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Close to family and friends

Bev and Ken Gilbert were delighted to have the chance to move back to the village when 8 affordable homes for rent became available at Nursery Close in St Giles in the Wood, Torridge in April 2011. Families with a local connection to St Giles have moved into all eight properties and there is already a feeling of community amongst the neighbours. ...

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Verity’s delight with new family home

Verity Hookway is proud of her new home situated in St Giles in the Wood. It is one of eight affordable homes built in the village and which have been made available to people with local connections. The Parish Council identified that affordable housing was their highest priority through undertaking a Parish Plan and subsequently worked with the ...

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Devon Rural Housing Partnership - Plan for Rural Housing launched

The need for more affordable housing in Devon's villages and market towns has been highlighted in a new report. With average house prices in Devon more than 13 times higher than average incomes, the Vibrant Rural Communities: The Case for Affordable Housing in Devon report sets out the case for building more affordable rural homes. Evidence ...

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Rural Housing Awards – celebrating excellence in affordable rural housing

After another successful year of developing rural affordable housing in Devon, the Devon Rural Housing Partnership and the Community Council of Devon are delighted to announce the winners of the 2011 Devon Rural Housing Awards. The award for Most Effective Community Group goes to St Giles in the Wood Parish Council, and Roy Turner from Wools ...

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New Homes for Chudleigh Knighton

The Community Council of Devon's Rural Housing Team, working with Hennock Parish Council, has seen 3 years of work finally come to fruition with the opening of Westcounty Housing's latest affordable homes at Apple Tree Close, Chudleigh Knighton. The 21 new homes, which are for rent and shared ownership, are the result of a housing n ...

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Devon Rural Housing Awards

Short listing has now taken place for the 'Most Inspirational Individual' for the Devon Rural Housing Awards and judges will decide on a winner in mid September. Those shortlisted are Robert Domleo from Atherington, North Devon; David Key of Uppottery, East Devon; Dame Margaret Turner Warwick of Thorverton, Mid Devon; Roy Turner of Woolsery, Tor ...

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Devon Rural Housing Awards

After another successful year of developing rural affordable housing in Devon, the Devon Rural Housing Partnership and the Community Council of Devon return in 2011 with 2 award categories for Devon's rural communities to enter. Created to recognise excellence in the rural housing sector the categories for Devon Rural Housing Awards 2011 are ...

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Local families move into new homes

Eight local families each with strong connections to the village of St Giles in the Wood, Torrington are moving into new homes built by local builder Pearce Construction (Barnstaple) and handed over to Devon & Cornwall Housing (DCH) at a brief ceremony on 25 March. Delivered as a result of a close partnership between St Giles in the Wood ...

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Housing Aspirations of Older People in Rural Devon

It is predicted that the proportion of older people in Devon will grow significantly in the next 15-20 years. A new report on the housing aspirations of older people produced by the Rural Housing Enablers, based here at the Community Council of Devon and funded by the Rural Housing Partnership, tells of those aspirations. The report has been ...

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Free Community Land Trusts Seminar

The Rural Housing Team at the Community Council of Devon have organised a free seminar about community land trusts. The event is open to all parish councillors, community members and others who are interested in developing affordable housing and other community assets. The session will be facilitated by staff of the Somerset, Devon and Dorse ...

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princess Anne urges support for affordable rural housing at CCD conference

The Princess Royal urged more support for affordable rural housing schemes in Devon as she praised the achievements of two Devon villages, at the Community Council of Devon's Annual Conference in Woolfardisworthy yesterday. Inspirational Speech The Princess flew into Woolfardisworthy (Woolsery) near Bude, to hear about the successes an ...

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Devon?s 2010 Rural Housing Awards launched ? deadline for nominations is July 5th

Devon Rural Housing Awards 2010 Launched in 2008, the Devon Rural Housing Awards has grown year on year. Delivered to you by the Devon Rural Housing Partnership and the Community Council of Devon the Devon Rural Housing Awards 2010 will open for entries from Monday 3 May 2010, and will close for entries on Monday 5 July 2010. Entries can b ...

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Eight more villages start new affordable housing schemes

RURAL HOUSING NEWS FLASH The rural housing team has finished the year on a high with a concentration of new starts on site in March. 8 new affordable housing schemes started on site at Liverton, Drewsteignton, Sticklepath, Woolfardisworthy, Bucks Cross, Culmstock, Hennock and Tedburn St Mary. This will produce a total of 74 new home ...

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