Eco~Village Network UK
Eco~Village Network UK
Farming
Legal Advice
Finding an appropriate legal structure for your group
/ co-op
Ecological Footprints
Architecture
Planning Permission
Project Design/ Permaculture
Alternative Technology
Community Cohesion
Education
Courses
Construction
Main Network Contacts
Is a countrywide exchange network where bed and board is provided for volunteers, in exchange for work on various organic farms. 19 Bradford Rd, Lewes, Sussex, BN7 1RB.
The Soil Association has been at the centre of the fight for safe, healthy food, protection of the environment and policies for sustainable farming and resource use in Britain and worldwide since it's formation in 1946.
THE SOIL ASSOCIATION
86 Colston Street
Bristol BS1 5BB
tel: 0117 929 0661
fax: 0117 925 2504
e-mail: info@soilassociation.org
A network of lawyers who offer help on pro-bono basis (i.e.free) for groups without legal aid. Will represent at public enquiries and mediate between developers and groups. Can help by working with solicitors from Earthrights. ELMS also organise service in court. Community groups should be willing to help with photocopying costs etc.
Sarah E. Dobbyn helped to win the recent victory with the ‘No Business on the Moor’ campaign in Newcastle by digging up a law never used in planning before.
Temple Chambers, 3 - 7 Temple Avenue, London, EC4Y 0DB
Tel: 0171 583 8008/583 8844
Fax: 0171 583 8007
Email: hsbahra@dircon.co.uk
John Dunkley, The Battlebridge Centre, 2 - 6 Battlebridge Road, London, NW1 2TL
Tel/Fax: 0171 278 1005
Email: earthrights@gn.apc.org
Free Advice Service. Environmental law, landrights, rights of way, squatters’ rights and planning. Can give full advice on planning and how to escape liability. Can defend on possession proceedings.
1 Darley Close, Kettering, Northants, NN16 9XP
Tel: 01536 510696
A solicitor with expertise in public rights of way, rights to roam, local authorities, Town and Country Planning and land use law for leisure. Willing to help where possible.
Gill & Co. 22a Theobald’s Road, London, WC1X 8PF
Tel: 0171 242 0404
A solicitor specializing in traveller’s law. Judicial reviews. Local authority planning. Challenging the decisions of public bodies. He deals with the decision to evict but not the possession. He does not go to court. See Clare Glendinning, or Earthrights for help on those.
Tel: 01223 501828
Legal advice, judicial reviews, property law, possession actions. Previously a lecturer in land law. Now she does criminal law. Works for the criminal appeals office in the High Court. Useful for consultation.
59 Etheldene Ave, London, N10 3QD
Tel: 0181 883 2984
Mob: 0410 914978
Email: michaelellman@dial.pipex.com
A solicitor specializing in human rights law.
2 St. Paul’s Road, Islington, London, N1
Tel: 0171 359 8814
An unpaid collective of workers who have been running a daily advice service for squatters and homeless people over the last 20 years. Publish the Squatters Handbook and offer legal advice.
King Edward House, 135a New Street, Birmingham, B2 4QJ
Tel: 0121 643 4121 (24 hour message service)
Emergency only 01203 226122 ext.200 out of hours.
Fax: 0121 624 1060
A firm of solicitors who have a Travellers Advice Team to potentially cover the whole of England and Wales when called upon. Help with eviction notes and confrontation between local authorities, police and travellers. See also the Legal Advice Service for Travellers. Mob: 0468 316755
Link to their websiteand an article Link
Cardiff law School,PO Box 427, Cardiff CF1 1XD
Tel: 01222 874580
Fax: 01222 874097
Email: tlast-l@cf.ac.uk
Produce an extremely useful directory that provides traveller related services in England and Wales, including legal practitioners and local government contacts.
Vassali House, 20 Central Rd, Leeds LS1 6DE, Tel: 0113 2461738/7 Fax: 0113 2440002
Information sheets and publications, services to members.
Addresses listed in "The Complete Small Business Guide" Colin Barrow ISBN 0 563 37083 1, phone directories, and from Radical Routes (c/o Cornerstone Housing Co-op)
Victory House, 30-34 Kingsway, London WC2B 6ES Tel:0171 663 5000
Information & application forms
Vectis, Wyesham Avenue, Monmouth, NP25 3NF
phone: 01600
775414.
email:catalyst@co-op.org
Catalyst Collective Ltd is a worker co-operative. We help people set up and register co-ops and in the last ten years over 100 housing co-ops, about 30 worker co-ops, a couple of charities, and a variety of different companies with co-operative aims have been registered through Catalyst. We have worked with various existing co-ops, as well as groups intending to set up co-ops; on issues such as group-working, legal structures, conflict resolution, financial viability of proposals, co-operation and meeting skills etc. Basically, we love working with and promoting co-ops (especially ethical & eco-friendly ones), and have a wide variety of skills & knowledge available.
