Information and Contact Details
Information and details of our Churchwardens, Parochial Church Council (PCC) members and our other Church community groups and organisations can be found on this page.
A Report of the Church’s activity is published each year by the PCC, including financial statements, and is available via this link.
There are occasions when other organisations or societies need to be contacted to help us deliver effective pastoral care for Church members or others seeking help and support. A full list of these organisations is available here.
Churchwardens
Jill Liddle: 01525 860117 gillian.liddle3@gmail.com
Simon Stranks (also Tower Captain): 07484 818418 simon.stranks@3churches.uk
PCC Members
Alan Aldridge – Secretary & Deanery Synod Rep:
07808 761295 SilsoeSecretary@3churches.uk
Gillian Chapple – Treasurer & Benefice Webmaster:
01525 860267 SilsoeTreasurer@3churches.uk
Darren Couzens – Electoral Roll Officer
Martyn Gates – Deanery Synod Rep. & Health & Safety Officer
Maggie Jeeves
Chris Nixon
Katie Shattock – Safeguarding Lead Recruiter
Safeguarding Contacts
St Albans Safeguarding Advisor – Jez Hirst:
01727 818107
07867 350886
safeguarding@stalbans.anglican.org
Benefice Safeguarding Lead Recruiter – Katie Shattock
katie.shattock@3churches.uk
Silsoe Safeguarding Officer – Elaine Couzens
SilsoeSafeguarding@3churches.uk
Friends of Silsoe Church
The Friends of Silsoe Church is a separate organisation from the PCC and was set up with the aim of raising funds to support the Church.
Contact: Jan Jarrard 01525 860550 SilsoeFriends@3churches.uk
St James Guild of Bell Ringers
The St James Guild of Bell Ringers meets each Monday at 7:45pm in the Church Tower to practice.
Anyone interested in joining the Bell Ringers is welcome to come along to Monday practice.
Contacts: Simon Stranks – Tower Captain 07905 182483 SilsoeBells@3churches.uk
Barbara Fraser 01525 861709
St James Illuminated
If you would like to sponsor the illumination of the Church to commemorate a special event, please Contact: Alan Aldridge 07808 761295 SilsoeSecretary@3churches.uk
Book of Remembrance
To arrange for entries in the Book of Remembrance held in the Church,
please contact: Jan Jarrard 01525 860550
Church Cleaning
If you can spare a small amount of time to help with keeping our Church clean and polished, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact: Martyn Gates martyngates.a@gmail.com
Church Flowers
If you would like to help with the floral decorations in the Church or cleaning the brasses, either on a regular basis or at festivals such as Christmas or Easter, please contact: Ann Swain 01525 861107
St James on Facebook
As well as our website, we also have a St James the Great, Silsoe Facebook Page
Across the Benefice:
Reader: Gillian Kern 01525 718639 gkern3268@gmail.com
Weddings administrator: Maggie Jeeves weddings@3churches.uk
3 Churches choir: Maggie Jeeves maggie@soprano1.co.uk