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It is never nice to report negative news, but we were saddened to learn that Gresford Athletic first team will no longer play their home games at the Trust playing fields. This decision was relayed to the Trust in late February and will be effective immediately.

Having reached the second tier of the Welsh League pyramid system, Gresford Athletic have to comply with stricter criteria regarding both on and off field facilities. The criteria are subject to periodic updates and facilities are inspected to ensure compliance. The Trust has previously offered support to the club’s efforts to develop the ground including the new spectator accommodation.

Understandably the FAW want clubs playing at the highest level within their pyramid system to have dedicated football stadia available for use whenever the FAW wish to stage fixtures. The FAW have indicated that Trust land is not suitable for that level of development.

The football club’s committee have therefore taken the difficult decision to safeguard their league status by moving to a new ground. They will now be based at The Rock, the home ground of Cefn Druids. Although obviously disappointed by this decision, we wish the club all the very best for the future.

We are however, delighted that the reserves and juniors will continue to be based in the village. Hopefully we can take advantage of the spare dates and work with the club to ensure that this partnership continues. Pitches particularly at youth level are at a premium and anything we can do provide additional facilities will be actively pursued.

Thank you to all the volunteers who ran the Thursday morning ‘Warm Welcome’ over the last 10 weeks. We are very grateful for your help and we sincerely hope that opening up the Blue Room was beneficial to those that attended.

Big Help Out

We are delighted that we will be taking part in the ‘Big Help Out’ on Monday 8th May Bank Holiday. Thousands of organisations –big and small – are getting together to mark The King’s Coronation by giving everybody the chance to try volunteering for themselves and make a difference in their community.

If you would like to take part in the ‘Big Help Out’ at Gresford Trust, please save the date and look out for more information on our Facebook page, notice boards and website nearer the time.

We look forward to seeing you!