no reason why this can’t be discussed on this forum as well – as in the 90s the Exodus collective tried to merge party lifestyles and communal living not too far away from where you live now..

Exodus fucked up as unfortunately some of the collective could not control their own individual egos and desires.

its not as easy as just putting on a rave though; people need to work with each other and trust each other for more than just a drug-filled weekend!

OTOH there are various communities and groups of people already doing this sort of stuff – the bulk of them are for some reason in SW, and Northern England as well as Scotland…

I definitely think we need more people thinking like this and working together in SE and Eastern England. It was actually a part of the underground rave scene in the late 1990s; although the focus on it has been lost slightly in the 21st century…

I don’t think it immediately means people have to live all in the same space (although they can share it for a lot of their lives) but also means people genuinely working together to support each other and help each other out through life..

it already happens to an extent with the better organised rave crews…

try this place for more in depth discussion about communal living as well…

http://www.tribal-living.co.uk

I’ve been interested in this sorta thing for a while. Thanks for the link GL some interesting stuff on that site. I particularly like http://bodeswell.atspace.com/just%20a%20tent/images/DSCN3343.JPG #

http://www.bodes-well.com/

Looks lovely. I would imagine that it doesn’t contravene planning regulations, as long as you aren’t living there for more than 27 days a year that they can prove. Which is interesting. I’m sure you could live there nearly 365 without too many legal issues as long as you keep it quiet.. Not entirely sure tho. I was looking into buying a bit of land next to a canal and living on a boat there, with a little veg garden etc.. still need some cash for shit like water board fee’s etc, which is a shame.. i think its pretty near impossable to be fully self sustainable unless you have a substantial amount of money to invest or which can provide a income.

I looked into Faslane, talked to some guy at the CND stand when I was at the party conference protest. Was thinking about popping up for the 365 blockade thingy (http://www.faslane365.org/) and checking out the site for a couple of days sometime in the summer.

” that place sounds lovely… im jealous to the extream. so mustard is it a kind a thing u know much about or are u just interested like me…. i have nothing to invest which is a problem…. unfortunatly. people shouldnt own things. “

I don’t know a whole lot about this no, but been fairly interested for a while. Got a bit of money in the bank for a house deposit or some such, thing is I could buy a Nice bit of land outright and live in the country with that, which is alot more attractive than a massive morgage on a shitty little flat in some city.
I’m studing to be a surveyor, and so I have done a fair amount of work on planning regs etc. Its pretty hard to get away with much legally if you want any sort of perminant structure, Esp in the country which is where land is cheap, woodland, farmland, pasture etc sell from £4k an acre or whatever, building land for development can go for up (and over) a million an acre.

I like the look of tipi valley. http://www.planningportal.gov.uk/england/professionals/en/1096909005894.html

the obvious fundamental problem with most of these communes is that if the property is acquired via the market, some people have to commit to the mortgage etc and a hierarchy will inevitably develop with those having a greater commercial stake in the place feeling they should have more control – whatever the “constitution” of these places is.

Urban / suburban squats can be good as well (Exodus evolved from this) but these days holding a building can be hard as so many locals just grass you up and keep complaining to the Police (seems many would rather see a building rot than people occupy it for “free) :rant:

if you are all party people nowadays you can use the squat/site as a base for planning stuff but these days never party your actual home location if you want to keep it…

Laws changed in 2002 or so and parties are now classed as “anti-social behaviour” which can be used for grounds for evicting a squat/site, overriding the “human rights”/”emergency housin” aspect.. A squat or site which doesn’t draw attention to itself is still left alone to an extent..

Also if 90% of you want a party and 10% don’t that can split a community very quickly (particularly if it does result in eviction…)