Our neighbours in the Broadwindsor Parish have formed the Broadwindsor Group Parish CLT with the aim of building affordable homes in their parish. To publicise their aims and inform of their progress they have launched a web site. Take a look for yourself, the address is broadwindsorgroupparishclt.org. I would suggest viewing on a desktop or laptop computer, when I took a look on a mobile phone there were some display issues.
Upper Marshwood Vale Parish Council have been working towards formulating a Neighbourhood Plan. As part of this they have launched a new web site which can be found at uppermarshwoodvale.org.
The 2016 AGM (Annual General Meeting) of MARSHWOOD CLT Will take place on Monday 10th October 2016 @ 7.30pm at Blackdown Village Hall Items for discussion include: Do we build more houses in the area? Refurbishing local Fingerposts
Our neighbours from the Broadwindsor Parish have been discussing their own affordable housing scheme. Broadwindsor registered the Broadwindsor Group Parish Community Land Trust in May 2016. The next step is to hold a public meeting in Drimpton Village Hall. The meeting takes place on Tuesday 13th September 2016 at 7:30pm.
Passing through Marshwood at night recently you may have noticed lights on in the new affordable homes at Bramblehay. The builders have moved out and since January Hastoe Housing Association have handing keys over to the new residents much to the relief of all of us involved with Marshwood CLT and I’m sure to those who knew they had been allocated on of the houses and have been waiting patiently to move in. It has been a very long slog getting our affordable homes built here in Marshwood with setbacks such as the original building company, Brookvale of Yeovil, going
The 2015 AGM (Annual General Meeting) of MARSHWOOD CLT Will take place on Monday 30th Novemberber 2015 @ 7.30pm at Blackdown Village Hall Following the formal AGM business there will be an opportunity for discussion on what the CLT does next
As many will have realised as the houses at the Bramblehay development looked to be close to completion work stopped. This was due to the building firm which was managing the development, Brookvale Homes of Yeovil, going into administration. This was really frustrating for Marshwood CLT, for Hastoe Housing association, and especially for those prospective tenants who were looking forward to moving into their new homes. The good news is work on Bramblehay has resumed. Hastoe Housing Association have arranged for Devon based Pemberton Homes to complete the building work needed and Pemberton contractors have started work on site. Pemberton
Marshwood CLT members are reminded their subscription renewals for the year are now due. As agreed at the 2014 AGM CLT members now have the option to pay £5 to cover five years membership if they so wish, or to pay £1 for one year as before.
As the new houses at Bramblehay near completion the builders are applying the final touches such as finishing the flint blocks.
The minutes and the Chairman’s report for the 2014 AGM held on Monday 20th October 2014 are available to read via the links below. MARSHWOOD CLT 2014 AGM MINUTES MARSHWOOD CLT 2014 AGM CHAIRMAN’S REPORT
