The grand opening of Crofts Court made the news!
Thursday 29th June saw Directors, tenants, investors and stakeholders celebrate the opening of Crofts Court, OCLT’s f...
Crofts Court opens
On Thursday last week we held the opening of Crofts Court.
We are looking for a new Coordinator
Looking for a new challenge? Want to help us deliver more community led affordable housing in Oxfordshire?
Crofts Court tenants' first meeting
We are currently working flat out recruiting the first tenants of the Crofts Court Housing Coop.
Crofts Court share offer closes
Crofts Court Community Share Offer is now closed!
Share Offer minimum milestone reached!
An incredible effort
National Planning Policy Framework Consultation
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) is open for consultation until 2nd March 2023. After much lobbying from...
What a remarkable evening at Trinity College, Oxford
Over 75 people packed into the Garden Room at Trinity College on Wednesday 15 February, to hear about our work, and A...
£20k Booster Match Funding awarded!!
OCLT awarded £20,000 from Community Shares Booster Fund
We're hiring!
Want a new challenge? Want to help us deliver more community led affordable housing in Oxfordshire?
You're invited to our Community Share Offer event - Wednesday 15 February 6pm to 8pm, Trinity College!
COMMUNITY SHARE OFFER EVENT WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY 6PM TO 8PM AT TRINITY COLLEGE, OXFORD
We've reached 50% of our Community Share Offer target!
With your help we’ve managed to hit our halfway mark total of £250,000 pretty much right on time by the end of Decemb...
Save the Date!!
SAVE THE DATE!
We've reached 50% of our Community Share Offer target!
With your help we’ve managed to hit our halfway mark total of £250,000 pretty much right on time by the end of Decemb...
Save the Date!!
SAVE THE DATE!
Highlights of OCLT's Cuppa Club webinar with Ethex outlining the Crofts Court Community Share Offer
Ethex hosted Fran and Mark from OCLT, who were joined by Andrew Down (director of Future Oxfordshire Partnership) to ...
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire showing the way for Community-Led Housing
Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Council assessment of community-led housing:“A community led appro...
Christmas is coming......
A message from Fran Ryan our Board and Founding Member…….Not quite the traditional Christmas image…..But one that see...
Crofts Community Share Offer launched
Our Community Share Offer was launched on 2 November 2022.
YOUR CHANCE TO WIN SCRUMPTIOUS CHOCOLATES
**COMMUNITY SHARE OFFER COMING SOON!!HELP INCREASE OUR SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS AND HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN SOME SCRUMPTIO...
The day the BBC came to town!
We were very excited to welcome BBC reporter Jessica Banham to our site at Deans Court, Botley last week, as we ran a...
Successful AGM
On Monday 19 September we held our AGM for the year 2021/22 at Dean Court Community Centre.
Join us for our AGM on Monday 19 September 7pm to 8pm
Join us at 7pm to 8pm in the Orange Room at the Dean Court Community Centre, Pinnocks Way, Oxford, OX2 9DG for our 20...
OCLT secures the services of Diane Montrose
We’re delighted to announce that Diane Montrose of DiddyRox Marketing has agreed to provide Social Media consultancy ...
Want to live in Crofts Court?
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust is delighted to tell you that in May this year building started on its development o...
We are hiring!
Social Media Part-Time – remote and consultant position
OCLT hands over Crofts Court to contractor for site start
OCLT Board Members recently visited its Crofts Court site as Lifebuild Solutions Ltd, its appointed contractor, mobil...
Maureen Elliott joins the Board of OCLT
We are excited to announce the appointment of Maureen Elliott to the Board of Directors. Maureen has had a career in ...
We are recruiting!
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust (OCLT) is at an exciting stage of development as we are about to start construction ...
Unlocking Community-led Moorings
Last year, with support from OCLT, the Collaborative Housing Hub commissioned a report into the idea of community-led...
Crofts Court Build Begins
We are so pleased to be able to tell you that the Crofts Court build is about to start!
Watch our film about our garage sites project
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust, Transition by Design and Oxford City Council are working together to identify brown...
OCLT becomes a Registered Provider of Affordable Housing
Exciting news… Oxfordshire Community Land Trust awarded Registered Provider status!
Have your say: Turning empty garages into affordable homes?
We want to hear from local people - Could disused garages provide space for new affordable homes ?
Invitation to 2021 AGM
You’re invited to our AGM
August 2021 News Update
Moorings Research
July 2021 News Update
Community led housing is already having a hugely positive impact on communities and lives across the country. It has ...
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust secure funding from Vale of White Horse District Council and Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal
OCLT is delighted to announce success in securing funding for eight affordable apartments in Dean Court from the Vale...
Help us Create an Alternative Housing System - Become a Supporter Member
We know that many people feel powerless in the face of the extreme housing need and lack of affordability in our city...
Tribute to Tony Crofts
Tony Crofts, a founder member of OCLT, died in Bristol at the start of February. Fran has written the following tribu...
We’ve won funding to turn unloved plots of land into new social homes
Last month we got the exciting news that Oxford City Council had successfully applied to the Housing Advisors Program...
March 2021 News Update
First some great newsOCLT is thrilled to announce we have just won funding of £304K from Vale of White Horse District...
Welcome to our new board members!
OCLT is delighted to welcome two new members to the board of Directors for 2020.
Could community-owned land help us feed Oxfordshire?
OCLT are organising a webinar exploring access and ownership of land for food production hosted by Oxfordshire Commun...
Our Autumn Event Series 2020
Over the Autumn 2020, OCLT have put on a series of online events looking at land rights, housing issues and community...
Responding to the planning reforms (Part 2)
You may have read about the dramatic proposal for planning reforms in the news recently. But what do they mean for co...
OCLT's Yearly Round Up
OCLT held its Annual General Meeting on the 14th of September 2020, for the first time online, due to the Covid-19 pa...
Responding to the planning reforms (Part 1)
You may have read about the dramatic proposal for planning reforms in the news recently. But what do they mean for co...
Celebration of Community Led Housing January 2020
We were delighted to see some of you at a lively launch event for Community Led Housing. About 120 people gathered in...
Next project: a new model for empty garage sites in Oxford
While OCLT awaits the final planning permission to proceed with Dean Court we are delighted to announce another proje...
Candidates for the OCLT board 2019
We have three terrific potential candidates for election to the board this year. At the AGM members vote on each cand...
2019 AGM
Our 2019 Annual General Meeting will be held at Makespace Oxford (Aristotle Lane) on 30th September 2019 between 7-9pm.
June Update
First new build community-led housing development
Planning application submitted for Dean Court
We’re delighted to say we have now submitted our planning application for the new flats in Dean Court (Reference Numb...
January Update
Belated greetings for 2019. It’s been a long time since we were in touch but we think the news today will more than m...
New report on Community-led housing in Oxford City
In March 2017, Oxford City Council received £54,859 from the Community Housing Fund to support the promotion and deli...
An invitation to our 2018 Annual General Meeting
Our 2018 Annual General Meeting will be held at Makespace Oxford (Aristotle Lane, Jericho) on 18th June 2018.
Meet our new Project Manager, John Bloxsom
We are pleased to announce the appointment of John Bloxsom to work as a part-time Project Officer with OCLT for at le...
We’re recruiting for a project officer
Oxfordshire Community Land Trust has a vacancy for a Project Officer to work on two very exciting prospects: i) getti...