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06/05/2025
Padfield Community Spaces has received the first part of our funding from the Government’s Community Ownership Fund (COF).
This means we can finally start making preparations for taking ownership of the field over the next few months, and you may start to see some activity on the field, as it has to be surveyed and a formal plan has to be prepared.
For more details, see Padfield Community Spaces web site.
Padfield Community Spaces has received the first part of our funding from the Government’s Community Ownership Fund (COF).
This means we can finally start making preparations for taking ownership of the field over the next few months, and you may start to see some activity on the field, as it has to be surveyed and a formal plan has to be prepared.
For more details, see Padfield Community Spaces web site.
About Padfield Community Spaces
Padfield Community Spaces CIO was formed in January 2021 and incorporated in January 2022, to maintain and develop the field at the centre of Padfield village for the use and benefit of the local community and in a sustainable relationship with the environment. The charity aims to maintain a 'green heart' in Padfield, securing it in perpetuity for future generations.
For more information visit www.padfieldspaces.com/
For more information visit www.padfieldspaces.com/
Background
In September 2020, a field which forms part of the quirky ‘Padfield Green Triangle’ - a village landmark and green space at the heart of the Padfield conservation area - was put up for sale.Villagers were very concerned that the land would not remain a green space if it was sold and wanted to protect it from development for the long term benefit of the village and visitors to the area.
In response, a holding company was swiftly formed as a legal vehicle to receive loans and/or donations from local supporters which were made to purchase the field. A substantial amount of funding was raised by Padfield Open Green Spaces Ltd (POGS) and they successfully secured the field at auction in October 2020.
Since its inception, POGS was established to be a temporary holding company so that the field could be brought into community ownership, once the immediate issue of securing the land was achieved. This would be achieved by forming a second, charitable organisation that could access funding and hold the land in perpetuity.
Padfield Community Spaces is the result. It exists to purchase the land from POGS and then to make access and biodiversity improvements in collaboration with any Padfield resident who wishes to take part or have a say.
In response, a holding company was swiftly formed as a legal vehicle to receive loans and/or donations from local supporters which were made to purchase the field. A substantial amount of funding was raised by Padfield Open Green Spaces Ltd (POGS) and they successfully secured the field at auction in October 2020.
Since its inception, POGS was established to be a temporary holding company so that the field could be brought into community ownership, once the immediate issue of securing the land was achieved. This would be achieved by forming a second, charitable organisation that could access funding and hold the land in perpetuity.
Padfield Community Spaces is the result. It exists to purchase the land from POGS and then to make access and biodiversity improvements in collaboration with any Padfield resident who wishes to take part or have a say.
