Community Land Trust Network news
Tony Gosling
tony at cultureshop.org.uk
Fri Nov 22 22:23:44 GMT 2013
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>Welcome to the latest edition of the National
>CLT Network newsletter. For the past few weeks,
>we've been touring the country at the Getting it
>Built! events. There is massive energy building
>about CLTs, and we are really inspired: this is
>the time for things to take off!
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>We've hijacked the front page of this month's
>newsletter to tell you more about how we plan to
>grow to meet the next phase in the life of the
>CLT movement in the UK. We hope you might be
>just as excited as we are by what is happening.
>And don't forget, if you have something to share
>through the newsletter - <mailto:hannah.fleetwood at housing.org.uk>let us know!
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>Top stories
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/clt-blog-transition>Change
>is afoot!
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>It's one of our favourite statistics: last year
>on average, a new CLT formed every week. This is
>a really exciting time for the movement and we
>have ambitions to see it truly take off: in
>fact, we want to see the CLT movement triple in
>size by 2016. It's what we've told our funders
>we'll deliver, and we think it's possible.
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>To get there, we will need to make some changes
>to how we run and what we offer. The Network
>board has been giving this much consideration
>over the past few months, and you have also told
>us your views through the CLT survey we sent out
>in September - huge thanks to all of you who took part.
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/clt-blog-transition>Catherine's
>CLT blog sets out in detail what we are planning
>for the Network and the CLT movement over the
>next few years. To whet your appetites, here are a few choice morsels:
> * We are all one organisation. We want to
> stop seeing the sector as a collection of
> different bodies - the National CLT Network,
> different CLT Umbrellas, local CLTs on the
> ground - and instead see ourselves as ONE
> Network. We will be working with the CLT
> Umbrellas in particular over the next few
> months to set out how the central team can work
> better with them to use our shared resources,
> to lead coordinated promotion and campaigning,
> and to support schemes on the ground. We hope
> this will make the experience of local CLTs
> working with the sector much smoother, and will
> help us deliver a much bigger impact.
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> * Local CLTs are the most important part of
> the Network. We have a powerful story about
> community control and local action to tell, and
> we need your help to make it heard. We will be
> working on a number of projects over the next
> few months to make the case for CLTs at the
> local and national level, but we will need your
> input, and your stories. Whether that involves
> sending us your press releases for this
> newsletter, giving us case studies for the web
> or just dropping us a line when you hit a
> problem so we can raise the conflict,
> <mailto:hannah.fleetwood at housing.org.uk>let us
> know what you're up to. Tell us what we should
> be up to, as well: you're the reason we're all here, so you can set the tone.
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> * We want to offer a better deal to our
> members. A number of you told us that you would
> like to be a part of the Network, but that the
> membership package wasn't quite hitting the
> spot. We will be introducing a more interesting
> membership offer from April 2014, changing the
> fees and benefits and making membership of the
> National CLT Network a sign of credibility and merit.
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> * It's time for us to move out. Finally, we
> are saying goodbye to the National Housing
> Federation after three happy years of being
> hosted here. We are taking the great leap
> forward into independence as a new charity in
> our own right from April next year. Exciting times!
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>We would love to hear your thoughts, ideas and
>suggestions on all of this. Please
><mailto:hannah.fleetwood at housing.org.uk>get in
>touch to let us know what you would like to see
>from the Network or how you might like to get involved.
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>Your top stories
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/homes-for-wells-get-planning>Homes
>for Wells get the green light
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>Norfolk-based CLT Homes for Wells has been given
>the go ahead to develop 10 new homes at the
>Wells Field Study Centre, a former school once
>run by the daughter of the Mutiny on the
>Bounty's Sail Master. Read on for more details
>about how this innovative group (and funding
>wizards) are going to bring the scheme forward.
