At the United Benefice of St Mary’s and St Mark’s, we take safeguarding very seriously. If you are aware of any safeguarding issues, past or present, that you feel we ought to be aware of then please contact our safeguarding officer:
Mrs Helen Arnold
07540 816170 | mrshelenarnold@gmail.com
Alternative you can contact the Safeguarding team at Diocesan Church House
01273 421021
Copies of our safeguarding policies can be found on the welcome tables in each of our three churches or downloaded from the links below.
• If you are a child and you need to talk to someone about things that are happening to you that you don’t like, please click on this link which takes you the Childline website, or telephone Childline on 0800 1111
• If you are an adult and you need to access support about something that is happening to you, please click on this link to find out how you can do that. Scroll down to find links to various support organisations for you to contact.
• If you need to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team, please click on this link.
• If you need to report a safeguarding concern to the statutory authorities in Sussex, please click on this link, click on the option on the left that most describes the situation you are concerned about, and follow the advice and further links you find there. Please remember to contact the Diocesan Safeguarding Team as well once you have contacted the statutory authorities.