Staff Team
Churchwardens
Mr David Grant and Mrs Nicky Smart
Family Life Co-ordinator Mrs Sharon Cooksley 
Sharon is our Family Life Coordinator. She has been involved in children's work here at the Parish Church since 2004, although has worshipped within the parish since she was 10 years old. As her own family are grown (but not yet flown the nest!) she loves the opportunity to engage with families and children of all ages in both community and church settings. Sharon is married to Ken, and enjoys reading, gardening and good historical dramas.
Parish Church Secretary Mrs Carrie Partridge 
Carrie has been the Parish Secretary and the Rector’s Personal Assistant since 2015.
She also assists Rev Andrew Rowland as Rural Dean of the Wimborne Deanery. Carrie enjoys playing hockey with Wimborne Wayfarers and is a member of the Broadstone Community Band.
Additional Ministers
Canford is blessed with a very active team of retired ministers who also lead a number of the church's ministries
Revd. Dr Anne Gee OBE (Pastoral Care team)
Revd. Bev Probert (with June, Prayer Ministry co-ordinators)
Mr John Bentall (Pastoral Care and Ministry to the Deaf)
Mrs Angela Castleton (Spirituality co-ordinator)
Leadership team* and Sub-Committee
Leadership Team Chairman
Children & Families - Sharon Cooksley
Buildings and maintenance - Chris Heppenstall
Kingfisher 2 Project - Iain Stevenson*
Pastoral Care Co-ordinator - Vacency
Mission & Social Action - Karen Mounce*
Worship - Stephen Orman*
Social & outreach - Ellie Payne
Ministry - Vacency
Treasurer & Finance - Robin Christopher
Discipleship & Life Groups - Vacency
Other Leadership Team /Sub-Committee members
Parish Safeguarding Representative - Jane Hazell*
Breakfast@9 - Assistant Pastors - Pete and Jenny Triplow*
Associate Priest - Vacency
Health and Safety - Ken Cooksley
Other key contacts at Canford
Team Vicars
St. Barnabas (Bearwood) - Revd. Geoff Boland
The Lantern (Merley) - Rev Mike Tufnell
All staff can be contacted through the Office
from 10am-12:00pm (Not Thurs)