Our Team

Staff Team

Luke Wickings - Rector

Michael Anderson - Assistant Priest

Nigel Coates - Assistant Priest

John Towler - Assistant Priest

Mary Melbourne - Licensed Lay Minister
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Mark Ward - Licensed Lay Minister

Julian Sims - Ordinand in Training

Ruth Crosland (& Mollie) - Focal Minister for Hale & Woodgreen Churches

Alex Sains - Ordinand in Training

Jamie Warne

Digital Communications

Zoe Goddard

Administrator, Church Office

Lay Team - Wardens

Fordingbridge with Sandleheath and Godshill

  • Nigel Spratt

  • Mark Ward

Hyde

  • Martin Ings

  • Jan Butcher

Hale & Woodgreen

  • Lynda Warne

  • Chris Calder

Breamore

  • Mary Melbourne

  • Andy Finch

The Wider Team

Lay worship leaders (BCM)

  • Heather Clark, Michele Gosling, Julie Francis, Jeremy Houghton-Brown, Martin Ings, Mike Ireland, Jan Butcher

Lay Pastors (BCM)

  • Pat Bloomfield, Sheilah Collis, Justin Dixon, Julie Francis, Martin Ings, Mary Melbourne, Jan Butcher

Prayer Champions (BCM)

  • Sheilah Collis, Mary Melbourne, Marrianne Tomkies

Creation Care (BCM)

  • Bethan Davies

Beyond Church Walls (BCM)

  • Jeremy Houghton-Brown

Safeguarding

  • Sarah Newman

Children’s work

  • Michele Gosling, Irene Canton, Janet Newman, Carol Sims Open the Book – team coordinated by Roland Butcher Hyde Messy Church team: coordinator – Heather Clark

Music

  • Fordingbridge: Directors of Music – Tim Ruffer and Hazel Ricketts. Captain of Bell Tower – Keith Halstead Hyde: Organists – Sue and Clive Watkiss. Choir – Marrianne Tomkies Breamore: Organists – William Alexander, Hannah Martin, Mary Melbourne. Captain of Bell Tower – Gordon Dymott

PCC secretary

  • Shared between Ian Newman and Nigel Spratt

LCC secretaries

  • Fordingbridge: Judith Dowsett, Hyde: Carrie Darke, Breamore: Mary Melbourne, Hale & Woodgreen: Lynda Warne

Parish treasurer

  • Heather Clark

LCC treasurers

  • Fordingbridge: Martin Calver, Hyde: Anne Edwards, Breamore: Andy Finch, Hale & Woodgreen: Jeff Butt

Fairtrade

  • Fordingbridge: Rhoda Coates, Hyde: Jenny and Martin Rice, Hale & Woodgreen: Chris Calder, Sandleheath: Sue Ledger

Vergers

  • Fordingbridge: Ian Newman, Hyde: Jeremy Houghton-Brown and Glynis Herridge, Breamore: Andy Finch, Hale & Woodgreen: Lynda Warne

Mothers’ Union

  • Sheilah Collis and Marion Beck (joint Chair) and Marrianne Tomkies (secretary)

Men’s Group

  • Stephen Darke

Many other activities are carried out by local teams of volunteers.