CLT Practitioners' Event, Stroud, 29 and 30 November 2011
On 29 and 30 November 2011 over 60 delegates gathered at the Imperial Hotel in Stroud for a two-day residential CLT Practitioners' Event, organised and funded by Carnegie UK Trust.
This was the fourth and last of the CLT Practitioners' Events funded by Carnegie UK Trust. Thanks to Carnegie, over 300 delegates have benefited from the informative sessions, building contacts and meeting with like minded and inspiring people.
Thanks to Gloucestershire Land for People for hosting the event and organising the field trip to Cashes Green and Springhill Co-housing.
Presentations from the event are available to download below:
Tuesday 29 November
Plenary 1: Creating a trainding subsidiary to do more than just housing, David Graham, Lyvennet Community Trust, and Sarah Lines, Cobbetts LLP
Workshop 1: Localism agenda, technical assistance and HCA funding, Catherine Harrington, National CLT Network and Anthony Brand, HCA
Workshop 2: Commercial funding opportunities including development finance and long-term loans for rental homes.
Presentation by Chapman Harrison, Charity Bank
Presentation by Daniel Brewer, Resonance - not available
Workshop 3: Exploring community resilience, Nick Wilding, Carnegie UK Trust - http://fieryspirits.com/photo/exploringresilienceposter?context=latest.
Plenary 2: National CLT Network interactive session, Catherine Harrington, National CLT Network
Showcasing local CLTs:
East London CLT, Calum Green, East London CLT
Chedworth CLT, John Robson and Harry Cotton, Chedworth CLT
Land Trust for Forestry and Farming, Martin Large, Stroud Common Wealth
Wednesday 30 November
Plenary 1: Why and how communities take on shops, James Alcock, The Plunkett Foundation
Workshop 1: Retail mortgage opportunities, Ian Moran, Cobbetts LLP
Workshop 2: The new planning environment under the Localism Act
Presentation by Ian Crawley, Gloucestershire Land for People
Presentation by Neil Homer, COH Ltd
Workshop 3: CLTs for Gypsies and Travellers, Tim Crabtree, Wessex Community Assets
Plenary 2: Why and how communities can take on growing spaces, Jeremy Iles, Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens
Watch some snippets of the presentations from the first day of the event. Film produced by Nick Wilding, Carnegie UK Trust