Community Pledge | Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire

Cala at Waterbeach Community Pledge

We are committed to bringing added value and meaningful benefit to the communities in which we build, not just through the homes we create, but by investing and enhancing in the very essence of what brings a local community together.

Our Pledges bring together a host of bespoke measures for each local community including activities, donations, initiatives, volunteering drives and much more.

Our commitments to the Waterbeach community

See below what we have provided in the local community...

Showhome of support

Cala’s interior design team have selected 10 local businesses to inspire our latest showhomes. From artists to booksellers, boutiques and artisan retailers, our Showhome of Support initiative allows us to support locally, and showcases wonderful local businesses to visitors and homeowners.

Stay Safe, Stay Away

Stay Safe, Stay Away offers primary schools an interactive session covering the history of building houses as well as the variety of fantastic and varied career opportunities within the industry, as well educating pupils about the dangers of going into construction areas unsupervised.

Waterbeach Foodbank

As demand for food increases across the UK, more families than ever are relying on Community Groceries for affordable food. To help keep their shelves stocked, we teamed up with the Waterbeach Food bank throughout the month of June and donated a range of grocery items from tinned food, pasta, cereal items and toiletries.

Urban Wildlife strategy

Sustainability is something we’re building our future on at Cala, and we will be a business that leaves a positive legacy for both people and the planet. As part of our strategy for reducing our environmental impact, we have made a commitment to make the most of opportunities to support urban wildlife throughout all our new developments. Our Urban Wildlife Strategy outlines our plans to incorporate biodiversity improvement measures into every new home we build. It does not represent the extent of our aspirations from a biodiversity and habitat creation perspective, but instead looks to establish a baseline of urban wildlife measures on our homes, regardless of what our planning permission asks for.

Land to Life

Land To Life is a curriculum-based schools project aimed at 7-11 year olds. The comprehensive suite of teachers’ notes and detailed lesson plans aims to educate children on how new communities are created, from land acquisition through to sales and marketing.

Showhome of Support

Welcome to Waterbeach's Showhome of Support

At Cala, we are passionate about building communities, not just homes. Our showhomes in Cambridgeshire will not only give you a glimpse into the Cala lifestyle, it will also showcase the small businesses, rising stars, local talent and the new community we are now part of.

We want to spotlight Cambridgeshire's local businesses in our showhomes. From artwork and accessories to furniture and fabrics, we aim to bring a real unique flavour of what this town has to offer.

Local businesses we are supporting

Click on the names of the local businesses we are showcasing in our showhome at Waterbeach to find out more about them:

• Soap and Clay - artisan soap and local art stockist

• The Cambridge Confectionery Company – luxury chocolatier with produce handmade in the beautiful Cambridgeshire countryside

• G David Bookseller - purveyor of books since 1896

• Meadows Cambridge – neighbourhood delicatessen specialising in delicious healthy food which also supports regenerative farming

• Iris & Violet - independent fashion and lifestyle boutique

• Ark - retailer of ‘gifts for interesting people’

• Cambridge Baby – a natural and organic children’s clothing company

• What the Fleur – independent florist and flower arranging workshop

• GreenBlueYou – a range of carefully chosen, eco-friendly refill essentials

• Cambridge Shirt Company – renowned tailor of iconic collarless Grandad shirts