Keeping Safe
Most of the time at church we are like a big happy family. However even in very happy families people
can have a bad day and even people we know and trust can upset us. We want to help everyone have
good days all of the time. We try to make sure that people who have jobs in the church always behave
well and in a way that is helpful to you. We never want anyone or anything in church to frighten you,
confuse you or worry you. It is important that you tell us if something is upsetting you or if you are
feeling worried about something that's happening or something somebody is doing. We have specially
trained people who you can talk to and who you can ask for help. These people are good at
safeguarding. This means they look after everyone's safety. Caring for people is a very important part
of our Christian life.
The people who can help you are the parish priest or the parish safeguarding officer. You can contact
the safeguarding officer Sandy Riley (01472 316 553) or the parish priest
Father David McCormick (01472 280 477). If you wish to speak to someone outside the church
you can contact the diocesan safeguarding team - their contact details are available here
There is also information there about other places from where you can get help or advice.
Full details of our safeguarding policy can be found here: Parish Safeguarding Policy