16 Sholebrook Avenue, Chapeltown, Leeds LS7 2HB. Tel: 0113 262 9365
Deals with general enquiries for Radical Routes. Distributes Radical Routes Directory of Co-ops (œ1.50) Much useful information is directly available from a co-op which has already formed for a similar project.
www.radicalroutes.org.uk
www.cornerstone.ukf.net
Carol Crawford, environmental consultant. Assesses the environmental impact of various projects.
Natural Resource Consultancy,
26 Miller Rd, Ayr, KA7 2AY.
Tel: 01292 280800
Mission: To generate sustainable rural communities through community led partnership development, based upon ecological design principles. Contact: Rod Hughes, Lowe Raes Architects, Three Crowns Yard, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7PH. 01768 863812, Fax 01768 890067, e-mail rod@LoweRaeArchitects.co.uk
For information/advice on ecological architecture. Contact Heather at EDA, The British School, Slad Rd, Stroud, Gloucestershire, GL5 1QW. Tel: 01453 765575.
is the TLIO Rural Settlement Forum planning permission contact, and has written a guide to using 'Planning Policy Guidance 7' to get permission for smallholding, agricultural, and forestry projects. His contact details are under 'Organic Farms and Permaculture projects'.
have sympathetic contacts all over Britain, on hand to give free advice on planning issues. To get details of your nearest contact, phone the Planning Aid HQ on 0171 636 9107, or write to them at the Royal Town Planning Institute, 26 Portland Rd, London, W1N 4BE.
general planning advice: Brithdir Mawr, Cilgwyn Rd, Trefdraeth, Pembrokeshire, SA42 OQJ; Tel: 01239 820164.
According to Low Impact News, "for the price of a £1 share per member you can go out and buy land with an existing building. Once your enterprise is up and running, move temporary structures out into the woods....this works for lots of rural co-ops". For more information on this way of doing things, contact Cornerstone at 16 Sholebroke Avenue, Chapeltown, Leeds, LS7 3HB.
21a Herga Court, Sudbury Hill, Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, HA1 3RS
Tel: (H) 0181 423 6260 (W) 0181 937 5234 (only if urgent)
General advice on planning applications and related matters.
45 Duckett Road, Haringey, London, N4 1BJ
Tel: 0181 341 7690
Ex-planner with knowledge of how to fight the planning system.
315 Trinity Road, Wandsworth, London, SW18 3SL
Tel: 0181 874 3342
Urban planning, involved in the Planning For Real exercise at Gargoyle Wharf Community Action Group.
Faculty of the Built Environment, University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY
tel: (W) 0117 965 6261 x3224
Email: j-shorten@uwe.ac.uk
General advice on planning and development issues.
29 Russell Chambers, Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JX
Tel: 0171 405 9359
Organiser of Labour Land Campaign to activate labour movement into getting revenue from land. They believe that all land should be taxed and that tax should go to the community. Is willing to help in planning matters.
1 Vinery Road, Leeds, LS4 2LB
Tel: 0113 278 9349
A planning officer of 24 years - interested in low impact development.
Tel: 0171 636 9107
Network of voluntary services providing free advice and/or representation on specific development plans.
Calvert House, 5 Lambert Avenue, London, E2 7SP
Tel: 0171 613 4435
Offer free independent advice on town planning issues in London.
Tel: 01865 311347
closely linked to TLIO, can help with town planning.
Designer for various sustainable development projects. Address as Keveral Farm (see Organic Farms and Permaculture projects); Tel: 01503 250215; e-mail: billkit@dircon.co.uk
Runs 60 acre mixed organic farm, dairy, cider and veg. and does courses and talks on permaculture. Qualified permaculture designer and helped get "Low Impact Development" by Simon Fairlie (see books) off the ground.
Ragman's Lane Farm
Lydbrook
Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire
01594 860244
Seven-acre visitor complex demonstrating all types of alternative technology, and they run many courses which could be of interest. Their publications list is also well worth a look through: plenty of books on solar and wind power, compost toilets, yurt-building and so on. CAT, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 9AZ. Tel: 01654 702400.
E-mail: info@cat.org.uk
Website: http://www.cat.org.uk/
Biodiesel is the name for a variety of ester-based oxygenated fuels made from soybean oil or other vegetable oils or animal fats. The concept of using vegetable oil as a fuel dates back to 1895 when Dr. Rudolf Diesel developed the first diesel engine to run on vegetable oil. Diesel demonstrated his engine at the World Exhibition in Paris in 1900 using peanut oil as fuel.
Hello, Some of my experiences with alternative technology may be useful to others. See my website at http://www.geocities.com/allenderd
Email: allenderd@yahoo.com
David
offers residential self catering and self study research courses to prevent the end of Earthlife and loss of knowledge in the coming eco-catastrophe. Theory and practice can be combined in town and forest settings and include planning, constructing, and protecting microcosms of earth ecology. Contact Sam Mainwaring at 137 Priory St, Carmarthen, SA31 1LR. Tel. 01257 234451
aims to enable community development of 'toolkits for self-reliance', both in the economic and psychological sense. Their B.E.D. workshops work on "transferable tools for Personal, Social, and Environmental capacity building towards sustainable communities, organisations and planet". To find out more contact HSDI at 8b Vicars Rd, Leeds, LS8 5AS; Tel: 0113 240 0349.
is a UK-based membership organisation which provides support and information for families whose children are being educated outside school, and for those who wish to uphold the freedom of families to take proper responsibility for the education of their children.
