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Frome Area Community Land Trust: End of Year Report 2023
Frome Area Community Land Trust End of Year Report 2023
September 2023 Newsletter
Thank you for reading this newsletter – It’s important for us to have regular contact with our members and the wider Frome community. We’d like to hear what you think of our ideas and what we’re trying to do. We would certainly like to have you on board as we work towards creating genuinely affordable housing …
August 2023 newsletter
Frome housing crisis declared by Town Council after successful public meeting!
July 2023 Newsletter
Frome Area Community Land Trust and Fair Housing for Frome United! Upcoming Frome Housing Crisis Meeting… and Packsaddle Way Planning Application update.
Housing Crisis Declaration
We know that housing problems are national, even international, and that Frome shares issues like soaring rents, creeping AirBnB dominance and unchecked growth of empty second homes with many other towns. Could it be that residents of those locations can help us towards a solution? Cities and rural areas alike are experiencing desperate housing needs …
Local Councillors develop closer ties with FACLT
Frome Area Community Land Trust (FACLT) held an information session in the council chamber for local councillors this month to deepen understanding of community land trusts. FACLT and its sister organisation Fair Housing for Frome have been working on plans to provide affordable housing for local people. Roger Saunders, chair of FACLT said “With a …
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The July newsletter from Frome Area Community Land Trust
Welcome to our July newsletter… Summer has truly arrived and we are in slightly relaxed mode for a few weeks. The intensity of the last few months with the Fair Homes project has passed and we are drawing breath, looking ahead towards our next challenge. Our time must now be put firmly into searching for …
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Social Housing and affordability
The importance of both having a low rent and ensuring the homes are great places to live in Introduction Housing costs across the UK for renters and owners have risen steeply over the last two decades. And Frome, as we know, is a lovely place to live so it’s drawn many to want to live …