The Civic and Parish Church of Bournemouth

Contact Us for Assistance

Parish Operations & Administration: Lisa Babb

Address: Parish Office, St Peter’s Church, Hinton Road, Bournemouth, BH1 2EE

Parish Office Email: btcp@live.co.uk

Parish Office Phone: 01202 290986

Vicar: The Reverend Canon Nick Jepson-Biddle

Email: vicarbtcp@outlook.com

Church Wardens: Jane MacDonald & Ronalyn Bichard

Contact via the Parish Office

Director of Music & Choirmaster: Duncan Courts

Email: music@stpetersbournemouth.org.uk

Bellringers Tower Captain: Rosalind Martin & Peter Murdock-Saint

Email: stpetersringers@gmail.com

Sacristan: Pauline Burns

Contact via the Parish Office

Electoral Roll Officer: Paul Coote

Contact via the Parish Office

SAFEGUARDING AND HELP CONTACT INFORMATION

Call 999 if you are reporting a crime that is in progress or if someone is in immediate danger. Call 111 for urgent health advice.

Parish Safeguarding Officer : Ronalyn Bichard

Email: safeguarding@btcp.org

Winchester Diocese Safeguarding Manager: Jackie Rowlands

Email: jackie.rowlands@winchester.anglican.org

Phone: 01962737317 / 07921865374

Website: https://winchesterdiocese.org/safeguarding-hub/

Out of Hours Local Authority Assistance

If a child or an adult at risk is in immediate danger or risk of harm, the police should be contacted by calling 999

Children’s First Response Hub for child abuse or neglect concerns

If you’re a member of the public please telephone or e-mail the team

Tel: 01202 123 334

email: childrensfirstresponse@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

BCP Adult Social Care Hub team 

Telephone: 01202 123 654. Out of hours, contact the emergency duty service.

BCP Children’s safeguarding team

Telephone: 01202 123 334. Out of hours call 01202 738 256.

NSPCC

Telephone: 0808 800 5000

HOMELESS AND ROUGH SLEEPING ASSISTANCE

Visit the BCP Council page for links, application forms and phone numbers:

https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/housing/homelessness-and-rough-sleeping

Report Someone Sleeping Rough by:

StreetLink: https://thestreetlink.org.uk/start

Emailing: bcproughsleepingservice@mungos.org

Tel: 01202 315 962

Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP):

The street outreach Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) helps to protect and provide for vulnerable people sleeping rough during severe weather.

SWEP is activated when there is a real risk of loss of life because of weather conditions, it must be applied when the night-time temperature is predicted to be zero degree Celsius or below for 3 nights in a row.

An occasional forecast above zero in a series of nights where the temperature is below zero should not stop SWEP from being activated.

BCP will also consider:

1. how rain, snow and wind chill affect the temperatures

2. exceptional weather, including extreme wind, rain and flooding

In the event of a Met Office Amber Warning or if severe weather is coupled with very low temperatures, BCP will decide whether SWEP should be activated.

If a red warning is issued then SWEP should be called.

Homelessness charity St Mungo’s will try to offer shelter to all people sleeping rough in Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole by providing emergency accommodation.

To contact St Mungo’s about SWEP, email bcproughsleepingservice@mungos.org or call 01202 315 962. They have a 24-hour answerphone.

FOODBANK RESOURCES

Go to: https://bournemouth.foodbank.org.uk/get-help/

Call our local helpline

If you are in financial crisis and live in Bournemouth, call their offices at 01202 394505. Monday to Thursday 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Please note that this telephone line is manned by volunteers so please do leave a message if you are unable to get through, and they will get back to you as soon as possible.

If you need help from the foodbank the best way to reach them is by phone, so that they can direct you to the most appropriate referral agency to get a foodbank voucher.

or alternatively…

Call their free national helpline

If you are in financial crisis and live in England or Wales, please call the free national helpline, Help through Hardship, on 0808 2082138 for free (open Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, closed on public holidays) to talk confidentially with a trained Citizens Advice adviser. They can help address your crises and provide support to maximise your income, help you navigate the benefits system, and identify any additional grants you could be entitled to. If needed, they’ll issue you with a voucher so you can get an emergency food parcel from your local food bank.

Translators and Relay UK
Please ask the adviser if you need a translator, this will be provided via Language Line. If you can’t hear or speak on the phone you can use Relay UK.