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Today 27th June 2021 at 5pm - Institution & Induction Service for Revd Karen, our new Vicar

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Bishop of Blackburn will institute and the Archdeacon of Blackburn will induct the Revd Karen Herschell as Vicar of Balderstone, Mellor and Samlesbury on 27-Jun-21 at 17:00 at Mellor St Mary. Refreshments will be served after the service. Please join us.

United Benefice Magazine - June 2021

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United Benefice Newsletter June 2021  

CHURCHYARD MEMORIAL SAFETY INSPECTION ON 26th June 2021

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  CHURCHYARD MEMORIAL SAFETY INSPECTION ON 26th June 2021 The PCC has a general duty for the safety of the churchyard. To fulfil this, we need to exercise reasonable care, and so must carry out safety inspections of the memorials periodically. We have therefore set up a plan to inspect, and test for stability, the memorial headstones in our churchyard, and a full inspection will commence on Saturday 26th June 2021 at 11am. In planning the inspection, we have consulted appropriate guidance. Regrettably, memorial headstones found to be in a very dangerous condition may have to be laid down on the grave straight away; whilst others will have warning tape fixed to the memorial headstone and be accompanied by a safety inspection notice. Maintenance of memorials is the responsibility of the deceased’s family. We will do our best to contact families whose memorials have had to be laid down, or been found to require attention. It will then be up to each family to make arrangements with a Memor