1

The Parish of ANNESLEY WITH NEWSTEAD

To eventually include KIRKBY WOODHOUSE

All Saints Annesley

(The Church on the Hill)

St Mary the Virgin

(Newstead village)

St John the Evangelist

(Kirkby Woodhouse)

2

THE PARISH OF ANNESLEY WITH

NEWSTEAD AND TO INCLUDE KIRKBY

WOODHOUSE

WELCOME:

Thank you for taking the time to consider applying for the vacancy at Annesley

and Newstead, to eventually include Kirkby Woodhouse. We hope that you

find this document informative and inspiring. We pray for all parties in the

process for God’s guidance and wisdom to make the best appointment for all

concerned.

We are friendly and welcoming communities who are open to new ideas.

Our collective Aim is:

• To encourage the community, both gathered and extended to experience

the values and joys of the Christian Faith and to promote the worship of

God, through the person of Jesus Christ, and the power of the Holy Spirit

• To offer pastoral care as a visible sign of the love of God in our lives and

to share the good news of Jesus Christ

• To act as motivators and a focus for the generous giving of our resources

to help others.

• To demonstrate Christian living in the community

GEOGRAPHY:

The parish is situated on the Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire border twelve and a half miles

North of Nottingham and a mile from junction 27 of the M1 motorway, the A38 is close

at junction 28. Close by there is the A611 to Nottingham – Hucknall – Mansfield, also

the A60 to Mansfield and Nottingham. At Newstead village is a railway station for the

Robin Hood line which runs from Nottingham to Worksop. Trent Barton runs a very

efficient bus service both through the villages and towns of Kirkby in Ashfield, Sutton in

Ashfield, Hucknall and Bulwell and directly to Nottingham and Mansfield. There is also

the tram service which runs directly to Nottingham every 10 minutes from Hucknall

Station.

3

By 2020 the parish will consist of All Saints Annesley, St Mary the Virgin Newstead and

St John the Evangelist Kirkby Woodhouse, all are villages that were former mining

communities but are all distinctly different, Annesley is situated in the middle just off the

A611 with Newstead about 1 mile to the east and Kirkby Woodhouse being about 1 mile

to the west of Annesley. The three are very different communities having their own

individual characteristics and expectations, reaching out to separate and collective needs

of each community.

The parish comprises of several villages nestling together in very pleasant countryside

with many lovely walks, there are several small woodland areas with the Dukeries,

Sherwood Forest, the Derbyshire Peak District and Newstead Abbey (home of Lord

Byron) being just a short drive away.

People come from all walks of life ranging from professionals, business, multi-skilled,

labourers, retired and many more. Since the closure of the mines in the eighties several

industrial estates have been established and more houses have been built ranging from

town houses to executive style houses, at Annesley Woodhouse and Nuncargate there

are a variety of shops with small supermarkets, butchers, fruit and vegetables etc. and

Newstead has one small shop and an ex-miners welfare which is now a community

centre. There is also the Acacia Community Centre at Annesley Woodhouse.

There are three primary schools in the area, all involved with their respective churches.

PROFILE OF THE QUALITIES AND SKILLS WE WOULD LIKE IN OUR NEXT

INCUMBENT

1. One who encourages lay ministry, recognising spiritual gifts in others and possesses leadership, motivation and good communication skills.

2. One who leads by common consent and has a good sense of humour.

3. A person of prayer with a lively faith who will teach and energise with the use of scripture and sacrament.

4. Mission focused - one who is prepared and able to celebrate the diversity of the churches in the parish whilst maintaining the style of worship found in each one, empowering the church communities to draw closer together in the transforming mission of God.

5. Pastoral caring heart - one who will be prepared to be visible in the community, giving pastoral care to all and will further develop the use of outreach.

6. Appealing to all

7. One who is keen to promote and support a variety of musical activity in the Parish.

8. One who can give pastoral care to Annesley House (a secure women’s unit).

4

OUR PARISH

The parish will cover several villages when we integrate fully with St John’s, and will

consist of Newstead Village, Annesley, Annesley Woodhouse, Nuncargate (which is

famed for its cricketers Larwood, Staples, Voce and Hardstaff (both father and son) and

Kirkby Woodhouse.

Population of Annesley 1096

Annesley Woodhouse 3500

Kirkby Woodhouse 2800 (these figures were correct

Nuncargate 1100 in 2001 census but have

Newstead 1200 probably increased)

Electoral Roll Parish of Annesley with Newstead 132

(See page 8 for St John’s Kirkby Woodhouse)

But all are growing with the new housing estates that are springing up.

