Grosmont Futures

Grosmont Futures is a group in the village of Grosmont, Monmouthshire, a charitable incorporated organisation since 2022. It was formed after the village was approached by a bigger organisation, Rural Futures Wales, in 2017, which supports communities to develop their own ideas to tackle some of these challenges and to make the most of local opportunities.

Aims and Priorities

Our aims:

• Community led action to make Grosmont a better place to live, work and play.

• To act on issues and opportunities agreed by the community to improve the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing of the area.

• To work collaboratively with Grosmont Community Council, community groups and the wider community to ensure action is joined-up to ensure maximum effectiveness.

Our Top priorities:

▪ Renovation of the Town Hall to make it fit for purpose as a central hub and facility, providing the focus for many existing and potential community activities.

▪ To support the development of proposals for a new train station in the Pontrilas area.

Other Key Priorities:

▪ To develop a Grosmont Place Plan.

▪ To establish a new play space for the village.

▪ To raise awareness of existing transport provision and explore whether additional means are necessary.

▪ To support and inform any plans which will save the village shop.

▪ To improve community communications (such as showcasing existing groups and activities)

▪ To improve river access and unblock public rights of way

So What’s Next?

Over the next year we need you, the community, to think about what activities are important to you and how you may like to run, participate in or support them.

Volunteers and people from the community will be needed to take on running some of the activities will be needed. So, if you want change to happen then you know what to do!

There is a Grosmont Community Hub Management Group (GCHMG) made up of members of GF and GCC but it will be essential that members of Grosmont Community come on board and take ownership of the Community Hub Project for it to be a success. If you would like a chat or more information, approach any of the Grosmont Futures Trustees or contact Debs or Jan on the emails given below.

Debs: treesurglee@aol.com , Jan: janetchatfield@googlemail.com.