Safeguarding

The parish has adopted the House of Bishop's Safeguarding Policy. The care and protection of children, young people and adults involved in church activities is the responsibility of everyone who participated in the life of the church. If you are concerned that someone is at risk, or is being abused, or presents a risk to others, please contact any of the following (in the case of imminent danger, call 999 and ask for the police):

Martine Blackburn (Parish Safeguarding Officer) - 07941315692

Sr. Liz Heaton - 07592 690222

Rachael Spiers (Leicester Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor - 07930 819279 or 01162 615341

(email:rachael.spiers@leicestercofe.org)

If 'out of hours' call Thirtyone:eight on 03030 031111(option 2).

Wibtoft Chapel Services: 

There will be a regular service on the 4th Sunday of the Month - 4pm in Winter Months (Oct-March) and 7pm in Summer Month (April - September)

Wibtoft Chapel Future:

Subsequent to the Wibtoft Chapel Community Meeting on 10th July 2024 the PCC has formally agreed to request the diocese to initiate the process that may result in the Chapel being permanently closed as a place of worship.

A letter has been delivered to each home in the hamlet and members of the electoral roll explaining the reasoning behind the decision and outlining the next steps.

A copy of this letter is available here, and will be on the Upper Soar Facebook Page shortly.

Second Public Meeting re St Mary's Chapel Wibtoft on 10th July 2024

A second meeting was held to outline once again the serious challenges faced by the lack of volunteers to organise maintenance and cleaning, the dwindling finances and the poor attendance at the monthly services. 

The purpose of the meeting was to ask the question whether the Chapel was needed as a place of worship for the residents of Wibtoft, to invite feedback and determine whether there was concrete commitment, vision and a willingness to support the chapel financially, with human resource for maintenance and to fund raise. 

A record of that meeting can be accessed by clicking here.  

Safeguarding. If you have a safeguarding concern, please contact Mrs June Whiting on 01455 209066 or the parish priest. If you wish to speak to the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, or to someone outside the church, their contact details are available here: https://www.leicester.anglican.org/about/safeguarding/  

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