Past events
Previous years' events
2022
Wrigleys CLH Bitesize Series: Discrimination in community-led housing: an Introduction to the Equality Act 2010
Online via Zoom
Starts: Tue 19th July 2022, 11.30 am
Ends: Tue 19th July 2022, 12.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Wrigleys Solicitors for the final webinar in their four part community-led housing bitesize...
moreWrigleys CLH Bitesize Series: Public funding in community-led housing: State Aid and Subsidy Control
Online via Zoom
Starts: Tue 12th July 2022, 11.30 am
Ends: Tue 12th July 2022, 12.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Wrigleys Solicitors for the third webinar in their four part community-led housing bitesize...
moreWrigleys CLH Bitesize Series: Does your cohousing group need a members’ agreement?
Online via Zoom
Starts: Tue 5th July 2022, 11.30 am
Ends: Tue 5th July 2022, 12.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Wrigleys Solicitors for the second webinar in their four part community-led housing...
moreWrigleys CLH Bitesize Series: Dealing with disputes and conflicts
Online via Zoom
Starts: Tue 28th June 2022, 11.30 am
Ends: Tue 28th June 2022, 12.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Wrigleys Solicitors for the first webinar in their four part community-led...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Online via Zoom
Starts: Wed 15th June 2022, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 15th June 2022, 7.30 pm
Free
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Online via Zoom
Starts: Wed 18th May 2022, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 18th May 2022, 7.30 pm
Free
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreHousing and Social Justice: Housing and Health
Online via Zoom
Starts: Wed 11th May 2022, 2.00 pm
Ends: Wed 11th May 2022, 3.30 pm
Free of charge
A guided conversation to share information, raise awareness and catalyse action on housing and...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Online via Zoom
Starts: Wed 20th April 2022, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 20th April 2022, 7.30 pm
Free
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Online Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 23rd March 2022, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 23rd March 2022, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreWrigley’s Community-Led Housing Virtual Social
Online via Zoom
Starts: Tue 15th March 2022, 5.00 pm
Ends: Tue 15th March 2022, 6.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Wrigleys Solicitors on Tuesday 15 March for their latest virtual community-led housing...
moreHousing and Social Justice: Moving to Net Zero Carbon
Online via Zoom
Starts: Wed 9th March 2022, 2.00 pm
Ends: Wed 9th March 2022, 3.30 pm
Free of charge
A guided conversation to share information, raise awareness and catalyse action on what Net Zero...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Online via Zoom
Starts: Wed 23rd February 2022, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 23rd February 2022, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
more2021
CLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Evening Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 8th December 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 8th December 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreHousing and Social Justice: Focus on Fuel Poverty
Via Zoom
Starts: Fri 3rd December 2021, 10.00 am
Ends: Fri 3rd December 2021, 11.30 am
Free of charge
To mark Fuel Poverty Awareness Day, on December 3rd, we...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Lunchtime Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 30th November 2021, 12.00 pm
Ends: Tue 30th November 2021, 1.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreNorth East Community Led Housing Festival 2021
Online via Zoom, plus a Friday meet-up
Starts: Mon 29th November 2021, 10.00 am
Organised by the North East Community-Led Development Network, the 2021 Festival will, once...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Evening Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 10th November 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 10th November 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCommunity-Led Housing Climate Cafe
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 3rd November 2021, 5.00 pm
Ends: Wed 3rd November 2021, 6.00 pm
Free of charge
As world leaders convene in Glasgow for COP26, join Wrigleys Solictors as they host a...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Lunchtime Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 2nd November 2021, 12.00 pm
Ends: Tue 2nd November 2021, 1.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Evening Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 13th October 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 13th October 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Lunchtime Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 5th October 2021, 12.00 pm
Ends: Tue 5th October 2021, 1.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Evening Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 15th September 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 15th September 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Lunchtime Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 7th September 2021, 12.00 pm
Ends: Tue 7th September 2021, 1.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 14th July 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 14th July 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreUpskilling Communities & Housing People Most In Need (a Solid Foundations Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 13th July 2021, 3.15 pm
Ends: Tue 13th July 2021, 4.45 pm
Free of charge
The Giroscope project in Hull buys and renovates empty properties to create homes for those in...
moreLocal Plans, Local Opportunities; Communities Working With Planned Development (a Solid Foundations Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 13th July 2021, 2.00 pm
Ends: Tue 13th July 2021, 3.00 pm
Free of charge
The cohousing project recently completed at Marmalade Lane, Cambridge, came about when the...
