Parochial Church Council

The new Treasurer, Laura Luckyn Malone, would undertake the accounting, drawing a line under the accounts at the half-year in June. Norah Smith would continue to deal with regular collections and take the money to the bank.

Michael Cazenove presented the Receipts and Payments account Jan 1^st- July 17^th . He pointed out the large deficit of £7036, due mainly to the major repairs costing £4623 undertaken this year.

The arrangements for Gift Aid needed tidying up. People who had chosen to continue with covenants needed to be reminded to join the Gift Aid scheme once the covenants expired.

Doreen Robinson reported that some of the legacy money was to be used to prioritise some of the Category A repairs suggested by the Quinquennial Report. As regards the re-ordering project, Ranald Scott had been asked for a price for the screens in the lobby area. New drawings had been produced by the architect who must now be pressed to draw up specifications and put the work out to tender, as there is some urgency to get this work completed by Christmas. The PCC approved this motion nem. con, and inspected the new drawings with approval. The Vicar said that a proper Reach Fabric Committee needs to be convened before the next PCC meeting.

John Norris reported on the plans for the new cupboards in the vestry. Tenders for this work were going out from the architects. It was decided that a butler’s sink was appropriate for the vestry because it was mostly used by flower-arrangers.

The lamp-post for the corner of St Cyriac’s was awaited from “Urbis Lighting”. The lighting “throw” for the main gate and steps was coming in due course.

Pigeons were nesting in the tower and making a lot of mess.

£185 had been raised at the Summer Barbecue at Spring Hall Farm.

The Social Working Group would meet next on September 5^th and would report to the next PCC meeting

(a) The Vicar reported that Andrew Camps was now the official Swaffham Prior Verger and Sacristan.

(b) The altar linen is currently not being managed by anyone, and someone needs to be approved to oversee it.

(c) Jan Petersen has agreed to give some Family Services at 11.00 a.m. at Swaff ham Prior on the 2^nd Sundays in the month.

Jenny Moseley