Who are we?

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The Bishops Castle Community Land Trust is owned by its 286 shareholder members and managed by a Board of local people. Five women and six men are currently serving as Board members, and include a solicitor, a chartered surveyor, two people who run businesses in the town, a Town Councillor, a County Councillor and one of our tenants.

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Elections to the Board are held every year. You do not have to be a member of the Trust to stand for election. We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in contributing to the work of the Trust.

 

For more information please contact jonathan.brown@bcclt.co.uk  

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What do we do?

 

The primary objective of the Trust is to provide affordable housing for local people in housing need. We meet that objective by building or acquiring buildings for the long-term benefit of the people in Bishop’s Castle and its surrounding area.

 

As a small independent Trust, we don’t receive government funding, and our main source of income is derived from the below market rents we collect from our tenants. From spring 2022, we have been renovating a neglected property left empty for six years, which will provide two flats.

 

We know how much our homes have made a positive difference to all those who have been given a roof over their heads since they were built in 2011, and want to do more.

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