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Community HubLand
The community marketplace where local businesses build, sell and grow
Our story
Why we built Community HubLand
Community HubLand started with a simple belief: the people who hold a neighbourhood together — the bakers, makers, tutors, trades and studios — deserve an online home as good as the service they give. So we built one platform where a local business can do it all: a designed business page, online bookings, a shop, memberships and a story worth sharing. No developer needed, no template that looks like everyone else’s — just your business, looking its best, in front of the neighbours who are searching for exactly what you do.
Sell what you make A shop for your products and plans, with secure checkout and transparent fees.
Why choose CHL
One powerful business presence
Everything a local business needs
Discovery, bookings, sales and community — one page that does the work of five tools, backed by people who want your business to win.
Found by your neighbours Your page feeds CHL’s directory and Explore, so nearby customers actually find you.
Everything in one place Bookings, shop, memberships and enquiries — built into your page, no extra software.
Community-first Real people and CHL Guides behind you, and a community that sends work your way.
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Book with us
Sessions you can book today
Reserve time with the CHL team — guided sessions to get your business up and running.
£30.00 1 hr
Letterpress Taster — One Hour
A single hour at the press, one to one. Set your name in wood type, ink up and pull a few sheets. The best way to find out whether the longer evening course is for you.
Book Book £60.00 1 hrLime Mortar Consultation — At Your Property
An hour on site with our conservation lead. We take a sample, talk through what the wall actually needs, and set out a repair sequence you can either hand to us or do yourself.
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Meet, learn and grow together
Welcome sessions, workshops and community meet-ups from the CHL team.
For everyone
Neighbours, businesses and guides
Three ways to belong: discover and shop locally, grow your business, or welcome new members as a CHL Guide.
Build your presence
Create a designed Business Page with your story, services, shop and bookings — no developer needed.
Grow together
Guides welcome you in, neighbours send work your way, and your business grows with its community.
Services
Our Services
A taste of what we offer — book online in minutes.
£45.00
Heritage Home Consultation
A one-hour walk-through of your period home with practical, prioritised advice on repairs, materials and where to start — yours to keep as written notes.
Book £75.00Sash Window Repair & Draught-Proofing Assessment
We inspect every sash, cord and seal, then leave you a room-by-room condition sheet with honest repair options and costs.
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How CHL helps your business grow
Practical support for every stage — from your first page to your first hundred customers.
Business Page Launch
From sign-up to published page
A guided path to a page you are proud of: identity, story, design theme, services and shop — set up with a CHL Guide beside you.
Guided
1-to-1 | Publish-ready
Memberships
Join the community that works for you
CHL memberships unlock selling tools, visibility and support — with plans for every stage of your business.
Memberships
£6.00 / month
Yard Friend
Our supporters’ membership — news, early invitations and member rates.
- Monthly letter from the yard
- 10% off all hire
- Early notice of open days
Bench Member
A day at the bench each month, plus the run of the tool library.
- One bench day a month
- Hand-tool library borrowing
- Member rates on hire
Hire
Available to Rent
Hire what you need, when you need it.
£1,250.00
The Long Room — Whole-Venue Weekend Hire
Our beamed upper hall, cleared and cleaned for your weekend: exhibitions, suppers, launches and small fairs. Hire includes the trestle stock, festoon lighting rig and use of the kitchen servery, Friday 4pm to Sunday 8pm.
Reserve £30.00 / hourLetterpress & Wood Type Press — Studio Sessions
Book time on our restored Victorian platen press with a full case of wood type and sorts. First-time printers get a settling-in hour with one of our compositors before going solo.
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Community HubLand in pictures
Snapshots of the platform, the businesses and the community it serves.
Photo wall
Moments from the HubLand
A living wall of the people and places that make CHL what it is.
Contact
Keep in touch with us
Have a question? Send us a message and we will get back to you.
Find us
Community HubLand — serving communities across the UK
Opening hours
Community HubLand — serving communities across the UK
Open map - Monday 09:00 – 17:30
- Tuesday 09:00 – 17:30
- Wednesday 09:00 – 17:30
- Thursday 09:00 – 17:30
- Friday 09:00 – 17:30
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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Good to know
Working with the Hub
Second acceptance answers, revised after publication.
A question your customers actually ask
Answer it plainly, in your own words. Short answers are trusted more than long ones.
Good to know
Visiting the Hub
First acceptance answers.
A question your customers actually ask
Answer it plainly, in your own words. Short answers are trusted more than long ones.
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