Here is an article by Sophie Radice, about cohousing.

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Several members of the UK Cohousing Network attended the first International Conference on Cohousing in Seattle followed by the 2009 US Cohousing Association Conference.

It was inspiring and amazingly useful as so many of the issues facing both groups living in established cohousing groups and groups trying to set up, are very similar to the ones we deal with in the UK.

Attached is the the Project Brief for Lifetime Community Project. After a good deal of thought, we have come up with a list of aims and objectives.

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Lancaster Group Plans to Create a Gold Standard Eco-Cohousing Community

Lancaster Cohousing has just bought a riverside plot on which they plan to create a green cohousing development. It is hoped it will act as a catalyst and inspiration for significant improvements in the environmental impact of new housing developments.

More members, especially those with capital, are needed to make this community happen. Our timescale to realise this project is about a year from now (autumn 2010).
If you are interested in finding out more about 'Prospect' and our developing vision, please visit our website. Alternatively, phone Frances on 01243 430314.

Press release from the Older Women’s Cohousing Project, London and the UK Cohousing Network

14 July 2009.

Amid all the discussion on today’s Green Paper on Adult Social Care, it needs to be recognised that government - and all those public and private sector bodies agonising about society’s ageing and the future of health and social care services –continue to neglect a much overlooked resource for limiting future costs – the energies, drives and preferences of older people themselves.

A presentation on the benefits of cohousing to RSL's, individuals, the wider community and society. It also talks about the inclusivity of community, and how comunities promote higher quality homes and environments.

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A presentation outlining the benefits of cohousing for housing associations and Registered Social Landlords (RSLs)

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Brighton Cohousing - June 2009

• Brighton Cohousing vision workshop

Sat 13 June
2 - 5pm in the Red Room at Phoenix Brighton (the arts centre), Waterloo Place, BN2 9NB

Creating a vision: what, where, who and why. The first step in creating a cohousing project and developing a business plan for carrying it out. If you would like to be involved in this exciting venture, bring your ideas and your flexibility and let's start! It is a good time to be doing it. Developers are giving up land, loans are available for co-operative housing, housing authorities are keen to encourage affordable housing - and there is a lot of interest amongst people who would like to live in a sustainable community.

American news company USA TODAY have run an article about senior cohousing.

You can find the full story here.