The Rt Revd Libby Lane, Bishop of Derby, has recognised long service and missional innovation among church communities in the Diocese of Derby.
At a special service in Derby Cathedral, on Sunday 6th November 2022, Bishop Libby presented more than 75 people with their Bishop's Badge.
>> See photos from the Bishop's Badge Service
Bishop's Badges are awarded to nominees who have supported their churches and local communities.
The recipients are nominated by clergy in the diocese.
The Bishop's Badge, white enamel with the bishop's crest, has historic links, based on a medal that the very first Bishop of Derby, Bishop Edmund Pearce, had struck to celebrate this new beginning.
Medals were presented to distinguished members of the diocese and to all those being confirmed in that year.
Now, it is a replica of this medal that is mounted in the form of a badge and awarded by the diocesan bishop to acknowledge outstanding service.
Awards for Missional Innovation
Mike Allwood, Ockbrook with Borrowash
Alison Andrews, Derby Cathedral
Patricia Brough, Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Chesterfield
Jan Calladine, St Paul, Quarndon
Helen Duke, St Marks, Winshill
Barbara Fearnley, All Saints, Glossop
Julia Hewgill, St Thomas, Biggin
Eric Igo, All Saints, Glossop
Margaret Kay, St Barnabas, New Whittington
Jennifer Lewis-Smith, Derby Cathedral
Barbara Lord, St George the Martyr, New Mills
Philip Morris, St Bartholomew, Whittington
Pam Owen, St Barnabas, New Whittington
Abigail Parker, All Saints with St Mary's, Sawley
Janet Procter, All Saints, Glossop
Jennifer Rackstraw, St George the Martyr, New Mills
Claire Ragg, The Journey Community, Wilmorton
Anthony Smith, St Wilfrid's, West Hallam
Fiona Williamson, The Journey Community, Wilmorton
Louise Woods-Williamson, The Journey Community, Wilmorton
Awards for Missional Long Service
Karen Alexander, St George and St Mary, Church Gresley
Judith Archer, All Saints, Bradley
Roger Barfield, St Paul's, Derby
Pauline Boon, Buxton Team Parish
Rita Buckley, Christ Church, Wessington
Tony Bull, St Matthew, Hayfield
Brenda Bunting, St James, Riddings
Gill Campbell, St Osmund's, Wilmorton
Pauline Chester, Emmanuel Church, Swadlincote
Kathleen Cummings, Holy Trinity, Tansley
Jane Dalrymple, St Barnabas Bradwell, Hope valley
Lynda Diggins, St Peter's, Littleover
Barbara Dyson, St James, Riddings
Claire Edmonds, St Wystan's, Bretby
John Flanagan, Chinley and Buxworth
Peter Fleming, Derby Cathedral
Terry Fleming, Derby Cathedral
Terry Gilbert, St Michael with St Mary, Melbourne
Christine Gill, St Barnabas, New Whittington
Jean Goodall, All Saints, Dalbury
Ann Haggard, St Peter's, Holymoorside
Tony Hall, St James, Riddings
Brian Hallam, Stanley and Stanley Common
Betty Hay, St John's Newhall
John Heathcote, St Helen's, Etwall
Monica Hewitt, Derby Cathedral
David Hitchcox, St Andrew's, Swanwick and St Matthew's, Pentrich
Peter Hives, St Peter's, Calow
Marion Hives, St James, Riddings
Joanna Hocknell, St Michael with St Mary, Melbourne
Richard Hole, St George the Martyr, New Mills
Mary Holland, All Saints with St Mary's, Sawley
Peter Igo, St Matthew, Hayfield
June Igo, St Matthew, Hayfield
Poppie Jackson-Lawrence, Alvaston
Anne Jarvis, St Wilfrid's, West Hallam
Anthony Jones, Holy Trinity, Matlock Bath
Linda Latchford, St Michael with St Mary, Melbourne
Ivor Leigh, Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Chesterfield
Louise Lennox, St James, Riddings
David Mellor, All Saints, Matlock Bank
Linda Mills, St James, Riddings
Joanna Moffatt, St Bartholomews, Whittington
William Morris, St Peter's, Hartshorne
Marion Overton, Buxton Team Parish
Hilary Phillips, Holy Trinity, Matlock Bath
Alec Pitt, St Mary's, Boulton
Fran Roberts, St Mark's, Handley
Nigel Rogers, Holy Trinity, Brackenfield
Avril Simcox, St Osmund's, Wilmorton
Hazel Slack, Holy Trinity, Tansley
Philip Tew, St Mary's, Cromford
John Thurstan, Holy Trinity and Christ Church, Chesterfield
Ann Vincent, St Andrew's, Blagreaves
Ruth Walker, Stanley and Stanley Common
Roger Waters, Immanuel Church, Stapenhill
Anne Wood, Buxton Team Parish
Anna wright, All Saints, Matlock Bank
Award for both Missional and Innovation and Missional Long Service
Janet Mawman, St Osmund's and The Journey Community, Wilmorton
As part of the archdeacons’ legal duties under Canon 22, they are required to visit churches regularly and to make comments and recommendations regarding both the fabric and the life of all the churches in the diocese.
