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The Creeping - Official Movie Trailer (2023)

Dir: Jamie Hooper Star: Riann Steele / Leon Ancliffe / Taliyah Blair

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Books On Books Collection - Abra Ancliffe

Books On Books Collection – Abra Ancliffe

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I come bearing an offer someone is bound to take me up on: someone can throw me off a cliff!!!

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From beehive to mohawk: the hairdos that topped off 50 years of fashion | Fashion

A new exhibition looks at hairstyles though the decades

Hair as fashion: Robert Eaton and Karla Ancliffe-Smith, winners of the 2016 Hairdresser’s Journal’s Afro Hairdresser of the Year. Photograph: Richard Miles/© Russell Eaton Salons

From backcombing and teasing to oiling and curling, the question of hair and what to do with it each…

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Community Housing Meeting: Walters Way, the inspiration behind RUSS  

RUSS Community Housing Meeting: Walters Way, the inspiration behind RUSS.  

On 16th January we relaunched the RUSS Community Housing Meetings at the Cafe of Good Hope with an evening looking at the inspiration behind the project. There was a great, and diverse turn out of around 40 people – some familiar faces, and some new to RUSS.

    PART 1: Welcome & About RUSS

The evening began with a welcome from Kwame Lowe (Co Chair for RUSS) followed by an introduction to some of the current members, who gave an overview of RUSS.

Dan de Lezameta (Trustee and future Church Grove resident) spoke about the new meetings, and the desire to attract current and potential RUSS members to get involved, and also to engage with the wider Community housing debate.

  Megan Ancliffe (Trustee and future Church Grove resident).  Megan gave some information about the Community Hub – a single storey temporary structure (to be in place for at least 4 years) due to commence construction this year. It will remain on the site and will be a base to support residents kick starting the self-build process.  This could also be a great starting point for anyone wanting to get involved – volunteers welcome.

https://www.theruss.org/self-build-community-hub/

  Emma Leach (Volunteer and future Church Grove resident) outlined the basic facts of the Church Grove Project, the flagship project for RUSS: there will be 33 homes comprising 35-40 residents plus children. Since 2016 the residents group has participated in co-design sessions with architects, and the site now has planning permission. The next stage for Church Grove residents is skills training.

All homes are currently allocated, but anyone interested is encouraged to apply as there is still movement on the waiting list, and RUSS is planning for future projects.  

https://www.theruss.org/projects/church-grove/

PART 2: Walters Way and RUSS

For the second part of the evening we welcomed Alice Grahame and Kareem Dayes – two of the founding members of RUSS. Both are/were residents of Walter’s Way, the Lewisham housing project that continues to inspire RUSS and many other community housing groups.

  Alice Grahame (ex Trustee) currently lives in Walters Way and gave an insight into what life is like living in such a community. The units were completed in 1985: Alice was not one of the original self builders on Walters Way, (only 3 of the 13 self builders remain) but the community ethos continues to thrive and be strong.

  It appears that Walters Way is a huge success if you look at Walter Segal’s philosophy – people shouldn’t change themselves to live in a house, the house should adapt to them.

  The design of the houses encourages community living. The small road curves around the close, enabling most kitchens to look out into the communal area. Inside the houses internal walls can be moved to created new spaces and features are built for purpose and work very effectively for the occupiers when they wish to alter their home as their families needs change.

Alice’s book, published by Park Books: WALTERS WAY & SEGAL CLOSE

  Kareem Dayes (founder of RUSS, and ex-Chair) grew up on Walters Way.  His journey into starting a Community Land Trust began when he noticed there were not any contemporary housing schemes that were relevant to the housing concerns we face right now.  Lewisham Council were invited to Walters Way to encourage them to revisit the idea and address some of Lewisham’s housing needs. Unused land was located in Lewisham and after a number of years and long negotiations, RUSS secured the land using the positive arguments of social values, skills training and community leadership.  Importantly, not drawing from the Council’s housing budget, exemption from the ‘right to buy’ policy and having mixed tenures were concepts that won RUSS the plot.

