Welcome to St James' Alderholt. We hope you find this information useful. For more information please see our Church website. We hope to welcome you to one of our services or events in the near future.
The parish of Alderholt: St James' is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Salisbury’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.
We are an Inclusive Church and hold to the Inclusive Church statement below:
We believe in inclusive Church – a church which celebrates and affirms every person and does not discriminate. We will continue to challenge the church where it continues to discriminate against people on the grounds of disability, economic power, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, learning disability, mental health, neurodiversity, or sexuality. We believe in Church which welcomes and serves all people in the name of Jesus Christ; which is scripturally faithful; which seeks to proclaim the Gospel afresh for each generation; and which, in the power of the Holy Spirit, allows all people to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Jesus Christ.
St James Church takes its responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously, and works in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times. Our Safeguarding policy can be found on the home page of our website or on our Church Porch and Church Hall noticeboards.
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Romey Schofield on 01425 654054 email [email protected]
Alternatively you can contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, Suzy Futcher 07500664800 or Jem Carter 07469857888 [email protected] 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 adult is in immediate danger of significant or serious harm.
Safe Spaces – 0300 303 1056 Home - Safe Spaces England and Wales
NSPCC – 0808 800 5000 NSPCC | The UK children's charity | NSPCC
Childline – 0800 1111 Childline | Childline