We are looking for new Directors
4th August 2020
Faversham Land Trust has vacancies for additional Directors to help build the movement for community-led housing in the town. We recognise that a wide and diverse set of skills and experiences is vital to developing the Trust and that the more diverse our movement is, the stronger it will be. We are particularly looking for people with skills and experience in any of the following - financial viability in planning; surveying; building and construction; sustainable development.
Directors are responsible for steering FCLT’s strategic direction, ensuring that the Trust's work leads to:
FCLT Directors are expected to attend monthly meetings, arranged at times which best suit the group. There may also be sub group meetings to attend and Directors need to keep up to date with developments within the Trust. There are no paid staff – we are all working as volunteers.
Interested?
You must be a member of FCLT before expressing your interest. It’s just £1 to do – find out more here
The deadline to express your interest in becoming a FCLT Director is 17 August 2020. The Director's Nomination Form can be downloaded here. You will be required to write a short summary setting out your skills, experience, time commitment and why you want to be part of the FCLT Board. You will need to arrange to meet with current Directors before 21 August 2020 to ensure you have a full understanding of FCLT’s challenges and ambitions.
New directors will be elected at our annual general meeting on the evening of Tuesday 15 September from 7pm via zoom. (Save the date!)
Please email the Secretary, Louise Bareham, on info@favershamcommunitylandtrust.org for further information.
Faversham Land Trust has vacancies for additional Directors to help build the movement for community-led housing in the town. We recognise that a wide and diverse set of skills and experiences is vital to developing the Trust and that the more diverse our movement is, the stronger it will be. We are particularly looking for people with skills and experience in any of the following - financial viability in planning; surveying; building and construction; sustainable development.
Directors are responsible for steering FCLT’s strategic direction, ensuring that the Trust's work leads to:
- Acquiring, developing and stewarding land and other assets;
- Promoting community-led initiatives, such as housing, community facilities, workspaces, renewable energy and sustainable land management projects;
- Fairer access to stable and secure housing that enables well-being and is genuinely affordable in perpetuity;
- Vibrant and diverse neighbourhoods that play a positive role in their local and wider communities;
- Positive contributions to the environment, and low carbon solutions that limit our impact on the planet;
- Creative innovation for different ways of living, working, and playing together sustainably for the 21st century.
FCLT Directors are expected to attend monthly meetings, arranged at times which best suit the group. There may also be sub group meetings to attend and Directors need to keep up to date with developments within the Trust. There are no paid staff – we are all working as volunteers.
Interested?
You must be a member of FCLT before expressing your interest. It’s just £1 to do – find out more here
The deadline to express your interest in becoming a FCLT Director is 17 August 2020. The Director's Nomination Form can be downloaded here. You will be required to write a short summary setting out your skills, experience, time commitment and why you want to be part of the FCLT Board. You will need to arrange to meet with current Directors before 21 August 2020 to ensure you have a full understanding of FCLT’s challenges and ambitions.
New directors will be elected at our annual general meeting on the evening of Tuesday 15 September from 7pm via zoom. (Save the date!)
Please email the Secretary, Louise Bareham, on info@favershamcommunitylandtrust.org for further information.
New Faversham Housing Noticeboard
10th June 2020
Faversham Community Land Trust has set up a new Facebook group called Faversham Houisng Noticeboard. It is hoped that this group will help connect people looking for a room, flat or house to rent or event short term house-sits. We invite local private landlords to join the group and share the details of any properties they may have available.
Faversham Community Land Trust has set up a new Facebook group called Faversham Houisng Noticeboard. It is hoped that this group will help connect people looking for a room, flat or house to rent or event short term house-sits. We invite local private landlords to join the group and share the details of any properties they may have available.
Housing Needs Survey
1st June 2020
Faversham Community Land Trust has commissioned Arc4 to carry out a housing needs survey on our behalf.
A housing needs survey will identify households in the community whose incomes are insufficient to rent or buy suitable accommodation on the open market. It will also obtain information, confidentially, on gross household incomes, number of members of the household and ages. It may also identify hidden homelessness, for example, a young couple staying in a parental home, unable to afford to set up on their own. The results will be reported in such a way that household identities are not revealed and cannot be guessed. We have commissioned Arc4 to undertake the survey on our behalf, all information will remain confidential - the Trust will only see the results and not the raw data. Please complete the survey as soon as you receive it.
Faversham Community Land Trust has commissioned Arc4 to carry out a housing needs survey on our behalf.
A housing needs survey will identify households in the community whose incomes are insufficient to rent or buy suitable accommodation on the open market. It will also obtain information, confidentially, on gross household incomes, number of members of the household and ages. It may also identify hidden homelessness, for example, a young couple staying in a parental home, unable to afford to set up on their own. The results will be reported in such a way that household identities are not revealed and cannot be guessed. We have commissioned Arc4 to undertake the survey on our behalf, all information will remain confidential - the Trust will only see the results and not the raw data. Please complete the survey as soon as you receive it.
Call Out for Directors
1st September 2019
Faversham Community Land Trust
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in creating affordable housing for local people?
Then why not get involved in the Faversham Community Land Trust?
Faversham Community Land Trust (FCLT) is a Community Benefit Society, registered with the Financial Conduct Authority, which aims to further, in a sustainable manner, the social, economic and environmental interests of people who live and/or work, in Faversham by:
FCLT is a not for profit, community-based organisation run by unpaid volunteers to address the needs of our local area. A key focus is converting existing buildings or building new, to provide homes for local people.
Prospective Directors must:
Please email favershamcommunitylandtrust@gmail.com for a copy of the Directors’ Criteria and Nomination Form.
Nominations must be received no later than 31st August 2019.
Faversham Community Land Trust
Volunteer Opportunities
Interested in creating affordable housing for local people?
Then why not get involved in the Faversham Community Land Trust?
Faversham Community Land Trust (FCLT) is a Community Benefit Society, registered with the Financial Conduct Authority, which aims to further, in a sustainable manner, the social, economic and environmental interests of people who live and/or work, in Faversham by:
- Providing and managing housing and providing assistance to help house people and associated facilities, amenities and services;
- Promoting, for the community’s benefit, the regeneration in areas of social and economic deprivation and in particular Faversham by any means that the Board considers reasonable and will be of benefit; such as community facilities, workspaces, renewable energy
FCLT is a not for profit, community-based organisation run by unpaid volunteers to address the needs of our local area. A key focus is converting existing buildings or building new, to provide homes for local people.
Prospective Directors must:
- Be a Member of the FCLT
- Be proposed and seconded by Members of the FCLT
- Be accepted by at least two thirds of the Interim Board or Board before their nomination is put forward to Members
- Have the necessary knowledge or experience to compliment the objectives of the FCLT
Please email favershamcommunitylandtrust@gmail.com for a copy of the Directors’ Criteria and Nomination Form.
Nominations must be received no later than 31st August 2019.
Membership Hits 160+
1st July 2019
We are very excited to announced that we have exceeded our original target of 100 members! Thank you to everyone for their support.
We are very excited to announced that we have exceeded our original target of 100 members! Thank you to everyone for their support.