  Walters Way homes were built for £50-60k, and the last one sold for £750k. The difference with the Church Grove site (and future RUSS sites) will be that they won’t end up on the private market: this is at the heart of the idea of a Community Land Trust, and will ensure that they maintain a scheme that always remains affordable.   

  PART 3: Q & A session

  Q – What opportunities are available for someone with no self-build skills but who wants to get involved.  How can they interact with such a scheme?

A – For building skills, the community hub – a single storey building at Church Grove will start to be built this year by volunteers. More widely there are roles in communication and training etc.

  Q – How efficient will the homes be?

A – Passive house model, MvHR units will provide fresh filtered air into each home whilst making efficient use of heat energy.  Solar power is being investigated.  SELCE is a community energy company serving South East London – they can help with providing solar panels.

  Q – Has RUSS earmarked any other plots in Lewisham in thenext 5 years?

A – Not yet, but our vision in the future is to locate other sites.   Walters Way was quite a ‘closed’ project, RUSS wants to try to be as open as possible –a Community Land Trust is not just about its members, but also about the wider community.   

  Q – Are you building a skills bank?

A – Yes there is a paper form available and also on the website to register your interest.

  Q – Why do you need members to join RUSS?

A – To spread the word, as the more members sign up then the more power and momentum the group has. It also enables a group of people to share what is important to them in their community. Membership costs minimum of £1, and every £1 will buy you a share, which you can withdraw at anytime. The investment enabled RUSS to raise £20k, and is also good leverage for other funding, as it shows support from a wider community than just the residents.

  PART 4: Workshop on the Housing Crisis

For the final part of the evening everyone was encouraged to split into small groups to discuss the following questions:

  How do you experience the housing crisis or see it around you?

What are your ideas for how it can be tackled?

    We’ll be following up with another Blog Post with more details of discussions and suggestions.

  Conclusion

The great turn out and buzz created at this meeting showed a keen interest in RUSS from a wide group of people.  Some attendees were in the process of setting up their own Community Land Trust, others had heard about the event on social media and wanted to know how they could get involved. The common thread combining all of these people tonight was the recognition of a great housing need in Lewisham but also nationally.

  There have been many changes in the local community – some less positive than others – but there has also been an emergence of successful community run initiatives, ie libraries.  A phrase that cropped up a lot was ‘power in numbers’ and tonight demonstrated a need for change and an appetite to forge forwards with an alternative solution.  

  The more people know about RUSS and the benefits it can have to a wider community then the possibilities become stronger – spread the word. Community led housing is a long game, it is important to be willing to adapt as times change….much like the interior walls of a Segal house!

    Our next meeting is on February 20th, again at The Cafe of Good Hope. Ted Stevens (RUSS Trustee) will present a series of inspirational projects that he’s visited.

  By Anneliese Rose

  from Community Housing Meeting: Walters Way, the inspiration behind RUSS  

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Community Self Build Evening Talks

Community self build group RUSS has announced a series of evening talks aimed at promoting this route.

The Community Land Trust secured planning permission last year to build 33 homes in Lewisham. The scheme was conceived as a solution to the growing needs of Lewisham residents to access good quality, affordable homes. The group was involved throughout the design and planning stages, and intends to carry out some work on site.

“RUSS also gained planning consent to set up the Ladywell Self Build Community Space on site,” says Ted Stevens. “This will be a training hub so that the residents are equipped with the right skills to take this project forward.”

Read more: The Community Self Build Legacy in Lewisham

Evening talks programme

Wednesday 16 January: Join in to find out about architect Walter Segal and the unique self build housing projects in Lewisham in the 1980s.

Alice Grahame – author of Walters Way and Segal Close: The Architect Walter Segal and London’s Self-Build Community – will explain how the original Walters Way self build project came about.

Alice will be joined by Kareem Dayes, who grew up in Walters Way. Kareem went on to set up RUSS, and he has been the driving force behind RUSS’s current project in Church Grove, which is due to start on site later this year.

Wednesday 20 February: Ted Stevens will deliver a slide presentation looking at a number of innovative group self build projects that have been built around the world.

Ted was the founding chair of the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) and he spent two years touring Europe visiting community-led housing projects. His presentation will include examples from France, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Uruguay and the USA. He will also showcase several recent UK schemes. Ted is now a Trustee of RUSS.

