Parishes wishing to mark the 2012 Diamond Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by the introduction of an appropriate memorial into their church should note that if the proposed memorial includes a copy of the Royal Arms, the permission of the Crown will be required before a faculty can be granted. Advice should be sought from the Registrar on this question.
Clergy Guide to Marriage Questions
January 4, 2012
The General Register Office has produced a very useful Guide for the Clergy, which will be of particular help to clergy dealing with marriage registers, but it also contains a good outline of the general law relating to marriages, as well as baptisms and burials.
Wireless Broadband in Churches
November 22, 2011
The Chancellor of the Diocese held a hearing of the Consistory Court at Postwick on 26 September 2011 to consider an application for a Faculty to install Wireless Broadband equipment at the church of Postwick, All Saints, just east of Norwich. The equipment is designed to enable local subscribers to access high speed broadband internet services which might not be available in rural areas through traditional cable and fibre-optic networks. [Read more...]
Common Licences for Marriage
April 1, 2011
A new fee of £125 came into force for applications for Common Licences for Marriage from 1st April 2011.
Table of Parochial Fees
March 10, 2011
A new Table of Parochial Fees came into force on 1st January 2011. Note that this has not yet been updated for 2012, so that Parochial Fees continue to be payable at 2011 rates for the time being.
