation Noah principles on climate change and the environment.

The PCC has this year accepted an anonymous donation of shares in the Whistlewood Common project (on Melbourne

Common) which enables the church to influence the direction and development of a nationally significant land-based

environmental project. In addition to church members who are already members of Whistlewood, the church has

nominated a representative to liaise with the Whistlewood co-op. The church continues to encourage and support the

Melbourne Area Transition group (which has many church members) by providing a meeting space in Church House.

We are committed to appreciation of the resources in God’s creation, to minimizing our impact on those gifts wherever

possible and to adding to them as best we can.

Graham Truscott, Environmental Officer

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St. Michael’s Players Report

Shocked by our unexpected success in the Melbourne Quiz in March, we were stunned into inactivity for most of the rest

of the year, with the result that St Michael’s Players’ only production in 2013 was ‘Murdered to Death’ by Peter Gordon,

which ran to packed houses over three nights in October.

The play, a spoof whodunit in classic Agatha Christie mode, was a great success, both in terms of the performances, which

featured a couple of new recruits, but also as regards our being able to design a very creative set to overcome and

accommodate the multi-use environment of the Assembly Rooms main hall. The proceeds from the show went a long way

to paying for much needed acoustic improvements to the hall, not only for the Players but also for other users of the space.

The year closed with some serious discussions of plans for 2014 and 2015 and strategy for growing and developing the

group in the future.

Gordon Hughes

Website Report

In October this year we moved to a new web hosting provider, who offered free web hosting to registered charities. This

will save us about £80-£90 each year in web hosting costs. In addition, the new provider has offered us a very good service

in terms of migrating the site from the old provider. As part of this move, I also registered

www.melbourneparishchurch.org.uk, which is an exact copy of our current site.

The website continues to attract visitors, and is our “window” to the internet. The average number of visitors to the site

varies from 45 to 70 per day. The keywords that people search on the most to find our site are “church”, “tour”, “virtual”,

“Melbourne”, “Parish”, “Derbyshire”, “melbourneparishchurch”, and “vicar”.

Since moving to the new provider in October, we have had visitors from 50 different countries. The UK is the second highest

in terms of numbers, but have a guess which might be first? Perhaps a question in the next quiz from the Rector?

The website has continued to be updated with new material and photos during the year, and the bulletins continue to be

added each week and back copies are retained on the site. However, it is important that all the different groups review and

send their updates to Terry or Nigel, so we can continue to have an active and up to date site.

Nigel Coupe

Archivist’s Report

The main event was the display in Church for the Melbourne Festival weekend 14th and 15th of September. Twelve display

boards laid flat in the side aisles showing photographs of the Choir, changes in the Church structure and fittings, music

concert programmes and tasters for future displays. Possibly photographs of the Drama Guild and Church Repairs.

Attempts to name people on photographs are ongoing. A photograph of the Revd Fred Ross with 19 Mums and Toddlers in

1982 has been almost fully named by one of the Mums. Grateful thanks to her; it is not easy to cast your mind back 30

years. The photograph of the St Michael’s Football Club of 1921-22 showed four officials and 11 players. This is over 90

years ago, but the donor knew all but five and two of these have been named since. A recent acquisition of a CD of the URC

Church at Whitsuntide and other events will take some time to name the moving multitude!

The Archive Corner on the Bulletin was suggested by Roger Kington and has been well received, although there has been a

problem getting the picture small and clear enough.

I am most grateful for all the help I get from Roger Kington, obtaining copies of photographs and other items.

Once again, I appeal for photographs (names on the back) and any items suitable for the Church Archive. All photographs

are scanned and numbered and the original returned if the donor wishes.

