Contact Us
Church Postal Addresses:
All Saints’ Church, Church Road, Brightlingsea, CO7 0RZ
St James’ Church, High Street, Brightlingsea, CO7 0AE
Vicar
The Rev’d Caroline Beckett, B.A., The Vicarage Richard Ave Brightlingsea CO7 0LP Tel 01206 30 87 26 email revcarolinebeckett@gmail.com. Or you can contact the church office inside St James’ church, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea CO7 0AB
Or send an e-mail: brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
Prayer Requests If there is anything or anyone for whom you would like us to pray you can leave your request by calling this number:
01206 825479
This number is only for prayer requests. If you need to call us about anything else you can find a list of the contact details of the Vicar and officers of the church here:
Contact details for the Vicar and other church officers during the pandemic
St James’ Church Office
Inside St James' church, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea CO7 0AB
Church Office Administrator is Fiona Hunter 01206 30 23 78 or email: brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
The Office is open from 9.30 to 12.30 on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays. Outside these hours you can always leave a message or send an email
Letters can be posted through to the office when St James is open 8am-2pm each weekday.
You can find a list of the contact details of the Vicar and officers of the church here:
Contact details for the Vicar and other church officers during the pandemic
Licensed Lay Minister
Catherine Graham
01206 30 38 54
catherinegraham5@btinternet.com
PCC (See ‘Gallery’ page for photos)
Secretary
Claudia Campbell 01206 30 58 98
claudiacampbell@hotmail.co.uk
Treasurer
David Wiggins (not a member of the PCC)
Via Church Office brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
Churchwardens
Sheila Crow sheilacrow@hotmail.co.uk or 01206 30 65 74
Bob Goodenough 07530 503 984 or bob.m.goodenough@gmail.com
Members
- Lay chair will be the churchwarden
- Christopher Bloor
- Mary Bugbee
- Vivien Chapman
- Sheila Crow Churchwarden
- John Dines (Church Lads and Girls Brigade)
- Abbie Fairbairn
- Lyn Forster
- Jennifer Gallant
- Judith Gibbons
- Catherine Graham (LLM)
- Ed Gray (Pro-warden)
- Angela Herbert (Safeguarding)
- Terry Loader
- Carole Maytum
- Janet Russell (ex officio Deanery Rep on Deanery Synod)
- Linda Salmon (Deanery Synod)
- PCC Treasurer – David Wiggins (in an advisory capacity only)
Deanery Synod:
Jennifer Gallant, Linda Salmon Janet Russell
Baptism enquiries
Catherine Graham Mob: 07484 112600
Jennifer Gallant Tel: 305060
Bible Reading Fellowship Notes
Vacant
Child Protection / Safeguarding/Vulnerable Adults
Angela Herbert 5 John St Brigjtlinghsea
Tel: 01206 30 42 11
Electoral Roll and Churchyard Records
Electoral Roll:
Lyn Forster
Churchyard Records:
Sally Goodenough, 2 Wellington St. Tel: 01206 30 37 49
Funeral enquiries and Interment of Ashes
Via Church Office
brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
Sacristan
Vacant
Stewardship / Gift Aid
Sue Wills
9 Eastern Road
Tel: 304347
St James Flowers
Linda Salmon
11 Church Road
Tel: 306365
e-mail: salmonlinda978@gmail.com
TCVS Liaision
Verger
Peter Dines
8 Hastings Place
Tel: 30 49 61
Weddings & Wedding Blessings enquiries
Linda Salmon
11 Church Road
Tel: 306365
e-mail: salmonlinda978@gmail.com
Website Administrator
Chris Bloor
34 Hurst Green Brightlingsea CO7 0HA
Tel: 01206 30 33 31
Mob: 07958 41 77 23
chrisbloor18@gmail.com
All Saints’ Floodlights
Via Janet Russell 01206 30 55 52
All Saints’ Custodians
John Reilly
4 Osborne Court
Tel: 305768
Church Lads and Girls Brigade
John Dines
Johnnyboy22@hotmail.co.uk Fb: @brigade.brightlingsea
Fridays:
Martins and Y Team
Age 5-7: 5.30 – 6.30
Age 7 – 10: 6.30 – 7.30pm
Band
7.30 – 8.30pm
Juniors and Seniors
8.30 – 9.30pm
10 – 21 years
The Brigade meets at St James’ Church. There is no meeting during the school summer holidays
Mothers’ Union
Katherine Tidman
3 Hythe Grove
Tel: 302482
Sparklers (Junior Church / Sunday School)
Ruby Summers
41 Ladysmith Avenue
Tel: 304481
St James’ Singers
Carole Warren
40 Wivenhoe Road, Alresford CO7 8AE
Tel: 825027
