Current Vacancies

Last Updated: 13-07-2010

AddressTypeAvailable
4 Swanns6 person12 Jul
2 Fletchers4 person2 Aug
4 Swanns6 person2 Aug
4 Argyle4 person20 Sep

Annual Report 2009-2010

This is the text of the working group reports section of our Annual Report.

Working Groups

A lot of the work of the co-op is done through the various working groups in the co-op. These groups are:

allocations
computer
development
education
employment
grounds and gardens
maintenance
rent
secretarial
welfare

Each group carries out the following tasks:

groups prepare proposals for the General Meeting
groups carry out activities and review policies
each [...]

Airtightness reports

The results of the blower door testing are in! We have reports for 1 Fletchers Terrace and 8 Argyle Street. (Both are PDF files, about 60 kB each).

The reports have quite a few numbers, but the recommendations at the end of the reports are in plain English. Happy reading.

Development Report

Somewhat belatedly, here is the ASH Co-op Development Report “The case for new co-operative housing in Cambridge” (pdf, 1.5MB). From the executive summary:

The report sets out the case for a new cutting-edge low-carbon, community controlled housing development in Cambridge.Cambridge needs 734 new social homes per year, in addition to other affordable housing. Including some co-operative [...]

Updates from the Newsletter

Development

The development group is continuing to explore the possibility of buying the bit of land next to the Argyle St garden off Network Rail. Late in 2009, a housing needs survey of ASH residents was conducted and found that almost all respondents expressed a need for more family housing and flats for single people [...]