APCM - 2025
Below please find notices of our Annual Parochial Church Meeting, and of the Election of Churchwardens. Physical copies of these notices and the electoral rolls can be found at our buildings in Gerrards Cross and in Fulmer.
The Electoral Rolls for Saint James can be viewed here:
The documentation for the APCM and APM (Annual Parish Meeting) can be found here:
Notice of Annual Parochial Church Meeting
Parish of SAINT JAMES GERRARDS CROSS AND FULMER
The Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held in
The Centre, Saint James Gerrards Cross, Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross SL9 7DJ
on the 28th day of APRIL 2025.
For election of parochial representatives of the laity as follows –
To the Deanery Synod 2 representatives.
To the Parochial Church Council 3 representatives.
For the appointment of the Independent Examiner or Auditor.
For the consideration of:
(a) a report on changes to the Roll since the last annual parochial church meeting;
(b) an Annual Report on the proceedings of the parochial church council and the activities of the parish generally;
(c) the financial statements of the council for the year ending on the 31st December preceding the meeting;
(d) the annual report on the fabric, goods and ornaments of the church or churches of the parish;
(e) a report of the proceedings of the deanery synod; and
(f) other matters of parochial or general Church interest.
In this Notice, ‘parish’ means an ecclesiastical parish.
Signed by The Revd Matt Beeby
Minister of the parish
Dated: 13 April 2021
Notice Of A Meeting For The Election of Churchwardens
Parish of SAINT JAMES GERRARDS CROSS AND FULMER
A meeting for the election of churchwardens will be held in The Centre, Saint James Gerrards Cross, Oxford Road, Gerrards Cross SL9 7DJ
on the 28th day of APRIL 2025 at 8PM.
This meeting may be attended by:
- All persons whose names are entered on the church electoral roll of the parish, and
- All persons resident in the parish whose names are entered on a register of local government electors by reason of such residence
Under section 5A of the Churchwardens’ Measure 2001[1], an appeal against the election of a churchwarden may be made by any person entitled to take part in this meeting or by a candidate in the election. An appeal may be made against the election of any person on any of the following grounds:
- That the person was not duly elected,
- That the person was not qualified to be a candidate at the time of election,
- That before the election was held, the person misrepresented a material fact in connection with the election,
- That the conduct of the election was such as to affect its outcome,
- That it has been determined that an error was made in the roll or that question is awaiting determination, and that error would or might be material to the election result;
- That a vote which was allowed should have been disallowed, or that should have been disallowed was allowed, but only if that would or might have been material to the election result.
Any person who wishes to make an appeal should consult the Minister or the lay chair of the Deanery Synod as to the appropriate procedure.
Signed by The Revd Matt Beeby
Minister of the parish
Dated: 13 April 2021
In this Notice, ‘parish’ means an ecclesiastical parish.
[1] Substituted by Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2020/406, Part 2 rule 10(3) (consequential amendments) (July 2020). The full text is available at www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/406
