BIRD. The Revd Jeffrey Bird, Co-ordinating Chaplain of HM Prison Stafford (Lichfield).

BLAKESLEY. The Revd Christine Blakesley, Vicar of St Herbert’s, Darlington, and Priest-in-Charge of Middleton St George (Durham): 4 April.

BROOK. The Revd David Brook, OLM of Burntwood, Chase Terrace, Chasetown and Hammerwich (Lichfield).

BRUCE. The Revd Susan Bruce, NS Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of Middleton St George (Durham): 3 April.

EADES. The Revd Jonathan Eades, Rector of Ashley and Mucklestone and Broughton and Croxton, and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield): 9 May, becoming Prebendary Emeritus.

KIME. The Revd John Kime, Deputy Director of Education (Lichfield).

LEACH. The Revd Jeffrey Leach, Assistant Chaplain to the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, New Cross Hospital (Lichfield), remaining Assistant Curate (Associate Minister) of The Epiphany, Oxley, and St Gregory, Wednesfield (Lichfield).

LINGWOOD. The Revd David Lingwood, Team Rector in the Stoke-upon-Trent Team Ministry, and Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield): 30 June, becoming Prebendary Emeritus.

McBRIDE. The Revd Murray McBride, Vicar of St George of Cappadocia, Shrewsbury, with Greenfields United Church (Lichfield): 30 April.

MARTIN. The Revd Adele Martin, Priest-in-Charge of Dinsdale with Sockburn, and of Hurworth (Durham): 15 April.

PALMER. The Revd David Palmer, Vicar of Seaton Hirst and Chaplain of Northumberland College of Arts and Technology (Newcastle): 30 April.

PEARCE. The Revd Adrian Pearce, NS Priest-in-Charge of St Francis’s, Bournemouth, remaining Priest-in-Charge of St Ambrose’s, Bournemouth (Winchester)

SMITH. The Revd Andrew Smith, Rural Dean of Telford and Ecumenical Dean of Telford (Lichfield): 31 March.

THOMAS. The Revd David Thomas, Rector of Armitage (Lichfield): 31 March.

WHITING. The Revd Alison Whiting, NS Assistant Curate of Dorchester and the Winterbournes (Salisbury).