WORSHIP AT ALL SAINTS

Churchmanship:

The services rotate on a monthly basis:

1st Sunday: Family service which often includes Baptisms

2nd Sunday: Sung Eucharist )

3rd Sunday: Family Communion ) Common Worship

4th Sunday: Holy Communion )

A united Parish Service is held in turn at the different churches when there is a 5th

Sunday. Special services are held at times e.g. Memorial, Toy Service, Christingle etc.

On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month there is a Communion Service at 1.00 p.m.

alternating Common Worship and the Book of Common Prayer.

Once a month we have “Messy Church” for babies and young children up to the age of

10 years. This is normally held on a Saturday morning at 10 am.

The average communion attendance is 40 – 50 but attendance at the Family Service

often reaches 80 – 100 and even more when there are baptisms.

The congregation comprises a wide age range from birth to the nineties. There is a

warm friendly atmosphere in the church at all services.

The church is very popular for weddings with around 15 being held this year and we are

already booking for both 2015 and 2016. This is helped by the picturesque setting of the

church with its long tree lined drive and views over the countryside.

5

Number of Weddings this year: 22 (figure for the whole of the current parish)

Number of Wedding Blessings: 3

Number of Renewal of Vows: 1

Number of funerals: 19

Number of Baptisms: 18

We are very fortunate in having two very professional organists who each play once a

month at Sung Eucharist and weddings and funerals and also our own music group who

play at both Family Service and Family Communion.

The church has a robed choir which is present at most services, including weddings and

funerals.

The local primary schools visit frequently and we also have a local day nursery who visit

on special occasions e.g. Christmas and Easter. Some of the ladies from Annesley

House, a secure women’s unit, occasionally visit or attend services.

We are actively involved with the Deanery Synod and have representatives attending

regular meetings.

We have a hard working voluntary group of workers that are continually fund raising,

with concerts both band and choral, fayres, poetry evenings, rummage sales, themed

dance nights at the Acacia centre, cakes stalls, tombola stalls and much more.

Besides Messy church we have several clubs for all ages and genders within the church:

Open door: a group where senior people come for friendship and outings.

Mothers Union: not just for mothers everyone is welcome including men. We have

speakers, tea and biscuits and a chat.

Men’s Breakfast: just for the men, they have bacon butties, speakers and outings,

sometimes they will include the ladies in their outings.

So & Sew: a group who meet on the first three Fridays in the month to both socialise

and do various crafts, often for charity. Everyone is welcome.

Finance:

All Saints continues to remain financially sound due to the continued efforts of the fund

raisers. Appeals for special projects such as our ongoing one to fit a new toilet in the

church are well received and supported by the local community. The Parish share has

always to date been paid in full.

6

ALL SAINTS’ CHURCH PROFILE: This is

the fourth church to have been built in

Annesley since approximately the mid-7th

century, the first being Saxon and made of

wood, then two Norman churches situated

near Annesley Hall (now ruins) and the one

we use today, this stands about a mile from

the site of the old churches, on a hill

overlooking the hills of Annesley which

Byron referred to in his poetry. It has a

long church drive and is set amongst trees;

it was built around 1865 and was

consecrated in 1874. The land and a

considerable amount of money was given by the local squire from the Chaworth-Musters

family, also money was given by the Reverend Prance who was the vicar at that time.

We house quite a few artefacts that

have been brought from the old

church at Annesley and also Colwick

old church, both places being

associated with the Chaworth-Musters

family. These sculptures date from

1156 (a Norman font) through to the

1700’s, there being about eight in

total, these include 2 tombstones,

stained glass and a hand written roll

of honour for WW1. The building is of

gothic style with tower and spire built

of local stone with a slate roof. The

church suffered a fire in 1907 and was rebuilt by 1909. We have visitors from far and

wide as well as locally. We have historic

tours around the church, the Byron Society

and Hucknall tourism groups being amongst

them. We do need to do some work on the

church and at the moment we are raising

money to replace the old toilet system with

a new one and we are having some rewiring

done, also looking into a new heating

system, obviously there are always ongoing

projects to think about.

THE CHURCH HALL

The church hall is situated some 200 yards (91.4 metres) away from the church at the

bottom of the hill. It is a single story building of 1920’s vintage. The exterior is clad

with aluminium profile, which replaced the iron sheeting in 1988. The inside needs

updating especially the toilets and kitchen but as the land is on a 99 year lease we need

to sort out a new lease of agreement with the Chaworth-Musters family before we can

apply for grants.

