CVCLT news September 2025   

It’s only right that everyone should have a secure, decent and affordable place to call home.
Read all about how we create homes and community buildings.

It’s been a long train coming

And now it has arrived! We have a lease on the Signal Box in Hebden Bridge, which means we can start to bring the building to life as a heritage attraction and holiday accommodation. Railway enthusiasts and others will be able to bed down for the night and immerse themselves in all that is rail.
Thank you to the Railway Heritage Trust, the National Lottery Heritage Fund  and Hebden Royd Town Council for supporting the project.

Help create secure tenancies in affordable homes & wonderful community buildings

We are almost entirely volunteer run. There’s a wonderful sense of satisfaction gained in being part of CVCLT
 Imagine, for years to come, walking past a building and saying to yourself “I helped make that happen”. Or even better, “I helped give that person a home”.
Find out more by contacting our Chair, Simon Brearley and our manager, Paul Brannigan: simon.brearley@caldervalleyclt.org.uk / manager@caldervalleyclt.org.uk, telephone 07942 361205.

 Leave your home and walk to work in summer 2026

The foundations for the enterprise centre offices at Ferney Lee are complete. The steel frame will go up this month. It is exciting! The offices will be warm, affordable, low carbon and in a lovely setting overlooking Centre Vale Park.
 Contact with others is important for health, wellbeing and expanding your business. Imagine a walk to work, your own space to be productive with other likeminded people to engage with on a personal or a professional level.
 Bringing back the chat with others when you’re making a cup of tea in summer 2026.

The Ferney Lee site will also have 19 one and two bed homes enabled by CVCLT and delivered by Connect Housing. You need to register with B-with-us to be able to apply when applications open.
A combination of Towns funding and Homes England funding from the UK government supports these projects.

A vibrant Annual General Meeting

The meeting ended with one of our members saying, “I am astonished at how much has been delivered since last year, you have done an amazing job”.

Please spread the word, share this newsletter with people, share our social media posts and chat to people about the land trust’s work. The more people who get involved, the more people will have an affordable secure home in which to build a life.

The AGM took place at Fielden Hall. You can see low energy lighting, radiant heat panels and secondary glazing in this photo.

 Finished but more energy efficiency to come!

The many people who take part in groups and events at Fielden Hall are now enjoying the green heating and ventilation system that has improved the feel of the Hall.

The project was delivered within budget, and we have funding to extend the works, which is likely to involve battery storage, sensor lighting & taps and more.

Find out more about the Hall and the people who use it here.

UK government funding from the Towns Fund and the Community Ownership Fund along with National Lottery Funding have enabled us to bring this project to life.

 Heptonstall

We are looking to purchase and renovate a property in Heptonstall. We have secured some funding and are awaiting a decision on a grant application for funding from Calderdale Council. If successful, we would offer an investment opportunity in community shares to the local community to raise the balance.

 Helping those fleeing danger

Leased from Calderdale Council, we are carrying out surveys to bring these empty properties on Crown Street in Hebden Bridge back into use.

The funding is designated for the creation of homes for refugees, but should they cease to be needed to house people with refugee status, these homes will become available to house local residents.

 Our new annual review is out now

It tells our story in one easy read and can be downloaded here. Please share with people you know to encourage more people to help, and in turn more people will have secure affordable tenancies.

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Thank you

Thank you to the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge for a grant to help produce our new annual reviews and for an improved website that enables us to encourage more people to support our work.

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 Patient Capital

 If you’re in a position to be patient about getting a quick return or even no return on your money, and you want to put that money to work in the community then Patient Capital could be for you.

 Patient Capital can take the following forms:

• Low interest loans
• 0% loans
• Purchase of Calder Valley Community Land Trust community shares
• Donations

 Contact Paul, our Executive Manager, if you would like to explore helping to create affordable homes in this way.

 Interested in investing?

We are now keeping a waiting list of people potentially interested in investing in the CLT in the future.  If you are interested in being added to this list, please contact our Exec Manager Paul on manager@caldervalleyclt.org.uk.  (‘Without obligation’, as they say!)

ARCHIVE OF PRESS RELEASES:

2022: Mar 8: Mayor of West Yorkshire visits CVCLT development

2021: Sep 13: Calder Valley CLT appoints its first Executive Manager

2021: June 6 Major grant will help save Hebden Bridge’s Signal Box

2021: May 26: Community-based trust is ready to recruit

2021: Feb 17: Community-led charity to receive national lottery funding

2021: Jan 13: Community trust pulls off successful community share issue

2020: Dec 8: Todmorden’s community share offer hits a key milestone

Oct 26: Todmorden community to come together to secure the future of a historic hall and affordable housing

Mar 1: First partnership between almshouse trust and CLT reaches successful conclusion

Jan 1: Wanted! Local charities’ independent-living bungalows need first residents

2019: Mar 4: Building work starts on six new bungalows for local older people

Feb 5: Statement from board of trustees following planning decision

2018: April 1: Local charity’s plans to bring back a lost Hebden Bridge street

2017: Jan 1: Community-led housing charity receives major grant for its ‘Big Potential’

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