Roy Dunnicliffe

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Appendix A – Financial Statement Year Ending 31st December 2013

Receipts and Payments Account

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment Total Prior year

funds funds funds funds funds total funds Receipts Planned giving £54,761 £370 — — £55,131 £55,105 Collections and other giving £10,253 £965 — — £11,218 £13,005 Other voluntary receipts £1,588 £138,720 £500 — £140,809 £8,694 Gift Aid recovered £13,279 £1,090 — — £14,370 £13,429 Other receipts £466 £3,575 — — £4,042 £7,603 Activities for generating funds £5,899 £1,018 — — £6,917 £6,750 Investment Income £2 £3,606 £7,116 — £10,725 £5,897 Receipts from church activities £6,743 — — — £6,743 £3,405

Total receipts £92,994 £149,346 £7,616 — £249,958 £113,892 Payments Cost of generating funds £1,279 £348 — — £1,628 £1,953 Missionary and Charitable Giving £25 — £1,000 — £1,025 £1,289 Parish Share £51,760 — — — £51,760 £61,228 Clergy and Staffing costs £14,401 — — — £14,401 £14,795 Church Running Expenses £21,093 £2,403 £391 — £23,888 £39,147 Hall Running Costs £1,618 — — — £1,618 £5,508 Church Repairs & Maintenance — — £891 — £891 £6,190 Hall Repairs & Maintenance — £2,081 — — £2,081 £873 New Building work — £270,480 £1,289 — £271,769 £1,546 Governance Costs — — — — — —

Total payments £90,177 £275,313 £3,572 — £369,062 £132,530

Net movement in funds £2,817 (£125,966) £4,044 — (£119,104) (£18,638)

Bank accounts at 01 January 2013 £20,174 £234,396 £34,551 — £289,122 £307,760

Bank accounts at 31 December 2013 £22,992 £108,429 £38,595 — £170,018 £289,122 Represented by Unrestricted General fund £22,992 — — — £22,992 £20,174 Designated Heritage Fund — £108,429 — — £108,429 £301,490 Phyllis Hair Estate — — — — — £2,349 Rector/Vicar's Discretionary — — — — — £556 Restricted "Messy Church" Project — — £500 — £500 — Canon Honner Bequest — — £7,963 — £7,963 £10,035 Stafford Legacy — — £30,132 — £30,132 £24,515

Balance sheet

Total funds Prior year funds Current assets Debtors — £171 Investments £80,000 £80,000 Cash at bank and in hand £89,819 £208,951

£169,819 £289,122 Liabilities Creditors: Amounts falling due in one year (£198) £0

(£198) £0

Net current assets less current liabilities £170,018 £289,122 Represented by Unrestricted General fund £22,992 £20,174 Designated Rector/Vicar's Discretionary — £556 Phyllis Hair Estate — £2,349 Heritage Fund £108,429 £301,490 Restricted Canon Honner Bequest £7,963 £10,035 "Messy Church" Project £500 — Stafford Legacy £30,132 £24,515

Funds of the church £170,018 £289,122

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Statement of assets and liabilities

General Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Current assets - Current assets General Current Account £17,491 £328 £301 — £18,120 £15,060 Heritage Current Account — £5,772 — — £5,772 £9,738 General Reserve Account £5,501 — — — £5,501 £5,498 Heritage Reserve Account — £822 £1,463 — £2,285 £2,284 CCLA (CBF) Deposit Account — £28,006 £30,132 — £58,139 £176,369 M&G Charibond Investment Fund — £73,500 £6,500 — £80,000 £80,000 Cash in Hand — — — — — — Accounts Receivable — — — — — £171

Totals £22,992 £108,429 £38,396 — £169,819 £289,122 Liabilities - Liabilities Agency collections — — (£198) — (£198) £0 Accounts Payable — — — — — —

Totals — — (£198) — (£198) £0

Grand total £22,992 £108,429 £38,595 — £170,018 £289,122

Analysis of income and expenditure

Planned giving

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Standing Orders £34,005 £370 — — £34,375 £33,450 Stewardship Envelopes £20,755 — — — £20,755 £21,655

Total £54,761 £370 — — £55,131 £55,105

Collections and other giving

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Loose Plate Collections £3,295 — — — £3,295 £2,740 Gift Aid Envelopes £4,149 — — — £4,149 £5,335 Baptism/Wedding/Funeral Collections £1,907 — — — £1,907 £1,293 One-off Gift Aid gifts £899 £965 — — £1,864 £3,637

