Who would like to live in a community with seven adults and
two part-time children? We have a couple of vacancies for new members coming up
in March.
Rent is £55 per week, which is within the local housing
benefit rate and there is no council tax to pay.
Our vision is to create a better Ipswich – we're looking for
a proactive motivated individual, happy to muck in with building work or, if
that isn't an option, to help out with radical social change projects or
community engagement, as well as the the administrative side of running the
co-op.
We are a community in its infancy so your influence will
make a strong impact. The ideal candidate would be respectful of other members'
needs, open to listening, honest and supportive. We expect to give the same in return
and we're open to questions, suggestions and feedback. All co-op decisions are
arrived at by consensus.
Our housing co-op is a member of the Radical Routes network,
we're a vegetarian/vegan household (one kitchen each) with no smoking indoors.
We often eat together and cook with fresh ingredients every day, sourced from
the Community Supported Agriculture scheme in Rushmere. In return, we do some
work on the farm about once a fortnight.
We also pool resources to buy organic, fair trade and local
produce communally from our independent food co-operative. We split all bills
equally.
Current members range in age from late 20s to early 50s,
with a wide range of skills and experience. We put on events, help run the
Ripple food co-op, and have interests ranging from belly-dancing to
film-making.
Here's some criteria to help us see if we're right for each
other:
A commitment to co-operative principles and radical social
change.
The ability to communicate in a co-operative way.
Participation in home-making – energy efficiency,
construction, tidying and washing up!
We have an evolving set of agreements for how we live
together, called our Secondary Rules, on a separate blog page (click on secondary rules page on right of screen) These will help you
decide on our mutual compatibility.
INTERESTED IN APPLYING?
All applicants will be moved forward through the application process together.
We're happy to answer questions but the flowchart below will be the process for everyone.
Please see the flowchart to see how to apply and return a completed application form by MARCH 20th.
We will not accept applications after this date!
We really look forward to meeting and talking further with anyone interested in the housing co-op :)
Note: We had to add these documents as JPEG's to be visible on the blog. You should be able to use a JPEG converter online to make them editable. Otherwise you should be able to copy the membership form into a word document. If these options fail, email us or drop in for a hard copy.
