Church Commissioners Union of Benefices Measures, 1923 to 1954
dated 3rd day of March 1954

As required by the Union of Benefices Measures, 1923 to 1952, and the Statutory Rules made thereunder, the Church Commissioners hereby gice notice that they have certifid to Her Majesty in Council a scheme for separating the benefice of Tockenham and Bradenstoke and for uniting the parishes of Lyneham and Bradenstoke, all of which benefices and parishes are situate in the diocese of Salisbury.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 1954
By Order of the Church Commissioners
Signed by M.L. Warren
Secretary
1, Millbank,
Westminster,
S.W.1.

Annual Report on Preceding of the Parish Church Council 1954-5
During the past year the P.C.C. met five times. Last May at the first meeting it was decided to commence work on repairs to the roof of the North Aisle and the Tower Roof. The timbers which were destroyed by age (14th Century) & woodworm, were renewed and the original lead roof taken up and recast and relaid in both North Aisle and Roof and new concrete runways constructed on the tower. Some of the guttering were renewed and some 100 tiles from Delabole Cornwall were ordered and used for replacement of missing tiles. All this work has cost some £2000 and possibly more and the Vicar has the money in hand to meet this large account when presented.

The Organ has also been dismantled, repaired and renewed and various extra stops have been added at a cost of £250 which has ben settled in full. The P.C.C. were much indebted to F/Lt Tucker for his invaluable advice in the matter.

Mrs Hodges: It was decided to purchase a Book of Common Prayer for the Vicar Stall in the church to be suitably inscribed as a permanent recognition of the 33 years of service to the Parish as Churchwarden of Mr Hodges. The book is here for your inspection.

Joint Parish: Last June by Order in Council of Her Majesty the Queen the disunion of Tockenham from Lyneham & Bradenstoke became effective. On the same date Lyneham-cum-Bradenstoke became one united parish and today we are making history having for the first time elected one P.C.C. for the one united parish.

We welcome the member of Bradenstoke Church as equal fellow members of the joint parish and in particular those who today have become elected members of our P.C.C.

Despite the union it has been decided to allow Bradenstoke to continue to exercise a very real measure of independence in the running of their church and this they will continue to do by way of their own committee.

They will continue to be responsible for their own finances subject like Lyneham to report to the P.C.C. for authority for expenditure; and it is hoped that we may both learn by experience to help one another in all our joint efforts for the furtherance of the Kingdom of God in this parish of Lyneham -cum-Bradenstoke. Very shortly the Archdeacon of Wilts Canon C.A. Plaxton will be coming to dedicate the new elected Light Lyneham at Bradenstoke and I hope that the joint parish will turn out in force on that occasion as a witness to hime and to others that we are indeed one people of God.