Category Archives: United Kingdom

Formation Group Blues and some Common Obstacles.

The Cohousing Study Tour (April to July 2015) commenced in the UK with a cohousing presentation and talk in Newcastle between Edinburgh and Leeds. Meeting the formation-stage Cohousing upon Tyne group, CoHUT to present Murundaka Co-housing and the Australian context. … Continue reading

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East Whins Cohousing Cluster at Findhorn

  The thing about East Whins Cohousing is that, consistent with its emergence from within Findhorn Ecovillage, it has an inspiring story behind it. This inspiring story is a lot more to do with the location of this lovely cohousing … Continue reading

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Findhorn Eco Community

The Findhorn Community was a five-day immersion in a faraway place known for its magical environment, its connection with the ‘divas’, the nature spirits, it’s leading edge and imaginative approach to many aspects of human interrelationships and for transformative practices … Continue reading

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Lancaster Cohousing Community

Train from Leeds through more beautiful spring-time English countryside arriving at Lancaster then cab to the community on Mill Lane, Forge Bank. Situated right on the beautiful River Lune and next to the Old Mill. When the Lancaster formation purchased … Continue reading

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The “Leeds Community Project”

A group of committed people are trying desperately to hang on to some land that is being sold off by the University. It is green-space – once a botanical garden and research facility. Six big glass houses, some old, run-down … Continue reading

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LEEDS – The Seminar on Collaborative Housing and Community Resilience.

The next day was the Conference – the second in a six part seminar series being co-produced by Helen Jarvis, Paul Chatterton and others over a year with 5 co-ordinators at different universities in England. Paul (Geography -Leeds University and … Continue reading

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Low Impact Living in Leeds.

Helen Jarvis drove us from Newcastle along the M1 through the sunny English countryside, past rolling green hills – black-faced white sheep – an occasional wind farm. A few barns and old stone walls, little villages and copses of trees … Continue reading

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