‘Special Executive Board’ Meeting For Groves School Will Be Held in Secret

A ‘Special Executive Board’ meeting to discuss the Groves School will be held in secret.

The meeting, which will take place at 10am on September 6th has been called following the Welsh Government’s announcement that the former Groves School has been been listed.

The news the school had been listed came earlier this week and followed an eight month campaign / debate to save the school from demolition.

Speaking on Monday about the listing of the Groves, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure, Ken Skates noted he had agreed to the listing for the building’s ‘special architectural interest as a building of definite quality and character as a key example of an interwar girl’s grammar school in the neo-classical tradition (in a 1930s interpretation) surviving largely intact’.

The news the school had been listed developed a mixed response on social media, with a Facebook thread on Wrexham.com generating 100 comments on the topic.

Speaking about the ‘Special Meeting’ Council Leader, Cllr Mark Pritchard, said: “Following confirmation of the listing of the former Groves school building a special meeting of the Executive Board has been called to discuss the implications to the council.

“The meeting will be held in Part II but immediately following it a press release will be issued.”

As will all Part II meetings, members of the press and public are excluded from viewing the proceedings.