Ron’s Place on the BBC

WACCLT trustees Jan Williams, Chris Teasdale and Paul Kelly came together in a discussion to mark World Community Land Trust Day. Organised by Lancashire-based arts organisation Super Slow Way, where Paul is heritage programme manager, it explored how communities can save the heritage on their doorstep. Super Slow Way is currently looking at heritage sites within…

We’ve been beavering away on the new website for a while now, getting it as ready as we can in time for the launch next month. You’ll quite probably notice a couple of gaps here and there, even after it’s fully live, but we’re on it! We will be adding more content as time goes…

We’re glad to report that the building containing Ron’s ground floor flat is now covered in scaffolding so that essential repairs to the roof and walls can be undertaken. This comes as a huge relief as we head into winter.  Things have felt frustratingly slow since the heady excitement (and exhaustion!) of campaigning and subsequent…

WACCLT is honoured to have been nominated for the Community Land Trust Network‘s ‘All About Community’ award presented on 25 November. We’d like to congratulate the deserving winners Hastings Commons – as a relatively new organisation ourselves we can learn a lot from their hugely inspiring story.

We’re thrilled to share details of Beyond the Mainstream: Exploring Outsider Art, a series of talks to unearth unchartered creativity and the worlds of outsider artists, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. There are three events taking place over the next few weeks and they are all free to attend – but please book a ticket…

WACCLT will be holding its Annual General Meeting at 6pm on Wednesday, November 13 at Egerton House, Birkenhead. This is an annual gathering to share with members the work completed in 2024, as well as new developments in the coming year. Plus board member Paul Kelly will lead a discussion on Where does Wirral fit in…