RUSS community self build project in London

Wednesday 20 March: Another of RUSS’s Trustees, architect Megan Ancliffe will talk about the Community Hub building that will be constructed as the first phase of RUSS’ new Church Grove development.

The hub will be built by volunteers and is designed along Segal principles. Finance for the hub came from a crowd-funding initiative that was supported by more than 300 people.

The building will showcase a number of construction techniques, including walls made from straw bales and rammed earth.  This talk will take place just before construction starts on the hub.

Wednesday 17 April: RUSS is organising a talk about community gardening. This will be delivered by Malcolm Cadman from Deptford’s John Evelyn Community Garden.

The Garden is one of the main initiatives run by the Pepys Community Forum – a local regeneration not-for-profit organisation aiming to create an empowered multi-cultural community in Deptford through training for employment, enterprise and green projects. The forum is 100% led and managed by local people. Malcolm has been its chair for many years.

Where & how to attend

The venue for all the talks is the Café of Good Hope at PLACE/Ladywell (261 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6NJ). The closest station is Ladywell.

Each event starts at 7pm and is scheduled to end around 8.30pm.

The talks are open to anyone. They are free to RUSS members; a small donation towards the cost of the room hire would be appreciated from non-members that can afford it.

RUSS Co-Chair Kwame Lowe-Benjamin said he was especially keen to attract local people to the talks and to get their thoughts on how the organisation might develop in the future.

“We want to hear about the issues and ideas that are important to local people so that we can make RUSS a truly community-led movement, as we seek to build sustainable neighbourhoods and genuinely affordable homes in Lewisham and beyond,” he said.

RUSS workshop for self build groups

The group has also launched a workshop to help self build communities successfully navigate planning permission.

The workshop is a great opportunity for individuals or groups that are planning similar projects to learn more about the processes. Architects, housing professionals and other consultants involved in advising community led housing groups are likely to benefit from the workshop, too.

Attendees will learn how RUSS formed and its membership structure; how it developed its vision for the project and how the RUSS model works. At the end of the workshop, self builders will understand how to undertake an appraisal for a community project to check whether it’s viable and affordable.

The workshop takes place on Saturday 26th January. Find full details of the programme for this workshop on the eventbrite page.

For further information about the evening talks contact RUSS Trustee Kwame Lowe-Benjamin on 07919 117860 or email on kwame@theruss.org.

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Nottingham Post published Nottinghamshire County Council elections: All the results

These are all the results that have come in so far in the Nottinghamshire County Council elections. We will be updating this list throughout the day as the results arrive from all the counts. You can also keep up to date with what's happening by following our live blog. Read more: Driver escaped uninjured from this crash in Beeston ASHFIELD Ashfield Jade Melissa Ancliff - Conservative Party (505) Linford Martyn Gibbons - Labour Party (800) Ian William Wright - UKIP (211) Jason...

from Nottingham Post All Content Feed http://www.nottinghampost.com/nottinghamshire-county-council-elections-all-the-results-so-far/story-30314550-detail/story.html

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Books On Books Collection - Shandy Hall

Books On Books Collection – Shandy Hall

The Black Page Catalogue (2010)

The Black Page Catalogue (2010) Coxwold, UK: Printed by Graham Moss (Incline Press) for The Laurence Sterne Trust. Contains 73 numbered leaves in a matte black card box (H235 x W168 mm). The leaves are glossy cards (210 x 148 mm) on which contributed texts and illustrations (chiefly colour) are printed; the reverse of each provides the contributor’s comments on…

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Really honoured to have co-edited this book with Julia West and Linda Blincko:

The 79 contributors to THE ROARING SILENCE – a potent mix of artists, writers, poets, musicians and professionals – help to break this silence by courageously sharing their reality that life is both dark and bright and that none of us is immune from times of shadow. 

