Join us on Thursday 17th December for our final network event of the year (12-1.30pm). We’ll have live music, talks on African permaculture projects and German Christmas traditions, a Cooperative Christmas quiz and digital gifts from across Wales. The network events have been a highlight in what has obviously been a very difficult year. So…
Category: housing
Five reasons why community led housing and woodland go together so well
Really enjoying re-watching our woodland community led housing network event. We had five inspiring speakers and so much good conversation. It really feels in Wales that woodland is an integral part of our culture and the connection between home and woodland is so strong, where ever you live. Was excited to learn about skills building…
Join us for our first ever woodland and community housing event on Thursday 29th October
Very excited to say that we have six great speakers and forty participants already booked on for our first ever woodland and community housing event. With over fifty people in the same zoom room ready to share their experience of community woodlands and housing we’re sure for some lively listening, talking and thinking. Can’t wait…
Join us for some top legal advice from community housing specialists Wrigley’s Solicitors
This week as part of our Learning Together series we’ve brought in Wrigley’s Solicitors, specialists in Community Led Housing to talk through legal structures. They will be looking at the differences between structures and the key things you need to think about when picking one. If you’re not use to legal language and the idea…
Join us tomorrow for our free Learning Together webinar on community led housing
If you’re interested in community led housing come along to this zoom webinar tomorrow to find out more. We’re specifically looking at different types of projects and the different legal models available to groups. Legal models help groups get things done, so its good to know what exists and how you can use them to…
Join us for our monthly community housing meet-up Thursday July 30th
Every month at the Wales Co-operative Centre we bring people together to talk about community led housing. It’s a chance to chat to others about your project, find out what everyone else is doing, offer mutual support and hear interesting speakers. This week we have a guest speaker talking about One Planet Development and another…
Join me today at the RSA Virtual Coffeehouse
Still time to book here. I recommend this quick three minute video from the Affordable Homes Commission and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence.
Join our first Community Led Housing Wales Network meeting – June 25th, 12PM
Join the Communities Creating Homes team for their first-ever all Wales virtual network to discuss all things community-led housing. At the session we’ll be reflecting on the current community-led housing movement in Wales as well as looking at what the future holds, post Covid-19. There’ll be a chance to discuss and share learning with other…
My first year as Wales first Cohousing Officer – a blog post for Housing LIN.
A year ago I was appointed as Wales first Cohousing Officer. At some point I’ll write a longer piece about what this has been like but in the meantime check out the short blog I’ve just written for Housing LIN. Housing LIN are a fantastic organisation and their website is second to none, providing an…
Join me on the 19th June at the RSA Virtual Coffeehouse
If you want to have your say about equitable housing join me and Good with Money co-founder Becky O’Connor at the RSA Virtual Coffeehouse event on the 19th June. Usually these events are held in London in the RSA offices so it’s very exciting to be able to take part from Wales. Becky and I…