Welcome To The Clockwork Trust
The Clockwork Charitable Trust is a registered charity based in Oxted, Surrey, which offers support and information to young adults in Oxted and the surrounding district suffering with depression and anxiety, with the aim of helping relieve this suffering.
The idea for Clockwork was born out of tragic circumstances. In June 2016, seventeen-year-old Billy Plowman, of Oxted, decided to end his own life. Just a year prior nineteen-year-old Molly Green, also of Oxted, had made the same choice. Both were extremely talented young adults, so loved by friends and family and so admired by those who knew them. And yet, both felt they could not go on living.
Matt Hayes, owner of Idol Hands Music School (where Billy, an excellent guitarist, had developed his talent), felt more needed to be done to support young people in the local community, like Billy and Molly, suffering with depression. And so, Clockwork was born.
Now a registered charity, Clockwork seeks to achieve its aim through two primary means: by providing financial assistance to help young people access local counselling and mental health services; and by seeking to promote and protect good mental health, through services such as peer listening, support groups and information provision. To carry out this work, Clockwork relies on a programme of fundraising events and activities, either organised by the charity itself or on its behalf by supporters. The charity receives no government or local authority funding.
You can learn more about our Trustees and Advisory Group Members below, and we are always happy to receive questions, comments or ideas – just drop us an email at: enquiries@clockwork.org.uk.
Meet Our Team
Matt was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and has dealt with mental health issues most of his adult life. After one of his students took his own life at a young age Matt decided he wanted to do something to support local youngsters with anxiety and depression and so the idea of Clockwork was born.
Married to Vicki fo 33 years and have two wonderful children. Jack and Molly and a granddaughter Lilly.
Peter has been involved in the forming of Clockwork following the tragic loss of daughter Molly, a victim of suicide.
Billy was a kind and loving young man who expressed his emotions through music, he had guitar lessons with Matt, which were very important to him, before attending Music College.
Kelly continues to support her young daughter in coming to terms with losing Billy and wants to share her experience of mental illness to help not only those struggling with mental health issues, but also to bring support and better understanding to families and the wider community.
Dom suffers from anxiety and OCD, and has previously suffered from severe depression. He wants young people to feel they have support and information available to them on their doorstep, to help reduce the feelings of helplessness and isolation that often accompany mental health issues.
Elle suffers from anxiety and panic attacks, which after therapy realised started as far back as primary school. Having established various coping strategies, Elle is passionate about young people having easy access to holistic and counselling therapies to help them through any mental health issues they maybe struggling with, because they were such a useful tool in managing her own.
Elle has very recently lost her nephew to suicide, and this has become a huge driving force in her commitment to Clockwork and the young community’s wellbeing.
Emma suffers demo anxiety and panic attacks which has stemmed back many years, but she’s learnt that animals in all shapes and forms can help with such disorders offering gentle, non-judgemental therapy. She is very keen to make this therapy available to people of all ages.