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most of Wiltshire, Dorset, Poole and parts of Bournemouth as well as a small part Road safety in The Hollow
Hampshire and one parish in Devon. In more normal times the Diocese has 442 Several items of correspondence
parishes with 570 churches, 150 new ways of being church and 196 Church have been received from residents
schools and academies. This year we also welcome the Church of England in the
who were concerned about the
Channel Islands. safety of pedestrians and road users
The Bishop of Salisbury is a Foundation Trustee of Sarum College and serves on the due to the amount of straw which is
collecting in The Hollow from
College Council. He is President of Marlborough College and Vice President of the
Wiltshire Historic Churches Trust and Dorset Historic Churches Trust. Bishop Nicholas agricultural vehicles. Councillors
is a Patron of local charities including Alabaré, The Footprints Project and, with concluded that it was not practical to
Helen, of Children’s Chance. use tarpaulin to secure the straw load
on trailers. It is thought that a better
Nationally, since 2014 Bishop Nicholas has been the Church of England’s lead option would be to cut back the
bishop on the environment and chairs the Environmental Working Group. From overhead branches which are
2013 to 2018 he chaired the Committee for Ministry with and among Deaf and dragging the straw from trailers. Councillors agreed to write to Dorset Council to
Disabled People. He has been a member of several working groups and was on ask them to remove low hanging branches and cut back the vegetation along
the coordinating group of ‘Living in Love and Faith’. Since 2015 he has been a the road.
member of the House of Lords. He is an active supporter of Christian Aid, a Vice
President of The Children’s Society, The National Churches Trust and The Royal
School of Church Music, and Patron of the Museum of Homelessness. Community concerns
Bishop Nicholas has strongly supported our diocesan links in Latvia, Evreux, Sudan Councillors discussed the standard of waste collections in the area and
and South Sudan and the embryonic rural ministry link with the Diocese of particularly how bins are being returned after being emptied. Councillors are
Haderslev in Denmark. He has contributed to the Anglican Communion’s grateful to Dorset Waste Partnership for ensuring that collections continued as
Environmental Network and the European Churches Environmental Network. He is usual throughout the pandemic but would like to request that more care and
an Ambassador for Hope Cathedral in Norway. attention is taken to return bins undamaged to where they were left.
As part of the Diocese’s Renewing Hope – Pray, Serve, Grow, since 2015 there has Motorbiking remains a concern in forest areas along footpaths which should not
been a significant increase in the number of those exploring vocations to be used by vehicles. The Police will be asked to carry out spot checks in the main
authorised ministry, both lay and ordained. One of Bishop Nicholas’ responsibilities locations where this is known to be an issue, but residents are reminded that it is
within the Diocese is to be the Sponsoring Bishop for those seeking ordination. helpful if incidents are reported to the Police with details of times, days, locations
Bishop Andrew will take on this responsibility from the 1 March 2021, at least until and a description and numberplate if possible. The quickest way to make a report
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the arrival of the new diocesan bishop. is usually through the website https://www.dorset.police.uk/do-it-online/ .
We will have to see what is possible nearer the time, but Bishop Nicholas hopes to
preside at the ordinations of deacons and priests on 26 and 27 June 2021 and Next Meeting
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his last service in the Diocese will be Evensong in the Cathedral on Saturday 3rd
July 2021. The next meeting of the Parish Council will take place at 7pm on Wednesday 10th
March 2021. Please check the Parish Council section of the Community Website
During the vacancy, Bishop Karen will be the acting Bishop of Salisbury. nearer the time for the agenda and information about how to join the meeting
which will be held remotely. Members of the public wishing to raise issues or make
The Vacancy in See process will begin shortly, and it is currently anticipated that
the Crown Nominations Commission will meet in the autumn. The Chair of the representation in respect of any agenda item will have an opportunity to do so at
Vacancy in See Committee is the Dean of Salisbury, The Very Revd Nicholas the meeting. Alternatively, anyone who wishes to may contact the Parish Clerk in
Papadopulos. advance of the meeting. Ideally correspondence should be received at least a
week in advance as it will not be possible to add items to the agenda once it has
been set.
Sue Jones, Chairman

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