I am very excited to be joining Rev’d Adele and you all as Assistant Curate in the benefice of the White Peak Group and the benefice of Youlgreave, Middleton, Stanton in Peak and Birchover. I am so looking forward to meeting and getting to know you and learning about the communities I will be serving with you. We came along to a joyful family service in Youlgreave a few weeks ago and felt so at home there – I was so encouraged that you had been praying for the curate even before I had seen the profile! Thank you!

A bit about me – I am married to Guy, and we have 3 adult children, a daughter-in-law who is also a curate in Doncaster, a soon to be daughter-in-law and a very well-loved and spoilt 10-year-old sprocker spaniel. Before sensing that God may be calling me to ministry in the Church of England, we lived in Taunton, Somerset where I worked as a manager in a hospice. During our time in Taunton, we were part of a large village church on the edge of the town. For the last two years, I have been studying full-time at Trinity College in Bristol, where I have also had the privilege of being a part of two very different church communities in Clifton. I love being outdoors; walking, off-road running and cycling are some of my favourite things to do so I’m very much looking forward to exploring the wonderful hills and countryside of the Peaks – Guy is particularly excited about getting to know the local rivers.

I am so thrilled that God has brought us to serve and learn under Adele’s guidance in your wonderful communities and am looking forward to all He has in store over the next few years.