Our Brands
Craven Housing
Craven Housing Association was first formed in March 2003 following the voluntary transfer of all Craven District Council's homes. Craven Housing amalgamated with Yorkshire Housing in 2008.
Craven manage over 1,480 properties across North Yorkshire in:
- Skipton
- Crosshills
- Glusburn
- Long Preston
- Gargrave
- Hellifield
- Settle
- Grassington
- Ingleton
- Bentham
- and other small villages
Craven operate from Skipton, with a local office on our largest estate on Greatwood and Horseclose in Skipton. The majority of our homes are in small market towns and villages, many in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park.
We hope to meet the needs of single people, couples, families, older persons or those with special needs who want supported housing. Being in an area with high house prices there is high demand for affordable rented housing in Craven and we always have many applicants on our waiting list.
The Craven Operational Committee has five tenants, three local councillors and four independent members. It makes decisions about the management and maintenance of our properties and ensures high levels of standards in the services that we provide.
We make a strong commitment to our tenants and offer them opportunities to get involved in the management of their homes through a number of tenant involvement initiatives.
All tenants of the association and others with an interest in housing in Craven can become shareholding members of Yorkshire Housing with rights to attend the annual general meeting and receive financial and progress reports.
Craven also run a homelessness and housing advice service on behalf of Craven District Council. You can find out more by calling Michael Hewson at Craven on 01756 704 500
Greatwood & Horseclose Community Centre
The Community Centre is based at the heart of the Greatwood and Horseclose Estates which are just over a mile away from Skipton town centre and is available for hire for a variety of functions e.g. birthday parties, work groups, social and training events, etc.
For more information, availability and charges, please telephone Karen Preston, Community Involvement Officer (01756) 701 386 or contact the Craven office.
The Community Centre facilities include:
- Main Hall
Accommodating up to sixty people – a great room for aerobics / exercise classes or training sessions. - Training room
A training suite with ten internet ready computers and whiteboard. - Kitchen
A bright and modern catering Kitchen. - Parking
Good on site parking facilities and disabled access.
Current groups using the Community Centre include:
Little Feet Crèche
Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings (term time only) - Youth Groups
We currently have three youth groups running Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings covering age groups from seven to sixteen year olds. - Youth Inclusion Project (YIP)
Two evenings per week holding football coaching sessions and a babysitting accredited award amongst other activities. - Scrap Booking Club
Alternate Tuesday evenings offering residents a two hour crafting session. 
African Drumming
A chance for something a little more relaxing with a two hour drumming session.- Knit Stitch And Natter Ladies Group
Born from ladies attending craft courses run at the Community Centre who wished to set up their own group which has doubled in membership and is a friendly weekly get together of ladies with a variety of crafting interests.