Caistor and District Community Trust Ltd

The  Market Place has been the heart of commercial life in Caistor, Lincolnshire for centuries. Sadly,  since 2010, two key buildings on one side of the Market Place in  Caistor's superbly preserved   historic town centre have been empty. Plans are finally getting closer to securing the future of the what are  known as the old Co-op at 2-4 Market Place, Caistor.  These plans include the complex of buildings backing on to High Street and the courtyard spaces in between. 

Around 70 people attended the first public meeting of Caistor and District Community Trust on September 4th 2018. The discussion on potential uses for 2-4 Market Place that followed the presentations shows how passionate everyone is about getting these buildings back to life – and how important it is to the successful economic life of Caistor.  The idea of the Community Benefit Society has been well received with new members joining everyday since we started accepting membership forms in October.

We have already had enquiries from a wide range potential business interested in basing themselves in Caistor’s historic Market Place. It is very encouraging to see so much interest in the buildings at this early stage - although announcing what the end uses will be is still quite a way off. In October Caistor and District Community Trust meet with Lincolnshire Co-op and Lincolnshire Heritage, to start preparations for the first major funding applications in 2019.