Get in touch
Contact
The Rector of the benefice is Revd Rob Kean. Landline 01487 404 225. Email rector@somershamparishes.org.
TODO: content needed. Phone numbers are still missing for the Woodhurst and Pidley churchwardens. The old contacts table did not label which Somersham number belonged to which churchwarden.
Benefice
| Role | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Rector | Revd Rob KeanRector of the benefice, and chair of the Old Hurst PCC. | rector@somershamparishes.org01487 404 225 |
| Associate priests | Canon Fred Kilner and the Revd Val Kilner | kilner@btinternet.com01487 842864 |
| Licensed lay minister | Maria DormanAlso treasurer of the Old Hurst PCC. | readermaria@somershamparishes.org |
| Benefice Safeguarding Officer | Lesley BowringAppointed in the safeguarding policy agreed in January 2025. The policy is dated 20 February 2025. | safeguarding@somershamparishes.org |
| Treasurer | Jean Draper | treasurer@somershamparishes.org01487 741531 |
| PCC secretary, St John the Baptist Somersham | Kevin Lorimer | parishsec@somershamparishes.org |
| Parish archivist | Alan Draper | archivist@somershamparishes.org |
| Organist and choirmaster | Lindsay Benson | choirmaster@somershamparishes.org |
| Pastoral care | Barbara HoyThe caring page also names Amelie Legge on 07765 220346 for the same pastoral visiting team. The shared email is pastoral-care@somershamparishes.org. | pastoral-care@somershamparishes.org01487 840523 |
| Pastoral care | Amelie Legge | pastoral-care@somershamparishes.org07765 220346 |
| Webmaster | Not published | webmaster@somershamparishes.org |
| Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser | Rebecca BoswellSafeguarding duty phone 01353 652747. | rebecca.boswell@elydiocese.org01353 652731 |
Churchwardens and village contacts
Copied from the contacts table, including the spelling “Pidely Cum Fenton”.
| Role | Name | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Somersham churchwardens | Martyn Legge and Eddie HowlettTelephone numbers published in the same table cell, in this order, were 01487 840424 and 01487 841210. The old page did not label which number belonged to which person. | somersham_churchwardens@somershamparishes.org |
| Churchwarden, Old Hurst | Dr Nicky Torrance | oldhurst_churchwardens@somershamparishes.org07979 863063 |
| Pidley-cum-Fenton | Simon Thompson and Andy PurcellThe contacts table spelled the parish “Pidely Cum Fenton”. The flower rota also names Kevin Doyle at kevindoyle7@yahoo.co.uk. He is not listed as a churchwarden. | pidley_churchwardens@somershamparishes.org |
| Woodhurst | Shirley Firth | woodhurst_churchwardens@somershamparishes.org |
Also named on the old site
- Old Hurst PCCRevd Rob Kean (Rector and chair); Dr Nicky Torrance (Churchwarden); George Johnson; Maria Dorman (treasurer); Elizabeth Taylor (electoral roll officer)
- Friends of Somersham Parish ChurchJohn Blundell, chairman
- Family and children’s workers named on the children pageSophie (Little Acorns) and Jess (family service at Somersham)