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Who's who

One of core values at St Mary le Strand is Teamwork...
which ensures we work collaboratively to live out our vision in partnership with others.

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Peter Babington

Priest-in-Charge

Canon Peter is Priest-in-Charge of St Mary le Strand

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Peter Babington

Priest-in-Charge

Canon Peter Babington is Priest-in-Charge of St Mary le Strand.

After 22 years of parish ministry in the Diocese of Birmingham, Peter was appointed by Bishop Sarah, the Bishop of London, to lead the Restoration and Development of St Mary le Strand so that it will become a restored church with a renewed mission and ministry at the heart of the Strand Aldwych district.

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Janet Crabtree

Churchwarden

Janet is one of our Churchwardens

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Janet Crabtree

Churchwarden

Janet is one of the Churchwardens of St Mary le Strand.

A former member of the Women’s Royal Naval Service, Janet has been involved with SMLS for over 20 years.  Married to a former Naval Officer she has two married children and two grandchildren.

 Janet also serves as Treasurer to the PCC.

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Peter Maplestone

Churchwarden

Peter is one of the churchwardens for St Mary le Strand

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Peter Maplestone

Churchwarden

Peter is one of our churchwardens.

Peter has been involved with St Mary le Strand for many years and is the author of the history of the church ‘St Mary le Strand’ (2019)
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Karen Little

Administrator and Parish Safeguarding Officer

Karen is the Parish Administrator and Parish Safeguarding Officer

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Karen Little

Karen Little

Administrator and Parish Safeguarding Officer

Karen Little is the Parish Administrator and Parish Safeguarding Officer for St Mary le Strand Church. Karen can be contacted via the form on the Contact Us page.

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Anne Biggs

Project Director

Anne has worked at various cultural institutions including the Philharmonia, Historic Royal Palaces, and English National Ballet. Anne is on…

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Anne Biggs

Project Director

Anne has worked at various cultural institutions including the Philharmonia, Historic Royal Palaces, and English National Ballet. Anne is on the board of Coin Street Community Builders and of Teatro Vivo. Previously, she was a board member of the Freud Museum, mentored through Mentoring Pathways, was an Enterprise Advisor within the Mayor of London’s Enterprise Network, and was a Management Committee member of Angel Shed Theatre Company.

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Maria

Student Choir Conductor

Maria is a London-based musician and classically-trained soprano working as a singer, music director and teacher, currently in her third year at King’s College London. She received the Music Director scholarship at St Mary le Strand for the 2022/23 academic year and has continued with the running of the student choir in 2023/24.

Maria has studied singing since childhood with Former Principal of the Royal Welsh Opera, David Kirby-Ashmore, as well as opera singers Chloe Pardoe and Hannah Thomas (the latter at the Royal Academy of Music). Maria currently studies clarinet with Paul Harris.

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Maria

Student Choir Conductor

Maria is a London-based musician and classically-trained soprano working as a singer, music director and teacher, currently in her third year at King’s College London. She received the Music Director scholarship at St Mary le Strand for the 2022/23 academic year and has continued with the running of the student choir in 2023/24.

Maria has studied singing since childhood with Former Principal of the Royal Welsh Opera, David Kirby-Ashmore, as well as opera singers Chloe Pardoe and Hannah Thomas (the latter at the Royal Academy of Music). Maria currently studies clarinet with Paul Harris.