The 2022 Annual Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) for the Parish of Upper Wharfedale and Littondale took place by Zoom on Wednesday, April 27. The meetings were chaired by the Vicar, the Rev Tom Lusty. Jane Way from Buckden and Rebecca Ward-Dooley from Arncliffe were elected as new Church Wardens. Andrew Hitchon was re-elected as a Church Warden. Jackie Yarrow has stood down as a Church Warden but has been elected as a member of the Parochial Church Council (PCC). Deirdre Halsall has stood down as Senior Sidesperson at Hubberholme and also from the PCC. Hilary Follows has stood down as Senior Sidesperson at Arncliffe and also from the PCC. New team arrangements are being made to cover the work they have been doing at their Churches. Sue Nelson was re-elected as Senior Sidesperson at Kettlewell and Philip Butterfield was re-elected as Senior Sidesperson at Conistone. Sandie Parsons has stood down as a member of the PCC. Lay members of the PCC who were elected at yesterday’s meeting are Keith Jeddere-Fisher, Judy Burgin and Josephine Foster. Ex officio PCC members are Pauline Thompson and Patsy Campbell (Lay Readers), Nick Davies (Treasurer), Kathryn Butterfield (Safeguarding Officer), and the Rev Di Blakey Williams (Retired Clergy). The Parish’s representatives on the Skipton Deanery Synod are Jane Way, Caroline Johnston and Sarah Paul. There are 110 people on the Electoral Roll for the Parish as a whole, of whom 86 are residents and 24 are non-residents.
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