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parishes of layer de la haye layer breton layer marney the three layer parishes in north east essex layer de la haye layer breton with birch layer marney home services events diary churches who s who magazines contact welcome the three layer parishes serve the essex villages of layer de la haye birch layer breton and layer marney we are part of the church of england and our parishes are situated in attractive rural settings just south of colchester we welcome everyone who would like to join us for our services of worship or our social events regardless of the stage he or she has reached on their own spiritual journey meeting and worshipping together are essential parts of christian faith and life at present our parishes are involved in a major reorganisation of 18 parishes in the middle of the witham deanery the 18 parishes are being grouped into four clusters as follows the waterside parishes layer de la haye tollesbury salcott tolleshunt major and tolleshunt d arcy led by the revd jo wood team vicar designate the heathland parishes tiptree with tolleshunt knights and great braxted messing inworth layer marney and layer breton with birch led by a team rector post currently vacant the roman road parishes kelvedon feering copford and easthorpe led by the revd canon simon garwood the beacon parishes wickham bishops with little braxted great totham little totham and goldhanger naturally the reorganisation involves a period of significant change for our parishes and their people for many of us change is unsettling it will take time for new patterns of ministry and services to evolve and become established on this website you can find a range of information about our parishes lower down this page is a site map with links to the main pages on the site each with a brief explanation of content st john the baptist layer de la haye the sanctuary our websites and updating as explained above our parishes are presently involved in a major reorganisation and period of change in due course the matter of websites for the enlarged benefice and its parishes will be reviewed for the time being the layer churches website is continuing however with currently available resources it may not be possible to continue updating this website as regularly as we would wish to check whether there is more up to date information on news services or contact details than is displayed here you are invited to visit one or more of the websites listed below thurstable winstree team ministry website on the thurstable winstree team ministry s website at www thurstablewinstreechurches org you can find information about all the parishes in the benefice below are links to the pages on the team ministry website with service and other information for each of the three layer parishes st john the baptist layer de la haye st mary the virgin layer marney st mary the virgin layer breton with birch the waterside parishes information and news information about each of the waterside parishes can be found on the church of england s a church near you website the pages for each parish are maintained by the cluster s administrator rosie pollock and can be viewed by following the links below layer de la haye st john the baptist www achurchnearyou com church 6461 tollesbury st mary the virgin www achurchnearyou com church 6651 salcott virley st mary the virgin www achurchnearyou com church 6650 tolleshunt major st nicholas www achurchnearyou com church 6653 tolleshunt d arcy st nicholas www achurchnearyou com church 6652 the heathland parishes information and news information about the layer marney and layer breton parishes can be found on the church of england s a church near you website the pages for these parishes can be viewed by following the links below layer marney st mary the virgin www achurchnearyou com church 6192 layer breton st mary the virgin www achurchnearyou com church 6191 the weekly news sheets for the heathland parishes are available in the news section of the thurstable winstree team ministry website and can be viewed at www thurstablewinstreechurches org news benefice clergy team rector vacant following anne marie renshaw s appointment as archdeacon of morgannwg while we have no team rector in post enquiries relating to the layer marney and layer breton with birch parishes should be directed in the first instance to the revd liz barnes associate priest day off monday tel 01621 333027 email liz_barnes sky com or to christine hall team administrator email thurstableteamadmin btinternet com team vicar designate the revd jo wood enquiries relating to the parish of layer de la haye should be directed to jo who leads ministry in the waterside parishes or to rosie pollock administrator for the waterside parishes see contact details for jo and rosie associate priests the revds liz barnes christine eaton michael hatchett ruth hatchett christine newmarch and andrew vince baptisms weddings and funerals to discuss a baptism wedding or funeral in the parish of layer de la haye please contact the revd jo wood to discuss a baptism wedding or funeral in the parishes of layer marney or layer breton with birch please contact the revd liz barnes useful information for those considering a wedding in any of the churches in our benefice can be found on the page wedding information for enquirers safeguarding statement we are committed to safeguarding children and young people and vulnerable adults our pccs have adopted the church of england s policies and best practice on safeguarding information and resources may be found on the diocese of chelmsford website at www chelmsford anglican org safeguarding use the following link to view and or download the church of england s safeguarding code of safer working practice our parish safeguarding representatives are layer de la haye mrs anne hughes tel 01206 734168 layer marney and layer breton with birch mrs judy bancroft tel 01206 330067 for urgent matters please phone the representative for the church concerned while we have no team rector if there is no reply please contact the diocesan safeguarding team on their duty number 01245 294 444 if they do not answer your call straight away please leave an answerphone message with your name and phone number so that they can call you back for non urgent enquiries email thurstableteamadmin btinternet com and the message will be passed on to the relevant officer please note these emails are monitored only on tuesdays wednesdays and thursdays our churches open for private prayer and visitors our churches are open for individual private prayer except during services as follows st john the baptist layer de la haye open daily from 10 00am to 4 00pm st mary the virgin layer marney open daily from 10 00am to 4 00pm if you would prefer to visit layer marney church at a quiet time please see the entries on our weekly news sheet under coming up this week to check when the church will be busy in addition other activities may also be taking place during the week when we are preparing for wedding ceremonies and other services the above days and times are those effective as at may 2026 site map services of worship normal times and places of sunday and weekday services forthcoming events forthcoming events and dates for your diary the churches locations and brief histories of our three churches ministry team church officers the clergy and key office holders wedding information for enquirers useful information for those considering a wedding in any of the churches in our benefice of thurstable and winstree including the layer churches praying prayers an introduction to prayer with a selection of prayers parish magazines our regular monthly publications church histories histories of our churches available here as downloads layer de la haye bells the bells at st john the baptist and the restoration completed in january 2001 layer de la haye church guide a brief descriptive guide for visitors to st john the baptist english nederlandse vertaling übersetzung deutsch français the fallen of the layer parishes in two world wars the names and some biographical details of those from the parishes of layer marney birch layer breton and layer de la haye who fell in two world wars data privacy notice the data privacy notice of the parochial church councils of the nine parishes in the thurstable and winstree benefice the notice has been prepared and issued in compliance with the requirements of the general data protection regulation further afield our parishes in context our parishes are in the witham deanery witham deanery is in the diocese of chelmsford to learn more about our large diocese which stretches from heavily populated east london to quiet rural essex villages visit the chelmsford diocesan website diocesan bishop the rt revd dr guli francis dehqani bishop of chelmsford area bishop the rt revd roger morris bishop of colchester archdeacon the ven ruth patten archdeacon of colchester area dean the revd dr jonathan pritchard witham area dean home services events diary churches who s who magazines contact page updated 07 aug 2026 at 16 42