Palm Sunday Service

for 2 hours
St Nicholas-in-Castro
Castle Hill Carisbrooke Newport, PO30 1XY, United Kingdom

A progressive service for Palm Sunday starting at St Nicholas in Castro in Carisbrooke Castle. Then we follow a Castle donkey down to St Mary's Church Carisbrooke where the service continues.
If you don't wish to do the walk you can join us at 10.30am in St Mary's Church.

St Nicholas-in-Castro

St Nicholas in Castro is now part of the newly formed parish of Newport and Carisbrooke with Gatcombe.

St Nicholas is a chapel situated within the grounds of Carisbrooke Castle and is cared for by English Heritage who oversee Carisbrooke Castle. It is open to the public whenever the Castle is open. The chapel no longer has a defined catchment area but services are held several times a year bythe congregation of St Mary’s Carisbrooke. Each year it is visited by many people seeking connections with their ancestors.

Get in touch

Peter Ednay

The Parish Centre
Town Lane
Newport
Isle of Wight

PO30 1JU
Church Warden
01983 821961
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Palm Sunday Service

for 2 hours
St Nicholas-in-Castro
Castle Hill Carisbrooke Newport, PO30 1XY, United Kingdom

A progressive service for Palm Sunday starting at St Nicholas in Castro in Carisbrooke Castle. Then we follow a Castle donkey down to St Mary's Church Carisbrooke where the service continues.
If you don't wish to do the walk you can join us at 10.30am in St Mary's Church.

Our Team Ministry

Safeguarding

Our parish of Newport Minster, Saint John and Carisbrooke is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese of Portsmouth’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Peter Whitlock or St Mary's Safeguarding Officer Ann Smout by emailing [email protected], or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisorby emailing [email protected]
or ring 023 9289 9665. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.

The Safeguarding Officer for St Mary's Church is Ann Smout, email [email protected].

The Parish Safeguarding Officer is Peter Whitlock.

For any safeguarding issue please email [email protected].

Childliine: www.childline.org.uk

Family Lives: www.familylives.org.uk

Helplines NSPCC for adults concerned about a child – 0808 800 5000
Childline for children and young people – 0800 1111
Action on Elder Abuse helpline – 0808 808 8141 24-hour
National Domestic Violence helpline – 0808 2000 247
NAPAC offers support and advice to adult survivors of childhood abuse – 08088010331
Stop It Now helps prevent child sexual abuse – 0808 1000 900
Cruse bereavement helpline – 0808 808 1677
Family Lives provides support and advice on family issues – 0808 800 222
MACSAS for people who have been abused by church officers – 0808 801 0340
Samaritans for people struggling to cope and needing someone to talk to – 116 123 Sources
of support for victims and families of abuse
The Survivors Trust – http://thesurvivorstrust.org
Safeline – www.safeline.org.uk/what-can-friends-and-family-members-do-tosupport-
survivors-of-sexual-abuse
SupportLine – www.supportline.org.uk/problems/rape_sexual-assault.php Victim Support –
www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/ childhood-abuse
Modern slavery helpline - 08000 121 700, www.modernslaveryhelpline.org