Foxy folk

We are a group of people living and working together, getting ready for peak oil and climate change. Living the change. We like work. We like having fun and adventures too. We are passionate about co-operation.

A short intro to who we are

Ali

Ancient History and Social Anthropology graduate. Studied blacksmithing and welding with various blacksmiths. Permaculture Teacher Training graduate. Helped set up Cardiff Transition Project. Environmental activist. Looking to study Law to help people. Gardener. Parent. Plays flute.

Jane

Masters in Sustainable Development Advocacy. Permaculture graduate. Environmental and social justice activist. Gardener. Volunteer. Cleaner. Mum-to-be. Plays bazouki and flute.

Joe

Engineering graduate. Welder and woodland worker. Hydroelectricity installer and surveyor. Wood gasifying inventor. General fixer of things and shelf builder. Gardener.

John

Mechanic - knows most things about vehicles. Hydroelectric installer. Sustainable/traditional construction worker. Does pretty much everything he needs to do for himself and helps others too. Plays bass guitar in Kilnaboy.

Mav

Environmental Geosciences graduate. Took a Sustainable Woodland Management course with Ben Law. Permaculture Teacher Training graduate. Helped set up Cardiff Transition Project. Looking to study Law in order to help people who can't get representation. Step-dad.

Rob

Computer engineering graduate. Forestry worker and welder. Drives a Land Rover Defender in all terrain and pulls the timber trailer. Looking to study Law too. Gardener. Writes electronic music and dj's.

Recent fox fun

It looks as though some people didn't like the Fox Housing Co-operative facebook profile and have asked facebook to take it down.... seems a little like attempting to cover up the truth. However I doubt that the residents of Werndolau will allow the issue to sit.

The residents of Werndolau have recently received a letter from the solicitor employed by the non resident former directors of the co-op. The letter sets out all the ways in which the residents of Werndolau are nasty and all the bad things that they have done. Suffice it to say that the letter has been responded to in kind.

The police arrived last week, apparently on the instruction of a Ms Lovelock. She had reported to them that 'her caravan' was being broken into by some trespassers. Understandably the police turned up in force ready to stop this heinous criminal act from taking place... but when they arrived what did they find? The residents of Werndolau working on the electricity supply to one of the farms caravans. This had already been tampered with in order to provide an incredibly dangerous supply to the occupant of caravan 2. An eye witness said the police seemed confused and miffed to have been called out for nothing.

In the morning the residents of Werndolau got up to find the electricity, water and gas supplies to Caravan 3 cut off and the extension cable belonging to one of the residents stolen! Not only had these events miraculously occurred in the night, but also a pipe intended to serve the events field caravan plot had been severed and was pouring the limited water supply of the farm into the fields. At this time of year water from the well is very limited, so the farm is often reliant on mains, and the mysterious cutting of the pipes could have ended up costing the residents dearly had it not been so quickly discovered.

Even in the face of all of this childishness and strife the residents of Werndolau continue to improve the farm, making it more habitable for themselves and new members who have yet to join. The water system is currently undergoing improvements, to ensure that the farm is less dependant on the mains supply. The sewage system is being improved to prevent raw sewage issuing a few meters from the housing. The communal garden continues to grow and efforts to clear up and ensure proper drainage in the courtyard are on going.

The residents of Werndolau want to see a sensible resolution to the crisis sooner rather than later. They want the non resident former directors to come to the table and negotiate a settlement rather than dragging this conflict out and costing the co-op dearly by spending it's dwindling cash supply on expensive and unnecessary legal advice.

Fox is supposed to be a housing co-operative. Best thing to do is let it house people, rather than evict another family and group of people that could effectively run it.