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Introduction

We would like to introduce you to a few selected members of the team working within St Thomas' Church

Our Vicar - Reverend Terry Swinhoe

I was born and brought up in Swansea, South Wales and Elaine in The Fens of Cambridgeshire. We met at Manchester University in 1968 and married in 1971. We both trained to be teachers after that. I taught French in schools in Manchester and Bolton, and Elaine in Sale, Cheshire.

We’ve three sons, the 2 eldest are married: Gareth, a Physics teacher, living in Leicestershire, David, a community worker in psychiatric health in Kirklees and Mark, currently teaching English in Japan. We've also have three grandchildren, two grandsons and a granddaughter.

I trained for the ministry on the Northern Ordination Course between 1981 and 1984, and served as Curate in the Diocese of Birmingham. The other parishes we’ve worked in are Warley (Halifax), from 1987 to 1996 and Rastrick from 1996 to 2006. I began my ministry at St Thomas Greetland following the licensing service held on October 17th, 2006.

 

Church Warden - Mr John Hanson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Church Warden - Mr Geoff Taylor

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCC Secretary - Mrs Gill Jowett

I was born in September 1960 to a family already made up of two brothers. My parents lived around King Cross all their married lives and my Mum was very well known and loved in the area as she shopped their every day before taking a job at the local chemist. I met Richard in 1978 at a party of a mutual friend and we were married in October 1980 at St Paul’s Church King Cross. Having moved to Greetland in 1992 we feel to have really made a home here and are surrounded by lots of wonderful people.
When we moved to Greetland from Holmfield we brought our original cat with us, Puddy, as in 'I taut I taw a Puddy Tat!!!!!'  She was great and when she died we felt we needed to leave it for a while before we were bowled over by two special kittens, now known as Wallace and Gromit!!!!!
Richard and I came to the Church together during 1999 following a particularly bad period in our lives. I went on to become Church Secretary in 2001 and have been involved in St Thomas’s ever since. I started work for the ‘Halifax’ at 16 and left 24 years later. My time is now spent split between admin for a nursery in Elland and a caravan sales firm in Huddersfield, so much for going part time!!!!. My spare time (ha ha!!!!) is taken up with gardening, reading, cross stitch and, when the mood takes me, drawing and water colour painting.

 

Treasurer - Mrs Tina Illingworth

 

 

I am married with a son and daughter and now have two grandaughters. I moved from Ripponden 20 years ago to live in Greetland.
I joined the Choir 19 years ago and joined the Music Group when it was first formed. I have been an active PCC member for more than 10years.

 

 

 

Child Protection Officer - Mrs Elaine Swinhoe

 

I am a Biology teacher at Hipperholme and Lightcliffe High School, where I have worked for nearly 20 years. I have 3 sons, and two grandsons and a granddaughter. I was born and brought up on a farm in Cambridgeshire, but moved to a big city when I went to Manchester University, and have lived in cities or towns ever since. I like watching football and walking.

 

 

 

 

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