The big news from Calder Valley Community Land Trust is that we are launching our first full-scale community share issue.

We are looking to raise £220,000 in interest-bearing withdrawable share capital. This will enable us to buy the land and buildings surrounding the Fielden Hall community centre in Todmorden.

The purchase will help protect the future of the Fielden Hall itself, by securing the CLT’s ownership of the whole plot of land – what we are calling the Fielden Acre, in tribute to Sarah Fielden the pioneering philanthropist and female educator who first established a school on the site back in 1871. The purchase will also give the CLT two houses (the old school houses), which we will commit to letting at affordable rent levels.

Our share prospectus, which has just been awarded the Community Shares Standard Mark (the relevant quality mark), will be launched at an online ceremony on Saturday October 31st, 11am.

Featuring a message from a special guest! More details (including log-in details) nearer the time.

To find out more about the share issue visit: https://caldervalleyclt.org.uk/fieldenacre/