A new type of community?

[Pentlandpirate]

Apparently the world's populations are being sucked towards life in the cities......people leaving the countryside to find work and prospects amongst the huge sprawling masses of humanity.

But a friend of mine was sick of life in the city and joined up with a group of complete strangers to buy his small share of a largish property in Cornwall which offered something of the good life, low cost housing, and the choice of working the land or to continue a 'normal' job.

The place is called Trelay, see http://www.trelay.org/downloads/Trelay%20brochure.pdf. It makes me wonder if such an idea could solve some of the difficult issues of Seil in attracting a wider range of age groups, providing cheaper housing, creating jobs, and enhancing the landscape without it being restricted to those with a bob or two.

[Seventhseil]

Seems like quite a good idea, although "the good life" seems a bit twee. People should be moving to rural area's to do what the would have done in the city i.e. run biusnesses, create wealth...not find a simpler/quieter lifestyle as this just adds to the lack of opportunities.

[canUsmellthat]

I like the idea of buying a property as part of a group but what about the social aspects involved with this. I mean, what happens when you all start sleeping with each other and decide that enough`s a nuff!!

p.s. Cornwall`s a bit of a dive to be escaping to, from maybe...

[Seventhseil]

Well said CanU...indeed moving to the country cos you hate your wife/husband and are going to "sort things out" is a popular past time in these parts.....as is leaving said wife/husband and humping a growler you wouldn't have looked twice at back home.

Keeps me in chardonnay though!!

[canUsmellthat]

What do you think about kabutz communities? would/ has anybody worked on one before???