In 1946 Alfred Wagg of The Hermitage, Hermitage Lane, East Grinstead, a successful merchant banker and philanthropist, purchased the East Court estate in order to provide a memorial to those people of East Grinstead who lost their lives in the Second World War.
Mr. Wagg planned to have a garden of remembrance, sports facilities, a theatre, community centre, a school and housing. Then in 1949 East Grinstead War Memorial Ltd was incorporated to provide and maintain the estate and to encourage and promote public recreation, education and other charitable projects.
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Calling all Local Photographers: Photo Exhibition 2010
Following the success of the 2009 photo exhibition, the event is being repeated in 2010. More...
East Court, 6 June until 26 September 2009, Free Open Air Photographic Exhibition.
'Images of Sussex' A celebration of our county showing people, places, activities and landscape. More...
AGM 2009
Attempts to relocate East Grinstead Town Football Club and East Grinstead Target Shooting Club continued during the year. Two additional possible sites were identified and negotiations continue. More...
Dates for Ashplats Conservation Group 2009
All meeting are from 10.00am until 3.00pm We meet behind the Pavilion by the blue door In East Court. More...
AGM 2008
Allan Tyler was re-elected as chairman, Philip Baker as vice chairman and Michael Manning as treasurer. More...
East Court Estate.
The company owns approximately 100 acres of land including 47.5 acres of Ashplats Wood. It leases some land to, and financially assists, East Grinstead Town Football Club and East Grinstead Target Shooting Club. The remainder of the estate is leased to and maintained by Mid Sussex District Council. More...
