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 own the only easily accessible open space in the village with facilities suitable for both indoor and outdoor sport. We also provide 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 with the tennis courts in the background
How to find us
Location Plan
For more details go to Contact
We are responsible for
The Trust is an umbrella organisation responsible for
all the land, 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 which is the . 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.
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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 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.
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
- New chairs
- New signage in building
- 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 seeing 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.