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 telephone 01206 30 23 78. Telephone and email messages are collected and answered regularly. The Church Office is open on Mondays 10-12pm. Letters can be posted through to the office when St James is open 8am-2pm each weekday.
There is always someone available during coffee morning every Saturday 9.30 am to 12.00am
Or send an e-mail: brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
St James’ Church Office
Inside St James’ church, Victoria Place, Brightlingsea CO7 0AB
Parish Administrator, Tel: 302378
Telephone and email messages are collected and answered regularly. The Church Office is open on Mondays 10-12pm. Letters can be posted through to the office when St James is open 8am-2pm each weekday.
You can leave a message on our voicemail (01206 30 23 78) outside these hours
There is always someone available during coffee morning every Saturday 9.30 am to 12.00am
Or send an e-mail: brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
Licensed Lay Minister
Catherine Graham
01206 30 38 54
catherinegraham5@btinternet.com
PCC (See ‘Gallery’ page for photos)
Secretary
Carole Maytum
carole.maytum@gmail.com
Treasurer
David Wiggins (not a member of the PCC) assisted by David Salmon (01206 30 63 65)
Via Church Office 01206 30 23 78
Churchwardens
Carole Warren Tel: 825027 Address: 40 Wivenhoe Road, Alresford, CO7 8AE
e-mail cawarren825@gmail.com
Bob Goodenough Tel 01206 30 37 49 Address 2 Wellington St Brightlingsea
e-mail bob.m.goodenough@gmail.com
Licensed Lay Minister
Catherine Graham 63 Tower St. 01206 30 38 54
Members
- Lay chair will be the churchwardens alternating
- Janet Russell (ex officio Deanery Rep on Diocesan Synod)
- Margaret Armstrong
- Christopher Bloor
- Mary Bugbee
- Vivien Chapman
- Sheila Crow
- Hazel Dines
- David Dixon,
- Abbie Fairbairn
- Jennifer Gallant
- Judith Gibbons
- Bob Goodenough, Churchwarden
- Catherine Graham (LLM)
- Susie Lewis-Evans
- Peter Marchant
- Carole Maytum, secretary
- Linda Salmon (Deanery Synod)
- Carole Warren, Churchwarden
- PCC Treasurer – David Wiggins (in an advisory capacity only)
Deanery Synod:
Jennifer Gallant, Linda Salmon
Baptism enquiries
Shirley Raynes
Tel: 305190
Jennifer Gallant
Tel: 305060
Bible Reading Fellowship Notes
Avril Prowse
6 North Road
Tel: 307427
Child Protection / Safeguarding
Catherine Graham
69 Tower Street
Tel: 303854
Electoral Roll and Churchyard Records
Electoral Roll:
Annette Whittle, 1 Tudor Close. Tel 01206 30 31 77
Churchyard Records:
Sally Goodenough, 2 Wellington St. Tel: 01206 30 37 49
Funeral enquiries
Via Church Office
Tel: 302378
Ash Lawn enquiries
Sheila Crow
5 Oyster Reach
Tel: 01206 306574
Email: sheilajcrow@hotmail.co.uk
Sacristan
Shirley Raynes
93 Sydney Street
Tel: 305190
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
Jane Girdlestone
85 Colne Road
Tel: 307730
Verger
Peter Dines
8 Hastings Place
Tel: 30 49 61
Vulnerable Adults
Jane Girdlestone,
j.girdlestone@btinternet.com
85 Colne Road
Tel: 307730
Weddings & Wedding Blessings enquiries
Linda Salmon
11 Church Road
Tel: 306365
e-mail: salmonlinda978@gmail.com
Website Administrator
Chris Bloor
34 Hurst Green Brightlingsea CO 7 0HA
Tel: 01206 30 33 31
chrisbloor18@talktalk.net
All Saints’ Floodlights
Via Church Office 01206 30 33 31 or brightlingseaparish@btconnect.com
All Saints’ Custodians
John Reilly
4 Osborne Court
Tel: 305768
Church Lads and Girls Brigade
Major Hazel Dines 01206 30 25 41
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