Please direct all Wedding and Banns enquiries to the Partnership Office. (See contact details on home page).
Church Contacts for Weddings and Banns:
| All Saints | St Aidan's | St Ambrose | St John's | St Leonard's | St Mary's | St Michael's |
| Anita Lavis | Anita Denley | David James | Anne Laurence | David James | Audrey Anson | Trudy Britton |
Information from http://www.yourchurchwedding.org/
Click here for information on getting your banns read, getting married if you've been divorced, getting married if you're not both British citizens
You can marry in a CofE church if you can show:-
That one of you:
- has at any time lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months or
- was baptised in the parish concerned or
- was prepared for confirmation in the parish or
- has at any time regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months or
That one of your parents, at any time after you were born:
- has lived in the parish for a period of at least 6 months or
- has regularly gone to normal church services in the parish church for a period of at least 6 months or
That one of your parents or grandparents:
- was married in the parish
In all cases involving church services - i.e. going to normal church services, baptism, confirmation or marriage - this applies only to Church of England services.
To find out what parish you live in please click here A Church Near You and type in your postcode. Still unsure? Call the Partnership Office.
You must be old enough
If you are under 18 years old you will need your parents' consent to marry and by law you can not be married in the UK until you are 16.
Time of wedding
To be legal the wedding must take place between 8am and 6pm on any day.
Special Licence
If you want to marry in a church outside your own parish, but cannot satisfy any of th qualifying connections to a church that are set out in the new Marriage Measure, you will probably need to apply for a Special Licence. If you genuinely feel you have a connection with a particular church, we should be able to help you in applying for a Special Licence. The application is sent to:
The Church of England’s Faculty Office
1 The Sanctuary,
Westminster
London
SW1P 3JT
Tel: 0207 2225381
The fee for this is around £175. We want to help you find a way to marry in your preferred church but Special Licences are not automatically granted. Be sure to plan well in advance, up to 18 months, of your wedding to expand your options.