The house is a five-storey listed Georgian terraced building in a spectacular situation
on an abutment built out into the mouth of the Avon Gorge. From the rear, its views
are down the gorge under the Suspension Bridge; from the front, three miles across
the valley to Dundry with its Christopher Wren church on the hill. The six neighbouring
houses are all still in single family ownership, and community activities - barbecues,
Guy Fawkes' bonfire, garden maintenance - are normal, and neighbours helpful, watchful,
friendly, willing to take parcels in, for instance.
Jenny and Sibi - two of our Members
We are fund raising to help reduce our mortgage to the point where we are financially
viable as a Co-op and are hoping to raise £60,000 to achieve this before May 2011
when we renegotiate our mortgage. Our members are running various initiatives and
we are also very appreciative of any donations from people who feel moved to support
us. We would like to inspire similar projects to ours and demonstrate what can be
achieved by people working and living together collaboratively and ethically.
If you would like to make a donation however small (or large!), you can donate by
PayPal or contact us at support@windsorterrace.org.uk.
Members need to be committed to our social and ethical vision; willing to take a
proper share in the responsibilities of running the co-op, including once they are
full members serving as an officer on the committee (e.g. chair, secretary, treasurer);
willing to take part in common work (maintaining the garden, cleaning etc.), willing
to attend monthly meetings (which normally includes a shared meal).
A few years ago we explored our values and passions and collectively came up with
a Vision Statement for our Co-op which you can read here
What is required of a co-op member?
What we need to know about you
Why would you choose to live in a co-operative? Are you willing to attend a monthly
co-op meeting (at the moment they are on a Saturday or Sunday)? What do you think
about our Vision Statement?
How would you contribute to co-op life? Would your lifestyle allow you to fully participate
in the co-op?
Your financial circumstances Would you consider investing in loan shares to the co-op
(interest payable)? Reference from your previous landlord.
We invite you to come and see the co-op and meet everyone. You ask what you need
to know and we ask what we need to know. The co-op has a meeting where we decide
our interest. If we and you are interested, we meet again. Then we finally decide
if we want to be in this project together. If we do, you will be offered trial membership
of 6 months. If after 6 months we still want to be in this project together, you
will be offered full membership.
Community lunch in our Garden
