Welcome to The Parish of Heysham

St Peter's Church

Traditional Worship, Sundays at 10:45am & Wednesdays at 10:00am

We have an ancient worship space in St Peter’s Church of England. It is a building that is permeated with the prayers of the faithful for more than 1200 years.  We do worship in a manner that is congruent with our space.  We are contemplative.  We listen to the Holy Scriptures. We are joyful.  We express our praise of the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ with hymns and spiritual songs.  Given our ambience, this is accompanied by our historic pipe organ and our village choir.

St James' Church

All-Age Service, Sundays 09:15am

We are All Age. We are accessible to young and old, churched and for those of us church is a new thing, a distant memory, or even a bad memory.  We are contemporary.  We have a modern space, carpeted with freestanding chairs, allowing us to set up in a variety of ways.  We use power-point, video, and the internet to enhance our worship. We are interactive.  We discuss God and life. We genuinely listen to one another, young and old. We value each other’s contribution.  We are godly.  We listen to God’s map the Bible and in our own faulty ways practice it.

Mission Weekend 18th and 19th October 2025

Quiz Night                 Friday 17 October at 7.00pm to 9.30pm in St James’ Centre. Free entry.

Teddy Bears Picnic  Saturday 18th October at 11.00am to 1.00pm in St James’ Centre. Bring a picnic and your favourite cuddly toy

Beer ‘n Hymns        Saturday 18th October at 6.30-8pm in St Peter’s Church. Have a free beer and enjoy your favourite hymns.  Drinks are free and there’s a £2 deposit on the glasses.


Sunday Services     Sunday 19th October at 9.15 in St James’ Church All-age Holy Communion

                                 Sunday 19th October at 10.45 in St Peter’s Church Holy Communion

Safeguarding

Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Jane Sutton and can be contacted on heyshamparishsafeguarding@gmail.com

PROMOTING A SAFER CHURCH

St Peter, St James and St Andrew, Heysham have adopted the House of Bishops ‘Promoting a Safer Church’ policy and the Parish Safeguarding Handbook, incorporating the House of Bishop’s Safeguarding Policy and Practice Guidance
A copy of this, and all the information below can be found here.

We also display the Promoting a Safer Church poster prominently within our church. This is in the entrance hall to Church along with relevant phone numbers and contact details.

All those working with children and adults at risk have undergone safer recruitment and received safeguarding training.

REPORTING A CONCERN

If you believe that someone is at risk of immediate harm please call emergency services on 999.

Any safeguarding concerns in a parish should be brought to the attention of your local Parish Safeguarding Officer(s) (PSO) in the first instance.

Jane Suttonheyshamparishsafeguarding@gmail.com

The PSO can seek further advice from the Diocesan Safeguarding Team as necessary.

Concerns can also be raised directly with the Diocesan Safeguarding Team

SAFEGUARDING TEAM CONTACT DETAILS

safeguarding@blackburn.anglican.org
Tel: 01254 503088

Assistant DSA, Sophie Booth
Sophie.booth@blackburn.anglican.org
07468971759

DSA, Catherine Smith,
Catherine.smith@blackburn.anglican.org
07711485170

Safeguarding Trainer, Andrea Richards
Andrea.richards@blackburn.anglican.org
07484073146

Safeguarding Administrator, Claudia Aspey
Claudia.aspey@blackburn.anglican.org
01254 503088

Address: Diocese Offices, Clayton House, Walker Office Business Park, Blackburn, BB1 2QE

Safeguarding concerns in a school/university/prison/healthcare setting should be raised with the relevant organisation’s Safeguarding team.

FINDING SUPPORT

Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales.

If you have been affected, however long ago, Safe Spaces can provide you with support.

Contact SafeSpaces

We understand reporting abuse may be very difficult and that not everyone may want to contact the church directly. Below is a list of other agencies that are available to assist either on a 24-hour basis or through specialist helplines and services:

Thirty-one: Eight: 0303 003 1111 (out of hours and weekend safeguarding advice)

NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are worried about a child.

Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.

National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are experiencing domestic abuse.

Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours). Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.

Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm).