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Community Gardens
Into horticulture, fresh fruit and veg, and sustainable projects? A novice at gardening or equipped with a green thumb? Manchester has many community-driven groups who provide classes, organically grown produce, pots, plants and events, aimed at supporting local businesses and helping the people who live nearby. Platt Fields Market Garden is in Fallowfield. Run by…
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Social Care Future
The “Social Care Future” conference was held on 14th and 15th November 2018, in Manchester. MUCH was invited to take part in the session entitled “Shaping a better future with older people who need long term support” at the People’s History Museum. The focus of this session was on alternatives to institutional options and more traditional…
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Passivhaus
Following on from the last post about sustainability, this time we’re going to focus on Passivhaus. Some people love them, some people hate them, but there’s no doubt that they deliver huge environmental benefits. According to the Passivhaus Trust “Passivhaus buildings achieve a 75% reduction in space heating requirements, compared to standard practice for UK new…
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Sustainability
With global warming being blamed for what appear to be more episodes of extreme weather, and an increasing focus on how our lifestyles are damaging the environment, more people are starting to agree that we must change the way we live in order to slow down climate change, and look after the environment . We…
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Community-led housing in the news
It’s been a while since we last posted anything on the website, but you can be sure that the group is still active! We’ve continued to be very busy – looking at potential sites, visiting and talking to other cohousing groups, talking to policy makers, housing professionals and developers, recruiting new members and generally working…
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MUCH members visit cohousing projects in and around Seattle
In May two of our members were travelling around Seattle and Washington State in America and found out that they were going to be there at the same time at the US National Cohousing Open House Day. They were able to go to visit three different projects, one, Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, is an inter-generational…