THE ROARING SILENCE is a community-led initiative and an aspect of The Depot’s philosophy of empowering the community to tell its own stories and find its own solutions. Essential reading, its diversity and creativity is enlightening and empowering, challenging and reassuring. Suicide has been positioned as a dark taboo too dangerous to discuss, or too shameful to admit to. At the same time, the problem of suicide has grown. Suicide crosses all age, gender, cultural divides and affects families, neighbourhoods, friendship groups, communities of interest. “We are hoping to open the dialogue about suicide and demystify it”, says editor Amelia Harris. “In May last year we sent an open call-out for any and all creative works that expressed personal experiences with suicide. We received 79 submissions and each one is included in the book. It was important that the contributors, as a baseline, felt that they were accepted, listened to and respected (these basic principles can sometimes achieve quite a lot!)” “Because of this, the content of the book is very inclusive and broad. 

There is a drawing from a young boy, a cartoon by NZ Herald cartoonist Rod Emmerson, an interview with singer songwriter Caitlin Smith, a poem by Richard Von Sturmer, work by teen poets, a teen anti-bullying group, emerging and established writers, a few teachers, a GP, through to senior artists like Nigel Brown and the respected Judge Neil McLean.” “We’re hoping this diverse approach will help the book reach the widest readership. Most people will find someone, or something in the book that they can relate to. The space to discuss suicide isn’t often opened up in our regular lives, and THE ROARING SILENCE gives a profound insight into how the reality of suicide and suicidal thinking is processed” says Linda. 

Lynn Lawton, manager of the Depot Artspace ArtsLab Programme and a Royal NZ Navy Chaplain for 10 years has also contributed to the book.  He believes it’s through community - and open conversation - that we can positively address the issue of suicide.  

Contributors to The Roaring Silence:

Aaron Kevin Croawell, Alexander Wright, Alice Tumblescribbleson, Allan McEvoy, Amethyst Caverhill, Anita Mary, Antoinette Ratcliffe, Ashton Brown, Bernie Harfleet and Donna Turtle Sarten, Beth Ducklingmonster, Caitlin Smith, Chris McBride, Colleen Henry, Dallas Gopi, Darly Royan Paraha, David Merritt, Deborah Alma, Elaine De Guzman, Elisabeth Horsfall, Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, Emma Bryson, Erica Smith, Finola Scott, Fraser Williamson, Gilbert Lawrence, Grace Shelley-Poschl, Grant Alexander, Heidi North-Bailey, Hugh Wilson, Imogen Rogers, Irina May, James F Easteal, Jamie McEwan, Jenny Laycock, Jodie Ancliff, Jude Galang, Judge Neil MacLean, Julia West, Jutta Humpfer, Karin Hofko, Karen Belk, Kay McGregor, Kiri Piahana-Wong, Kirin Cerise, Kristina Cavit, Lauri Lee In-Jung Shore, LIFELINE, Lily, Linda Jarrett, Linda Stevenson, Lyndsay Brock, Lynn Lawton, Manu Fotu, Marina Grey, Markus Hofko, Matthew Crookes, Matthew George Richard Ward, Mavis Gulliver, Melissa Fergusson, Miriam Barr, Mohamed Hassan, Nancy Brier, Natasha Lay, Nigel Brown, Paul Chapman, Qalina, Rangituhia Hollis, Richard von Sturmer, Robyn Gibson, Robyn Pickens, Rod Emmerson, Rosie Whinray, Rozana Lee, Sam Orchard, Shaq Leota, Simon Esling, Sticks and Stones, Tanya Ruka, To’asavilli Tuputala, Vanessa Crofskey. 

THE ROARING SILENCE received funding from the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board and the Escape Artists exhibition, with each artist generously providing a work for an auction to raise money for the book and Soar Print organised free binding to contribute towards keeping the overall cost of the publication down. In the spirit of the book it’s been a true community project.

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Press release: LONDON’S LEADING SELF-BUILD GROUP UNVEILS PROGRAMME OF EVENING TALKS

LONDON’S LEADING SELF-BUILD GROUP UNVEILS PROGRAMME OF EVENING TALKS

Release date, 4 January 2019 – RUSS, the Community Land Trust behind an innovative 33 home affordable self-build project in Church Grove, Lewisham, has released details of the first four open meetings it has scheduled for early in 2019.

