Friends of the ODA (Oakthorpe, Donisthorpe and Acresford) Memorial Gardens

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE:IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF HISTORIC ENGLAND, TO PRESERVE THE GRADE II LISTED WAR MEMORIAL GATES AND THE COLLIERY WHEEL GIFTED BY THE NATIONAL COAL MINERS WELFARE, BOTH INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE OAKTHORPE, DONISTHORPE AND ACRESFORD PARISH MEMORIAL GARDENS SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE PARISH AT CHURCH STREET, DONISTHORPE, LEICESTERSHIRE, DE12 7PX AND TO PROMOTE THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE MEMORIAL GARDENS’ FLORA, FAUNA AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT BY PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT THE DONISTHORPE WAR MEMORIAL GATEWAY, THE INDUSTRIAL MINING HERITAGE OF THE PARISH AND THROUGH OUTREACH PROJECTS AND EVENTS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DONISTHORPE, LEICESTERSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OF DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.