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/homes-for-wells-get-planning>
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>Storming ahead
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>The nights are drawing in, but a few CLTs are
>storming ahead: huge congratulations to
>Pinchbeck and Wilsford CLTs, in Lincolnshire,
>Christow and Upper Culm CLTs in Devon, and
>Somerset's Norton sub Hamdon CLTs: all proud
>purveyors of planning permission with the
>construction to start before Christmas! In fact,
>Norton sub Hamdon CLT and Upper Culm CLT are
>full-steam ahead with the diggers - keep up to
>date with their progress on the
><http://www.wessexca.co.uk/projects/community-land-trusts>Wessex CLT website.
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>Are you also in receipt of good news?
><mailto:hannah.fleetwood at housing.org.uk>Tell us
>about your CLT plans and we'll feature you in our next newsletter.
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>Events and seminars
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/Events_list/lincolnshire-clt-event-december-2013>Lincolnshire
>Community Land Trust Conference
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>Are you concerned about housing (or the lack of
>it) in rural communities? This is the event for
>you. Join Lincolnshire CLT (and us) on Friday 6
>December to hear about what CLTs can bring to
>the housing mix. There are dedicated sessions
>for landowners, communities and Housing
>Associations, and a chance to hear from
>inspiring groups Pinchbeck CLT and Wilsford CLT
>as they get ready to start construction on their
>first schemes.
><https://lclt.eventbrite.co.uk/?ref=estw>Book
>your free place<https://lclt.eventbrite.co.uk/?ref=estw> online.
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/Events_list/lincolnshire-clt-event-december-2013>
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>Getting it Built!
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>We have been touring the country with the UK
>Cohousing Network and Locality, with Getting it
>Built! - the ultimate introductory workshop to
>community-led housing and how to get it started.
>Whether it's CLTs, cohousing, self-help housing
>(or a mixture of the lot) which gets you out of
>bed in the morning: there is something here for
>you. Plus, find out how to access the HCA's
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/resources/Support>Community
>Led Project Support Funding to get your scheme
>started. Take a look at the presentations from
>the day online, or get yourself on the
><http://gettingitbuilt.eventbrite.com/>booking
>list for the final events: London on 29 November and Ely on 9 December.
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/Events_list/21st-century-commons-event-december>Creating
>a 21st Century Commons
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>What's the alternative to the "landowner vs
>community interest" conundrum? This event
>promises to be a fascinating debate about how
>commons management might just be the best future
>for land use. Find out more on Thursday 5
>December. Organised by Shared Assets,
>Cooperatives UK and NewStart - we'll
><http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/land-community-creating-a-21st-century-commons-tickets-8754066649>see
>you there.
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/Events_list/21st-century-commons-event-december>
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/Events_list/retrofitting-cohousing-event>Taking
>down the fences
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>There is a growth of interest in cohousing
>across the UK. Join the UK Cohousing Network on
>Friday 6 December to explore how the spaces we
>live in can be better managed and designed to
>create cooperative communities. Look out for
>keynote speaker Kevin Wolf, of
><http://www.nstreetcohousing.org/>N-Street
>Cohousing in Davis, California, who will explain
>how a simple conversation with a neighbour on
>removing the garden fences led to a 20-year old
>cohousing community.
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/Events_list/retrofitting-cohousing-event>
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>The politics bit
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/administration/newsletter/edit/Following%20the%20latest%20Cabinet%20reshuffle,%20the%20National%20CLT%20Network%20has%20written%20to%20the%20new%20Minister%20for%20Housing%20and%20Parliamentary%20Under%20Secretary%20of%20State%20for%20Communities%20and%20Local%20Government%20to%20set%20out%20the%20ask%20for%20community-led%20housing.>Network
>calls for Government action on CLTs
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>Following the latest Cabinet reshuffle, the
>National CLT Network has written to the new
>Minister for Housing and Parliamentary Under
>Secretary of State for Communities and Local
>Government to set out the ask for community-led
>housing. We're calling for £25m for
>community-led housing in the new Affordable
>Homes Programme and action on releasing public land for CLTs.
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/letter-to-minister>
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/sustainable-communities-act>A
>radical invitation?
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>The Sustainable Communities Act 2007 gave local
>authorities the power to submit proposals about
>the social, economic and environmental
>improvements they want to see in a local area.
