Category: Community Projects
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Village Stores Update June 2020
Since the last update in February, despite the disruption, we are moving ahead with our plans. However, the lock-down came in before we could arrange a physical meeting of the new committee to formally constitute. The new committee will be embracing the new norm of online meetings and will be electing a new chairperson, secretary…
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Affordable Local-Needs Housing
At last some good news. The Trust’s housing adviser, Wessex Community Assets, has persuaded North Devon Council to approve £10,000 for feasibility studies at our preferred construction site on the northern edge of Parracombe. This is on top of funding for legal searches and reports which has already been approved. Feasibility studies may include archaeological,…
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Village Hall Update June 2020
The Village Hall sub-committee of Parracombe Community Trust held it’s inaugural meeting on the 4th of March. The committee will be responsible for the day to day running of the Hall under the umbrella of the Trust. An enthusiastic committee was appointed with Keith Denby, as chair and Helen Minns secretary until the AGM in…
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Community Stores Update Feb 2020
It’s been a while since the committee has put out an update of progress but that’s not to say progress is not being made, perhaps more slowly than we would like. Our main goals have been to finalise the business and financial plan, without which we will not be able to move forward with funding,…
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Affordable Homes – Update Feb 2020
The Trust’s project to build six affordable homes for local needs on the northern edge of Parracombe made good progress up until Christmas 2019. Unfortunately, since then, things have stalled – hopefully only temporarily. Having identified a site, won the approval of the landowner, agreed a price and general terms and submitted grant funding bids…
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Trust Committee Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to form the three committees which will steer and manage Parracombe Community Trust’s main projects – the village hall, a new community shop and six new affordable homes.
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Parracombe Community Trust Spring Update
It’s time for a brief update on progress. And progress is indeed being made – maybe not quickly but at least steadily. Since the last PCT member update we have made progress on governance and management of the village hall, securing land for local needs affordable housing and planning for the shop. As a key…
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Parracombe Community Trust – Members Update January 2019
Update to Parracombe Community Trust members following the special general meeting, January 2019.
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Village Hall Clear Out
Now that Parracombe has the keys to the village hall, we need to make it our own! The first thing to do is have a clear out of stuff that has accumulated … and there is quite a bit of it. Saturday 26th January 10.00 – 12.00 Please come along and lend a hand –…
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Special General Meeting of the Parracombe Community Trust Limited
To the Members of Parracombe Community Trust Limited Members are advised of advanced notice of the Special General Meeting of the Parracombe Community Trust Limited (the Society), to be held at Parracombe Village Hall on Wednesday, January 16th 2019 at 7pm. The only business the Society can do at this meeting is that which is…