morePlanning For Later Life Through Cohousing (a Solid Foundations Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 13th July 2021, 11.20 am
Ends: Tue 13th July 2021, 12.45 pm
Free of charge
Chris Coates, Chair of local group, Halton Senior Cohousing, will also be joining us to outline...
moreProviding Community Led Affordable Homes (a Solid Foundations Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 13th July 2021, 9.30 am
Ends: Tue 13th July 2021, 11.00 am
Free of charge
Hear from Charles Ainger, Chair of Lune Valley CLT, about their journey to building 20...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 16th June 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 16th June 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCommunity-Led Housing Virtual Social
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 20th May 2021, 5.00 pm
Ends: Thu 20th May 2021, 6.00 pm
Free of charge
Join Wrigleys Solicitors on Thursday 20 May for their latest virtual community-led housing...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 19th May 2021, 6.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCLH Groups Network (Cumbria & Lancaster) Meet-Up
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 28th April 2021, 6.30 pm
Ends: Wed 28th April 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community...
moreCommunity Led Housing Tackling Affordability (a Cumbria & Lancaster CLH Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 4th February 2021, 10.00 am
Ends: Thu 4th February 2021, 11.30 am
Free of charge
With house prices and rents often taking a disproportionate amount of personal income to...
moreDevelopment Options: Workshop for New CLH Groups (a Cumbria & Lancaster CLH Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 3rd February 2021, 6.00 pm
Ends: Wed 3rd February 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
With input from local Community Led Housing expert Andy Lloyd (CLH Adviser to Leeds Community...
moreCommunity Led Solutions to Empty Homes and Refurbishment (a Cumbria & Lancaster CLH Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 2nd February 2021, 10.00 am
Ends: Tue 2nd February 2021, 11.30 am
Free of charge
Planning a new house from scratch is a luxury most of us do not have. How can communities work...
moreBuilding Communities That Work (a Cumbria & Lancaster CLH Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 28th January 2021, 10.00 am
Ends: Thu 28th January 2021, 11.30 am
Free of charge
Isn’t building the houses enough? Kate Skillicorn, Eden District Council Housing...
moreBusiness Planning and Financial Options: Workshop for Active Groups (a Cumbria & Lancaster CLH Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 27th January 2021, 6.00 pm
Ends: Wed 27th January 2021, 7.30 pm
Free of charge
With input from CAF Venturesome (part of Charities Aid Foundation) and Triodos as one of the...
moreCommunity Led Housing with Older People (a Cumbria & Lancaster CLH Festival event)
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 27th January 2021, 10.00 am
Ends: Wed 27th January 2021, 11.30 am
Free of charge
Building homes with older people in mind is often seen as a challenge, implying that as we age...
moreCumbria & Lancaster Community Led Housing Festival
Via Zoom
Starts: Wed 27th January 2021, 9.59 am
Ends: Thu 4th February 2021, 11.30 am
Free of charge
In an upbeat start to 2021, we’re running a series of information and discussion events to help...
more2020 and earlier
Wrigleys Community-led housing festive virtual social: what are your aspirations for 2021?
Via Zoom
Starts: Tue 8th December 2020, 5.00 pm
Ends: Tue 8th December 2020, 6.00 pm
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team warmly invites you to a virtual social for...
moreNorth East Community-Led Housing Festival 2020
Via Zoom
Starts: Mon 30th November 2020, 10.00 am
Ends: Fri 4th December 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
Due to the restrictions of the current pandemic, the annual North East Community-led...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Community asset transfers
Via zoom
Starts: Thu 6th August 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 6th August 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on legal...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Becoming a registered provider of social housing
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 30th July 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 30th July 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on legal...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Demystifying models
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 23rd July 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 23rd July 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on legal...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Working with housing associations
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 16th July 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 16th July 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on legal...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Contracting with third parties: Assess and manage risks
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 9th July 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 9th July 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Maintaining harmony within a community-led housing group
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 2nd July 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 2nd July 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on legal...
moreWrigleys Community Led Housing Webinar Series - Securing your site
Via Zoom
Starts: Thu 25th June 2020, 11.00 am
Ends: Thu 25th June 2020, 11.30 am
Free of charge
The Wrigleys community-led housing team is delivering a series of bite-size webinars on legal...
moreCommunity-led housing advice surgery
59A Stramongate The Meeting Room, The Tapestry Museum Friends Meeting House Kendal, CMA LA9 4BH
Starts: Thu 27th February 2020, 10.00 am
Cost - This workshop is offered free,...
