Redrow helps Daresbury residents’ group honour Sir Wilfred Greenall

A village hall will have a new commemorative bench and has been kitted out with new equipment thanks to Redrow’s Community fund.  

Redrow has just moved into Daresbury Garden Village and, to celebrate, shared a community fund of £10,000 between eight local good causes.

One successful applicant was the Daresbury Residents Group, which requested funding for a bench to commemorate Sir Wilfred Greenall for his gift of the Parish Rooms, now known as the Daresbury Village Hall, to the residents of Daresbury back in 1902.  Born in Parkgate in 1865, Sir Wilfred Greenall was a medical missionary and author. 

The group also received funding for new equipment to enhance the usage of the village hall including a projector, coffee machine and room dividers.  

“The village hall is used by a number of groups in the community. The projector and screen have already been used for a film presentation by the Lewis Carroll Society,” said Debbie Healey, Parish Councillor for Daresbury Village and volunteer caretaker of Daresbury Village Hall. 

“The room dividers and coffee machine were very useful at our recent Macmillan coffee morning and craft fair event. They will continue to be used by other groups who rent the hall.

“A big thank you to Redrow for supporting the Daresbury Residents Group.” 

Sarah Weaver, marketing manager at Redrow NW said: “The residents group do a lot of wonderful work in Daresbury, so we were happy to help with funding to purchase these facilities and the commemorative bench.” 

“I hope they are enjoyed by the community for many years to come.” 

With the addition of this latest fund, Redrow’s North West business has voluntarily gifted more than £160,000 to the neighbourhoods in which it builds. This is over and above the statutory investment from Redrow linked to planning consents, such as contributions to education, healthcare, public transport and affordable housing.

To find out more about Daresbury Garden Village visit the development page here.