The Churchwardens

. . . are the senior lay officers of the parish, legally responsible for church property.   They are (re-)elected each year at the Annual Meeting of Parishioners, immediately before the Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) which takes place around the beginning of Lent, and usually serve for four years.   All residents of the parish are eligible to vote.

Deanery Synod representatives

. . . represent the parish on the Deanery Synod.   They are elected at the APCM for a three year term, but (unlike PCC members) can be re-elected immediately when their term is up, and can serve as long as stamina permits.

The PCC

. . . is the representative body of parishioners which supports and assists the vicar in the pastoral, ecumenical and social activities of the parish.   Meetings take place roughly six times a year; minutes are displayed in the church, and major items are reported in the Parish Magazine.   The vicar, churchwardens and deanery synod representatives are ex officio members.   Others are elected at the APCM for a three year term, with a third retiring each year.   Some members may be elected for one or two years only to replace people who have moved away.