Lawford
A podcast by Lawford Parish Council. Our podcast, is all about the parish of Lawford & surrounding area. Lawford is a village in the Tendring district of northeast Essex with a population of circa 5000. Lawford is a very vibrant community with two primary schools, a secondary school, a church, a football club, lots of community groups etc etc In Lawford the podcast, we will look to keep those in the community and beyond up to speed with the local goings-on. The podcast will also shine a light on some of the amazing & interesting characters in our community.
Lawford
Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust - Local Homes for Local People
In this episode of Lawford we cover amazing not for profit organisations operating in our village. Namely the Lawford Housing Trust, The John Leach Educational Trust & The Cox & Hales Almshouses. We chat with Alan Coley, Chair of all 3 organisations as well as Val & Carlo Guglielmi who have been actively involved for a long period.
- Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust: a 25 property trust supporting local people get on the housing ladder via a discounted rental structure with a savings plan built in
- John Leach Educational Trust: supporting the education of Lawford children since the 1700's
- COX AND HALES ALMSHOUSES: 3 properties in the village
The chat focused on the housing trust which is a truly unique offering providing homes for local residents with the ultimate aim of helping them get on the property ladder. We then chat about the very long serving John Leach Education Trust & The Alms Houses.
For Reference
- More on Lawford Housing Enterprise Trust - https://www.lhet.org/
- More on John Leach - https://www.essexarchivesonline.co.uk/Result_Details.aspx?DocID=967847
- Charity Commission - John Leach https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/310766/charity-overview
- More on the Alms Houses on Cox's Hill Lawford https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/213752
