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
Mike Olney: 01525 862775 mikeolney5@gmail.com
Jill Liddle: 01525 860117 jill.liddle54@btinternet.com
PCC Members
Paul Biscoe – Secretary: 01525 861894 paulbiscoe@hotmail.com
Gillian Chapple – Treasurer: 01525 860267 SilsoeTreasurer@3churches.uk
Alan Aldridge – Deanery Synod Rep.
Caroline Ashton-Foundation Governor
Stewart Ashton
Sheila Biscoe
Darren Couzens
Martyn Gates – Deanery Synod Rep. & Health & Safety Officer
Maggie Jeeves
Katie Shattock – Safeguarding Lead Recruiter
Simon Stranks – Tower Captain
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 – Joanna Farbon
joanna.farbon@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 861709St James Illuminated
If you would like to sponsor the illumination of the Church to commemorate a special event, please Contact: Natalie Kelly 01525 861871Book of Remembrance
To arrange for entries in the Book of Remembrance held in the Church,
please contact: Julia Phillips 01525 861646
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.
Cleaning Rota: Martyn Gates 01525 861553
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:
Vicar: Revd Dave Bell 01525 861163 vicar@3churches.uk
The Vicarage, Fir Tree Road, Silsoe, MK45 4EA
Please note: Dave’s day off is Friday.
Curate: Ian Smith 01525 876839 ian.smith@3churches.uk
Readers: Gillian Kern 01525 718639 reader-2017@3churches.uk
Roy Pinnock 01582 881535
Weddings administrator: Maggie Jeeves weddings@3churches.uk
Baptisms administrator: Kath Bell 01525 861163 baptisms@3churches.uk
3 Churches choir: Maggie Jeeves maggie@soprano1.co.uk