FAMILY LIFE
& MARRIAGE EDUCATION
(FLAME) OFFICERS by Diocese


Updated 16 Nov 1999


Diocese:     Bath & Wells
Officer:        Linda Staines
Contact:       Diocesan Office
                    The Old Deanery
                    Wells
                    Somerset
                    BA5 2UG

Tel:        01749 67077
Fax:       01749 674240
Email:        general@bathwells.anglican.org

Current Areas of Work:
Ageing
Bereavement & Loss
Child Protection
Disability
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting
Sexuality
Step-parenting

Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Being single
Domestic Violence (particularly with women and children)
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Diocese:     Blackburn
Officer:        Jane Horrobin
Contact:       St Paul's Vicarage
                    Edgerton Road
                    Blackpool
                    FY1 2NP

Tel:        01253 625308

Current Areas of Work:
Bereavement & Loss
Divorce
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Sexuality
Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Baptism Preparation
Cohabitation
Parenting
Working with teenagers and substance abuse

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Diocese:     Bristol
Officer:        Alison Panington
Contact:       Alison Panington
                    St Nicholas House
                    Lawfords Gate
                    Bristol
                    BS5 0RE

Tel:        01179 557430
Fax:       01179 413252
Email:     isn@chindsocwest.demon.co.uk

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Diocese:     Canterbury & Rochester
Officer:        Shelley Harstad-Smith
Contact:       60 Marsham Street
                    Maidstone
                    Kent
                    ME14 1EW

Tel:        01622 755014
Fax:       01622 693531
Email:     flame@csr.org.uk

Current Areas of Work:
Ageing
Carers
Child Protection
Disability
Marriage Preparation
Parenting
Sexuality
Step-parenting

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Diocese:     Chelmsford
Officer:        None at present
Contact:       Alison Davies SRO
                    Diocesan Office
                    53 New Street
                    Chelmsford
                    CM1 1AT

Tel:        01245 266731
Fax:       01245 492786

Current Areas of Work:
Marriage Preparation
Parenting

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Diocese:     Chester
Officers:       Sarah Parker
Contact:       Diocesan House
                    Raymond Street
                    Chester
                    CH1 4PN

Current Areas of Work:
Baptism Preparation
Bereavement and Loss
Teaching listening skills (Acorn Christian Healing Trust)

Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Cohabitation
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting
Sexuality

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Diocese:     Coventry
Officer:        Carol Davies & Carol Tilley
Contact:       Church House
                    Palmerston Road
                    Coventry
                    CV5 6FJ

Tel:        01203 691257

Current Areas of Work:
Baptism Preparation
Bereavement and Loss
Carers
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting
Being Single

Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Child Protection

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Diocese:    Durham
Officer:        Judith Catty
Contact:       Carter House
                    Pelaw Leazes Lane
                    Durham
                    DH1 1TB

Tel:        0191-384 3692

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Diocese:    Exeter
Officer:        Sheila Fletcher
Contact:       c/o Diocesan House
                    Palace Gate
                    Exeter
                    EX1 1 HX

Tel:        01392 272686

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Diocese:    Guildford
Officer:        Kit Maclachlan
Contact:       c/o Diocesan House
                    Quarry Street
                    Guildford
                    Surrey
                    GU1 3XG

Tel:        01483 571826

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Diocese:     Leicester
Officer:        Elaine Heptonstall
Contact:       c/o Church House
                    3/5 St Martin's East
                    Leicester
                    LE1 5FX

Tel:        0116 262 7445

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Diocese:     Lichfield
Officer:        None at present
Contact:       Caris
                    Shallowford House
                    Shallowford
                    Stone
                    ST15 0NZ

Tel:        01785 761763
Fax:       01785 761764
Email:         justicecare@gn.apc.org

Current Areas of Work:
Ageing
Cohabitation
Divorce
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting
Sexuality
Step parenting

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Diocese:     Liverpool
Officer:        Marian Pope
Contact:       Church House
                    1 Hanover Street
                    Liverpool
                    L1 3DW

Tel:        0151 709 5586
Fax:       0151 709 7596
E mail:    mpope10056@aol.com

Current Areas of Work:
Baptism Preparation
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting
Sexuality
Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Bereavement & Loss
Cohabitation
Divorce
Families and employment: the development of 'family friendly' employment policies
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Diocese:     Manchester
Officer:        Joss Tomkins
Contact:       Board for Church and Society
                    5th Floor
                    Church House
                    90 Deansgate
                    Manchester M3 2GJ

Tel:        0161 832 5253
Fax:       0161 832 2869
E mail:    joss.tomkins@usa.net

Current Areas of Work:
Child Protection
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting
Sexuality
Developing worship resources
Exploring issues in family changes

Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Cohabitation

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Diocese:     Newcastle
Officer:        Catherine Govier
Contact:       c/o The Cathedral
                    St Nicholas Churchyard
                    Newcastle upon Tyne
                    NE1 1PF

Tel:        01203 691257

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Diocese:     Norwich
Officer:        Anne Coley
Contact:       BSR
                    Diocesan House
                    Dereham Road
                    Easton
                    Norwich
                    NR9 5ES

Tel:        01603 881385
Fax:       01603 881083

Current Areas of Work:
Cohabitation
Marriage Encounter and Prepare/Enrich UK
Marriage Preparation
Caravan Ministry
Parenting

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Diocese:     Peterborough
Officer:        None at present
Contact:       Elaine Syme, ManagerBSR
                    Parish Resources Group
                    Peterborough House
                    90 Harlestone Road
                    Northampton
                    NN5 7AG

Tel:        01604 751907

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Diocese:     Salisbury
Officer:        Fran Toland
Contact:       Church House
                    Crane Street
                    Salisbury
                    SP1 2QB

Current Areas of Work:
Cohabitation
Marriage Preparation
Marriage Support
Parenting

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Diocese:     Southwark
Officer:        Richlynd Hoole
Contact:       c/o Trinity House
                    4 Chapel Court
                    Borough High St
                    London
                    SE1 1HW

Tel:        0171 403 8686

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Diocese:     Southwell
Officer:        none at present
Contact:       Dunham House
                    Westgate
                    Southwell
                    Notts
                    NG25 0JL

Tel:        01636 814504
Fax:       01636 815084
Email     sdbf@john316.com

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Diocese:     St. Albans
Officer:        None at present
Contact:       Richard Wheeler SRO
                    41 Holywell Hill
                    St Albans
                    AL1 1HE
                    
Tel:        01727 851748
Fax:        01727 844469

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Diocese:     St Edmundsbury & Ipswich
Officer:        Kathy Blair
Contact:       c/o Diocesan House
                    Tower Street
                    Ipswich
                    Suffolk
                    IP1 3BG

Tel:        0171 403 8686

Current Areas of Work:
Parenting
Marriage Preparation

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Diocese:    Truro
Officer:        Heather Sayle
Contact:       Diocesan House
                    Kenwyn
                    Truro
                    Cornwall
                    TR1 3DU

Tel:        01872 274351

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Diocese:    Wakefield
Officers:       Dick Swindell & Lisa Senior
Contact:       Church House
                    1 South Parade
                    Wakefield
                    West Yorks
                    WF1 1LP

Tel:        01924 371802
Email:     RSwin25004@aol.com
Fax:        01924 364834

Current Areas of Work:
Baptism Preparation
Child Protection
Cohabitation
Marriage Preparation
Parenting
Sexuality

Experience or expertise in the following areas:
Marriage Support

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