Links
Community Land Trust Websites
Here are web links to various CLTs and Umbrella CLTs around the country who have a web presence. If you would like your CLT to be linked here, please contact us at clt@housing.org.uk
CLTs for other purposes
Below are links to CLTs for purposes other than affordable housing provision. If you would like to be listed here please get in touch at clt@housing.org.uk.
CLTs in Wales
Notice: Pathfinder – calling all community climate change projects in Wales
Are you reducing your community’s carbon footprint? Are you changing behaviour in Wales around food, transport, energy or water? Would you like to develop a project in these areas? If so, the Community Action for Climate Change Pathfinder in Wales wants to hear from you! Download the flyer here.
Pathfinder is a new Welsh Assembly funded programme to support communities across Wales to take action on climate change. Six Pathfinder Officers are now in post, each covering different areas of Wales.
The Pathfinder Officers are here to:
- Support and encourage community groups / organisations to take action on climate change, through advice, sign posting and helping share ideas and good practice.
- Identify ongoing and potential climate action and sustainable development work carried out by communities, so that their work is shared with others in Wales.
- Gather evidence of what works when communities lead on climate action.
This will be focussed on lowering community carbon footprints by changing behaviour around transport, energy, water saving and food.
As well as providing support for groups across Wales, the Pathfinder is looking to find 18 communities across Wales, who will take part in a research project through the programme. These will work together with the Pathfinder Officers to build on existing climate change initiatives or develop new ones. At this initial stage of the Pathfinder programme, they would like to get in touch with as many groups / organisations as possible. You don’t have to be active on climate change to be involved – as long as you are interested in developing community projects in this area they want to hear from you! Contact details for your local Pathfinder Officer and more information on the programme is available here www.wag-pathfinder.co.uk.
Related organisations
Below are a list of organisations with similar goals and aspirations to the CLT movement.
- Building & Social Housing Foundation
An independent research organisation that promotes sustainable development and innovation in housing.
- CDS Co-operatives
The largest co-operative housing service agency in London and the South of England dedicated to promoting, developing, and servicing housing co-operatives controlled by the people who live in them
- Community Finance Solutions
Research and development unit at the University of Salford who played an integral role in furthering the National CLT Demonstration Programme and the CLT movement.
- Development Trusts Association
The DTA is the leading network of community enterprise practitioners dedicated to helping people set up development trusts and helping existing development trusts learn from each other and work effectively.
- Confederation of Cooperative and Mutual Housing
The UK organisation for housing co-operatives, tenant-controlled housing organisations and regional federations of housing co-ops.
- Plunkett Foundation
Supports rural cooperatives and social enterprises including community shops.
- Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
CAT is an education and visitor centre which demonstrates practical solutions for sustainability. They cover all aspects of green living: environmental building, eco-sanitation, woodland management, renewable energy, energy efficiency and organic growing.