Project Support
February 11, 2026
We donated £1,500 to St Mary’s Community Centre in Leyland as part of our Community Fund scheme.
The community centre offers a wide range of community activities and has quickly become a hub for the whole community. Within the centre itself, two rooms have been set aside for the Leyland Foodbank and the Leyland Furniture Scheme, both of whichare run by the Leyland branch of St. Vincent De Paul Society.
As well as the foodbank and furniture scheme, the centre also provides coffee mornings, visits from a social prescriber to provide support with health and social care issues, a weekly group for mums and tots, a bi-weekly support group for widowers, AA meetings, and a warm hub during the colder months.
Our donation was dedicated to repairs and upgrades for the building, which had not seen any renavations beyond a fresh coat of paint since the building was first completed in 1970.
Janet Malone, Vice-Chair and Volunteer at St Mary’s Community Centre, said: “Whilst the management team started as a group from the local church post-pandemic, there are now over 100 people who volunteer for the many roles required to sustain the running of the community centre. Our volunteers come not only from the church, but from the wider Leyland community.
“On behalf of our management team, I would like to thank David Wilson Homes very much for the generous £1,500 contribution to our fundraising efforts. It means so much to our team of volunteers working together for the community. This wonderful contribution helps us to come nearer to our efforts to raise the much-needed funds for the refurbishment.”
St Mary’s Community Centre regular rents out its rooms for events and carries out fundraising activities, which help with costs to keep the centre open. This includes a room being booked out for Radio Leyland, NHS training, family bingo nights and other key community groups.
Jennifer Burns, Sales Director at David Wilson Homes North West, said: “We are proud to have been able to support St Mary’s Community Centre, which offers such a diverse range of support and services through Leyland and wider Lancashire.
“It’s important that we support those in need as it can make a world of difference for the beneficiaries involved. All trustees and volunteers at the community centre work incredibly hard and we are delighted to support their efforts.”
To find out more about the community centre and the services it offers, visit its website at St Mary’s Community Centre.
