Progress!
While we’ve been in lockdown, we’ve been really busy…
The Site
Since the developers have now opened marketing for the site, we have submitted our proposal and must wait with bated breath to see what their response is…
Design
Our architect, Peter, has redesigned the plans of our homes and the Common House a number of times, partly in response to requests from our members, partly in order to reduce the size of the site, to meet access requirements for Building Regulations and to make the design more in touch with its surroundings. We are conscious that the Common House is an expensive building to include in the development, so it is very important that it suits our requirements to a T. However, as we are (mostly) totally new to communal living, we find it difficult to decide how much we will use any particular facility within it. For example, how much use will we make of guest bedrooms? How many loos do we need? We can all take a punt at this sort of thing, but we really won’t know until we move in.
The range of houses has also been changed. People pointed out that if we want to attract families, we should have family-sized houses! So Peter has added another 3-bed house and a 4-bed one as well.
Getting to know us
We hold a weekly social zoom on Thursday evenings at 7 pm for an hour to keep in touch and for new and existing group members to get to know each other. Please let us have your details at enquiry@cirencoho.org.uk so that we can tell you more about our scheme and invite you to the zoom.