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The Rev’d Alison Hardy | Priest in Charge
Alison is from Bolton in Lancashire and after a good northern grammar school education, studied Oriental Studies (Arabic) at St Anne’s College, Oxford. She fancied becoming a spy but actually went on to become an accountant in Local Government. Alison became a Christian at the age of 27, discerned a clear call to priesthood, spent a life changing three years in formation on the Northern Ordination Course and was ordained in Manchester Cathedral in 1995 at the age of 34. As much of a whirlwind as it sounds! She spent the next 23 years in parish ministry in urban and suburban parishes in the Manchester Diocese, loving every minute and maintaining an interest in clergy formation and spiritual direction.
In 2018 Alison moved to Newcastle Diocese as Area Dean of Alnwick and Priest in Charge of the Embleton Benefice. In November 2021 the four Aln and Coastal parishes were added to her charge making for a very exciting life indeed.
Alison likes terrible telly, generous faith, detective fiction, food, and her pets, currently three cats, three dogs and an elderly guinea pig. She firmly believes that we are all as daft as each other and all loved by God just as we are.
Contact Alison
The Vicarage, Embleton, NE66 3UW