We take the safeguarding and care of children and vulnerable adults very seriously in the Team Parish of Morden.
Contact Details
Here are the contact details for our Parish Safeguarding officers and Church and District Wardens.
Please note: as a “Team Parish” we have four churches, each with individual safeguarding officers and District Wardens. Activities at a specific church are covered by these officers. We also have a Safeguarding Officer and Parish Wardens for the whole parish, and these cover activities organised at the Parish Level.
Parish Level
Parish Wardens: Charles Jeffery , Mick Towse @
Emmanuel Church
Safeguarding Officer:
District Warden: Ade Adebayo @
St George’s Church
Safeguarding Officer:
District Warden: Peggy Taylor @
St Lawrence Church
Safeguarding Officers: Mary Walsh, Robert Griffin @
District Warden: Jason Armstrong @
St Martin’s Church
Safeguarding Officer:
District Warden: Brian Birch @
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer
Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser, office hours: , out of hours:
Diocesan Safeguarding website: https://southwark.anglican.org/safeguarding/
Where to get help
NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are worried about a child.
Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are a child or young person and are worried about anything.
National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours). Phone if you are experiencing domestic abuse.
Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours). Phone if you feel you are struggling to cope and need someone to talk to.
Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 ( free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm).
Policies
We follow the Diocesan Safeguarding Policy, “A Safe Church”, which can be viewed here [click]
