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Chair of the District Revd Dr Elizabeth A. Smith 0113 278 5546 leedschair@ntlworld.com		Secretary of the District Synod Revd Richard W. Oldroyd 01924 373 287 richardoldroyd@btinternet.com

Assistant Secretary of the Synod Mrs Patricia Davies 0113 266 3090 secretary@leedsmethodist.org.uk		District Treasurer Mr Anthony D. Hyett 01423 780 926 mobile 07785 326 266 treasurer@leedsmethodist.org.uk

District Administrator	District Evangelism Enabler

Revd Libby Toomsalu District Office, 281 Otley Road, Leeds LS16 5LN Tel: 0113 278 5546 Fax: 0113 274 5611 email: leedschair@ntlworld.com	Revd Beverly Hollings Tel: 01924 826 130 email: beverly.hollings@virgin.net Click here for 'what Bev offers'

District Training & Development Officer	District Events Secretary

Mrs Viv Morrissey Leeds NE Circuit Office, Lidgett Park Methodist Church, Lidgett Place, Leeds LS8 1HG Tel: 0113 268 7267 email: vivmorrissey@btconnect.com	Mr Robert K. Lolley Tel: 0113 288 0742 Mobile: 07880 560 725 email: rob.lolley@gmail.com

District Archivist

Mr D. Colin Dews Tel: 0113 263 6234 email: colin@dews.clara.co.uk

The responsibility for circuit and local church records lies with the circuit superintendent ministers. The District Archivist works with the circuits and record offices to coordinate the deposit of records and deal with related queries. The records of circuits in the Leeds Methodist District are deposited at the North Yorkshire County Record Office, Northallerton, and the West Yorkshire Archive Service's offices at Leeds and Wakefield. The District Archivist does not hold any records.

Past President of Conference

Revd Brian R. Hoare 1995-6

Past Vice-Presidents of Conference

Professor Peter D. Howdle 2002
Mrs Susan R. Howdle 1993

Representatives to Connexional Meetings

Connexional Day Schools Committee	Revd G. David Hall 01977 516 284	2007
Lay Stationing Officer and Memorials Committee	Miss Sarah Cave 01423 508 410 sec@cohs.co.uk	2002
Methodist Council	Revd Robert B. Creamer 0113 264 5831 robertcreamer@yahoo.com	2006

Synod Bookstall

MPH Agent: Mr John S. Summerwill, 263 Lidgett Lane, Leeds LS17 6PP
0113 269 7895 john@summerwill.co.uk

New and popular books from the Methodist Publishing House's catalogue are available for purchase at both the Spring and Autumn Synods. These include not only official Methodist Church publications and books from MPH and Epworth Press but also a selection from other religious publishers such as SPCK, Wild Goose (Iona) and Lion. Profits from sales (over £100 per year) are given to the District Training Fund.

If there is a particular title you want to purchase or inspect, contact John Summerwill at least a month before Synod and he will order it for you.

A bookstall can usually be arranged for other district and circuit events, such as quiet days and study days. Books are obtained from the Methodist Publishing House, or the SPCK Bookshop, on a sale-or-return basis as required. Contact John Summerwill well in advance of your event to discuss your needs.

Synod Reports

Autumn Synod 2007

Vacant Posts

For further information about the following posts, contact the District Administrator or the District Chair (see above)

Volunteers required by Oxford Place Children’s Centre

Oxford Place Children’s Centre has a team of volunteers to help our paid staff look after young children whose adult carers are attending the nearby courts in Leeds. We need at least one volunteer to help every day; on some days we need two. We work on a four weekly rota.

There are two types of volunteer:
1.Regular Volunteers. These people do a regular day once a week, once a fortnight or once a month, on a four weekly cycle.
2. Floating Volunteers. These people do not have a fixed regular commitment, but come in when they are needed. The Volunteer Organiser contacts them and asks if they are free on the required day. If they are not available the Organiser will try the next person on the list.

If you care about the welfare of young children and think you might be able to help in this way, please ring the Volunteer Organiser, Mrs Irene Hebden, on 0113 2604561 for an initial ‘no commitment’ conversation about what is involved.

World Development Officer

The World Development Movement would like to have a link-person for the Leeds District. He or she should have an interest in world development issues and be prepared to be an advocate for them within the District. As we do not currently have such a post it is not located anywhere within the District structures. If a suitable person can be found we will agree with the post holder how that might best be done.

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