Total £10,253 £965 — — £11,218 £13,005

Other voluntary receipts

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Floodlight Sponsorship — £190 — — £190 £216 Refreshments £282 — — — £282 £436 Fabric Box / Organ Pipe — £2,045 — — £2,045 £1,910 Donations Misc £755 £80 — — £835 £1,388 Building Appeal — £36,155 — — £36,155 — Recurring Grants — — — — — £1,780 Non-recurring one-off Grants £550 £100,250 £500 — £101,300 £2,961

Total £1,588 £138,720 £500 — £140,809 £8,694

Gift Aid recovered

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Tax recovered on Gift Aid £13,279 £1,090 — — £14,370 £13,429

Total £13,279 £1,090 — — £14,370 £13,429

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Other receipts

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Other funds generated £411 £116 — — £527 £2,169 Reimbursement from Villages — — — — — £690 Feed In Tariff — £3,453 — — £3,453 £3,235 Miscellaneous £55 £6 — — £61 £1,507

Total £466 £3,575 — — £4,042 £7,603

Activities for generating funds

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Sunday Teas £2,708 — — — £2,708 £2,516 Autumn Fair £1,509 — — — £1,509 £1,516 Garden Party £1,597 — — — £1,597 £1,085 Bookstall sales - fund raising — £1,018 — — £1,018 £1,305 Church House Hire - fund raising £84 — — — £84 £326

Total £5,899 £1,018 — — £6,917 £6,750

Investment Income

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Charibond Investment Interest — £3,160 £790 — £3,951 — CBF Deposit Fund Interest — £445 £116 — £561 £2,292 Bank Interest £2 — — — £3 £4 Stafford Legacy income — — £6,209 — £6,209 £3,600

Total £2 £3,606 £7,116 — £10,725 £5,897

Receipts from church activities

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Fees for Weddings and Funerals £3,442 — — — £3,442 £2,994 Church House Hire - objectives £35 — — — £35 £35 St.Michael's House Hire - objectives — — — — — — Bright Lights receipts £410 — — — £410 £276 Parish Retreat £2,156 — — — £2,156 — Church Heating Charge £700 — — — £700 £100

Total £6,743 — — — £6,743 £3,405

Cost of generating funds

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Costs of BBQ & other events £496 — — — £496 £648 Refreshments £507 — — — £507 £518 Garden Party £170 — — — £170 £230 Autumn Fair £105 — — — £105 £297 Bookstall costs — £348 — — £348 £259

Total £1,279 £348 — — £1,628 £1,953

Missionary and Charitable Giving

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Giving to missionary societies, relief and development agencies

— — — — — £719

Giving - Home mission & Secular £25 — £1,000 — £1,025 £569

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Total £25 — £1,000 — £1,025 £1,289

Parish Share

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Ministry Parish Share £51,760 — — — £51,760 £61,228

Total £51,760 — — — £51,760 £61,228

Clergy and Staffing costs

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Dir. of Music & Relief Organists £6,617 — — — £6,617 £6,799 Secretarial & Archivist Costs £2,995 — — — £2,995 £3,205 Rector’s Expenses £1,670 — — — £1,670 £1,909 Curate’s Expenses £596 — — — £596 £89 Rectory Minor Repairs / Expenses £94 — — — £94 £577 Vicarage Gardening £278 — — — £278 £202 Vicarage Water Rates £460 — — — £460 £448 Vicarage Telephone £564 — — — £564 £564 Curate Telephone £123 — — — £123 —

