The Big Yeller November 2012

Hulme Garden Centre By Tim Knight

The first step on a journey is always the most exhilarating. Sometimes the whole experience can appear quite daunting at first, the fear of the unknown. And despite the most careful planning, the most meticulous research, and with every eventuality accounted for, you will always encounter the unexpected. But once those first tentative steps have been taken and momentum builds, confidence grows and the final goal, the top of the mountain, appears more achievable.

Our mountain happens to be a large expanse of featureless tarmac adjoining our garden centre. Recently acquired, we are now faced with the task of transforming it into beautiful, landscaped gardens and an extended sales area complete with a new shop and main entrance. With minimal budget and working to strict environmental guidelines, this has to involve a lot of imagination.

Fortunately, this is exactly what the architecture students from Sheffield, who have been with us for the last 3 weeks, have in spades. As part of their training, they get to design and build a structure for a local organisation, gaining the students valuable hands on experience. With a whole new shopping area needing construction, we charged them with creating a shady glade for those plants that can live with little sun. Which is, to be fair, an essential requirement of any plant if it wants to thrive in the north west!

Their brief was to create a structure that would cast dappled shade, be visually appealing from all angles including the residential buildings outside, be accessible, and most importantly provide a practical space to display and sell plants. This will link our existing sales area to the new proposed one, and be the first finished segment in our grand scheme. Thus the first leg of our journey will have been accomplished.

The initial designs the students completed were without doubt eye catching, architecturally notable edifices. Perhaps more suitable to an art gallery than a garden centre. At this point we began to wonder what the outcome of this experience may be. Would it just become an opportunity for book bound students to unleash their frustrated creativity?

What resulted was definitely unexpected. Using primarily material found either in skips, lurking in hidden corners, or just lying in discarded heaps, they have left us with an elegant, sinuous structure that has an incredible lightness and organic quality, as if it has risen out of the ground by itself. It feels as alive as the plants it now houses. Grounded by gabions, wire mesh cages filled with a variety of stones, rocks and wood arranged in undulating layers, the form reaches into the sky with panels of bamboo of varying length. This creates a lightly shaded tunnel that looks good from within, from without, from up close and afar. And, crucially, works equally well as a sales space.

So our mountain is being scaled. Somehow the top doesn’t seem so far away.

NOTICE

Cath Keane has confirmed attendance at a special meeting after our GM on Tuesday 20th November 2012.

IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD What’s on in Hulme A list of community venues, their contact details and any events or workshops taking place can be found here. Regular weekly classes can be found in a separate listing.

HULME COMMUNITY GARDEN CENTRE

28 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RG. Telephone: 0161 227 8198. Hulme Community Garden Centre (HCGC) is a unique community led inner-‐city horticultural project. Their mission is to bring the local community together through gardening. Please contact the venue for further information and to confirm availability of workshop sessions. Further information about current and forthcoming events are available on their website: www.hulmegardencentre.org.uk.

Volunteers to help at Hulme Community Garden Centre (HCGC) are always welcome. Volunteering can be undertaken at any time, with hours to suit you. However it is recommended that the best way to start is to phone HCGC on 0161 227 8198 and ask for Helene in order to discuss with her a day that would suit you.

By arrangement: Therapeutic Horticulture for adults with learning difficulties or those who wish to improve their mental wellbeing. Call HCGC or email [email protected] to arrange a time.

By arrangement: Training in food growing for allotment growers, free. Please phone and speak to Katherine Moores to arrange a time convenient for you.

HULME LIBRARY

Hulme Library, Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5FQ. Telephone: 0161 227 3739. Email: [email protected]. The library contains an IT suite, photocopying facilities and Nashers Cafe. Please contact the venue for further information.

KATH LOCKE CENTRE

123 Moss Lane East, Hulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15 5DD. Telephone: 0161 455 0211. A variety of classes and therapies are available. Free condoms are available from reception Monday to Saturday. Further information is also available on their website: http://www.thebiglifegroup.com/big-‐life-‐centres/

Various low cost therapies are available on an individual basis at a rate of £10 per session, including body massage, reflexology, and Indian head massage. Please contact the venue for further information and to confirm times and availability of classes/therapies. MOSS SIDE POWERHOUSE LIBRARY 140 Raby Street, Moss Side, Manchester M15 4SL. PROCTORS YOUTH CENTRE Hulme Street, Hulme, M15 5EF. Sian Millward: 07506342945 ST WILFRED’S ENTERPRISE CENTRE St Wilfred’s Enterprise Centre, Birchvale Close, Manchester, Greater Manchester M15 5BJ. YARD THEATRE 41 Old Birley Street, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5RF. Z-‐ARTS

335 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5ZA. Telephone: 0161 226 1912. The website http://www.z-‐arts.org/ has more information about all workshops and events. Please contact the venue for further information and updates, and to confirm times and availability of workshop sessions and events.

WORKSHOP: Hulme Social Media Workshop, Wednesday 14th December, 3-‐5pm, free. Social Media Surgery is here to listen to what organisations like you, community organisations, want to achieve by using social media in your workplace. Are you ‘Facebooked out?!’ Need help with your account? Do you want to know what everyone is twittering on about? Have you already got a wordpress account and have specific questions for us? Do you want to use video or pictures on the web to raise the awareness of your group or cause? Come and bring any social media questions and our volunteers and social media experts will help you out.

WORKSHOP: Da Vida is running a free Music Technology workshop focussing on Apple's Logic, on Saturday November 17th at 11am before the following week's performance of City by Da Vida. The workshop is open to those aged between 10 and 19 years.

WORKSHOP: Tell It Like It Is – Interactive Lecture, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th November and 6th December, 7-‐8.30pm, £2. A series of Interactive lectures which examine several contemporary issues including ‘The Numbers: Statistics and Black communities’, ‘Black vs. Urban: the role of language”, “The Attack on Rap” and “Race, Media and Representation”. The series includes the premiere of ‘Shades’ – a specially commissioned film by local artist Hafsah Naib.

WORKSHOP: Platform Zero – Workshop, Thursday 29th November Workshop 6.30-‐7.30. An opportunity for choreographers to introduce their work and invite feedback from audiences. Following a successful pilot in March 2012 Platform Zero will launch with more new works. There will be a workshop and discussion about dance writing and feedback included on the night.

