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Jenny Agutter leads celebrations of new affordable homes for locals at Ruan Minor
Local media including BBC television joined residents, the local community and CCLT’s development partners at the celebration of six new affordable homes in Ruan Minor on 14th April.
Read MoreActor Jenny Agutter to lead celebrations of new affordable homes for local families at Ruan Minor
Actor Jenny Agutter to lead celebrations of new affordable homes for locals. Thursday 14th April, Ruan Minor – media welcome Six happy local families now occupy much-needed rented homes thanks to the hard work of a group of local volunteers – the Grade Ruan Community Land Trust (GRCLT) – and delivered by Cornwall Community Land…
Read MoreLocal families “so blessed” to settle into “amazing” new homes
Actor Jenny Agutter led celebrations following the completion of new affordable homes for local families at Ruan Minor. The 6 rented homes have been provided thanks to the hard work of a group of local volunteers – the Grade Ruan Community Land Trust (GRCLT) – and delivered by Cornwall Community Land Trust. The homes are…
Read MoreCombating the housing emergency
Cornwall Community Land Trust offers more encouraging news in these difficult times for the charitable community-led homes sector. Everyone is talking about the “Housing Emergency”. But the challenges for those who can do most at help address it have never been greater. Doing the right thing to deliver all affordable housing projects which offer good…
Read MoreCommunity Housing Fund Successes
Despite an incredibly tight timescale, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly’s community-led housing projects have done well to submit a good range of bids to the £4million national Community Housing Fund pot. Most of which were successful. CCLT and our community and professional partners are now full steam ahead to get pre-development work completed by…
Read MoreFirst Christmas for local families in new affordable homes at Ruan Minor
Actor Jenny Agutter welcomes “wonderful” homes for locals forever – with April celebration to follow. Cornwall Community Land Trust “determined to address both the housing and the climate emergencies” Actor Jenny Agutter will lead celebrations of the completion of new affordable homes for local families at Ruan Minor. The 6 rented homes have been delivered thanks…
Read MoreCCLT Leading to Net Zero
CCLT is a leading organisation when it comes to achieving Net Zero and contributing to COP26 targets. Two of our developments – Briar Close, St Teath and Jubilee Close, Duloe – are featured in the new Community Land Trust Network report ‘Leading to Net Zero’. Both developments score highly in reducing CO2 emissions and saving…
Read MoreWe have moved
Cornwall Community Land Trust has left its base of six years in Truro, but will remain with Cornwall Rural Community Charity (CRCC) in its offices in Penzance. Although officers will continue working mainly from our respective home offices, please note our postal address and registered office has changed. From 1st September 2021 CCLT’s postal address…
Read MoreThe Renewed Community Housing Fund has Opened for Bids
The opening of the long-awaited, much needed 2021/22 Community Housing Fund has finally been announced this week! The Fund is significantly limited – just £4m nationwide – and will be prioritised to get new affordable homes delivered as swiftly as possible. Bids will be prioritised to reflect this objective. The programme will contribute to pre-development…
Read MoreExtra funds for providing technical assistance to new groups and projects
We are also pleased to confirm that we have received some additional funding to support community groups and projects. This is because we have successfully allocated and delivered our Community-led Homes enabling objectives and have been offered some of the underspend in the programme in other areas of the country. But there’s little time to…
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