7

THE VICARAGE

The appointed person will live at Annesley.

The vicarage at Annesley stands about 200

yards from All Saints Church opposite the church

hall on Annesley Cutting.

It is a modern four bedroomed house, the

ground floor comprises of a large entrance hall,

with W.C. and study to the right-hand side, it

has a spacious sitting room with French doors

opening onto the rear garden, dining room, well

fitted kitchen with utility/pantry area leading off.

Upstairs there are 4 bedrooms, one with fitted

wardrobes, a bathroom with separate W.C. and a large linen cupboard on the landing.

It is well maintained and set in woodland in a semi-rural area with large gardens to the

rear and large gravelled area at the front either side of the drive giving plenty of parking

space for several cars. There is also a brick built garage.

THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, NEWSTEAD

VILLAGE

Prior to the sinking of Newstead Colliery in 1874 and the

establishment of the “Old Colliery Village”, Newstead was a

community of scattered farms mostly belonging to the Abbey

Estate and it was to the Abbey that the population looked for its

place of worship.

With the expansion of the colliery and the consequent

enlargement of the Village in 1922 – 1925 with the “New

Village”, the need for a place of worship close at hand was

apparent so a new church was planned and built on land donated

by the Colliery Company.

The Building

The building is brick with a slate tiled single span roof and apart from minor alterations –

the boiler house being converted into a Lady Chapel and re-roofing work following a fire,

its present day appearance is little changed from when it

was built.

A new west window, the Millenium window was fitted in

2000. This replaced the old plain glass window fitted when

the church was built. This window was designed and made

by members and friends of the congregation and the

village. The church was also redecorated at that time.

Renovation work has been carried out on the perimeter wall

and new fencing was erected with the grounds around the

church being landscaped by the Groundwork Trust.

8

Worship.

Churchmanship:

Our worship reflects all levels from traditional

to the more contemporary.

Sunday Services

2nd and 4th Sunday in the month; Evening

Worship at 6.00 pm.

We have an average of 10 – 15 in the

congregation at most services but the special

services such as Remembrance, Memorial,

Harvest, Christingle and Carols Café Style attract a much larger congregation.

Number of Baptisms in the last year: 4 adult and 2 child Number of Funerals: 3 Number of Weddings 0

Local Authority:

We have a good relationship with both the Parish Council and the Gedling Borough

Council.

Finance:

The accounts remain viable and sound.

ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST KIRKBY WOODHOUSE

Location & Community

The church is situated 3 miles from junction 27 of the M1 and 4 miles from the railway

station in Kirkby in Ashfield. There is a regular bus service from Nottingham to

Mansfield which passes the Church.

The village has a small number of

basic shops but a new Co-op has

opened on Skegby Road in 2014.

There are two public houses and a

Working Men’s Club in the village.

There is one primary school where

the present incumbent, the Revd.

Mary Essex, takes assemblies on a

regular basis. There is a Sheltered

Housing complex and services are

held 3 times a year and are taken

jointly with the local Methodists

who are the only other Christian

Denomination within the Parish.

The Parish is in a former mining

area and the housing comprises local authority, privately rented and owner occupied

ranging from 2 bedroom terrace to 5 bedroom detached.

9

Worship and Tradition

The style and format of worship at St John’s can best be described as Modern Catholic.

The main communion service is from Common Worship; there are booklets for church

seasons and special services. There is a booklet for all age worship for use at Baptisms.

Parts of the Communion Service are currently sung e.g. the Gloria, the Benedictus,

Agnus Dei and the Lord’s Prayer.

Clergy and Readers always robe for all services.

Incense is generally used at Parish Communion Services.

Members of the congregation read the Old and New Testament readings and also lead

intercessions.

Services

Parish Communion takes place at

10am every Sunday, followed by light

refreshments. Evening Worship takes

place on Sunday at 6 pm using

Common Worship, BCP or a special

order of service.

A said service of Holy Communion

takes place on Wednesday mornings

at 9 am.

Occasional Offices

October 2013 – October 2014 Baptisms - 5 Weddings – 1 Renewal of Vows - 1 Funerals - 18 Electoral Roll

The number on the electoral roll is 34

Church Building

The Church is a Grade 2 listed building built in 1906 on land given by the Duke of

Portland. There is a Nave Altar which is used at Parish Communion. The Sacrament is

reserved.

The central and side aisles are Terrazzo Mosaic; the pipe organ is situated in the north

side of the Chancel. There is a Clergy Vestry, Choir Vestry and separate toilet on the

south side.

