We are a group of potential residents from various backgrounds working with a Project Team to create a cohousing neighbourhood in the Bridport area by 2013.
Positive meetings have been held with senior contacts at West Dorset District Council, who have expressed support in principle for the project.
We currently have a committed membership of 20 people and are actively making links with local organisations, such as BLAP (Bridport Local Area Partnership), Centre for Local Food, Bridport Renewable Energy Trust and other community groups in Bridport.
Our partner Ecos Homes is an established small eco-developer who built Great Bow Yard, Langport, has several schemes in Somerset and Dorset, and is a subsidiary of Ecos Trust, an environmental education charity.
Our housing association partner, Synergy, the largest in Dorset, is already a partner in the Threshold Cohousing Centre in North Dorset.
Our immediate priorities are:
*Raise awareness and seek support from Bridport opinion leaders, organisations and local people generally.
* Expand the list of households interested in living in the project, in particular potential owner occupiers.
* Recruit additional members with relevant skills, eg legal, financial and computing, who can put in several days work each month.