WORKSHOP: Company Class (with Company Chameleon), 10th -‐ 14th December and 17th -‐ 21st December, 10-‐11.30am, free. Company Chameleon will be working in the Z-‐arts dance studio in December, and will be offering the opportunity for dance professionals and graduates to engage in Company Class. Sessions will focus upon body conditioning, contemporary technique and floor-‐based movement systems, and will be taught by either Co-‐Artistic Directors Anthony Missen and Kevin Edward Turner or Company members.

WORKSHOP: Feldenkrais: awareness through movement, Saturday 8th December, 2-‐4.30pm. The Feldenkrais Method®, for ease in everyday movements, for new possibilities in performance, for recovery from injury, for moving out of pain. Awareness through Movement Workshops with Feldenkrais Teacher Anne Robertson SRP MCSP. These unique movement classes are suitable for all ages and abilities. They will engage your curiosity and your lifelong capacity for learning. Moving with awareness enables you to understand your old habits and explore new possibilities. In this way you can experience greater ease in many aspects of being in the world, whether it is in your thinking, breathing, feeling, working or playing. Focus on hands & arms, Saturday 8th December: we rely constantly on our hands and arms to reach out and function in the world. By moving with greater awareness we can ensure this remains a pleasure and doesn’t become limited injury or strain. This session will encourage participants to use their limbs sensitively and effectively.

WORKSHOP: Improvisation Music Workshop, Thursday 6th December, 7.30-‐9pm, free -‐ donations welcome! Sessions focusing on the art of improvised music presented by local improvising promoters and collectives -‐ The Noise Upstairs and Tubers Music. Through a series of scenarios, games, exercises and discussions, they will get deeper into improvised music than is possible at their regular nights. The aim being to enhance improvisational skills and music as a whole, by pushing ourselves outside of existing comfort zones. You don’t need to be an expert on your instrument, all you need is an interest in exploring sounds and listening!

WORKSHOP: Clay OK – Ceramics Workshop, Saturday 1st December, 10.30am-‐12.30pm, suitable for ages 7+, £5. Come and learn the basics of making ceramic artworks and sculptures, then grab a ball of clay and have a go yourself! Themes will include wild animals, 3D rooms and clay portraits! Your clay creations will be fired in a kiln between sessions so you can take them home to impress your friends and family!

EVENT: Z-‐Arts Youth Showcase, Tuesday 11th December, 7-‐8.30pm, free. Z-‐arts is hosting a monthly performance night to showcase youth talent from Z-‐arts and beyond! With programmed performances and open mic slots, these evenings of free entertainment are a great platform for young artists and musicians. If you would like to perform just turn up at 7pm and claim your slot! Performance slots open to ages 10-‐18. Alternatively just turn up to our wonderful cafe bar and sit back ready to watch!

EVENT: The Trial of Ubu, Wednesday 14th November, 7pm, £10 adult / £8 concessions / £15 family ticket (family tickets include 2 adults & 2 children). Trial of Ubu is the direct sequel to the 1896 play Ubu Roi written by Alfred Jarry. Originally performed at the Toneelgroep, Amsterdam in 2010 with its English debut at the Hampstead Theatre in 2012, directed by Katie Mitchell. As Pa Ubu is brought to trial for his crimes, old faces come back to plague his sinister conscience. The play also questions the ability of law to handle crimes of a political nature.

EVENT: Manchester Glee presents “A Mixed Tape”, Friday 16th & Saturday 17th November, 7.30pm, £5. Manchester's most-‐fun choir will be performing their biggest and best performance to date! Featuring 5 and 6 part harmonies from soprano to bass -‐ the group will be singing pop songs and show tunes as well as hits from past performances and several mash ups and medleys!

EVENT: Love Soul Choir in Concert, Friday 23rd November, 8pm £7.50. A night of pop, soul and Motown songs performed by Manchester's very own Love Soul Choir. An uplifting sound that needs to be heard to be believed, you won't want to miss this one! Love Soul Choir have received national acclaim for performances on Channel 5's Don't Stop Believing and the BBC's The Big Performance.With songs from Katy Perry, The Lion King Musical, Michael Jackson, Kirk Franklin and many more.

EVENT: City with Da Vida, Saturday 24th November, 8.30pm -‐ £2/£1 concs. Local composer-‐performer Da Vida unites with renowned South African singer Joyce Moholoagae and guests in a dramatic evening of music, words and video. ‘City’ is a journey of struggle and resolution, a potent celebration of difference and diversity, an exploration of identity. Acoustic and electric instruments, African voices and drums, integrated with digital technologies, weave material both challenging and eclectic. Da Vida break down barriers and make connections. Retrospective yet richly modern, anyone who enjoys the psychedelic, infectious rhythms, a variety of musical styles and genres will have an exciting night! Remarkable, unmissable.

EVENT: Platform 0.1 – Performance, Thursday 29th November Workshop 6.30-‐7.30, Performance 7.30-‐9pm. An opportunity for choreographers to introduce their work and invite feedback from audiences. Following a successful pilot in

March 2012 Platform Zero will launch with more new works. There will be a workshop and discussion about dance writing and feedback included on the night.

EVENT: Snowy Christmas Family Fun Day and Craft Fair, Saturday 1st December, open to all ages! Family Fun Day 12-‐3pm -‐ Free! Craft Fair 11am-‐4pm -‐ Free! Snowmen, snow-‐women, snow-‐animals snowballs, snow-‐cards, even snow glitter! With this much snow you'll need to put your skis on to glide round the festive craft fair and scoop up some hand-‐crafted gifts for under the tree!

EVENT: Word of Warning’s Performance Collection Autumn/Winter 2012, Friday 30th November, 7.30-‐9.30pm. A cooler full of beer, a goofy rapport, a series of dance moves and a desire to make you happy. We Hope That You're Happy (Why Would We Lie?) by Made In China. Jess is stuck. Her lifelong friend, Chris, can’t help. The others are out getting wasted. And the world is falling apart. Luckily Jess and Chris have a cooler full of beer, a goofy rapport, a series of dance moves -‐ and a sincere desire to make you, the audience, happy. Or so they claim. They also claim that each other are liars. That they only met last year. And that they are eyewitnesses to the key world events of the last hundred years. A flat-‐out, unhinged and very normal performance about trying to connect: to the person next to you and to the unknown victim of a televised tragedy. We Hope That You’re Happy (Why Would We Lie?) is a hilarious and unsettling examination of what it means to be a tuned-‐in, delusional and unwitting consumer in a hyper-‐communicative world.

