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November 2024 Newsletter

20 November 2024

We apologise for not publishing a Report on the CLT Board Meeting held in October, but this rolled over into a second meeting on 5th November and it seemed appropriate to combine the two together. A copy of this dual report has now been uploaded onto our website and you can see it here. We…

September 2024 Newsletter

24 September 2024

This newsletter concentrates on The Exeter and the plans of a group of like minded locals to keep the pub open after the current tenants, Matt and Rick Cox, leave at the end of October. If you are a regular visitor of this website you will know that it was set up with the Affordable…

July Newsletter

23 July 2024

COME AND JOIN THORVERTON COMMUNITY LAND TRUST Complete the form online in the ‘Our CLT’ section of this website or use the form we have printed in the August edition of Focus if you prefer a paper application. Unfortunately TCLT has not been able to open a Bank Account in time for this Membership drive. …

June 2024 Newsletter

10 June 2024

During the same week in May two very significant events happened.  The Memorandum of Understanding between Thorverton CLT and the Church Commissioners was signed; TCLT is very pleased with this development as it shows that we have a strong relationship with the CC and that they take our proposal seriously. A few days later we…

May 2024 Newsletter

02 May 2024

The highlight of the last few weeks was certainly the Open Meeting held in the Memorial Hall on 11 April; a separate report is available on this website. As a result of this the Steering Group has gone ahead with the formal incorporation and registration of Thorverton CLT as a Community Benefit Society. The four…

Open Meeting 11 April

28 November 2023

An Open Meeting was held in Thorverton Memorial Hall on Thursday 11th April to hear a presentation by members of the Steering Group; over 50 members of the public attended. Using a PowerPoint format (see copy here) six speakers were able to give further details on the following items: The background to the Affordable Housing…

Church Commissioners meeting

28 November 2023

The latest meeting with the Church Commissioners (CC) was held on 11 April 2024. The CC were briefed on the progress that is being made on establishing TCLT and were very pleased to hear that an Open Meeting is being held to discuss this with the Parish. As a result it was agreed that the…

April 2024 Newsletter

28 November 2023

Welcome to the first stand alone Update on Affordable Housing. Up until now, this has always been part of the Parish Council monthly report in Focus but as the project gains momentum it warrants its own space. We will soon be able to launch a website for the Thorverton Community Land Trust at www.thorvertonclt.co.uk and…