Clergy Housing - Assistance over the Christmas Holiday 2024
Church House will be closed from 12.00 on Friday 20th December until 9.00am on the 2nd January.
Please see details below should an emergency happen during this closed period.
For Structural Damage, Major Leaks, Loss of Power, Break-Ins, etc
Archdeaconry of Chester : Quinplex - 0800 840 4043
Archdeaconry of Macclesfield : T Jones Ltd - 07889 173539
For Emergency Tree Work where a tree is considered dangerous or prevents required access
Both Archdeaconries: Mr C Frankland (Frankland Trees) Tel: 07973 431192
For House Alarm issues
Both Archdeaconries : CIA 2000 Tel : 0161 624 8500 (This is forwarded to their out of hours service at SMC who will get the on call engineer to ring you back. Full 24/7 cover over the Christmas period).
For Gas Leaks
Both Archdeaconries: National Gas Emergency Service - 0800 111 999
Should you require general advice please contact your relevant Archdeacon (Mike Gilbertson or Jane Proudfoot) or the Property Manager (Alan Kempster-Down).
THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT is responsible for all clergy housing and a number of DBF owned property and all glebe land / property.
(If you need advice on church buildings and churchyards, please see separate tab for ‘Church Maintenance'.)
Housing plays a vital part in the ministry of clergy and the Housing Team together with the Houses and Glebe Committee endeavour to ensure that all those who occupy parsonage houses feel secure and comfortable in their homes allowing them to carry out their ministry work.
We will arrange to carry out repairs as required and undertake 5-yearly Quinquennial Inspections (QI’s) of all houses to check that they continue to be effective and suitable for purpose. We work within the constraints of a finance budget and consequently do need to prioritise works.
We are here to help – if there are any repairs required to the property or you need advice on any maintenance issues, your first call should be to :
Housing Department – 01928 718834 Ext 264 for Alan Kempster-Down - email: alan.kempster-down@chester.anglican.org
M: 07540 725112 Ext 251 for Jane Hague - email: jane.hague@chester.anglican.org
M: 07743985526
If there is an emergency out of office hours, please refer to the ‘Emergency Repairs’ section below, which gives emergency contact numbers.
You may also like to check the Housing Guide, which shows whether the diocese, parish or occupant are responsible for particular types of work on parsonage houses.