On Wednesday 16 January there will be a talk about architect Walter Segal and the unique self-build housing projects that he built in Lewisham in the 1980s. Alice Grahame – author of ‘Walters Way and Segal Close: The Architect Walter Segal and London’s Self-Build Community’ – will explain how the original Walters Way self-build project came about. She will be joined by Kareem Dayes, who grew up in Walters Way. Kareem went on to set up RUSS, and he has been the driving force behind RUSS’s current project in Church Grove, which is due to start on site later this year.

On Wednesday 20 February Ted Stevens will deliver a slide presentation looking at a number of innovative group self-build projects that have been built around the world. Ted was the founding chair of the National Custom and Self Build Association (NaCSBA) and he spent two years touring Europe visiting community-led housing projects. His presentation will include examples from France, Austria, the Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Uruguay and the USA. He will also showcase several recent UK schemes. Ted is now a Trustee of RUSS.

On Wednesday 20 March another of RUSS’s Trustees, architect Megan Ancliffe will talk about the innovative Community Hub building that will be constructed as the first phase of RUSS’ new Church Grove development. The Hub will be built by volunteers and is designed along Segal principles. Finance for the Hub came from a crowd-funding initiative that was supported by more than 300 people. The building will showcase a number of innovative construction techniques, including walls made from straw bales and rammed earth. This talk will take place just before construction starts on the Hub.

And on Wednesday 17 April RUSS is organising a talk about community gardening. This will be delivered by Malcolm Cadman from Deptford’s John Evelyn Community Garden. The Garden is one of the main initiatives run by the Pepys Community Forum – a local regeneration Not-for-Profit organisation aiming to create an empowered multi-cultural community in Deptford through training for employment, enterprise and green projects. The Forum is 100% led and managed by local people. Malcolm has been its chair for many years.

The venue for all the talks is the Café of Good Hope at PLACE/Ladywell (261 Lewisham High Street, SE13 6NJ). The closest station is Ladywell.

Each event starts at 7pm and is scheduled to end around 8.30.

from Press release: LONDON’S LEADING SELF-BUILD GROUP UNVEILS PROGRAMME OF EVENING TALKS

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CROWD FUNDING SUCCESS FOR INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY AND TRAINING SPACE

A crowd funding initiative has successfully raised £52,598 from more than 300 backers to build London’s first training facility for would-be community self-builders. The innovative building will be constructed in Ladywell, Lewisham on part of the land set aside for a new 33 home affordable self-build housing project.

The project was driven by RUSS, the Community Land Trust that has been set up to deliver the new homes. The project involves:

Designing and building a single-storey structure on the site in Church Grove, Ladywell. The building will be used during the main construction phase of the new homes – from mid 2018 onwards

The structure will host a series of workshops and build-days where anyone can come and learn about the construction of the new homes

The building will also be available to local people as a community space

RUSS will also run a programme of events and workshops with other community partners on the theme of self-building and community-led housing

RUSS chair Kareem Dayes said: “Lewisham has a history of self-building. In 1985 a group of council tenants with no previous building experience built their own homes on land provided by Lewisham Council. They were led by architect Water Segal who developed a simple and cost-effective building design that anyone could self-build.”

Graziano Milano, who co-ordinated the crowd funding campaign, said: “We plan to use the space to test ideas. We will also consult with the local community on our goal of creating a permanent community space that can bring new residents and the existing community together.”

Megan Ancliffe is one of the team that developed the early designs for the training facility. She said: “The project will offer people the opportunity to get hands-on experience of building. The structure will showcase different natural building techniques such as timber, straw bale and rammed earth”.

“Once built the space will host RUSS’s School of Community-Led Housing with the goal of becoming a knowledge hub to share and inspire other communities in self-building and affordable housing projects”.

“We intend to source materials locally so that we support the local economy. We also aim to use as many reclaimed and recycled materials as we can and we’re interested in experimenting with off-grid technologies such as rain water collection.”

The building is estimated to cost £52,598. The Mayor of London’s initiative, Crowdfund London, provided top up funding of £30,000 to enable the scheme to meet its target.

Crowd funding success for RUSS self build training centre

For further information contact Ted Stevens on 07860 336087

from CROWD FUNDING SUCCESS FOR INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY AND TRAINING SPACE