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Welcome to the website of St Nicholas Church, Silton, Dorset, in the Gillingham, Milton-on-Stour and Silton Benefice.

On this site we hope to provide you with all the news and information about St. Nicholas Church and the Parish of Silton in Dorset. If anyone wishes to post relevant information on the site, please could they e-mail their material to one or other of the Churchwardens, who will be responsible for the content.

Sue Matthews

DHCT RIDE AND STRIDE
Once again sponsors are sought for the Dorset Historic Churches Trust’s Ride and Stride event. Peter Williams will be off on 14^th September on his bicycle trying to beat his R&S record of visiting 45 churches. Diana & David Masters and Mike & Michela Metcalf will be doing a walk of approximately 10 miles. Thanks to all who have signed up to sponsor one or other, or both parties, not forgetting that DHCT generously donated £10K to help fund the St Nicholas plaster ceiling repair project last summer – also 50% of funds raised by us comes back to our PCC.

HARVEST FESTIVAL LUNCH
There will be the usual Harvest Lunch following the service on Sunday 13^th October in the Village Hall. Please contact Anne Bridge (01963 31983) bridgetoofar42@gmail.com or Diana Masters (01747 840288) mastersbagmore@btinternet.com to book a place, by Thursday 10^th October.

NEXT PCC MEETING
This will be held on Tuesday 15th October at 5:00 p.m. in the Village Hall.

SAFEGUARDING POLICY
The parish of St. Nicholas, Silton is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops’ guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). The Diocese of Salisbury’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or abused, or may be at risk of harm or abuse, please contact our PSO or the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s Social Care Services.

Please click here to read our Parish Safeguarding Policy.

If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Benefice Safeguarding Officer, Sarah Snook on 01747 826844.

Alternatively, you can contact Suzy Futcher, the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser on 07500 664800, or email: safeguarding@salisbury.anglican.org

PRIVACY POLICY
The personal information we collect may include your name, date of birth, postal address, email address and telephone numbers.

We collect your personal information when you apply for enrolment on the church Electoral Roll, ask to receive information by post or email, or avail yourself of any of the services of the church such as christenings, weddings and funerals.

How we use your information
We use your personal information to contact you and to process your applications. We do not share your personal information with other organisations.

How long we hold your information
We hold your personal information for three years. This enables us to keep in touch. If we wish to continue to keep in touch after three years we will ask your permission.

FOOD BANK
There is always a collection box in the Church porch for donations to the Food Bank in Gillingham which is regularly emptied (there are some lists inside it indicating what they are most pleased to receive) and they are always very grateful.

SILTON VILLAGE WEBSITE
The Silton Village website is up and running – www.siltonvillage.co.uk (which includes a link to the Silton Church website). It is worth a browse to see what is going on in Silton.