At the Annual Parochial Church Meeting on 28 March, Ann Waine was re-elected and John King elected as churchwardens. John was previously on the PCC for six years and for the last eight years has prepared the weekly pew sheet. He and his wife Anne have lived in Belsize, in the parish of Sarratt, for ten years and are pleased to have links with both villages. Ann Waine has lived in Chipperfield for over 30 years and has also been on the PCC for six years. She has served as a Parish Councillor and recently stepped down as a Governor of St Paul’s School.

Peter Hart has reminded us that in Isaiah 43:10 we are told not to cling to events of the past but to watch for the new thing God is going to do – and that it is happening already before our eyes. This is indeed a time of new beginnings: Peter and Anne will be remembering their time with us but they are also looking forward to discovering what God has in store for them; Ann and John, in consultation with the Sarratt churchwardens and the Archdeacon of St Albans, are involved in the search for a new vicar; Jennie Newman is starting as Youth Worker for St Andrew’s, Chorleywood, Sarratt and Chipperfield on 26 April. Jennie needs accommodation; if anyone knows of a two-room flat or annexe, please let Ann Waine know.