EVENT: Blush Circus, Saturday 1st December, 7.15pm, all tickets £12.50, suitable for ages 16+. Welcome to the Amazing Blush Circus, full of wonder, excitement and awe! But beware…our lions have escaped, our burlesque dancers are running wild and our marionettes have come to life! Blush Dance presents….The Twisted Circus! Be amazed and entertained in ways you can’t imagine as the Blush Circus brings you the Greatest Show on Earth! Expect to view a fabulous array of acts including beautiful burlesque Belles, Tantalising lion tamers (no real animals used)! Magnificent pole acrobats, High flying heroines. Beautiful We invite you to embrace the wonder of this very marvelous event with attire which reflects your twisted personality -‐ be it dark, mysterious, hoochie coochie, cabaret-‐esque, or simply suave and sophisticated. All walks of attire and personalities are welcome at our very EXTRA Ordinary evening! No nudity is included in the show, however this show is intended for an adult audience.

EVENT: Pictures We Make -‐ Company Chameleon, Friday 7th December, 5.30pm -‐ Free! Join Company Chameleon for a work-‐in-‐progress sharing of their new production Pictures We Make. The work asks questions of our relationship with ourselves and with other people. As we plunge from I to we, how do we navigate the space between our experience and expectations? The search for understanding begins with the search for our own truth. We build a picture of ourselves. We construct our own reality. Our self-‐image, beliefs, baggage, insecurities and perceptions about how things should be are tested and reflected back by those with whom we share relationships. Sourced from stories we share, both fictitious and real events and experiences from the long shared history of the performers. This new creation by Missen and Turner, brings together 4 experienced and exceptional performers, with an original score by Spanish musician and composer Miguel Marin.

EXHIBITION: Celebrating Manchester Artists, Thursday 8th November – Saturday 1st December, Monday-‐Friday 5-‐9pm, Saturday 10am-‐4pm. A new annual season of work celebrating local talent. Four local artists curate a selection of their own work, including photography, paintings and digital art -‐ all with a Manchester twist. Much of the work will be for sale so grab yourself a genuine piece of artwork and support local artists.

EXHIBITION: Mystery-‐Land, Children's Exhibition open from 8th -‐ 22nd December. Gallery opening hours: Monday -‐ Friday from 5pm-‐9pm, Saturday from 10am-‐4pm. We're keeping our Christmas Children's exhibition under wraps until nearer the season but look out for clues over the coming months! Clue 1: It might be squidgy, it's full of colour and it's fun for kids!

ZION COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE

339 Stretford Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 4ZY. Telephone 0161 226 5412. Information is also available on their website: http://www.zioncentre.co.uk

DASH Needle Exchange: Open from 9.30am daily and from 1pm on Monday. Free support and advice around issues concerning drugs. Confidential needle exchange and condom distribution. Condoms available from reception, Monday to Saturday, free.

Good Mood Food Café, Monday to Friday, 9am-‐3pm. Low cost healthy food.

Internet Cafe, Monday to Friday, times vary, free. Contact venue for further information.

Outdoor Gym: Monday to Friday, 9am-‐5pm, free.

First Wednesday of the month: Solicitors Surgery. Free initial consultation/legal aid. To book an appointment please contact 0161 226 5412.

Last Thursday of the month: Homeopath, low income £10/students £7.50. Waged patients seen on other days by appointment -‐ £25 first consultation, £20 for follow up appointments.

LOCAL CLASSES & GROUPS – WEEKLY TIMETABLE The following classes take place at the venues listed below. Please contact the venues for further information about classes.

Hulme Community Garden Centre HCGC

Hulme Library HL

Kath Locke Centre KLC

Moss Side Powerhouse Library MSPL

Proctor’s Youth Centre PYC

St Wilfred’s Enterprise Centre SWEC

Yard Theatre YT

Z-‐Arts ZA

Zion Community Resource Centre ZCRC

Monday

Sugar Group, diabetic support group, 1-‐3pm, £1. KLC

Narcotics Anonymous, 1-‐3pm, free.

Reflexology and Indian Head Massage, 1.30-‐4.30pm, £10 per session.

Manchester Community Qi Gong group, beginners, 4-‐5pm, £3 voluntary contribution. Meditative exercise to help the mind, body and spirit. KLC

Manchester Community Qi Gong group, intermediate, 5-‐6pm, £3 voluntary contribution. Meditative exercise to help the mind, body and spirit. KLC

Drama Drop In, 4.30-‐5.30pm, ages 7-‐11, free. ZA

Jazz Dance, 7-‐8pm, ages 16+, £5.50 per session. ZA

Manchester Mind Drop-‐in (benefits, housing & debt), 11am-‐2pm, free. ZCRC

Creative Writing, 1-‐3.30pm, donations. ZCRC

Massage (neck, back and shoulders)/Indian head massag/reflexology, 1.30-‐5.30pm, £5 unwaged/£10 waged. ZCRC

Tuesday

Flex It @ 50, exercise for the over 50s, 12-‐1pm, £2 per session. KLC Soca aerobics, women only, 6.30-‐7.45pm, £3.50 adults/£2.50 children. KLC Social phobia, 7-‐9pm, free. Support group. KLC Low cost homeopathy clinic, times vary, call venue for further information. £10 per person and £1.50 per remedy. KLC

Drop in homeopathy clinic, 6-‐8pm. £5 per person. KLC A Girl’s Guide to Sex & Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll (from 6th November until 18th December), 6.30-‐9pm, free. Focuses on challenging gendered issues by understanding global injustices, gaining campaigning skills and acting locally to create positive change. All women will gain an ASDAN award in leadership and a place on a trip of their choice. PYC Characters – TV acting for children, youth group (ages 11-‐14) 6-‐7.30pm & academy group (ages 15-‐17) 7.30-‐9pm, £5. ZA Love Soul Choir, 7-‐9pm. Love Soul Choir is a non-‐religious, pop, soul and motown group. ZA

Zumba Fitness Class, 6.30-‐8pm, £5.50/£4 concs. Ladies only. ZA

Yoga, 6-‐7.30pm, donation. ZCRC

Floristry course – level 1, 12-‐3.30pm, free.

Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT), 5-‐8pm, free. Enquiries: 0161 226 3871. ZCRC

SHARE: Self Harm support group, 6-‐8pm, free. ZCRC

Full Body Massage, 10am-‐1pm, £10 waged/£5 unwaged. ZCRC

Wednesday

Plotting the Future (from 7th November until 12th December), 2-‐4pm, free. The course covers all aspects of growing, composting, organic growing and companion planting. HCGC Family support “Talk Time Drop-‐in”, 10am-‐12pm, free. Support and advice provided for expectant parents or parents/carers of children aged 0-‐5 years. KLC Aikido Class, 5.30-‐8.30pm. YT

Mix It Up Art Club, 4-‐5pm, ages 5-‐11, free. After school arts and crafts club where 5-‐11 year olds can learn different creative skills including shadow puppets, drawing, painting, model building, paper maché, mask making and much more! ZA

Mother Hen Storytelling – Ice Kingdom, 7th November-‐17th December, 4.30-‐5.30pm, ages 4-‐7, £38.50 for 7 week block or £6 per session. Fun and imaginative sessions mixing storytelling, drama, music, movement, puppetry, play and more! ZA

Break Dancing (Beginners), 5-‐6pm, ages 8-‐16, £3. ZA

Break Dancing (Intermediate), 5-‐6pm, ages 12-‐18, £3. ZA

Capoeira Angola, 6.45-‐8.15pm, £5/£4 concs. ZA

Capoeira Kids, 5.15-‐6.30pm, ages 4-‐11, free. ZA

ASHA Drop-‐in (Asylum Support Housing Advice), 9.30am-‐4pm, existing clients only. ZCRC

Positive Lifestyle course, 11am-‐1pm, donations. 12 week course.

Anxiety Group, 1-‐3pm, free. ZCRC

Depression Group, 3-‐5pm, free. ZCRC

Thursday

Toddler Gardening Club, craft or gardening session aimed at 0-‐3 years old, 11am-‐12pm, £2.50 per child including materials and refreshments. HCGC

Tiny Tots, 10.15-‐10.45am, under 5s, free. Stories, rhymes and songs. HL

Knitting group, 5-‐7.30pm. All equipment and materials provided. HL

Iyengar Yoga, 6.30-‐7.45pm, £3. KLC Zumba Gold (for the active older person), 10-‐10.45am, £3. KLC CV and Employment Workshop, 11am-‐1pm, free. Just call in or telephone Steve/Charlotte on 0161 227 3758. MSPL West African drum classes, 7-‐9pm, £5/£4 concs/free for under 16s accompanied by a paying adult. Learn traditional rhythms and songs in a friendly and relaxing environment with an experienced teacher. Suitable for all levels. Beginners welcome. All instruments provided. For more information contact Craig 07910265221. SWEC

Zumba Fitness Class, 7-‐8pm, £5/£4 concs. ZA

Photoshop for Beginners (from 18th October), 6-‐8pm, 6 week course, £90 for the course. ZA

Manchester Mind Drop-‐in (benefits, housing & debt), 1.30pm-‐4.30pm, free. ZCRC

ASHA Drop-‐in (Asylum Support Housing Advice), 9.30am-‐4pm, existing clients only. ZCRC

Ananda Marga Yoga, 3.30-‐5pm, donations. ZCRC

Yoga, 5.30-‐7pm, £5. ZCRC

Narcotics Anonymous, 1-‐2.45pm, free. 1-‐1.30pm: meditation. 1.45-‐2.45pm: meeting. ZCRC

Crafty Chatters, 1.30-‐3.30pm, donations. ZCRC

Yoga, 5.30-‐7pm, £5. ZCRC

Fathers Against Violence, 6-‐8pm, free. ZCRC

Friday

Brazilian Body Sculp, women only, 9.30-‐10.30am, £2 per session. KLC

Manchester Herbalist, 10am-‐1pm, free consultation, £7.50 for herbal medicines. KLC

Full Body Massage (women only), 4-‐6pm, £10 per session. KLC

Zumba Fitness Class, 7-‐8pm, £5/£4 concs. Ladies only. ZA

MyUK Manchester, 6-‐9pm, ages 10-‐19. This award-‐winning national musical theatre company is opening its Manchester hub giving young people the opportunity to join a dynamic youth theatre group, to perform on a West-‐End London stage and be part of a full scale production of Les Misérables this February. ZA

Class and Choreolab, 9.30am-‐12pm, from 21st September-‐2nd November, open to those with dance experience, £5. This class will draw on various contemporary dance techniques to create a challenging but fulfilling training session for professional dance artists. ZA

Yoga, 12-‐1.30pm, £5. ZCRC

Art group, 1.30-‐3.30pm, donation. ZCRC

Qigong, 4.30-‐5.30pm, £3. Women only. ZCRC

Herbalist, 2-‐5pm, free consultation, £7.50 for herbal medicines. ZCRC

Indian head massage/reflexology, 11am-‐2pm, £10 waged/£5 unwaged. ZCRC

Toddle Time, 9.30-‐11.30am, 50p. Activities providing fun and games for parents and toddlers. ZCRC

Saturday

Street Dance for Kids (ages 5-‐10), 10-‐11.15am, £2. ZA

Street Dance (ages 10+), 11.30am-‐1pm, age 10+, £2. ZA

Sat’dy Allsorts, 11am-‐1pm, ages 11-‐19, free. Sat’dy Allsorts is Z-‐arts’ youth music project for budding young MCs, singers, songwriters, film-‐makers, photographers and all other creative types. ZA

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Secondary Rules (standing orders) 1 MEMBERS 1.1 Attendance Requirements: Members must come to at least 2 General Meetings in a 6 monthly

period, taking an active involvement in at least one working group, to maintain an active role in the co-op. Should a member be absent from four consecutive General Meetings, their membership will be examined by the Membership Group. Attendance records will be looked at every 6 months by the Membership Group.

1.2 Exceptions to Standing Order 1.1. Membership Group can vote to suspend S.O. 1.1 when one or more of the following circumstances have been recorded and accepted by the membership present at a General Meeting:

i Leave of absence - to be sent to the Secretary detailing period of absence, and any rules set by the rents or membership group to be agreed to by General Meeting or the Management Committee .

ii Acceptance of apologies at the discretion of the General Meeting. These should be sent before the meeting whenever possible. If accepted, apologies will count as an attendance.

iii A medical emergency iv Exceptional circumstances deemed proper by the General Meeting. 1.3 The membership is committed to co-operative principles, defined in the co-operative’s fully mutual

rules, statement of ethical principles, and the 6 co-operative principles. 1.4 The co-operative is committed to providing affordable homes for those in housing need. 1.5 Members must abide by the co-op’s practices, principles and policies as defined by General

Meeting. 1.6 The co-operative recognises and supports the activities of its sister co-op Work for Change.