Total £14,401 — — — £14,401 £14,795

Church Running Expenses

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Education — — £13 — £13 £176 Parish Retreat £1,845 — — — £1,845 £300 Youth Church & Bright Lights £1,421 — — — £1,421 £1,666 Misc Mission / Evangelism Costs £550 — — — £550 £12 Choir £264 — — — £264 £240 Coach Hire — — — — — £920 Church Insurance £4,011 — — — £4,011 £2,032 Printing & Stationary £1,826 — — — £1,826 £2,367 Postage £257 — — — £257 £394 Office Equipment £475 — — — £475 £2,284 Furniture & Equipment £142 £747 — — £889 £8,936 Office Tel/Broadband & Website £253 — — — £253 £344 Organ / piano tuning £856 — — — £856 £2,722 Music £233 — — — £233 £497 Church Maintenance £336 — £378 — £714 £2,355 Cleaning £127 — — — £127 £84 Upkeep of services £577 — — — £577 £1,771 Upkeep of churchyard — — — — — £288 Administration — — — — — £100 CCLI (Licences) £301 — — — £301 £295 Altar Supplies £959 — — — £959 £932 Miscellaneous £3,027 £492 — — £3,519 £5,589 Church Electricity — £1,163 — — £1,163 £1,147 Church Gas £3,534 — — — £3,534 £3,598 Church Water £90 — — — £90 £88

Total £21,093 £2,403 £391 — £23,888 £39,147

Hall Running Costs

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year St Michael's & Church House Cleaning

£122 — — — £122 £178

Church House Electricity £295 — — — £295 £880 Church House Gas £511 — — — £511 £399 Church House Insurance £543 — — — £543 £541 Church House Maintenance — — — — — £3,508 St Michael's House Electricity £145 — — — £145 —

Total £1,618 — — — £1,618 £5,508

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Church Repairs & Maintenance

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Church Major Repairs - Structure — — — — — £6,190 Church Major Repairs - Installation — — £891 — £891 —

Total — — £891 — £891 £6,190

Hall Repairs & Maintenance

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Church House Repairs - Structure — £1,347 — — £1,347 — Church House Repairs - Installation — £734 — — £734 £264 Church House Int and Ext Decorating — — — — — £609

Total — £2,081 — — £2,081 £873

New Building work

Total

Unrestricted Designated Restricted Endowment This year Last year Building Project - Outbuildings — £270,480 £1,289 — £271,769 £1,546 -

Total — £270,480 £1,289 — £271,769 £1,546

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Finance Charts

[note: The charts exclude receipts and payments for St. Michael’s House]

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000

Planned giving

Collections

Gift Aid recovered

Other receipts

Activities for generating funds

Investment Income

Church Activities

Receipts

2013 2012

0 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000

Cost of generating funds

Missionary and Charitable Giving

Clergy and Staffing costs

Church Running Expenses

Hall Running Costs

Church Repairs & Maintenance

Hall Repairs & Maintenance

Parish Share

Payments

2012 2013

19

51%

10%

13%

4%

6%

10%6%

2013 Receipts

Planned giving Collections Gift Aid recovered

Other receipts Activities for generating funds Investment Income

Church Activities

6%

1%

53%

15%

25%

2013 Payments

Other Missionary and Charitable Giving

Parish Share Clergy and Staffing costs

Church Running Expenses

4%2%

32%

52%

3%2%

5%

2013 Payments (without Parish Share)

Cost of generating funds Missionary and Charitable GivingClergy and Staffing costs Church Running ExpensesHall Running Costs Church Repairs & MaintenanceHall Repairs & Maintenance

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Appendix B – 2013 APCM Minutes

The Annual Meeting of the Parishioners

Minutes of the Annual Meeting of Parishioners Held on Sunday 14th April 2013 at 7.30pm in the Honner Room. The

Rector, the Revd Dr Mark Powell was in the Chair.

Apologies for absence were received from Andrew Bolton, Alan Flintham, Shirley Granelli, Kate Landenberger and David

Harris.

The minutes of the meeting held on 30th April 2012 were approved.

Election of Churchwardens. Margaret Brackenbury and Linda Latchford were elected unopposed to serve as

churchwardens for the year 2013-2014.

The Rector expressed his sincere thanks to the wardens for their work in the church and also for the pastoral care and

support they give to him.

Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Minutes of the Annual Parochial Church Meeting Held on Sunday 14th April 2013 at 7.30pm in the Honner Room. The

Rector, the Revd Dr Mark Powell was in the Chair.

The minutes of the APCM held on 30th April 2012 were approved. There were no matters arising.

