A Meeting of the P.C.C. was held on the 17th March 2003.

The Hon. Treasurer spoke about the sale of No 1 Melrose Road. Discussions are still taking place with the Diocese as to how the money gained may be used.

The Annual Accounts were received and passed forward to the Annual Church Meeting. There will be a surplus this year, due largely to increased Promised offering and income from the Hall. Our Quota will be £96,000 this year and although we have assets amounting to £391,000, there is only £30,000 in the General Account.

A report was given on the impact of Vision Sunday. The response for Time & Talents had been good and offers had been followed up. The matter of additional help with ministry is being pursued with the Diocese. There are difficulties about this in connection with financing it and the question of the necessary Licence.

A Resolution was passed, giving details of the proposed new Notice Board, and a Faculty is being sought for the work.

The Vicar gave details of the services for Holy Week and Easter and these included a presentation on Maundy Thursday by the Parish Players from 9pm until midnight.

Two bequests have been received recently amounting to £25,000. A Resolution was passed unanimously "ring-fencing" this money for ministry purposes.

A long discussion took place on the implications of the Local Authority's Controlled Parking Zone scheme. Two Resolutions were passed in this connection, one agreeing to repair and improvement of the Hall car park and another involving negotiations with the residents of Church Path about the parking problem and how it might be solved.

A lot of detailed preliminary work had gone into the main matters dealt with and this made for well informed discussion and decisions.

Lorna Cowell

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