Who are we?
Clergy
Alison Cox
Alison was ordained in 2003 in Lincoln Cathedral and served her curacy at the beautiful and big medieval church in Spalding. She then moved to Chester Diocese to be Priest in Charge of a parish in Dukinfield, St Mark's, in Mottram Deanery right at the eastern edge of the diocese. She was also Rural Dean for six years. Mottram Deanery is on the edge of the Peak District. Alison is very fond of hiking with her Rhodesian Ridgebacks dogs and housemate, Julia. They walked the Camino in Spain in 2015 (the 500 mile pilgrimage route) and the Pennine Way in the UK in 2016.
Alison was installed as the first female vicar of St Anne's in October 2018. Before ordination, she worked in horticulture and journalism and lived in Southern Africa for seven years.
You can contact Alison by email here.
Olwyn Marlow
Olwyn was ordained deacon in 1989 and served at St Martin’s, Baguley. In 1993, she moved to St John’s, Brooklands and whilst serving there became one of the first woman to be ordained priest in 1994 and she was the first woman to celebrate the Eucharist at St John’s. It was at St John’s that she met her husband Tim, a retired teacher. They share their home with several cats. After major spinal surgery in 1999, Olwyn had to retire on health grounds. She has enjoyed being a part of the family of St Anne’s since 2005. In her leisure time Olwyn enjoys crochet, a good murder (mystery that is!) and visiting antiques centres. Contact her here.
Reader
Paul Edwards
Paul has been a reader here at St Anne's since 1983 when he moved to Sale and is actively involved in the Parish as a member of the Local Ministry Team. He is married to Sylvia, who is in the Choir. They have two grown-up children, Jonathan and Caroline. He is now retired, having spent nearly 30 years as a teacher of Religious Education, and latterly as a Head of Year, in high school in Wythenshawe, Manchester. His interests include travel, theatre, music and sport - he is a passionate Sale Sharks supporter! Contact him here.
Church Wardens
Andrew Egarr
Andrew was elected as Church Warden in April 2021. He was born in Yorkshire but moved to Sale when he was 3 and has been at St Anne's ever since. He's taken on a number of roles and responsibilities over the years so he knows the place and people well. However, his loyalties are split: he's a passionate supporter of Manchester United, and also of Sale Sharks when he gets the chance.
Contact him here.
The PCC are responsible together with the incumbent to promote in the ecclesiastical parish, the whole mission of the church, pastoral, social and ecumenical. It is also responsible for St Francis and St Anne's School. Members of the PCC are ex officio or elected at the Annual Parochial Church Meeting in accordance with the Church Representative Rules. The people serving the PCC are the Vicar, Curate, two Church Wardens, two Readers, the Treasurer and the Secretary together with the elected members of the PCC and the Deanery Synod Representatives. PC members in 2023 are Rachel Boyle, Lynda Bywater, Jenny Egarr, Sue Heath, Kerrie Hickman, Helen Thorley, Graham Whittingham, Hilary Lawlor, Ann Hunt, Paul Edwards, Pauline Stacey, Andrew Egarr, Olwyn Marlow with Julia Greene co-opted as PCC secretary.