Great news! It’s been a long wait but now we’ve heard at last that KCLA has been granted the right to register an interest in buying all of the plots of land around

This means that Kinghorn people will have first refusal on any of the plots whenever an owner chooses to sell. The Scottish Executive has endorsed the community’s aspirations and has given us all a chance to have a say in the future management of the area that means so much to everyone.

The next step is to arrange for a two-stage feasibility study to be carried out. We have already been awarded a grant towards this from Fife Council and we are presently submitting applications to other funding bodies. We are drawing up a shortlist of consultants who will submit tenders for the work. In the submissions to the Scottish Executive we outlined some possible uses of the land areas and properties. A feasibility study will look in detail at these ideas and more and will present a guide to what is practicable, considering that each plot, whenever it might become available, must stand on its own merit.

Groundswell’s Grant Award Scheme which gives money to homeless people engaged in self-help solutions has just re-launched. The Grant Scheme has existed for 8 years and has given away over £160,000 to 330 groups, but after a recent research project has made some changes:

• The grant has increased to £700.
• There is a new application form and guidelines.
• You can now type directly into the application form.
• The grant section of the Groundswell website now contains information on other funders and a funding advice section.

To make an application visit the Apply for a Grant Page.

Source  http://www.groundswell.org.uk/

Our purpose is to help create a more peaceful, compassionate and sustainable world through being a centre for awakening consciousness; providing transformative experiences for our visitors, guests and house members, whilst demonstrating joyful, loving and authentic community

Part of the wider Findhorn Foundation Community in Northern Scotland we are seeking new members with a wide variety of skills and enthusiasms collectively encompassing administration, business development, communication, childcare, cooking, education, gardening, homecare, maintenance, management and marketing. Spiritual and emotional maturity together with physical and mental health all help! Please check out our website (www.newboldhouse.org) and email us with some information about yourself if you think this opportunity might be for you. (office@newboldhouse.org).

- A Practical Case Study of Sustainability

 January 25th 2007
(8 places remaining)
 
This event will be of particular interest to developers,
self-builders, landowners, planners, architects, buildings services
engineers, and other building professionals.
Delegates will gain:

Hockerton Housing Project has scooped an award in the National Energy
Efficiency Awards run by UK CEED in partnership with EDF Energy. The
event was also sponsored by defra and The Independent.

Nick White & Trudi Macagnino on behalf of HHP collected the top prize
in the residential construction and renovation category this week (6
December) at the Science Museum in London.

Are you interested in living in a vibrant, co-evolutionary community dedicated to the creative and healing arts?

Alternity housing cooperative is moving.. and we are currently looking for a temporary home in the brighton area. We are looking for people who wish to share a space, and also advice, help finding one! we have found one property, but it is always nice to have options...

At present we are:  myself , a student of homeopathy, Shaun,  writer and shamanic  clown/fool,  Katie, shamnic clown fool, and  Lisa,  nurse,  the other  members  of alternity  are flying away  doing their own thing.... so we  are  looking for  co-conspirators,  shipmates  to continue  the experiment!


Ideal for artists, healers, teachers, free-thinking individuals and those interested in mindful living.  Must also have a good sense of humour!

If you yourself are not interested.. fair enough.. but if you know of anyone that may be, for now, or in the future as we get more organised towards buying a beautiful new home to equall ridge farm where we are now, please forward this on!!