2 PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS 2.1 Attendance Requirements. Prospective members must: i be qualified for rehousing according to HfC’s definition of Housing Need ii Got to two General Meetings in the six month period before their nomination for membership iii register with and take an active role in at least one working group during that six month period that

is acknowledged and recorded by the Working Group Coordinator so that their activity can be fairly represented by the Coordinator at the General Meeting or Management Committee Meeting proposing their election.

iv be present during the open section of the General Meeting or Management Committee Meeting at which their admission to membership is to be decided

v have been to at least one of the induction training sessions unless they had previously been members.

2.2 Prospective members must represent themselves and their circumstances accurately- and fairly to the membership group. Failure to do so will result in the removal of their name from the register of members and prospective members.

2.3 A vote electing a new member of the co-op takes place in the closed section of the General Meeting or Management Committee Meeting. They will be deemed elected by a majority of those present and voting. The working group coordinator representing the prospective member must attend the meeting or send a recommendation. The prospective member must go to the meeting at which they wish to be elected.

2.4 Notice of nomination must be given at the earlier Management Committee Meeting for distribution to the mailing list in the agenda of that meeting.

2.5 Prospective members have no voting rights at any constituted body of the co-op; e.g. General Meeting, Management Committee Meeting, Annual General Meeting and Working Group. However their opinions are encouraged in the open parts of these meetings.

2.6 Prospective members are excluded from the closed parts of all meetings. 2.7 Membership will not be offered if, in the opinion of the General Meeting or the Management

Committee Meeting , the prospective members membership is not beneficial to the life of the co-op. Note: ’Membership’ ’Termination’ and ’Expulsion from Membership’ are to be found in the Primary Rules of HfC

3 GENERAL MEETINGS 3.1 A general meeting shall be called 12 times a year at monthly intervals. The meetings are open to all members and at the discretion of the meeting to observers. 3.2 Notice of a General Meeting is distributed to all members at least seven days before, detailing the time, place and the agenda. 3.3 General Meetings shall have the power to do all things necessary to oversee the management the co-op (Under section 18a of the primary rules). If a general meeting is inquorate it will delegate its powers for that meeting to the Committee. The subsequent reconvened General meeting which has to be called under section 13 (when the meeting has been inquorate) shall have no power except to amend the rules, elect members of the committee (In this event the chair of the inquorate general meeting shall have the power to close nominations at any time not less that 5 minutes after the meeting was declared inquorate.) and elect the General Meeting Chairperson as long as proper notice of these items had been given. If the committee meeting is inquorate the reconvened general meeting shall keep its power as above This section does not apply to Annual General Meetings 3.4 General Meeting Procedure General Meetings shall start at the advertised time. If the general meeting is inquorate then a committee meeting shall be held. If the committee is inquorate then the General meeting shall reconvene under section 13 of the primary rules. Otherwise the reconvened general meeting shall only be allowed to discuss items reserved for it. If there are not items which can be discussed the reconvened general meeting shall be deemed to have occurred. If there are items for the reconvened general meetings then all members shall be given notice of the time and place and the items which shall be discussed. General meetings will be chaired by the General Meeting Chairperson. The General meeting chairperson must not be a committee member. The general meeting chairperson shall be elected for a period of one year at the September General Meeting and shall be allowed to stand for re-election. The GM Chairperson shall be elected by the single transferable vote. The General meeting chairperson shall also be the returning officer. If the GM chairperson is not able to chair the meeting the meeting shall appoint a temporary chair for that period 3.5 General Meeting Agenda

The agenda shall include at least Minutes of last month’s meeting Committee report Committee Proposals Agenda items earlier notified Elections for GM Chairperson and Committee Any other business

3.6 Members wishing to propose items for the agenda must give 14 days notice to the publicity and information Group. These items shall be passed to the committee for investigation and comment

4. ANY OTHER BUSINESS 4.1 Any Other Business is an agenda item brought to the attention of the chair before a meeting

opens, and shall be discussed at the discretion of the chair. 4.2 Restrictions placed on items discussed under the heading of any other business:

i These discussions cannot be of a constitutional nature (see S.O.16) ii Items will only be voted on if they do not change policy and if it is an emergency. Items will only

be counted as emergencies if they relate to event occurring after members can propose items for discussion, and that reasonable attempts (electronic or other) have been made to give members notice before the meeting.

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5. DISCUSSION IN CLOSED SESSION 5.1 Those allowed to go to closed sections of meetings are members of the co-op and the co-op’s

employee/s. 5.2 The following items will be discussed in the closed section of the General Meeting, having been

included as an agenda item and circulated to all members of the co-op: i. election of new members ii. expulsion of members iii. the co-op’s employee/s iv. Complaints v. Rent Arrears vi. Any item may be discussed in closed session at the discretion of the General Meeting 5.3. The summary minutes circulated to the mailing list will list decisions on items discussed in the

closed section of the meeting, but not details of the discussion or voting. Full minutes of this section may be found in the minutes book.

6. POWER OF THE GENERAL MEETING 6.1 Management by General Meeting. i. The General Meeting is the sovereign body of the co-op. ii. Actions arising from decisions of the General Meeting are undertaken by a delegated agent of the

co-op. iii. The General Meeting must endorse business conducted on behalf of the co-op. 6.2 No agent or constituted body of the co-op has the right to override decisions made at General

Meeting. However, tabling said items on the agenda of a General Meeting can revisit decisions. 6.3 Deleted 6.4 Business arising between General Meetings is be conducted by the Management Committee of

the co-op, who are to be held responsible for their conduct. They may choose appropriately between: i seeking further consultation with other informed members/officers/ working groups and then must

notify and seek ratification of the decision at the next General Meeting ii calling an Emergency General Meeting. 6.5 The General Meeting or Management Committee may condense, dissolve or add to the number of

working groups, as sees fit. .

7. RULES FOR DEBATES AT GENERAL MEETINGS 7.1 General Meetings will normally be chaired by the General Meeting Chairperson 7.2 The Chair of each General Meeting shall be a member of the Co-op and have a duty to conduct each meeting according to the Primary and Secondary rules 7.3 The Chair should observe the following protocol: The Chair should make sure that all communications go though the Chair. The Chair shall be impartial and shall ensure that all debates are balanced (except that the proposer of a motion or amendment shall have the right to reply to the debate before the vote.) 7.4 The following procedural motions shall apply:

a) No confidence in the Chairperson. (If passed, there shall be an election for a Chairperson for the rest of the meeting.)

b) Change the Chairperson’s decision c) Suspend Standing Orders for a specific time or purpose. (This needs a two thirds

majority.) d) Refer the matter to another specific time or body. e) Vote now on the motion, or amendment.

