Andrew Hall
Rector
Rev. Andrew Hall is Rector of Burbage with Aston Flamville; Andrew is a Spiritual director and Retreat leader, a contemplative soul, who likes gardening, reading and sports. “My heart is to be a ‘cure of souls’ as my priestly vocation implies; spending time with pilgrims is one of life’s greatest callings and I am honoured that God has called me to this life.”
Edward Pogmore
Associate Priest
I worked ten years in parish ministry as a Curate and then as a Team Vicar on a new housing estate in Poole in the Salisbury Diocese where we built a new church in bricks and people. I have, for the last 30 years, specialised as a Health Care Chaplain.
As Chaplaincy Team leader at the George Eliot Hospital at Nuneaton I worked within the Health Service. Also, I was Hospice Chaplain and later served as Chairman of the Mary Ann Evans Hospice and now as a Patron. Since retirement from the NHS in 2014 I have worked developing Chaplaincy with the Abbeyfield Society who have sheltered housing and care homes throughout the UK. As a Canon Emeritus of Coventry Cathedral I served on the Cathedral Council from 2000-2024.
Mary Tynan
Associate Minister
Mary is a Lay Minister in the Parish. She is licensed to preach, lead services and to take funerals. Recently, she has started to lead the Messy Church sessions which take place once a month at St. Catherine’s Church in Burbage. Other responsibilities include being the Safeguarding Coordinator for the Parish and being part of the Finance and General Purposes Committee. She has a heart for worship of God through music and for relaxed fellowship with others. Her main hobbies are knitting, ‘Silver Swans’ ballet, travel and singing in St. Catherine’s Church Choir and with ’Accord’. She is a retired Secondary Mathematics Teacher who still enjoys doing hard sums! Since retirement, there has been more time for her church involvement and the training she did to become an Associate Minister. Mary lives in Burbage with her husband Jim – her children have all grown up and flown the nest, but there are now 10 grandchildren to keep her active.
Laura Dawson
Lay Chaplain
Don Peacock
Associate Minister
Don is a local man and has lived in Burbage for over 70 years, having moved from Hinckley when only 9.Hie was employed in telecommunications as a Manager at GEC Telecommunications in Coventry (later to become Marconi). During this period he travelled extensively on business and spent a lot of time in Brazil, Kenya and China as well as visits to many other countries.
His hobbies include natural history, local history and family history and he has researched the history of both St Catherine’s Church, Burbage and St. Peter’s Church, Aston Flamville. For relaxation he likes nothing more than a walk in the country watching birds and anything else that can be spotted.
As a young boy he was in the choir at St Mary’s Church, Hinckley and then became a bellringer. Since then his faith has been steadfast and since retirement has trained as a lay Minister , becoming first a Pastoral Assistant and then an Associate Minister.
