Notices in brief...
For all the notices and more information, please see our Notices page
In Emergency
The Benefice Office
(01962 880 845 / office@downsbenefice.org.uk) is open from 9am to 5pm, Mondays to Fridays, however if you need to contact a minister in an emergency outside of these hours, please call either:
Revd Kevin Rogers: 07584 162 594
or
Benefice Office: 07857 512 053

Further information about the phone line is available
here
The Downs Benefice Safeguarding Information and Contacts
If you are concerned that someone you know is at risk of, or is being abused, or presents a risk to others, please seek advice from a Safeguarding Advisor or if necessary report the matter to the Local Authority Social Care Services or the Police without delay.
If you have any concerns please email the appropriate Safeguarding Officer
(email addresses below)
or contact the Safeguarding Administrator c/o The Benefice Office
Tel: 01962 880 845 - Email: Downs Benefice Safeguarding
Prayer Requests
If you have any prayer requests, for any concerns lying on your heart or to give thanks, please email the office on office@downsbenefice.org.uk
All prayer requests will be made anonymous before being passed on to our Prayer Team.
Parish Magazine Deadline
Copy for April/May edition of the Benefice Parish Magazine should be submitted by 12.00 noon - Friday 7th March.
Historic records transcribed from the originals
These records are in the form of PDFs. If you have difficulty reading them you can set Adobe Reader to read them outloud. In Adobe Reader choose View - Read out Loud - Activate Read out Loud. Then again select View - Read out Loud - then choose between Read to the end of the Document or Read this page only.
NB the results will be rather bizarre but perhaps better than nothing!
For records after 1930 and for any other information please contact: fred@montague.me.uk