GETTING INVOLVED: PROFESSIONALS, RESIDENTS, PARTNER ORGANISATIONS

PROFESSIONALS

RRC welcomes approaches from professionals interested in working as part of the core team, as associates or advisors. Please contact Alan Heeks: see below for contact details.

RESIDENTS

This project has evolved from extensive discussions with prospective residents, and there is already a substantial list of people interested in living in the project. 

How you can get involved

1. Residents’ core group:  This group will take a leading role in the creation of the cohousing community, and in the specification of the housing and related facilities, and it will also contribute to RRC’s work on the overall project.  The criteria for membership of this group include:

    Rural Renewal and affordable housing sharing the aims and values of the project
    Rural Renewal and affordable housing willing to make a significant time commitment (at least two days per month)
    Rural Renewal and affordable housing relevant personal and/or professional skills

The core group started meeting in January 2006, and meets monthly.

2.   Potential residents’ network:  This is an informal network of people interested in living in the ecovillage, creating the social enterprises, or in supporting the project in other ways, who will be briefed on progress, and attend periodic consultative meetings. 

For more information about the Dorset Cohousing Group, and how to join one of the these groups please see http://www.dorscoh.org.uk.

PARTNERING AND SUPPORT

The Rural Renewal Company welcomes approaches from individuals or organisations interested in partnering or supporting the development and operation of its projects.  Areas of particular interest include:

  1. public sector and charitable bodies who can fulfil their aims through partnering in such projects
  2. expertise in designing and operating visitor learning facilities and programmes in aspects of sustainable living
  3. provision of complementary health services, both sessional and residential, using the resources of the site
  4. relevant professional expertise, eg environmental services, project management, financial modelling
  5. grants, interest-free loans and donations to support the substantial research and development resources required to create The Natural Living Centre
  6. owners of suitable potential development sites.

Please contact:  Alan Heeks, The Rural Renewal Company, Cole Street Farm, Cole Street Lane, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 5JQ  email: data@workingvision.com.  Tel: 01747 835835
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