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I have worked for over 30 years as a speech and language therapist, in the UK and abroad. I have experience of working in the NHS, and in Higher Education. I am actively interested in pursuing community led housing initiatives and use wordpress for a variety of interests.

UK and LoCoHousing Network

Browsing the UK CoHousing Network site, there are many groups on it including London and Countryside. All worth a look on: http://www.cohousing.org.uk/groups Greg

Together not apart

I am lagging behind the researchers thanks to a little matter of an aged p. and a viva exam but I think that what Hilary learned at St Julians is dead important: that future generations think that communal projects dont stack up. We do need to dem…

the Hub and Spokes model

Responding to Jane’s prompts for looking at existing ‘senior lifestyle housing’, etcetera, I can report that rather than reflect on the big projects in existence, Greg has been drawing and formulating the community-around-a courtyard: it remains i…

Visiting Utopias

Kate and I went on a sortie into Kent on Friday. We saw three sites and here is a brief reflection on the whole process. We went to Higham, above Rochester in Kent, to Hadlow near Tonbridge in Kent and then back to Forest Hill, the old Devonshire Road post office. Higham provided us with […]Read Post ›

2nd Happi report

We have talked about the HAPPI report before, well there is now a second one and worth having a look at. It is written by Richard Best whom I think we talked about arranging to meet. Have a look http://housinglin.org.uk/_library/Resources/Housing/…

co-housing and permaculture

Prospect Permaculture Community | the UK Cohousing Network http://www.cohousing.org.uk/…/prospect-permaculture-community Has anyone researched this group? They are a bit ahead of us and still searching.Also see http://www.lilac.coop and an interesting article…

Cohousing and Custom Build Conference 28 Sept 2012

Dear all I went to this half day conference on Friday and learned quite a lot which I thought you should hear about. Greg There is a growing interest at government level in what is now called Custom Build (was Self Build), fitting well within the …

HAPPI 2009

Further to Gin Dunscombe’s suggestion that before we meet on 6 October we write something about where the project might be leading I’ve been reading what others are saying about the provision of housing for those who, in old age, stay at home more…

Featherstone cohousing at Forest Hill, London SE23

Now on leave for a few weeks and that has allowed me a bit of time to go on finding out about the co housing project that Hilary posted about in early August. They have a website which is well worth having a look at http://www.featherstonecohousin…

The Home of the Future, or Look at it another way!

Jane and Kate are discussing the idea of the HOME (that loaded word) for elders, how much we may ( in Jane’s case may not) come to desire quiet places, away from children! drumming, loud music, opera… yet plenty of opportunities to exchange chat…

Not a retirement village

The transition from how we currently live now to how and where we end up is critical to our enjoyment of the project.

Lancaster Cohousing

A friend has sent me a cutting: The Guardian carried a half page advert – how did they afford it? – for Mutual Living in the 21st century, forty homes built together on the passivhaus principle with communal facilities, offices and workshops, see …

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