Matthew Clements

I am a retired Chartered Engineer, married to a charity director, with two adult children and two young grandsons. In the 90s I volunteered as treasurer of both a church and a small charity working in Africa. By 2005 I was churchwarden at another church where for five years I developed my interest in maintaining the Grade II* listed church, as well as being treasurer of another small charity working in Africa. Since retiring early, I have restored an old Grade II listed limestone house solely using traditional techniques and materials, and have gained much experience on the practicalities of re-ordering and maintenance of two more churches, one Grade I listed and the other a Grade II* listed chapel. In my six years as churchwarden here, we did four major projects on the larger church, and we have done another major project since.