Aylesham Workshop Trust is a trading name of the Aylesham & District Community Workshop Trust. It is a social enterprise based on a not-for-profit company aimed at supporting economic regeneration in the former mining villages of Aylesham, Elvington, Betteshangar, Chislet, Mill Hill on the edge of Deal, Tilmanstone and Hearsden.
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Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre
Statement from ASSWS ChairAylesham Welfare is 90 years old and has been delivering sports ,cultural and social activities for the people of the Aylesham rural area.
The charity is constituted under the rules of national organisation Coalfield Industries Social Welfare Organisations and is owned by its members.
Since the closure of Snowdown Colliery the charity has not received any revenue funding from any of the local councils.
It is funded by 275 members paying £10/year subscription and other charitable activities.
On the 31st of May Your Leisure took their option to stop managing Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre and sports grounds.
The management committee has had to take responsibility for all of the running costs of the Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre and sports grounds on a very limited budget but the Welfare will continue.
During this coronavirus emergency our sporting activities and income streams have come to an end. We invite all of the people of Aylesham to become members of the Welfare for the sum of £1/month £12/year. On facebook the majority of the village believe the Welfare is theirs, and it can be for £1/month.
The future of the Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre is assured and we have got a partner West Faversham Community Association who will manage the centre and grounds from the 1st of September.
We intend to start refurbish the centre and bring new attraction with the help of 106 Aylesham Development funding.
West Faversham, CEO James Browning has been appointed consultant to act with the management committee to develop ” The Plan for a dramatic improvements to the services for all the family in the Aylesham Welfare. “
Those friends of Aylesham Welfare can play their part by becoming members for the princely sum of £12/year.
If you would like to be kept up to date with progress of our plans contact updates@ayleshamwlc.org .
The Aylesham & Snowdown Social Welfare Scheme are determined to reopen and all of the people of Aylesham are invited to become members and take part in sports , cultural and social activities.
Jimmy Ritson
Chair of Aylesham & Snowdown Social Welfare Scheme.
james.ritson@mcginley.co.uk
We are please to support two projects serving the community during these worrying times,
St Peters church isolation project delivering activities to people/families in isolation. We have given £1,000 to help run this project.
Bechange project in delivering food to people/families in isolation. We have given £2,500 to support this fabulous project.