In 2023, Carol, Karen and Matthew would also like to take the opportunity, as they begin their first full year, to meet and have conversations with wardens or parish representatives about any concerns.
It will also allow them to familiarise themselves with all the lovely churches in their areas.
For your reference, please download the checklist which the archdeacons will bring with them to make notes on during the course of the visit.
Alongside this, there are also a few areas they would like to have open discussions with parishes about, to gain an understanding of what the actions and feelings are across the diocese on a number of important issues such as:
- Mission Action Plans
- The Fuel Crisis – how are parishes coping?
- Eco Church - whether you have any particular environmental practices and what actions are/will you be taking to move your church towards the 2030 Net Zero Carbon target?
- Communications within the diocese:
- A Church Near You - is your church listed?
- How often do you tend to use the churchwarden section of the diocesan website?
For your reference, please download the checklist which the archdeacons will bring with them to make notes on during the course of the visit.
You don’t need to complete anything beforehand unless you would find it useful yourself as an aide memoire, but please could you make sure you have the registers and other relevant paperwork out ready.
The PAs in the Archdeacons Office will be contacting either wardens or PCC secretaries as appropriate during the course of late 2022/ 2023 to make appointments.
We will be hoping to contact the following two groups prior to Christmas, with a view to visiting in the period between January to Easter:
- Parishes in vacancy
- Parishes which have no wardens
The archdeacons will look forward to meeting you all, to having the opportunity to talk and to seeing your wonderful churches.
The Advent Season is a time to prepare our hearts, minds and homes for Christ's birth in the world as it is today.
It is a time for faith communities and families to remember, through prayer, reflections, music, and good deeds, the true meaning of Jesus' birth.
Our reflection for this First Sunday of Advent comes from the Archdeacon of East Derbyshire.
How quick can you build a chick?
Not the first question you might expect to be asked in church!
If you happened into St Bartholomew’s Church, Old Whittington over the last weekend of September, you might!
It was the weekend of the annual Lego (oh sorry, no, it has to be called) 'Brick' Festival.
Our Brick Festival is like a flower festival but instead of flower arrangements we have tables of Lego models.
Now if you are thinking that Lego is just for the children, then you are a good few years out of date.
It’s come a long way from the red and white blocks of the ‘60s, which seemed to build houses and little more.
Now there are Star Wars and Harry Potter sets; Marvel, Ninjango, Transformers, and at least a dozen other different series.
During a ‘festival’ weekend we expect periods when the church is not so busy.
I think this year the only time we had a bit of a lull was during the school day on the Friday.
Wows all around
Once school finished, families came straight up to church for a first look.
"Oh wow!" They exclaimed as they spotted the rollercoaster and ferris wheel on the fun fair.
More wows were heard at the detail of the Harry Potter models.
