Welcome to the lovely and historic parish church of St Thomas a Becket, Lydlinch.

St Thomas' is open every day for private prayer. Please do come and enjoy the peace and tranquility of this ancient house of prayer. 

The parish of Lydlinch takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer. We work in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.

Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded from our Safeguarding page in the left hand menu

If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns, you can contact our Benefice Safeguarding officer Nicole Forbes-Marshall, on 07960827108, email [email protected] or our Vicar, Mary Gubbins on 07440 680387, email [email protected]

Alternatively, you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team on [email protected] or 01722 438651

If your query is urgent or out of hours (5pm Friday to 10pm Sunday), please contact thirtyone:eight on 0303 0031111

Call 999 if a child or an adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm.