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More about the Community Project

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Three Bedroom Garden Flat for Sale at the Community Project, Laughton

admin — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:24:28 +0000

Three Bedroom Garden Flat for Sale at the Community Project
near Lewes, East Sussex £279,000
(www.cohousing.org.uk/community-project)
The flat is one of twenty one units set in 23 acres with vegetable plots, children’s play areas and horses.

The flat consists of:
Conservatory Living Room 22’ 5” x 10’ 3”
Open plan Kitchen / Living Area 15” 8” x 11’ 5”
Bedroom 1: 15’8” (into alcove) x 12’
Bedroom 2: 10’ x 9’3”
Bedroom 3: 12’ 5” x 6’ 7”
Bathroom with bath, toilet, sink, fitted mirror, mosaic shower
Utility area

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For Sale: 23, Laughton Lodge - 4 Bedroom House

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:06:46 +0000

House for sale in the Community Project, East Sussex

A four-bed roomed house, part of a 1930s villa, in a co-housing project set in 24 acres of land in Sussex countryside bordering the South Downs and within six miles of Lewes. This is a chance to live in a more neighbourly way with lots of opportunity for developing creative projects, making new friends, and bringing up children in an open, caring and creative environment. The site includes a meadow, woodland, a communal building with a hall, dining room, kitchen and guest rooms, vegetable plots, a polytunnel, chickens and horses. For information about the Community Project please see below or visit the Community Project group page here on the UK Cohousing Network website.

Price £499,995

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History of the Community Project

Sarah Berger — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:43:20 +0000

Getting started

The project began with one couple who had a vision of a different type of lifestyle. They did some initial research and gradually became aware of a wide spectrum of existing communities. Some shared much more than others, the most "communal" pooling all of their income, working together and sharing meals. Some were very isolated, whereas in others the majority of members had full-time jobs outside their communities. They wrote to and visited communities which seemed closest to their own idea of fostering a closer and more co-operative way of living with other people, while retaining some personal privacy. Each visit helped to shape their ideas and one particular community closely resembled the format they were thinking of. However, they found nothing that exactly corresponded to their ideas, situated within commuting distance from London, a necessary location if they were to retain their careers. They shared their ideas with some friends and a small group of interested people formed. This group met for a year, honing the ideas and documenting them. Five members of this group live at Laughton Lodge today, but it took 6 years to get there!

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Legal documents: the Community Project

Sarah Berger — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:08:04 +0000

1. Memorandum and Articles

This is a Company Limited by Guarantee. All leaseholders are directors of the company. Associate membership is available for people not holding a lease for the property but being resident. Associate membership is available for prospective residents.

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Consensus decision-making: the Community Project's take

Sarah Berger — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:49:32 +0000

We spend a large amount of time and effort trying to improve the way we reach decisions. Here are some extracts of documents on consensus which we have found helpful.

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