Landmarks from around the world left some puzzled as to where they were.
London was the most obvious.
Many folk returned on Saturday, and some even made it again on Sunday afternoon.
The ladies in the kitchen, running the tombola and managing the raffle, all declared it a great success.
On the Monday, our local primary school walked from school to church, one class at a time, for a look round.
Several children had donated models to display and had their photo taken with them.
Where's Jo?
In addition to looking at the Lego models, people were challenged to ‘Find Rev Jo’ - well her Lego figure at least.
But when you do, sshhh don’t tell anyone else!
She moved around the different displays.
It didn’t matter where she hid, she was found.
She started by operating the roller coaster, she rode in the train, a boat, and the big wheel, she took a wedding, went fishing, watched from the rooftop and finished doing an impression of Rose on the Titanic!
Oh and the chick in question…. this is Rev Jo’s time challenge. Each year we set a simple challenge to see who is ‘the champion builder of the year’.
The youngest to complete it was Jack, who is only five and a half years old.
The top three quickest were: third, Freddy, in a time of 3 minutes 5 seconds; second, Cody, in a time of 2 minutes and 55 seconds; and in first place Alfie in a time of 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
There is a small prize for Alfie, but the real reward is in setting the challenge for next year.
Next Year? I hear you ask.
Oh yes, by popular demand, there’ll be another Brick Festival next year.
Good safeguarding practice requires those who work closely with children and/or adults experiencing, or at risk of abuse or neglect, to have an enhanced criminal record check.
The following people would require an enhanced DBS check:
- A worker or volunteer who teaches, trains, instructs, cares for or supervises children or provides advice/guidance on physical, emotional or educational well-being to children
- A worker or volunteer who provides training, teaching, instruction, assistance, advice or guidance to an adult who receives a health or social care service
- A worker of volunteer who carries out health care, personal care, social work, assisting with cash, bills or shopping, assistance with affairs or transportation for an adult
- PCC members and trustees where they sponsor or approve work with children/vulnerable adults.
All Clergy and Readers require an enhanced DBS check.
Those in self-help groups or family and friends arrangements are not eligible for an enhanced check.
This is an update regarding DBS checks for PCC members and churchwardens (ex officio PCC members), because guidance has recently changed.
Whether PCC members and churchwardens are entitled to an enhanced DBS check is dependent on the nature of the arrangements in the particular church body - requirements will therefore vary across different parishes and churches.
Being a member of a PCC does not automatically mean that the DBS threshold for an enhanced DBS check is met, unless the parish conducts work with children or vulnerable adults. This is because an enhanced DBS check without barred list check can only be applied for if the PCC itself qualifies as a children's or vulnerable adult's charity, or if an individual PCC member is undertaking work with children or vulnerable adults.
Therefore, if your parish does NOT do any work with children and/or vulnerable adults, your PCC members do NOT need an enhanced DBS check. If you wish to carry out a DBS check, that will be limited to a Basic check at the cost to the parish of £22.79 each (correct as at 15 May 2024).
If your parish DOES do any work with children and/or vulnerable adults, your PCC members should have an enhanced volunteer DBS check (without barred list), in their capacity of trustee. The Charity Commission states that 'whenever there is a legal entitlement to obtain a DBS check in respect of such a trustee, a check should be carried out'. The PCC member does not need to work with children or vulnerable adults themselves tobe eligible for this check - they are being checked because of the work of the charity.
Please note:
Churchwardens are ex officio members of the PCC, so where the PCC qualifies as a children's or vulnerable adult's charity, then the churchwardens, along with the other members of the PCC as trustees of a children's or vulnerable adult's charity, should also have an enhanced volunteers DBS check without barred list check.
This is a broad summary. For full details please refer to the Safeguarding e-manual Chapter on Safer Recruitment and People Management. Make note of the toolkits which are provided within the document.
There are three types of check:
Basic – this checks for unspent criminal conviction information only and incurs a charge to the Parish
Enhanced – this checks for spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings plus any additional information held by the police that's reasonably considered relevant to the role being applied for
Enhanced with barring list checks – this is like the enhanced check, but includes a check of the DBS barred child and/or adult lists.