7.5 Procedural motions may be moved without notice and shall take priority over any other business. They must be proposed and seconded. The proposer of a procedural motion does not have the right to reply. 7.6 When a motion is discussed there shall first be a speech in favor of the motion. The motion may then be amended. Amendments must be proposed and seconded. Each amendment shall be debated one at a time and then voted on. If the amendment is accepted by the proposer it shall not be debated. There will then be a speech against the motion as amended. 7.7 Voting Procedure: The Chairperson shall make sure that non-members do not vote. the Chairperson shall not vote unless it is a casting vote or a secret ballot. 7.8 Unless stated otherwise, all votes shall be decided by a simple majority. 7.9 If there are an equal number of votes for and against, the Chairperson(if they are entitled) may decide the matter by using a casting vote (Unless it is a secret ballot.) Or it will be a tie and the motion or amendment shall fail. If the majority needed is a two thirds majority this procedure shall be adopted if there are twice as many votes in favor as against. 7.10 The Co-op does not allow voting by proxy. 7.11 A secret ballot will be held if one tenth of the members present ask for it.

8. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8.1 The Annual General Meeting is held within the six-month period of the co-op’s financial year-end. 8.2 Before the Annual General Meeting, the agenda, written reports from each working group, the year’s accounts and financial projections for the current year starting must be circulated in a mai lout to all members. 8.3 Annual General Meeting Procedure. Standard agenda items are listed below:

Finance report The accounts Appointment of an auditor Formal Reports from each Working Group Attendance records at General Meetings & working groups List of members of each working group List of new members since last AGM List of resigned members since last AGM Election of working group Coordinators Election of Committee

9. EMERGENCY GENERAL MEETING 9.1 Convening an Emergency General Meeting. i An emergency General Meeting shall be held at the request of the General Meeting, or at the

request of not less than ten members. ii Those requesting such a meeting shall inform the Secretary in writing, stating the purpose for

which the meeting is required. iii The meeting shall be held within five days of the receipt of the request, and written details of its

date, time, place and purpose circulated to the full membership. 9.2 No formal business will be discussed apart from the matter for which the meeting was convened.

10. WORKING GROUPS 10.1 Each working group shall have a coordinator elected by General Meeting 10.2 The coordinator will coordinate the activities of the working group and make sure the group is represented at other necessary meetings. 10.3 At the next working group meeting after the AGM each working group shall appoint a deputy coordinator. The deputy coordinator shall function as the coordinator in his or her absence. 10.4 Working Groups shall meet monthly and make their minutes available to the members (except those parts of the minutes that are confidential). 10.5 Working Groups may appoint sub groups which will meet when necessary. The sub group coordinators will be elected by the main working group when the sub group is formed and at the first Working group meeting after the AGM. Sub Group coordinators can be removed by a vote of no confidence at a working group meeting. 10.6 Coordinators can only be removed by a vote of no confidence at a general meeting. This proposal must be included in the agenda.

11. Management Committee Meeting 11. Management committee 11.1 There shall be 9 elected members of the management committee. Casual vacancies shall be filled at the next general meeting that at least 7 days notice of a vacancy can be given to. 11.2 The committee shall meet monthly at least 10 and not more than 14 days before the General meeting at its own convenience 11.3 The committee shall discuss item of concern to the co-op in detail at it’s monthly meetings. It shall report to the General meeting all decisions that are needed in its report. Notice of each decision shall be given at least 7 days before the General meeting. The General meeting has the power to accept, amend or reject any of these decisions. 11.4 If the general meeting is inquorate the committee shall have the powers of that general meeting. (except where specifically excluded in the General meeting section) 11.5 In a genuine emergency the committee shall have the power to act without General meeting approval. If it does so it must explain to the general meeting’s satisfaction the reasons for the emergency. 11.6 If a member of the committee fails to go to 2 consecutive monthly meetings of the committee without their apologies being accepted by the committee the following procedure shall apply: a) They shall be told that if they do not to go to the next committee meeting or present reasonable apologies will result in their position on the committee being declared vacant. b) At the third meeting which they fail to go to or have their apologies accepted they will have deemed to have resigned from the committee c) The committee will decide whether apologies are reasonable. 11.7 The committee can adopt new members of the committee at its sole discretion. Co-opted members shall have the same rights and responsibilities as elected committee members, except that they may not vote in the committee or add to the quorum. Co-opted members can be removed without notice by a majority vote of the committee or by a general meeting under rule 21 of the Primary Rules. 12 & 13 Deleted

14 Elections 14.1 Timing

i Sessional elections of officers and Coordinators shall take place at the Annual General Meeting.

ii Should a vacancy occur mid-term, the General Meeting that contains notice of election in its agenda shall deal with it. 14.2 Notice of pending election/s shall be circulated as an agenda item for the subsequent General Meeting in the mailout. 14.3 Committee Candidates Responsibilities

i If a member standing for election is unable to go to the AGM/GM in question and sends apologies the election may go ahead with the consent of the membership

ii All candidates have the right to make an election address to the AGM/GM in question for equal lengths of time to be decided by the chair, or returning officer. Candidates may waive this right.

15. Deleted. 16. THE CONSTITUTION 16.1 The constitution of the co-op consists of

i The Tenancy Agreement ii The Tenant’s Guarantee iii The Fully Mutual Rules iv The Co-op Standing Orders ( Secondary Rules) v The Financial Standing Orders vi The Co-op’s policies affecting membership/tenancy

16.2 Every member receives a copy of iii,iv,v and vi. A copy of i and ii are received by every member of the co-op taking up a tenancy. Copies of the constitutional rules and all other documents are kept at the co-op office for the inspection of members. 16.3 Constitutional Decisions are those that affect the enforcement or principle of the rules listed in S.O.16.1 16.4 Deleted 16.5 Any constitutional amendment must attain a majority of those present and voting to carry the motion, and must thereafter attain a two thirds majority of those present and voting at the subsequent General Meeting to amend the constitution. The General Meeting should consider whether the action in amending the constitution violates any other part of the co-op’s constitution. Policies affecting membership/tenancy shall require a simple majority at one general meeting 16.6 A standing order may be suspended without notice by a two thirds majority present and voting (except standing orders 16.5 and 16.6) 16.7 Contravening the constitutional rules listed in S.O.16.1 is considered to be a breach of membership. 16.8 The General meeting chairperson shall in the first instance rule on the meaning and interpretation of the rules. 17. DELETED

Amendments to standing orders

Second reading. This cannot be amended and needs a two thirds majority. This General Meeting resolves to amend the standing orders as follows.

