Clergy appointments

Revv Adebowale (Debo) Adelaja, assoc v, All Saints, Fullham (London), to be assoc p, All Saints w Holy Trinity, Loughborough (Leicester); Vicky Bastidas, c, St Matthew, Yiewsley (London), to be p-in-c, St Lawrence, Cowley (same dio);

Joseph Fernandes, v, St Hilda, Ashford, and ad, Spelthorne (London), to be also dio chapl for the gypsy, traveller, and Roma community (same dio); Nicola Grey, r, Cheadle w Freehay (Lichfield), to be Anglian chapl, HMP Foston Hall (Derby); Simon Johnson, c, St Paul, South Harrow (London), to be v, Holy Trinity, Wealdstone (same dio);

Jonathan Kester, v, Emmanuel, West Hampstead, and ad, London (London), to be v, St Peter, Eaton Square (same dio); Stephen Plumb, c, St Barnabas, Homerton (London), to be Anglian chapl, Swaleside Prison (Canterbury);

Alice Smith, v, St John, Brownswood Park (London), to be also p-in-c, St Thomas, Finsbury Park (same dio); Philip Sudell, p-in-c, St Peter le Poer, Frien Barnet (London), to be v, St Peter le Poer, Friern Barnet (same dio); Edward Whittaker, p-in-c, Abberley, Astley, Shrawley and Witley, and Teme Valley North (Worcester), to be p-in-c, Hilton w Marston on Dove, p-in-c, Hatton, and asst c, to be known as min responsible, Boylestone and Church Broughton w Barton Blount, within the benefice of Boylestone, Church Broughton, Dalbury, Longford, Long Lane, Radbourne, Sutton on the Hill and Trusley (Derby).

Retirements and Resignations Revv Tom Couper, c, St Michael and All Angels, Bedford Park (London), to resign with effect from May 31; Wendy Ann Ruffle, pioneer min, celebrate, and assoc v, Tewkesbury w Walton Cardiff and Twyning (Gloucester), to