We help people across our region develop their own housing projects, create closer-knit communities & build the sustainable, affordable homes they really need.
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28 Sep 2022
Excellent piece on BBC Breakfast this morning concerning Rural Homelessness, featuring @EnglishRural (starts at 32mins 14secs) bbc.in/3LN0nKR
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28 Sep 2022
How to set up a tiny house community? Tiny House Talks youtu.be/t2EwcL6X6Zo via @YouTube
5 Jul 2022
This housing cooperative is seeking to create further truly affordable housing in Brighton. Do something amazing today and play a part in the autonomous creation of sustainable, high-quality housing #affordablehousing #Brighton
23 Jun 2022
88K Raised so far! We're looking for further ethical investment to bring more affordable #coop housing to Brighton & Hove? ethex.org.uk/invest/bunkerhoā¦ This video explains why. #unwrapcoops
youtu.be/Xc_6xbHKnlw
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8 Jun 2022
The Hub are so proud to be a part of this first-of-its-kind community led housing development in Shepherdswell! #communitylandtrust #Dover #affordablehousing #KENT
8 Jun 2022
INTERACTIVE WALK-THROUGH
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Virtually explore our approved scheme for Kentās first Community Land Trust.
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OSG are proud to be part of the team working on this scheme for 13 new dwellings in the village of Shepherdswell.
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Click the link below:
youtu.be/0DAkqzxd6gU
#osg
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7 Jun 2022
The Hub has a 6 month volunteer opportunity for a digital specialist supporting a community group! Contact: kirsty@kentcommunityhousinghub.org, respond in the comments below or visit: bit.ly/3NDMtdW on the Kent Coast Volunteering page to register and apply for the role.
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15 Feb 2022
Lovely story showing how community led housing is helping local families remain in their community, which in turn goes some way to reversing depopulation in this rural area & ensures future sustainability #communityledhousing #community #AffordableHousing
9 Feb 2022
Six families have moved into new homes in Stenscholl, Staffin.
It is the first affordable housing development in Staffin since 1999 and was led by the Staffin Community Trust.
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27 Jan 2022
See our latest newsletter, a look at the evolution of Shepherdswell Community Land Trust's recent successful planning application for 10 affordable homes: bit.ly/3G8xkNn
#affordablehousing #villagelife #communityledhousing @EnglishRural @OSGarchitecture @DoverDC
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24 Jan 2022
We're so proud to have been a part of the journey so far & looking forward to seeing the development come to life! @EnglishRural #communityledhousing #communitylandtrust #affordablehousing
24 Jan 2022
OSG are delighted to announce planning consent has been granted for a new 13 house scheme in Sheperdswell, designed for English Rural Housing Association, and the first CLT in Kent to gain planning!
Read more here:
osgarchitecture.com/shepherdā¦
#community #affordable #housing #dover
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21 Jan 2022
Shepherdswell CLT granted planning permission for 10 affordable homes for local people: the 1st CLT in Kent to get planning! Partnering w/English Rural Housing Association, the site also provides 3 open market bungalows prioritised for local people.
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20 Jan 2022
If you're involved in the running of your local village or community hall, this series of online events next week from @RuralKent is for you: links for Eventbrite bookings are in the thread.
19 Jan 2022
Itās #VillageHallsWeek next week and so here is a thread on a few things weāre running. If youād like to join us, links for booking are includedā¦ ā¦@ACRE_nationalā© ā¦@villagehallinsā© ā¦@ansvarinsuranceā© ā¦@ZurichVolSecā© ā¦@Hall_Masterā©
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13 Jan 2022
6 affordable homes for families in a Cornish village: bbc.in/338hEfO
"Amie Gribble, a care worker, moved in with her young daughter & said: "Having the security of a home that can't be taken from us is such a relief".
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11 Jan 2022
What happens when a Council works to properly engage with residents on housing? Two-thirds voter turn-out with almost 75% of voters in approval of plans for a scheme of 2000 homes (1000 for social rent) bbc.in/3r6B0d9 #affordablehousing #community #socialhousing
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6 Jan 2022
Conversion of commercial property to residential isn't always the best answer, but created in p'ship with organisations like YMCA, as shown in this story, it can alleviate younger people being priced out of the area they grew up in, and want to remain in. bit.ly/3JM59Xp
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5 Jan 2022
The village hall has been at the centre of village life for years - who hasn't been to a club, party, bazaar or other event in one? Let's hear it for our Kentish village halls!
5 Jan 2022
Happy New Year to all of our followers - and everyone who chooses to work with us! Donāt forget that #VillageHallsWeek is later this month. Weāll be posting more on that across coming weeks. ā¦@ACRE_nationalā© ā¦@ApplauseTouringā© ā¦@Ruraltouringā© #Rural
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16 Nov 2021
Interested in housing cooperatives? What they are, how they work & why you might want to start your own?
Then book a place on our co-ops workshop on 26 Nov at Rainham Oast Community Centre. A free in-person event - more info & booking here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/creating-ā¦
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7 Oct 2021
Just listened to the programme - very interesting indeed!
7 Oct 2021
Great to hear @JulieRugg1 on #YouAndYours this lunchtime discussing the changing private rented sector, and how local councils are plugging the benefit gap.
Find more detail on Julie's research funded by @NationwideFdtn here: nationwidefoundation.org.uk/ā¦
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5 Oct 2021
Whatās happening to housing in cities around the world? Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, discovers who's being pushed out. ā... thereās a huge difference between housing & gold as commodities. Gold is not a human right, housing isā bit.ly/3DallxK
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Kent Community Housing Hub retweeted
3 Sep 2021
Former UKCN director Jackie Carpenter has set up two #cohousing communities in #Cornwall, inc Maningham where Friendship Cohousing lives. She's offering two courses starting in September to learn how, inc.using #mutualhomeownership Find out more. cohousing.org.uk/news/learn-ā¦
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