Overview
Gresford Trust or Gresford and District
War Memorial Community Centre Trust to give it its charity
title, was founded in 1949. It has been a green and open space in
the centre of Gresford since that time. Its 18 acres of land are
owned by the village and, over the years, a succession of Trustees
and volunteers from the community have had the responsibility of
safeguarding this open space and the buildings on it. That
responsibility has never been more important than now because the
Trust owns the only easily accessible open space in the village
with facilities suitable for both indoor and outdoor sport. We
also have wonderful facilities for general community use in a
modern building situated in a beautiful location.
West elevation of the Hall, Recently levelled land for general
use and play-area use with the tennis courts in the
background
How to find us
Location Plan
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We are responsible for
The Trust is an umbrella organisation responsible for
all its land including the boundaries, walls and fencing. The
row of lime trees that make the approach to Gresford so attractive
are a wonderful backdrop but they are also an onerous
responsibility for the Trust (See future plans). We also own three
car parks, part of the approach road to the new Memorial Hall and
the red brick building, the Constitution Club. andin 2010 we
added a new Bowling Pavilion. Of course, to manage all our
land we need machinery, mowers, tractors etc. and we had to build a
Groundsman's store to put them in. We did this by obtaining a grant
for a sports wall (which forms the back wall of the store) and
consequently reduced the cost of providing the store. The area in
front of the sports wall can be used as a practice basketball
court.
How do we pay for all this?
We do not receive any revenue from the WCBC although Officers of the Local Authority
are very supportive in offering advice and help which is very much
appreciated.
All our revenue comes from a combination of hiring our
facilities, grants and donations.
Our mission statement is "run by the village for the
village" and that is exactly what we do. We are all unpaid
volunteers giving our time and skills for the benefit of our
community.
If you would like to know more detail about our finances then
you can visit the Charity Commission web
site or come to the Hall and ask to meet our Treasurer who will
be pleased to help you.
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Future plans
There is always something to do!
- Nursery outdoor play scheme to start any moment
- Footpath link to school
- Extension to football stand - started
- Underplanting of trees to Chester Road
- We have planning permission for a 5 a side court - does anyone
want it?
- Stone wall to Chester Road
- Admin - system reviews, training, legal issues, pricing
review,
- New schemes to give us permanent revenue funding
- Removal of the "worm" and replacement by hedge
- Extension of the groundsmans store
- Energy conservation
We will keep you up to date about what we are doing and if you
are interested or can offer a particular skill then maybe you can
help us achieve these things for our community?
We want your support - how you can help
If you don't want to join a committee maybe we could ask you to
put your name and telephone number on
the Volunteer list
Offering two hours a week, a month, a year. Helping to pull up
some weeds as you walk past, making sure that we don't get
vandalised, offering to open up the hall if we are stuck. Offering
a skill that you have for a couple of hours. Every little helps and
relieves the burden on all of us. We look forward to hearing from
youand meeting you.
Add your name and contact number to the volunteer list and tell
us how you feel you could contribute. We would really appreciate
your input.
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