The weeks are flying by, and sometimes it feels like we are getting nowhere. So it’s been really useful to write these blog posts to look back and remind ourselves what we have achieved. Once again, we’ve been quite busy!
Post-its, post-its and more post-its
We have had a very busy week with several meetings and workshops. It feels great to get some momentum behind the project again, we hope we can maintain it now! What we’ve done this week On Monday we met with
Budgets and blue roofs
This last week has been a little quieter for the community hub team. Lots of people are away so it’s been a challenge to get things moved on. We have made a little progress however and are planning a few
A week in the life of the community hub team
We’ve been having a think about how best to keep everyone up to date with what we are doing on the community hub project. Email lists are so unreliable as they are nearly always out of date, and they also
RUSS APPOINTS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Press release – 23 July 2018: PIONEERING LONDON-BASED COMMUNITY LAND TRUST APPOINTS OPERATIONS DIRECTOR RUSS, the Lewisham-based Community Land Trust behind an innovative 33 home affordable self build project, has appointed Dinah Roake as its first Operations Director. Dinah has
RUSS featured in Evening Standard and South London Press
In June, we announced that the most innovative low cost self-build housing project ever undertaken in London had taken a huge step forward with the formal granting of planning permission. Here’s how the press responded…. Lewisham council has granted planning
Planning permission granted for London’s largest ever affordable self-build housing project
Press release – 8 June: PLANNING PERMISSION GRANTED FOR LONDON’S LARGEST EVER AFFORDABLE SELF-BUILD HOUSING PROJECT The most innovative low cost self-build housing project ever undertaken in London has taken a huge step forward with the formal granting of planning
Plans approved for innovative self-build training facility and community space in Ladywell
Press release – 8 June: PLANS APPROVED FOR INNOVATIVE SELF-BUILD TRAINING FACILITY AND COMMUNITY SPACE IN LADYWELL London’s first training facility for would-be community self-builders was been granted planning permission by Lewisham Council on Thursday 7 June. The innovative facility
7 June planning committee: Church Grove project & Self-Build Hub
RUSS’s planning application for 33 affordable homes at Church Grove will be debated by Lewisham’s planning committee on Thursday 7 June. We are delighted that Lewisham Council’s planning officers have recommended our planning application for 33 affordable homes in Church
Report from the RUSS AGM 2018
The RUSS AGM at the end of April in Ladywell was busy and well-attended. The lead presentation and full minutes are presented below. A key item on the agenda was the announcement of new Co-Chairs for RUSS – Kwame Lowe