PO Box 7420, London, N9 9SG, UK
Telephone 0891 518303 for recorded details of contacts.
[Calls cost 50p per minute at all times; average call length: 1-2 mins]
e-mail: info@education-otherwise.org
website: Link to their website
A brief description would be:
KAT provides an environment where you can learn about anything from battery
maintenance to cheese making whilst touching on hydro power and pallet
building. We offer a variety of courses to suit all tastes. Located
in the far west of Ireland it's a great place for a holiday too!
Many thanks
Bob Barnes
www.kerryat.com
The objective of the AECB is to facilitate environmentally responsible practices within building. They produce a regular magazine 'Building a Future'
Contact
Nant-y-Garreg, Saron, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire SA44 5EJ
Telfax: 01559 370908
Link to their website
Building a Future magazine
http://members.aol.com/buildgreen/bff.html
Email buildgreen@aol.com
Hal Wyn-Jones : Tel: 01258 770773
Steve Place c/o Sychpwll, Llandrinio, Llanymynech, Powys, Wales, SY22 6SH; Tel: 01691 831 240
Paul King, 80 Coleridge Vallee Vallee Rd, South Clevedon, North Somerset, BS21 6PS; Tel: 01275 879705
Ben Law; Tel: 0966 193154
Mark Humphreys
Orchardton House
Auchencairn
Castle Douglas
Dumfries and Galloway
DG7 1QL
Tel 01556 640271
email orchardton@mcmail.com
| yurt diameter | frame | fitted canvas | complete yurt |
| 20 feet | £1,900 | £850 | £2,750 |
| 16 feet | £1,100 | £650 | £1,750 |
| 12 feet | £650 | £480 | £1,130 |
Woodland yurts are: portable secure, weather-proof, easy to erect, easy to move, warm in winter, cool in summer, environmentally friendly, long lasting, and fun.
run various practical courses on aspects of sustainable living, and are currently applying for funding to become an approved venue. Courses they have run in the past include 'Basket Weaving with Willow', 'Making a Chair from a Tree', 'Feltmaking', 'Yurt Building' and so on. The Keyhole Trust can be contacted at Sychpwll, Haughton, Lladrinio, Llanymynech, Powys, SY22 6SH. Telephone 01691 831 240.
A forum for everyone interested in strawbale building in the U.K. and Ireland. We aim to share information from planning applications to plaster. The association produces a quarterly newsletter and runs courses on strawbale building.
Contact: BSBA, 5, Chattaway Rd., Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 5UU.
Telephone: 0161 202 3566.
E-mail: straw@globalnet.co.uk
Website: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straw
make and repair tools, mainly for the Third World. Ringwood Road, Netley Marsh, Southampton, SO40 2GY. Tel: 01703 869697; E-mail: tools@gn.apc.org
The Walter Segal Self Build Trust, Unit 213, 16 Baldwins Gardens, London EC1N 7RJ Tel: 020 7831 5696 Fax: 020 7831 5697
*please note our new e-mail address*info@segalselfbuild.co.uk *and web site*http://www.segalselfbuild.co.uk
The Young Builder's Trust, Mossey's Folly, Church Rd, Upper Faringdon, Alton, Hampshire, GU34 3EG, Tel: 01420 588 665;
Community Self Build Agency, Unit 26, Finsbury Business Centre, 40 Bowling Green Lane, London, EC1R 0NE, Tel: 0171 415 7092.
Geodisic Domes, Yurts For Sale, Dome kit with fittings plus hazel rods, how to build your low-impact dwelling guide 01524 221880
Canvas
Ex Marquee (eg. 20’x20’ £90.00) Andy 01524 221880
Woodburning Stoves
- all sorts Geoff 01458 835008
- gas bottle type Ed 01792 232643
Turkish Rugs for floors and walls
Down South 0171 727 3380
Up North 01524 221880
Eco-housing, self-build, courses: Liwyn Lane, Rhayader, Powys, LD6 5DY, Tel: 01597 810929.
Tel: 01993 703619 20 The Old Coachyard, Witney Oxon OX8 6LT
PO Box 1410, Bristol, BS99 3JP
Box E, 111 Magdalen Rd, Oxford OX4 1RQ
01865 722016
Can give you details of your nearest Permaculture training course. They also do a magazine and maintain an excellent website.
BCM Permaculture Association, London, WC1N 3XX.
Tel / Fax: +44 (0)845 4581805 / +44 (0)113 2307461
Email: office@permaculture.org.uk