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Rivington Avenue - Pastoral Scheme
What is happening?
Mission and Pastoral Measure 2011
The Church Commissioners have prepared a draft Pastoral Scheme providing for the parish church of St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw to be declared closed for regular public worship. A copy may be inspected at (i) the church of St James and St Elizabeth, Bickershaw and (ii) Platt Bridge Library, Platt Bridge Community First, Rivington Avenue, WN2 5NG , online at
www.churchofengland.org/consultation
or obtained from the Commissioners.
Large print and/or audio copies are available. You may make representations either for or against all or part of the draft Scheme in writing, preferably by email, to Jos Waters, Church Commissioners, Church House, Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3AZ or to
Jos.waters@churchofengland.org
to reach her by midnight on Monday 7 September 2026.
Where there are representations against the Scheme all representations received and relevant correspondence will be published on the Commissioners’ website. For details of this process see
or phone 020 7898 1075.
The Church Commissioners are a registered charity (number 1140097)
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