The National Heritage Memorial Fund
17 March 2008
The Prime Minister has re-appointed Matthew Saunders MBE as a Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund for a term of three years from 3 March 2008.
Biographical notes
Matthew Saunders is the Secretary of the Ancient Monuments Society (AMS), concerned with listed buildings of all ages and types. Since 1993 he has also been Honorary Director of Friends of Friendless Churches, which owns forty historic but disused churches in England and Wales. He has been involved in architectural history and preservation since the mid 1970s. At the AMS and the NHMF he has provided detailed assessments of buildings and churches. He has also written extensively on the subject and was awarded the MBE in 1998 in recognition of his work. He stood down as Secretary of the Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies in 2005. He was a member of the Fabric Advisory Committee at St Paul's Cathedral from 2001 to 2003. He has undertaken no political activity in the past five years.
Notes for Editors
The National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) was set up as a memorial to those who gave their lives for the United Kingdom.
The Fund is a resource of last resort which makes grants to acquire, maintain and preserve heritage of outstanding national importance and interest, which is either at risk, or memorial in character.
NHMF Trustees administer the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) one of the National Lottery 'good causes'. The Heritage Lottery Fund's aims are to i) encourage more people to be involved in and make decisions about their heritage, ii) conserve and enhance the UK's diverse heritage, iii) ensure that everyone can learn about and access their heritage, and iv) achieve a more equitable distribution of grants across the UK. NHMF Trustees may claim an allowance of £6,273 per year.
These appointments have been made in accordance with the OCPA Code of Practice. Appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.
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