The House of Bishops has decided that criminal record checks must be renewed every three years.
The following flowchart will help you deciode on which DBS check is required: Regulated Activity Decision Making Guidance Flowchart
Should there ever be a delay in obtaining the criminal record check, the person is not approved by the Church to act and must stand down pending completion of the process.
These three documents are applicable for all Licensed Lay Readers / Lay Ministers as well as Clergy.
Clergy Confidential Declaration Form this must be completed and signed with either a physical/wet ink or image of your signature.
Privacy Notice (PDF). Please read and retain a copy of this document for your reference.
ID Verification and Justification Form. For those already within the Diocese of Derby, the official signatory will need to see three forms of ID. (parish safeguarding officer, churchwardens, a member of clergy, area dean or deanery administrator can be official signatory),
- one should bear a recent photograph,
- one must confirm your date of birth, and
- one must confirm your current address
For those yet to move to the diocese please have this countersigned by a senior member of clergy from your current diocese. Notes and an example ID form can be downloaded with a list of acceptable ID documents.
Once completed email both forms together to dbs@derby.anglican.org or post the original documents to DBS Administrator, Derby Church House, 1 Full Street, Derby, DE1 3DR.
(Do not include identity documents or copies to us)
On receipt of your completed forms,
- You will be emailed a unique user ID number and a link to create your online application using that user ID number.
- Use the link and user ID to access the application form and complete the step-by-step application instructions. (We are often asked why the paper/electronic forms are needed - we use these to verify the online application you make.)
- On completion of the DBS process your certificate will be posted directly to you, this may take several months and is out of our control. Keep your certificate in a safe place as it is a legal document, you may be asked for it to show you are entitled to work with children or vulnerable adults.
- The DST will receive a notification of your DBS certificate and will inform the Bishop's Office and / or Warden of Readers Office and as appropriate the parish safeguarding officer of your parish and the appropriate departments within the diocese.
If there are any concerns shown on your certificate, a member of the DST will contact you to discuss what should happen next.
If you need a DBS for your role please speak with your Parish Safeguarding Officer or group Leader. They will provide you with a copy of the
- Laity Confidential Declaration Form, and Privacy Notice.
- ID verification form.
Complete the Confidential Declaration Form (CDF), either online or a paper copy, ensuring the signature is a physical/wet ink or image of your signature.
Forward the CDF to the contact named on the bottom of the form who will complete an Identity Check with you. At this point they will need to see three forms of identity: one should bear a recent photograph, one must confirm your date of birth, and at least one must confirm your current address. Notes and an example ID form can be downloaded and also a list of acceptable ID documents.
You will be provided with a unique user ID number and a link to create your online application using that user ID number (this may be immediately by your local contact, or may be emailed to you at a later date either by the local contact or from dbs@derby.anglican.org at the Diocesan Safeguarding Team).
Use the link and user ID to access the application form and complete the step-by-step application instructions. (We are often asked why the paper/electronic forms are needed - we use these to verify the online application you make.)
Once processed by the DBS service, your certificate will be posted directly to you. Keep your certificate in a safe place as it is a legal document, and you may be asked for it to show you are entitled to work with children or vulnerable adults.
The Diocesan Safeguarding Team will receive a notification of your DBS certificate and will inform your parish safeguarding officer and/or if appropriate departments within the diocese.
If there are any concerns shown on your certificate, a member of the DST will contact you to discuss what should happen next.
DBS updating service.
Once your application has been processed and you receive you DBS certificate you be able to apply for the DBS Updating Service. This means that you will no longer need to apply for renewals if your role remains the same or new role requires the same level of check. You will need to join the Updating Service within 30 days of the issue of your certificate. This service is free for volunteers. Please email dbs@derby.anglican.org and your parish safeguarding officer if you do subscribe so we can update our records that your DBS is subscribed. If you do not inform us, we are not notified otherwise and for volunteers it costs nothing.