REPORTS

a) The Electoral Roll Officer reported that the new roll had 164 names plus one who will become 16 during the year. Cliff

Warner was thanked for his work preparing the new roll. He agreed to continue as Electoral Roll Officer.

b) PCC Secretary. The report which is contained in the booklet was read.

c) Treasurer Copies of the accounts were available and had been on display for the requisite period prior to the meeting.

There had been unexpected expense during the year. The roof of Church House had needed extensive repair. A new more

efficient photocopier had been purchased for the office, the previous one having broken down several times. Income

generated by the solar panels is being paid into the Heritage account. The meeting was reminded about Steve Webster’s

articles in the bulletin concerning Gift Aid.

Brian Bolton was thanked for his work as treasurer during the year and preparation of the accounts. Mary Hirst was thanked

for her work as the independent examiner. Romey Cunnington, the previous treasurer, was thanked for all the help she had

given during the handover of responsibility.

d) The Churchwardens report was read.

e) The Deanery Synod report was read.

f) The Rector presented his annual report. He thanked Nigel Coupe for collating and printing the annual church reports.

ELECTION of PCC MEMBERS

Thanks were given to the outgoing members. Sheena Wilkins who had acted as PCC secretary. Brian Dollamore and Phil

Dobby who had been co-opted for one year. There were four vacancies each of three years. Brian Bolton, Karen Grewcock,

Griselda Kerr and Graham Truscott were elected unopposed.

APPOINTMENT of INDEPENDENT EXAMINER of ACCOUNTS

Mary Hirst, proposed by Sarah Kington, seconded by Cliff Warner was duly appointed.

VICARAGE OUTBUILDINGS

There was extensive discussion about the project and the escalating costs. Necessary remedial work to the structure, the

need for which was only revealed as work started. The original start point has now been reached. The project could continue

in full or only the toilet and kitchen facilities be done and the rest of the project mothballed.

The total cost including VAT is now expected to be £203k, inc VAT, the original estimate was of the order of £110k.

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The will of the meeting was to go forward with faith and courage. An appeal will be launched and other avenues of

funding/grants sought. The building will be an asset to the life of the church and the wider community. The PCC will review

the matter at the May meeting, those who had expressed disquiet were reassured.

SUNDAY 10.30am SERVICE

The PCC had asked that the APCM should consider the possibility of holding a non-Eucharistic service once a month, for a

short trial period. The service would be formal in nature and not designed as a ‘family service’. There was a lengthy

discussion. The Anglican Church over the last 60 years has fought hard to have a weekly Eucharist as the chief service. Many

people value this, however visitors can find it bewildering. A broader range of worship could encourage more people to

come. There is a pressing need to encourage families to come. The meeting agreed to a trial in June, July and August. There

are non-Eucharistic services in September for the Festival, in October for Harvest and November for Remembrance Sunday.

Messy Church, Play Church or a Mothers and Toddlers Group could be set to take place at other times. A communion service

with hymns could be offered instead of evensong on the Sundays in question. The opinions of those who attend the services

must be obtained.

There being no further business the meeting closed.

Sheena Wilkins, PCC Secretary

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Appendix C – PCC Members and Officers April 2013-April 2014

Churchwardens

Margaret Brackenbury

Linda Latchford

Deanery Synod (April 2011 to April 2014)

Ros Bell

Nigel Coupe

Joanna Hocknell

Kate Landenberger

3 vacancies

Elected PCC Members

Terry Harrison )

Roger Kington ) Until April 2014

Linda Latchford )

Ruth Smith )

Chris Emery )

Maggie Dobby ) Until April 2015

Cliff Warner )

Steve Webster )

Brian Bolton )

Karen Grewcock ) Until April 2016

Griselda Kerr )

Graham Truscott )

Co-opted members (until April 2014)

Simon Collins

Sheena Wilkins

Officers

PCC Chair: The Rector, Rev’d Dr Mark Powell

PCC Secretary: Sheena Wilkins

Treasurer: Brian Bolton

Electoral Roll Officer: Cliff Warner

Standing Committee: Rector, Churchwardens, Sheena Wilkins, Brian Bolton, Griselda Kerr & Cliff Warner

Chair of Finance: No appointment made in 2013/2014

Child Protection Officer: Ros Bell