Access to the Church is Disability friendly.

There is a large Church Hall adjacent to the Church which houses the County Library on

2 days each week and a Food Bank open on Thursday afternoons weekly. The hall is

10

used for other activities for example rummage sales and other church events.

Discussions are in the initial stages for the future development of the hall.

The Vicarage

The Vicarage is situated on Skegby Road, about 150 yards from the Church. It is a modern four bedroomed house, built circa 1980, comprising of an entrance hall with study cloakroom/wc off it, a spacious sitting room, dining room, fitted kitchen with pantry and utility room on the ground floor. Upstairs there are four bedrooms, bathroom with separate wc, airing cupboard, with a very large storage cupboard adjacent to it. The house had loft and cavity wall insulation put in January 2014. There is a single brick garage and parking for several cars. The garden is large and there is a substantial area of protected woodland to the front.

Baptism

There is an open policy for Baptism and preparation sessions are conducted by the

incumbent.

Weddings & Remarriage Policy

Remarriage at St. John’s is at the discretion of the incumbent and endorsed by the PCC. A robed choir is available to sing at weddings. During the course of marriage preparation, the couple are asked to nominate a charity and half the money given on the collection plate on their wedding day is forwarded to the relevant charity.

The Cluster

St John’s values being part of

the central cluster and there is

good support for cluster

services

Vision

Our main vision is to grow as

faithful disciples and to take the

message of the Gospel into the

local community. To be a place

of welcome and encouragement

to all people especially those in Spiritual or material need. That the Church membership

will be open to the guidance of the Holy Spirit and become empowered to participate

fully in the life and service of God and his Church.

Over the last 5 years there has been a steady growth in the numbers particularly at the

Carols by Candlelight service and the Christingle service on Christmas Eve.

We continue to develop our connections with the Methodist Community and maintain our close relationship with All Saints and St Mary’s, Newstead.

Finance

The Church pays its parish share in full and reimburses all clergy expenses.

11

THE CURRENT PARISH OF ANNESLEY WITH NEWSTEAD

Baptism Policy:

This was reviewed and agreed by the P.C.C. in 2013. Baptisms are normally carried out

at each church during a Sunday Service.

Each child receives a card on the anniversary of its Baptism up to the fourth birthday.

Marriage Policy:

This was also reviewed in 2013. It has been the policy, at the discretion of the

Incumbent to allow the remarriage of divorced people.

Children and Communion:

At present we have a policy of bringing children to communion before Confirmation at

eight years old. Last year 5 children attended the courses leading to this.

Safeguarding:

The Parish has adopted the Diocesan policy and all those working with young people and

vulnerable adults have been DBS checked.

Finance:

• The Parish accounts continue to be in “the black”.

• The Parish Share is paid in full and the policy has been to pay it quarterly in

advance.

• The Incumbents expenses are paid by the Parish Treasurer quarterly after each

church has paid an agreed percentage in advance.

• The Parish Treasurer is also the Covenant Secretary and organises Covenant

renewal. We do encourage new Covenants and Pledges.

Housekeeping:

Each church has its own church council with its own treasurer and an agreed percentage

of income is paid to the Parish Treasurer quarterly for Parish Share and Priest expenses.

Cleaning, flower arranging and minor repairs are done by volunteers.

Parish Magazine:

We have a successful and informative magazine, which is produced monthly. It is a

mouthpiece and a notice board for the Parish and is distributed to about 350 people. It

is self-financing and now includes St John’s.

The Parish Staff:

• One fourth year Assistant Curate, S.S.M.

• One Reader

• One retired Priest

• One Parish Administrator, voluntary

• One recognized Lay Minister

• One Mental Health Awareness guide (MHAG). We have been represented from

the outset of this scheme in the Diocese

12

PARISH STRATEGY

Developments over the last few years

• Music Group

• Higher profile in schools

• Established Bereavement Support Group

• Pastoral visiting

• Increase in number of baptisms and weddings

• Children in Communion

• Messy Church

• Specialized services such as Memorial, Café style Carol Service.

• Choir support at funerals, weddings and at crematorium

• Ecumenical Services – including the Methodist Church in Annesley Woodhouse

• Chaplaincy at Annesley House – we would like to extend our ministry in Annesley

House with the co-operation of the management.

• Family Communion

• Joined with Community Outreach – St John’s and the Methodist Church to run the

Food Bank

13

Google Map of Area

Newstead Village

All Saints Church St John’s Kirkby

Woodhouse