A session with legal and professional advisers for active groups with technical queries on...
moreWorkshop: delivering affordable, low carbon housing in your community
The Williams Room Coach House Ford Park Ulverston, LA12 7JP
Starts: Wed 29th January 2020, 7.00 pm
These workshops are offered free, as...
CAfS is running two free workshops for anyone interested in delivering affordable, low carbon...
moreWorkshop: delivering affordable, low carbon housing in your community
The Williams Room Coach House Ford Park Ulverston, LA12 7JP
Starts: Sat 25th January 2020, 10.15 am
Free These workshops are offered free,...
CAfS is running two free workshops for anyone interested in delivering affordable, low carbon...
moreCommunity Led Housing: Local Support & National Context
Glenridding Village Hall
Starts: Thu 18th July 2019, 3.00 pm
Come and join us to meet people who are working on local community housing initiatives and to...
moreNews
Previous years' news
2022
Housing and Social Justice: Health
26th May 2022
The Health Equity Commission for Cumbria and Lancashire is preparing to present their recommendations to our leaders of Public Health. They see...
moreHousing and Social Justice: Moving to Net Zero Carbon
22nd March 2022
On March 9th ACT and the Community Led Housing Hub hosted a successful online event looking at how we move our housing stock towards...
moreChecking in with the CLH Groups Network
24th February 2022
Picking up conversation with colleagues in the Community Led Housing Groups Network was fun yesterday! If you want to join our next conversation...
more2021
Renewed Community Housing Fund Opens For Bids
6th September 2021
The moment many of us have been waiting for has arrived!
moreSouthey Court Official Opening
26th August 2021
The sun shone down on 14th July 2021 for the official opening of Keswick Community Housing Trust’s (KCHT’s) latest achievement – the...
moreSolid Foundations with Lancaster City Council
14th July 2021
What a packed and inspiring day! At the request of Lancaster City Council, the Community Led Housing Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster brought together...
moreSolid Foundations: Community Led Housing Festival
1st July 2021
SOLID FOUNDATIONS A festival of online events showcasing local and national models of community led...
moreComing Home: A ‘Theological Justification’ for the Church to Support Housing Action
25th May 2021
The Coming Home report was launched by the Church of England in February this year, setting out the findings of the independent...
moreCommunity Led Housing Groups Network
17th May 2021
Join Fran Richardson (CLH Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster) and others involved in local Community Led Housing groups at our monthly network meet-ups....
moreAgeing in a Rural Place
22nd April 2021
A new report by the Centre for Ageing Better looks at what it’s like living later life in a rural, rather than an urban, setting. It’s an...
moreCommunity Led Housing Festival: A Closer Look
21st April 2021
Celebrating the breadth of motivations and opportunities for Community Led Housing (CLH) in the area, we have completed a series of six inspiring...
moreInaugural Community Led Housing Festival!
10th February 2021
The Cumbria & Lancaster Community Led Housing Hub kicked off their very first CLH Festival online on Wednesday 27th January 2021. The...
moreCommunity Solution for Affordable Homes in Kendal
3rd February 2021
Community Led Housing projects are a practical approach to tackling local housing challenges. The Community Led Housing Hub for Cumbria and...
more2020 and earlier
Back in Action!
6th November 2020
Having been furloughed for a few months over the summer, the work of the Community Led Housing Hub has now restarted. We are working hard - like...
moreNew Study Highlights the Value of Community Led Housing
6th November 2020
Recent independent research has highlighted that Community Led Housing projects have a ’medium to high’ value for money rating, which is great...
morePlanning for the Future Consultation
6th November 2020
At the end of October, the latest round of consultation on reforms to the English planning system closed. The 'Planning for the Future' White...
moreBuilding on Success
3rd July 2020
In early spring the Community Led Housing Hub for Cumbria & Lancaster hosted a series of successful events and continued reaching out to groups,...
moreLow Carbon Community Led Housing
4th March 2020
With thanks to our partner - Cumbria Action for Sustainability - the Hub offered two events in January for groups and individuals to find out how...
moreNext Phase for Community Led Housing Hub development
4th March 2020
As we go to press the Community Led Housing (CLH) Hub for Cumbria and Lancaster sees the end of i's first year, and steps into another exciting...
moreCumbrian Communities Taking Action on Housing
30th November 2019
Across Cumbria, volunteers are taking steps to meet the future housing needs of their communities. Distington, Levens and Ulpha are among around...
moreA Planner’s Guide to Community Led Housing
21st November 2019
Supporting Local Authority Planners to work effectively with communities is an important part of strengthening the Community Led Housing (CLH)...
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