Oxford Cohousing group formed in summer 2010. We wish to live according to the following values:
- In a spirit of inclusivity, mutual support, friendship and cooperation.
- With respect for the environment
- With open and transparent communication and decision making
- Sharing our, time, space and facilities

We are looking for a site in or near Oxford suitable for the following:
- 10 to 30 private homes of varying sizes, costs and tenure
- communal facilities which might include meeting, eating and work space
- homes to meet the needs of an intergenerational group
- buildings designed to Lifetime Homes standard
- whole site to be designed to high spec eco dwelling
- gardens/allotments
- facilities for small businesses and working from home

In february we formed an unincorporated association, Oxford Cohousing. It has 8 core group members, 4 of whom serve as Steward, Treasurer, Secretary and Membership Secretary. We are now looking into the legal entities that we will form in order to progress our project.

We are keen to recruit new members, both from the wider community and those on the housing register or who already live or wish to live, in local authority housing. 50% of our houses will be affordable.

We welcome more people to help with the work of creating a co-housing community, perhaps as full members. We also need to gather would-be co-housers as associate members: people who may want to live in such a community though they might not have lots of time right now to make it happen.

We are also looking for potential partners (land owners, developers, planners, housing associations, architects, and more).

We have a monthly open event on a Saturday afternoon from 3-5. Come along and meet us and find out if you want to take the next step. Here is tare our next events:

Saturday October 15th Venue tbc Adam&Peggy Cheyo peg....@wanadoo.fr
Saturday November 19th we have a stall at the One World Fair Oxford Town Hall f...@peopleincharge.co.uk
Saturday December 3 we have a stall at the Green Fair Oxford Town Hall sara...@waitrose.com

If you would like to know more, please look up our web site: http://www.oxfordcohousing.org.uk, or contact the Membership Secretary, Fran Ryan. telephone: 07889 209448, or email: f...@peopleincharge.co.uk (click on 3 blue dots to get full email.) We will gladly provide further details and an update on progress for those who wish to join.