Choices4Doncaster: Martin Walker
Martin Walker was working for the local authority in Doncaster when he was asked to explore more interesting options than day … Continue reading Choices4Doncaster: Martin Walker
East End Trades Guild: Krissie Nicolson
Krissie Nicolson is the founding organiser of the East End Trades Guild, which brings together hundreds of small businesses to … Continue reading East End Trades Guild: Krissie Nicolson
Harcourt Pre-School Co-operative: Veronique Blanc
Veronique is the manager of Harcourt Pre-School in Bristol, which reopened as a co-operative in September 2016 with help from … Continue reading Harcourt Pre-School Co-operative: Veronique Blanc
Walterton and Elgin Community Homes: Jonathan Rosenberg
Margaret Thatcher introduced Tenants’ Choice to privatise public housing. She could never have imagined how one group of residents would turn … Continue reading Walterton and Elgin Community Homes: Jonathan Rosenberg
South Brent Community Land Trust: Tim McGill
Tim McGill joined South Brent Community Land Trust when he started struggling to afford the house he was living in. While Tim is relatively new to South Brent, other locals hope the Trust will stem the flow of younger families leaving the area by addressing the basic need for homes.
What’s your name?My name is Tim McGill and I have been working as a freelance TV and video post production person for about 12 years.
I got involved with South Brent Community Land Trust about 18 months ago.
After our last wave of recession type conditions I had a few bad years work wise and accrued some debt, which left me struggling to afford the house I was living in. I fell down the property snakes and ladders game and realised I couldn’t dig myself out unless things got good and stayed good for about 20 years. So joining the CLT was a practical decision motivated by my situation.
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GrowUp Urban Farms: Tom Webster
Tom Webster used be a biologist at an environmental consultancy, advising construction firms on how to make projects sensitive to climate change. … Continue reading GrowUp Urban Farms: Tom Webster
The Preston Model: Matthew Brown
Matthew Brown has been called a visionary thinker for his work boosting the local economy in his hometown of Preston. … Continue reading The Preston Model: Matthew Brown
Brixton Green Community Benefit Society: Bradley Carroll
Brixton Green Community Benefit Society formed eight years ago to make sure local people had a say in the redevelopment … Continue reading Brixton Green Community Benefit Society: Bradley Carroll
Eko local currency: Alex Walker
Alex Walker is the chairman of Ekopia, a community with 250 members in the Findhorn Ecovillage near Inverness in Scotland. Each … Continue reading Eko local currency: Alex Walker
Improving people’s access to money in the UK
On December 12, I attended a meeting in Westminster about what still needs to be done to improve people’s access … Continue reading Improving people’s access to money in the UK