Building Community, Creating Futures: The CCDT Story
At the heart of every thriving neighbourhood is something more than bricks and mortar. It’s a sense of belonging. A shared purpose. A place where people feel connected, supported, and…
Jess Brown-Fuller MP meets Chichester Community Development Trust to support community access to sports facilities
Jess Brown-Fuller MP recently met with Chichester Community Development Trust to discuss theirefforts to secure community access to the sports facilities at the Lavant View and Madgwick Parkdevelopments. The visit…
Marchwell Studios – Progress Report
Chichester Construct are delighted to share the exciting progress on Phase One of our Marchwell Studios transformation! The site has now been fully cleared of overgrown vegetation, revealing sections of the…
We’re Breaking Ground at Marchwell Studios!
We are delighted to share that the enablement package at Marchwell Studios has officially begun this week, with local firm Chichester Construct leading the works. If you pass by, expect to see builders…
First month of Graylingwell Chapel, the story so far…
Over the last month of being open, we have had a great mixture of events and activities at Graylingwell Chapel. From evenings with Eddie the Eagle to Chichester University music…
What is going on at CCDT?
People are getting to know Chichester Community Development Trust and yet there are still lots of misconceptions. I thought it would be good to introduce some of the members of our small team to give you a flavour of life at CCDT as well as giving you a brief introduction to CCDT’s work…
Announcing architect for Graylingwell Chapel
After careful deliberation, Chichester Community Development Trust is pleased to announce that Adam Richards Architects has been selected as the architect for the first phase of the development work of Graylingwell Chapel.
How we create a special volunteer thank you hug
We like to make our volunteers feel special; after all they make a huge contribution to the local community and to Chichester Community Development Trust. So we’ve set up a Volunteer Reward Card voucher system.
It’s love at first sight for the steering group
Graylingwell Chapel’s steering group have been to London to look at different venues and to get ideas for the chapel. The result? A paradigm shift… the ideas for the chapel are evolving.
Fruit of history saved for future generations
Meet Tim Lawrance-Owen, leader of the Graylingwell community garden since 2012. Modestly, Tim says “I’m not a good gardener but I know about making plants grow”.