In section 1.1 of the Secondary rules delete 'four' Insert 'six' also delete "Attendance records will be looked at every 6 months by the Membership Group" Delete section 1.2 and Insert 1.2 Membership Group may vote to suspend the attendance requirement of membership according to the leave of absence policy. A leave of absence can be granted in the following circumstances: i) ill health (mental or physical), hospitalisation or stress related conditions; ii) exceptional work or study commitments; iii) family commitments e.g. pregnancy, caring for family or partners, adoption or new born children, etc.; iv) short break from Co-‐op duties following a sustained period of Co-‐op work; v )bereavement; -‐vi) other exceptional circumstances. Section 2. Prospective members in 2.1 i) delete "definition of housing need" and insert "policy" Delete 2.1 ii) and insert "2.1 ii) Go to at least two general meetings in the 6 month period before the meeting at which their membership is to be voted on. "

In 2.1 iii) delete "during that 6 month Period" and "by the coordinator" and "or Management committee meeting" in 2.1 iv) Delete "or management committee meeting" In 2.3 Delete "or Management Committee meeting" delete "The working group coordinator representing the prospective member must attend the meeting or send a recommendation." 2.4 delete "given at the earlier Management Committee Meeting for distribution to the mailing list in the" insert "on" Delete 2.5 And Insert "Prospective members may not vote at General Meetings" in 2.7 delete "or the Management Committee Meeting" In 3.4 delete the words “general Meetings shall be chaired by the General Meeting Chairperson” Delete the last Sentence of section 3.4 and insert If the GM chairperson is not present or wishes not to chair part of the meeting in order to take part in the debate the chair will be taken by the Deputy GM Chairperson. The deputy GM Chairperson shall be elected at the AGM following the same procedure as the election of Coordinators. The Deputy GM chairperson shall act as the returning officer if the GM chairperson is unable to do so. If the GM chairperson and the Deputy GM Chairperson are not able to chair the meeting or conduct an election a temporary chair/returning officer shall be elected by the GM for that period. In section 5.3 delete the words “or voting”

Renumber 6.5 as 10.8 In section 7.1 delete the words “be a member of the co-‐op and” In section 7 add 7.12 Before It can be discussed a motion must have a Proposer and a Seconder. In 8.3 delete "& working groups" and "List of members of each working group" After the words "Formal Reports from each Working Group" add "including a list of members" Add at end of 9.1 i add "Or by the Management Committee" in 9.1 ii delete "Secretary" insert "GM Chairperson" Add at end of 10.1 "Candidates for coordinator must be an individual member or a prospective member of the Co-‐op" At end add "10.7 Prospective members may not vote in working group meetings" Delete section 14.3 Insert 14.3 Candidates for committee elections must sign a form consenting to nomination before the election. Nominated candidates are expected to attend the meeting at which the election takes place. If a candidate cannot attend the election, and they present a reason for not attending, that

the returning officer decides is reasonable, they may appoint someone to make a statement on their behalf. Candidates at the meeting must provide an answer to any questions put to them by the returning officer on behalf of the electorate.

Committee Minutes 7th November 2012

Present: Rob Harrison (Chair) Eddie Koehler (Membership) Luke Hayward (Treasurer)Janice Bell, Janine James, Shelagh Murphy (Secretary) Keith Underhill (GM chair) Rob O'Connor (Membership) Katherine Bird (MMU Development) Lorraine Burke (Mosscare) Sarah Hughes (Work for Change) Apologies: Angelo Kovacevic, Saffron Gardenchild 1. Mosscare Report. Lorraine presented data and graphs for 28th October 2012. Overall arrears have reduced to £21,897 or 7.5%. Top ten arrears increased to £13,235.60 Eight tenants require a visit from Mosscare A court date for 28 November 2012 for one tenant, immediate possession, abandoned flat. One query re 'awaiting court action approval' committee do not know what this is about. 1.1 Shelagh to have a follow up meeting with new replacement for Louise Delfinis as no visits / progress has been made in October. We have had one meeting to look at confidential information and attempt to get a better picture of the problems facing tenants and the CoOp. Some discussion with membership re tenancies will be required. Meeting before 22nd November 2012. 2. Bio Mass Boiler. Sarah Hughes attended the meeting to follow up request for installation of Bio Mass Boiler. The conditions set by the October GM re renting of boiler room to WfC were discussed and agreed to increase rent from £513 to £1026 per month with % increases in line with all rent increases. Reassurances were sought and given about fears for bad smells emitting from boiler. No smoke should be emitted but a blue flame. Janine suggested a visit to one of the 6 sites with the bio mass boiler to check for any problems. Sarah to arrange. A contract of agreement to be written and quarterly payments from WfC to HfC paid. Agreed. 3. Open Space vs Kids Space WfC have had complaints that children are causing a disturbance outside of Open Space, annoying noise and array of obstacles outside the door. Suggestions for redesigning our communal space to redirect children away from this area. Committee noted the complaint. 4. Manchester Metropolitan University. Birley Field Development.

Katherine Bird provided a report from her meetings and correspondence with MCC, MMU and McAlpine. The committee has agreed to formally name Katherine as the spokesperson for HfC. Agreed Luke Hayward to inform Cath Keane MCC. 4.1 Katherine reported that visits to HfC by McAlpine and Gary Hughes MMU led to a suggestion that McAlpine could work in partnership with HfC on a project. Katherine suggested working on a play area for children. 4.2 Vehicles around the building and site traffic. Whilst this is getting better we are still monitoring. Katherine would appreciate members keeping her informed. Some concern for cyclists and pedestrians sharing this space with heavy duty vehicles. 4.3 Suggestion of weight restrictions and 20mph speed limits to help reduce accidents. 4.4 Saturday Noise and some Sunday noise reported plus some issues with water system changes because of construction work. 4.5 Katherine was thanked for her work and will keep everyone informed and attend the meeting with Cath Keane on Tuesday 20th Meeting at 7.15pm in the Yard. 4.6 Katherine will attend committee meetings when she can and send in reports if she cannot. 5. General Meeting Keith informed the meeting of some agenda items. 5.1 The second reading of the amendments of Secondary Rules. 5.2 Notice to Quit is part of our rules and the committee therefore has to pass a motion to issue an NTQ and or a conditional NTQ. This must be recorded in the committee minutes and ratified by the GM. 5.3 Keith will be making a ruling at November GM including allocation of points to members on the waiting list which is part of our constitution, Section 16 Standing Orders. We have an appeals procedure for members to follow if they do not agree with allocation of points in their own situation.

