Sian Lockwood OBE – Churchwarden
Sian and her family have attended St Peter’s for many years. She has held a number of posts in the church, including Churchwarden from 2014-2018. She lives in Nidd with her husband Rob and has three grown-up children.
Before retirement Sian was CEO of a charitable company. She a member of the Archbishops' Commission for Reimagining Social Care.
Michael Davies – Churchwarden
Mike and his wife, Alyson, have been attending St Peter's for approximately two years having moved to Yorkshire in 2017 to be nearer to family. Mike was previously a GP in Leicester and having retired continues to be involved in a number of different charities both locally and abroad. He has a wide variety of interests but particularly enjoys the outdoors, cycling, walking and mountaineering.
Kate Blake - St Peter’s Safeguarding Officer
Details of our safeguarding policy are available here.
Carole Raw – Parish Administrator
Carole has worked in the Parish Office since 2002, and was appointed Parish Administrator in 2008. She returned to Harrogate when she married, after working in South East Asia for Oxfam, and studying Indonesian and Malay at London University. She has two children and enjoys cooking for friends, walking and rambling in the Yorkshire Dales.
David Hipkin – Treasurer
David and Jill have lived in Harrogate since 2006 and have been attending St Peter’s for several years, helping with the Sanctuary youth group and morning coffee. David worked in the software industry for over 30 years providing quality management and facilities software. In recent years he has really enjoyed working with local business leaders as a Business Coach and facilitating monthly peer support meetings. David loves the great outdoors, enjoying walking, running, visits to the coast, canal boats and sailing, as well as time in the garden and photography.
In his role as Treasurer David has been implementing a new accounting system designed specifically for churches and the charity sector which will automatically produce the reports we need for the diocese and statutory reporting. However, more importantly David is keen to use the system to its full potential and look for opportunities to make life easier for anyone involved in the many different activities that happen every day in St Peter’s that have an impact on our finances. Please do get in touch if you have any ideas or suggestions or have a passion for helping ensure our finances can continue to support the fantastic work delivered by St Peter’s.
Nigel Bearcroft – Caretaker
Leigh Thompson – PCC Secretary
Leigh was elected as PCC Secretary at the end of June. She also has the role of Welcome Officer and leads St Peter's Afternoon Fellowship. Arriving from New Zealand in 1988 Leigh started as a PA in a finance company in York where she was in charge of a software tracking platform for the business intelligence team. Following redundancy Leigh became an executive PA for a technical company here in Harrogate. Married to David, they each have three grown children, giving them eighteen grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, gardening, crafting, spoiling her dogs and going to the theatre.
Marian Chambers – Weekly News and Parish Newsletter Editor
Marian has been the editor of our weekly news sheet The Weekly News since 2015 and more recently the parish newsletter THE NET. She is a retired primary school teacher and has been worshipping at St Peter’s with her family for over 20 years. She and her husband, David, have two grown-up daughters and three grandchildren.