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Cathedral APCM: Annual Report and Election Results – May 2025
Published April 2026
Newcastle Cathedral, serving the Parish of St Nicholas in the Deanery of Newcastle Central, held its Annual Parish Vestry Meeting and Annual Parochial Church Meeting (APCM) on Sunday 26 April 2026.
The meeting provided an opportunity for the congregation to reflect on the past year through the presentation of the 2025 Annual Report, and to look ahead by electing individuals to key lay roles that support the Cathedral’s mission and ministry.
Thank you to everyone who attended, and congratulations to those appointed or re-elected to these roles!
Churchwardens elected:
- Didier Avornyo
- Giles Hunter
- Catherine McNally
- Heather Murphy
Assistant Churchwardens elected:
- Nneoma Adigwe
- Vincent Adigwe
- Lewis Allen
- Pamela Avornyo
Sidespeople:
- Jamie Bradford
- Joe Gamble
- Judith Nobel
- Leslie Noble
- Carol Holland
- Holly Hunter
- Michael Johnston
- Lesley Lee
- Carolyn Roberts
- Helen Robertson
- Rachel Towell
- Fallah Yusef
Deanery Synod Representative:
- Rachel Ranson