6. Network Group request The network group would like permission to put 1 or two dishes on the North Wall on level 5 this was Agreed 7. Membership Rob will request one leave of absence for a member on waiting list Mike Upton and 3 new members. 7.1 Decision by the Committee in October to issue an NTQ restated. Motion passed to issue NTQ to tenant and allow four months to find alternative accommodation after the expiry of the NTQ. Agreed 7.2 Exchange. flats 405 with G14. Flat and tenant 405 meets all requirements. Flat and tenant G14 has a number of conditions to fulfil in order to proceed with exchange. Motion. Approve transfer pending signed agreement and payment plan on existing arrears and alterations. Agreed. 8. Childrens Space. Action Plan for children to meet with landscape designers, community garden centre and play designers to create a plan for the communal area. Once a design is agreed to link with McAlpine and MMU to negotiate assistance in building the design. Also request help from community artists within the building to work with children to decorate the creation. Some time will be needed to create the design but action is required rather than too much talking. 9. Closed session. 9.1 Tenant with Safe Guarding Request. Reconnection to gas supply and relocation of meter, no progress report available.

9.2. Court Action October 25th 2012. Decision to seek possession order 'out of court' agreement via solicitors. Agreed

General Meeting Minutes

16th October, 2012 Chair: Keith Underhill Minutes: Katherine Bird/Keith Underhill The meeting started at 18:31 BST 1) Members present: (23 including 5 committee members) Angelo Kovacevic, Angelo Kovacevic JR, Ben Mellor, Bindi Foster-‐Brown, Chiara Addis, Christian Klesse, Eddie Koehler, Jaki Ademuyiwa, Janine James, Jo Foley, John Pugh, Katherine Bird, Keith Underhill, Matt Dunning, Nickie Witham, Niki Quinn, Nicola Taylor, Rob Harrison, Rob O’Connor, Shelagh Murphy, Siân Whitton, Tachia Newall, Zia James, Non Members present: (5) Eloise Cockcroft, Luke Slater, Sameed Rezayan, Simon House, 2) New people. Jaki, Jasmine, Eloise, Sarah and Simon House introduced themselves Minutes of Last GM: 3.1) Minutes were PASSED as a true and correct record with 5 abstention. 3.2) Matters arising? – none 4) Committee report. Section

4 Binstore is on the agenda later in the meeting Section 2 Kids space a procedural motion was moved to refer this item back to the committee. This was passed with none against and 1 abstention On item 6 it was reported that Cath Keane would be invited to a meeting after the November meeting. Item The second item in the closed session business was referred to the closed session 5) Committee report Ratification The report (with the exception of items 2,4 and part 2 of the closed session business) was PASSED with 2 abstentions. 6) Amendments to standing orders Rob Harrison took the chair Keith Underhill outlined the changes and the reasons for them Shelagh Murphy proposed an amendment to remove the deletion of 1.3 After a short debate the amendment was passed 10 for 5 against and 5 abstentions The remaining parts of the motion were passed unanimously They need to be passed at the next GM with a two thirds majority in order to be implemented Keith Underhill retook the chair 7) Biomass Boiler It was proposed by Rob Harrison

That "this meetings accepts the proposal to lease the North West bin store to Work for change as outline in the big yeller" Rob Harrison declared an interest as a member of work for change. He said that HFC would get a smaller room on level 1 and £513 per year compensation (linked to office rental prices) A number of questions were asked including what we should do with the scrap metal in there now and concerns were expressed about the possible smells. Shelagh Murphy proposed an amendment to add "the committee to negotiate suitable remuneration" This was accepted and a further amendment "if the boiler is smelly, steps are taken to stop it smelling" The motion as amended was passed with 2 abstentions 8) Next Meeting Tuesday 20th November 2012 Agenda deadline is 6th November 9) AOB. none Closed Session: 10) Leave of absences Membership reported that Andrew Barton and Geoff Evans have been given leave of absences 11) Committee minutes The following committee minute was referred to the next General Meeting

"Membership submitted a two page document outlining consideration of a request to rehouse a coop member. Their decision is to allow him 4 months to find alternative accommodation and to be treated as all other members applying for housing. The tenancy will end in February 2013 and not June 2013 as requested." The GM chairperson will make a ruling at the next GM on the meaning and affect of the rules under section 18.8 of the standing orders after an examination of the relevant rules. This will be a ruling on the powers of the general meeting to overrule membership in the matter of point allocations. The meeting finished at 19:51

General Meeting Agenda 20th November 2012, 6.30pm, Yard Theatre Prospective Member’s Surgery is from 6.00pm to 6.30pm and is for prospective members to get any support and advice about becoming a member of the co-‐op. There will be a meeting at 7:15 pm about the MMU development. Cath Keane has confirmed attendance. 1. Members and non-‐members present 2. Introduction of new people 3. Minutesof Last GM 3.1. Any corrections 3.2. Mattersarising (including a ruling from the GM chair on the constitution) 4. Committee report 5. Ratification of committee report 6. Amendments to standing orders second reading (this cannot be amended and requires a two thirds majority) Proposed by Shelagh Murphy 7. Date, time and venue of next meeting 8. Any other business (to be

given to the chair before meeting starts) Closed session 9. Referred from last meeting: "Membership submitted a two page document outlining consideration of a request to rehouse a coop member. Their decision is to allow him 4 months to find alternative accommodation and to be treated as all other members applying for housing. The tenancy will end in February 2013 and not June 2013 as requested." 10. Removal from membership: Neil Fitton 11. Election to membership: 11.1 Simon House 11.2 Eloise Cockroft 11.3 Luke Slater 12. Other closed Session Business

* To create a viable alternative to individual home ownership

• To create model for urban development appropriate to the rebuilding of British cities

• To develop a building with a mix of uses, active throughout the day

• To maximize the community’s control over its environment

• To create a community owned asset as the basis for future developments

• To produce a supportive, safe and secure environment for people of all ages

• To replace reliance on experts with self-‐reliance, skill sharing and training

• To maximize the environmentally sustainable of the development by incorporating current best practice in green building

• To promote radical design and to demonstrate that architecture for communities can be exciting

• To create a beacon for what is possible for disenfranchised communities

• To create affordable accommodation based on communal benefit rather than individual profit.

• To provide a supportive environment for local business to stimulate local economic activity and employment

• To support the non-‐traditional lifestyles which have traditionally thrived in the area

• To actively support more vulnerable sections of the community

The Big Yeller November 2012

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