>That power has now been extended to town and
>parish councils. But it's not always that
>simple... a new letter from Stephen Williams MP
>invites you to ask government to remove any
>barriers to implementing your ideas: whether
>these are in legislation, guidance or the result
>of established practice. This is well worth
>knowing,
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/sustainable-communities-act>read
>on for more details.
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/sustainable-communities-act>
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>What you're up to
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><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/cheshire-sibi-study-visit>See
>it and Believe it
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>Cheshire Community Action has been making links.
>They are the latest organisation to make use of
>the Network's
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/See-it-and-Believe-it/see-it-and-believe-it-grant>See
>it and Believe it grants - which paid for a
>group of volunteers to visit and study
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/See-it-and-Believe-it/rural-case-studies/Bishops_Castle_and_District_CLT>Bishops
>Castle CLT in Shropshire. When they came back,
>they told us: "I can genuinely state that I do
>not think the experience could have been
>improved...I was staggered by how much learning
>could be achieved by an event like this." Find
>out more about what they learned, and how to
>take part in a study visit to feel the buzz yourself!
><http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/news-list/cheshire-sibi-study-visit>
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><http://www.shufflefestival.com/>Bright lights, CLT spirit?
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>Following the huge sell out success of the very
>first Shuffle festival at St Clement's this
>summer, East London CLT has announced the
>programme for their follow up event,
>"<http://www.shufflefestival.com/>Winter
>Shuffle". With nightly film, kids and family
>weekend matinees, traditional Christmas classics
>and offbeat cult hits for an alternative advent
>to look forward to, they are counting down the
>days until opening night on December 5th. Big
>names attending include Brian Cox, Jarvis Cocker
>and of course: Danny Boyle. Find yourself at a
>Christmassy loose end? This promises to be a
>sell-out so
><http://www.shufflefestival.com/>book your
>tickets now to see what a CLT in London looks like live!
><http://www.shufflefestival.com/>
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>Best of the rest
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>All the blogs we wish we had written:
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>The fascinating and inspiring
><http://www.cltnetwork.org/Roots-of-the-CLT>Roots
> of the CLT is a new course put together by our
>cousins, the US National CLT Network. Over the
><http://www.cltnetwork.org/Roots-of-the-CLT>course
>of 4 online videos, prepare to be inspired and enthused.
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>Are we concreting over the countryside?
><http://www.cityam.com/article/1384246518/golf-courses-use-more-land-uk-homes>An
>odd report in City AM on 12 November reported
>that golf courses use more land than UK homes.
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>The East of England CLT conference in Ely, 25
>September, was an inspiring day - over 100
>delegates attended to hear not just the vision
>for what might be possible through CLTs, but the
>practical next steps which are making it happen.
>East Cambridgeshire District Council are leading
>the charge, and have identified CLTs as one of
>the best ways of bringing forward new housing in
>their area. The HCA are on board with support
>too:
><http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/article/helping-local-people-transform-their-own-communities-through-community-land-trusts>read
>their review of the event to get a feel for their politics on CLTs.
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>The
><http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2013/nov/05/housing-permanently-affordable-scotland>Guardian
>reported on an "innovative Scottish approach"
>which keeps housing permanently affordable.
>Sound familiar?
><http://www.theguardian.com/housing-network/2013/nov/05/housing-permanently-affordable-scotland>Read
>on to find out more.
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>That's all from us. Don't forget you can keep up
>with the latest news by following the Network on
><https://twitter.com/Community_Land>Twitter, or
>speak with other CLTs on the
><http://communitylandtrusts.ning.com/>CLT Discussion Forum.
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>Thanks for reading
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>Catherine and Hannah
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>This is the regular newsletter from the
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>CLT <http://www.communitylandtrusts.org.uk/home>Network.
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>c/o National Housing Federation Lion Court, 25
>Procter Street London England WC1V 6NY
>Email:
><mailto:clt at housing.org.uk>clt at housing.org.uk Telephone: 020 7067 1191
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