Forthcoming meetings
The next general meeting will be on Sunday 16th November at Robert's house in Cambridge at 4:00 p.m. Enquires Tel. 740326.
Presentation about Cohousing
The slide presentation given at our open meeting on 14th October 2005
can be seen in several formats. (The first in html is recommended.)
In html
. In power point
. In pdf .
What is Enlinca?
We are a group of people living in or near Cambridge who are exploring options and possibilities of forming a Cohousing community. We have been meeting monthly since mid-2000 during which time we have got to know one another and clarified our ideas on Cohousing. We have also visited a number of existing communities elsewhere in the UK, and this has helped give shape to our vision. We were officially incorporated as a company limited by guarantee on 1st August 2003.
What is Cohousing?
Cohousing is about a group of households choosing to live close together and share additional facilities for mutual benefit. Each household has its own completely self-contained dwelling and has access to communal facilities.
Cohousing is not "communal living" or another word for "commune", but a community built to facilitate the cooperation of neighbours. It is already well established in Denmark, the USA and the Netherlands although relatively new in the UK. There are a few established schemes and many groups in the process of starting.
Our vision
Our wish is to live as sustainably as we can, with a strong sense of community and mutual support, ensuring individual privacy and need for space while sharing some communal facilities. You can read more in our full Vision Document.
Joining Enlinca
If you would like to become a guest member and receive Emails announcing important Enlinca events please go to the mailing list page and follow the instructions. This is free to anyone interested in Cohousing. When you join you will be given a password to enter the members' only part of this website which contains more information about us.
If you would like to become a full member with voting rights then you need to come to at least one of our meetings and pay a subscription fee which is £50 at the moment.
If you would like to know more please send an Email to
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