For those who already have a DBS in place through the Diocese of Derby, or from elsewhere which was registered on the update service when first issued and has remained registered, then it may be possible to use it if it is has the required workforces and regulatory barring checks.
Note, all Clergy will be asked to make a full new DBS application even though they may have a certificate subscribed to the update service.
Note anyone who works from home will have to make a new application, even though they may have a certificate subscribed to the update service.
To use a certificate subscribed to the update service for roles in the Diocese of Derby:
1. The Parish Safeguarding Officer must have a recent, completed Confidential Declaration Form.
- If any answers are yes / positive then a copy of this must be sent to dbs@derby.anglican.org with the completed DBS Update Service Check Form, and will be reviewed by the Diocesan safeguarding team.
- If all answers are No, it should be retained by the Parish as part of standard policy.
2. Complete the top half of the DBS Update Service Check Form as you would for a standard DBS application and if the person is new to the Parish, also satisfy yourself that they are who they say they are by asking for identity documents other than the DBS Certificate, as you would usually when going through the recruitment steps checking:
- Full Name
- Date Of Birth
- Role in Parish required now
- If they will work from home now (often this will require a full new application)
- Which Regulatory Barring Checks may be required
- The Parish and Church the applicant will be working for
- If this is for a Voluntary or Paid role
3. For the lower half of the form - From the certificate being checked on the update service – you must see the original certificate and then complete the following:
- The disclosure (certificate) number which is subscribed to the update service (not the update service registration number) – this must include any leading zeros.
- Date of Issue
- Surname, Forenames and Date of Birth as they appear on the certificate if different from those already noted
- Position applied for
- The words in each of the 5 boxes e.g. e.g. Non Record, Not Requested, Certificate Contains no Information etc.
4. Send all the information obtained from 2, and 3 as documented on the form to us at dbs@derby.anglican.org. Do not send copies of the DBS certificate.
5. We will make the update service check and will then send you a notification of a successful DBS check, or advise that a new DBS application is required.
For any questions please contact dbs@derby.anglican.org
Today, I join with the whole United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and friends across the world, in expressing my sorrow at the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
I know you will join me in sending our sincere condolences to His Majesty the King, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, and to the entire Royal Family and Royal households, with the assurance of our heartfelt prayers as they grieve. We pray they may know the peace and comfort of Christ in the loss of their mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.
And through our own grieving, individually and collectively, we give thanks to God for her long life and her dedicated service to this nation and the Commonwealth.
After so many decades in public service, I expect we will each have a memory or image of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, engaged in such a wide range of contexts as she travelled the nation and the globe, and as she supported causes close to her heart. Her commitment to those seeking to help others was enormous – she was patron of hundreds charitable organisations.
Her Late Majesty’s personal faith was deep rooted and steadfast. In her Christmas message of 2014, she said: “For me, the life of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we celebrate today, is an inspiration and an anchor in my life. A role model of reconciliation and forgiveness, he stretched out his hands in love, acceptance and healing. Christ's example has taught me to seek to respect and value all people of whatever faith or none.”
Her Late Majesty’s strength of faith and her constant seeking to follow Christ through good times and bad in her own life, serves as a wonderful example to all of us at this difficult time.
I have a number of fond, personal memories of Her Late Majesty, from occasions public and personal. I recall her charming, welcoming and gracious manner and the complete attention she afforded me during our times together. I admired her lively engagement with issues facing the world, appreciated the interest she showed in me and my family, and valued the opportunity to reflect on our faith.
As we mourn and mark her passing, let us remember her always putting the interests of others ahead of her own and, in so doing, providing an outstanding example of Christian discipleship. As we look to the future, I pray we can take inspiration from her long life, well lived in the service of God and neighbour.
May Her Late Majesty rest in peace and rise in glory.
God save the King.
Bishop Libby
The Rt Reverend Libby Lane
Bishop of Derby
Printable prayer cards (A4 sheet - print double sided)
