Welcome to our Benefice! We are a group of four churches, serving the villages and hamlets of the Wychwood Benefice in the West Oxfordshire Cotswolds.
The Wychwood Benefice includes the following churches: St Mary the Virgin Shipton under Wychwood, St Nicholas Idbury, St John the Baptist Fifield and St Simon & St Jude Milton under Wychwood.
Our Parish 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’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. For Milton and Shipton: Liz Watts 01993 684286, [email protected]. For Fifield and Idbury: Catherine Hitchens 01993 831881.
You can also contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor. 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.
