Welcome to St Anne's Church
Join us for Worship on Sundays at 11.00am
Holy Communion at 6.30pm on the First Sunday of the Month
St Anne's Church is made up of an active group of people
who love God and want to serve our Community.
Our services are modern and informal and we love to get everyone involved.
All ages have a part to play at St Anne's Church and there are groups and activities for everyone,
and because Church is not just about Sunday,
there are lots of activities going on throughout the week.
We are active in the community with many activities and social events for all ages.
Why not join us and get involved?
Our Safeguarding Policies
At St Anne’s we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.
We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.
If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.
Parish Safeguarding Officer: Sue Hopkinson Email: Sue.Hopkinson@rossendalecofe.church Phone: 07971 845709
The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson
who can be contacted at safeguarding@manchester.anglican.org
or on 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958
1. As members of this Church, we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of all, especially children and young people.
2. It is the responsibility of each one of us to prevent the physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children and young people and to report any abuse discovered or suspected.
3. We recognise that our work with children and young people is the responsibility of the whole Church.
4. Our Church is committed to supporting, resourcing and training those who work with Children and young people and to providing supervision.
5. Our Church is committed to following the policy and procedures published by the Diocese.
6. The Parish will adopt good practice guidelines.
7. Each worker with children and young people must undertake Diocesan Safeguarding training, know the guidelines and undertake to follow them. Each shall be given a copy of the Parish’s agreed procedures and good practice guidelines.
8. As part of our commitment to children and young people, the PCC has appointed Mrs Susan Hopkinson to be the Parish Safeguarding Coordinator.
9. Children and young people are an important part of our Church today - they have much to give as well as to receive.
10. We will listen to them.
11. As we nurture them in worship, learning, and in community life, we will respect the wishes and feelings of children and young people.
This statement was adopted by St Anne’s, Edgeside at a Parochial Church Council Meeting 2025.
Churchwarden A Robertson
Churchwarden K Talbot
Parish Safeguarding Coordinator S Hopkinson
Policy Statement on Vulnerable Adults and the Church of St Anne’s, Edgeside.
This policy will be reviewed each year to monitor the progress which has been achieved.
1. We recognise that everyone has different levels of vulnerability and that each of us may be regarded as vulnerable at some time in our lives.
2. As members of this parish we commit ourselves to respectful pastoral care for all adults to whom we minister.
3. We commit ourselves to the safeguarding of people who may be vulnerable, ensuring their well-being in the life of this church.
4. We commit ourselves to promoting safe practice by those in positions of trust.
5. The Parish commits itself to promoting the inclusion and empowerment of people who may be vulnerable.
6. It is the responsibility of each of us to prevent the physical, emotional, sexual, financial and spiritual abuse of vulnerable people and to report any such abuse that we discover or suspect.
7. We undertake to exercise proper care in the appointment and selection of those who will work with people who may be vulnerable.
8. The parish is committed to supporting, resourcing, training and regularly reviewing those who undertake work amongst people who may be vulnerable.
9. The parish adopts the guidelines of the Church of England and the Diocese.
10. Each person who works with vulnerable people will agree to abide by these recommendations and the guidelines established by this church.
11. This church appoints Mrs Susan Hopkinson to represent the concerns and views of vulnerable people at our meetings and to outside bodies.
This statement was adopted by St Anne’s, Edgeside at a Parochial Church Council meeting 2025.
Churchwarden A Robertson
Churchwarden K Talbot
Parish Safeguarding Coordinator S Hopkinson
Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Manchester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.
This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends.
An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.
In the case of an emergency
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service on 0300 123 6720 or Outside working hours 0300 123 6722
Helplines
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).
- Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours).
- Parent Line: 0808 800 2222
- National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours).
- Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).
- Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 0808 808 8141 (freephone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)
Messy Church
Messy Church is a way of being church for families and others.
Why not join us on the first Sunday of the month at 10.30am for breakfast, followed at 11.00am when the fun starts!
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Messy Church is a form of church for children and adults that involves creativity celebration and hospitality.
- It's primarily for people who don't already belong to another form of church.
- It meets at a time (and sometimes in a place) that suits people who don't already belong to church.
- It typically includes a welcome, a long creative time to explore the biblical theme through getting messy; a short celebration time involving story, prayer, song, games and similar; and breakfast together at tables. All elements are for, and should include, people of all ages, adults and children.
- It's fun!
- It's church for people at all stages of their faith journey and of any age - a congregation that is as valuable and worthy of investment as any of your other congregations.
- It models and promotes good ways of growing as a family: a nuclear family, an extended family, and a global and local church family.
- Its aim is to introduce Jesus, to give an opportunity to encounter him and to grow closer to Him.
Messy Church is an all-age fresh expression of church that offers counter-cultural transformation of family life through families coming together to be, to make, to eat and to celebrate God.
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Data Privacy Notice
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St Anne’s, Edgeside.
1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession.
The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”)
2 Who are we?
The PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside is the data controller (contact details below.) This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3 How do we process your personal data?
The PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes: –
. To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public in Rossendale
. To administer membership records
. To fundraise and promote the interests of the char...
The Parochial Church Council (PCC) of St Anne’s, Edgeside.
1. Your personal data – what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession.
The processing of personal data is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”)
2 Who are we?
The PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside is the data controller (contact details below.) This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
3 How do we process your personal data?
The PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside complies with its obligations under the “GDPR” by keeping personal data up to date; by storing and destroying it securely; by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data; by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data.
We use your personal data for the following purposes: –
. To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public in Rossendale
. To administer membership records
. To fundraise and promote the interests of the charity;
. To manage our employees and volunteers;
. To maintain our own accounts and records (including the processing of gift aid applications);
. To inform you of news, events, activities and services running at St Anne’s;
. To operate the church web site and deliver the services that individuals have requested.
. To contact individuals via surveys to conduct research about their opinions of current services or of potential new services that may be offered.
4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?
. Explicit consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about Diocesan events.
. Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or a collective agreement;
. Processing is carried out by a not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim provided: – the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in connection with those purposes); and there is no disclosure to a third party without consent.
5. Sharing your personal data
. Your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared with other members of the church in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the church.
. We will only share your data with third parties outside of the parish with your consent.
6. How long do we keep your personal data [1]?
We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide “Keep or Bin: Care of Your Parish Records” which is available from the Church of England website [see footnote for link]
. Specifically, we retain electoral roll data while it is still current; gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate; and parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals) permanently.
7. Your rights and your personal data
Unless subject to an exemption under the GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: –
. The right to request a copy of your personal data which the PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside holds about you;
. The right to request that the PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date;
. The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the PCC of St Anne’s, Edgeside to retain such data;
. The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time
. The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability), (where applicable) [Only applies where the processing is based on consent or is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject and in either case the data controller processes the data by automated means.]
. The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing;
. The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable) [Only applies where processing is based on legitimate interests (or the performance of a task in the public interest/exercise of official authority); direct marketing and processing for the purposes of scientific/historical research and statistics]
. The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.
8 Further processing
If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.
9 Contact Details
To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact the church Office (tel 01706 558394) or email: info@stannesedgeside.co.uk
You can contact the Information Commissioners Office on 0303 123 1113 or via email
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.
[1] Details about retention periods can currently be found in the Record Management Guides located on the Church of England website at: – https://www.churchofengland.org/about-us/structure/churchcommissioners/administration/librariesandarchives/recordsmanagementguides.aspx
Contact Details
St Anne's Church
Ashworth Road, Edgeside
Rossendale BB4 9JE
01706 558394
Charity Number 1131908
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Baptisms Weddings & Funerals
We do all that we can to help at those significant moments in life, whether times of joy or of sorrow. If you would like to talk to someone about a Christening, a Wedding or a Funeral, please get in touch. For more information please take a look at the appropriate Church of England link below: