New personal assistant to the Bishop of Sherwood

The Bishop of Sherwood, the Rt Revd Tony Porter, has appointed  Jenny Andrews as his new personal assistant, following the retirement of Christine Marrion this month.

Christine had spent 20 years as the personal assistant to three different Bishops of Sherwood and will be retiring to live in Devon, with her husband Richard. Bishop Tony said: “Christine has been an invaluable support to me in the first year in this new role. She has done the job with tremendous enthusiasm, unfailing courtesy and I am enormously grateful for her personal support.”

She said: “It’s a very interesting job and no day is the same, I am sure Jenny will enjoy working with Bishop Tony and I’m so sorry I’ve only spent a year with him.”

Jenny Andrews (30) will move from a post as the Personal Assistant to the Secretary for Ministries at the United Reformed Church head office in London. She is also a music graduate who plays woodwind instruments and the piano.

Bishop Tony said: “Jenny has got the proven record of responsible administration in Christian ministry and is very enthusiastic in wanting to do her job well and I am looking forward to working with her.”

Jenny hopes to get involved in local jazz bands and groups when she moves to the area. She is due to take up the post on 19th March 2007.