Building a Future: Affordable Housing Solutions
by Nicola Clayton
Who Are We?
Little Ships Housing Community Interest Company (CIC) is a non-profit property developer dedicated to creating affordable homes. Unlike traditional developers, 'profit' we make is reinvested into providing more affordable housing. To understand more about Community Interest Companies, refer to the Community Interest Companies Guidance. (read more...)
...So Hugh, how’s your small boats charity coming along?...
Grreat . . . this from an old friend who knows just where to stick the knife. I do it back to him so all's fair, but it does throw up some questions that need answering. Firstly, we're not a charity. We're a community interest company who's surplus goes back into our mission statement. (read more...)
My brand new, ten year old, bicycle
I’ve been using it hard for over a decade now and all sorts needed replacing around the new year. I got halfway through doing a proper job when lockdown kicked off and I made do with running instead. Finally got it finished a few weeks ago and it’s brilliant. Familiar but working perfectly now. (read more...)
...so we bid for King Alfred? But what if we win...?
Residents from Brighton and Hove have been patient. There have been several attempts to redevelop the King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove over recent decades – without success. (read more...)
Not so little then...
The MV Royal Daffodil (1939) was one of the "Little Ships". According to the list of participating vessels on Wikipedia, it evacuated a total of 7461 people over 5 crossings. (read more...)
As one Journey ends, another begins...
When Dorothy returns to the Wizard of Oz, she discovers that everything she's been working for is a charade. There's no magic wizard, just a guy who knows how to pull a few levers to give the right impression. (read more...)
The Circumlocution Office
The Circumlocution Office as imagined by Dickens in "Little Dorrit" is so enjoyed by many because the parody is rooted in reality. (read more...)
A life on the rolling waves?
One of the thorniest issues facing the Little Ships idea is what to do when the 'owners' of the publicly owned land don't want to sell their land (to us or anyone). For years, I've kicked this problem around until the solution came to me in a WW2 film recently. (read more...)
What have these four got in common?
Apart from the Y-chromosome and neck-tie, there's a few pairings: Charles and Boris are both public school educated, Ken and Peter (Peter Kyle, local MP) are both state school educated. Ken and Boris are both ex-London mayors, Charles and Peter are known for their advocacy of the environment. (read more...)
Which way now, Brighton and Hove?
Two of your biggest recent residential schemes in the Coldean countryside and Sackville industrial estate tell me you might be lost. (read more...)
