SWAINSTHORPE
PARISH COUNCIL

History of Charity Trust

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The original charity was the “Swainsthorpe Charity for a Village Hall” set up and approved by the Charity Commissioners on 3rd June 1983. The Charity were to hold, on behalf of the local community, the proceeds of the sale of the old school house with the intention of providing a village hall for the local community. There was then a long period when various options for the location of a village hall were considered without success.

 

It was on the 22nd March 2001 that the Charity was now to be called the “Swainsthorpe Village Green Charity Trust”. They were to soon purchase the Glebe land (allotments) adjacent to the Church to provide a village green for the local residents and the Parish Council were to provide a range of play equipment.

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The play area is located on Church Road and is regularly monitored by the Parish Council as well as externally inspected on a regular basis. Please do let us know if there are any problems with the area.

 

Still determined to provide the community with a village hall or equivalent community facility the Charity was to make a further change to its name to reflect more clearly its aims and ambitions for the local community. On 21st. June 2010 the name of the Charity was changed to the “Swainsthorpe Community Charity Trust” and it remains dedicated to delivering a community facility and to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants of the area.​