Suvana Working Groups
Suvana is a community project in every sense.
Supporting the Coordination Group, a number of working groups do the hands-on work of making it happen.
See which ones call to you — and join them.
Without the passion and dedication of the co-creators who form these working groups, bringing this unique and radical community to life would not be possible.
As set out in the Community Agreement, every prospective resident is expected to contribute to the development and running of Suvana. This is core to our vision.
The Coordination Group recognises that each of us can only give what we can — in time and skills. But by sharing the essential tasks among us, we can enjoy the process of connecting, co-creating and building life together in Suvana.
Please choose which working group or groups you'd like to join, then click the button below to let the Coordination Group know.
Accounts Working Group
Maintain records of income and expenditure; creating accounts each year in a standard format; submitting accounts to government bodies if needed; reporting financial information at the AGM.
Book keeper needed urgently.
Common House Working Group
Advising TOWN and Hill on the community’s needs for the shared internal spaces, excluding the kitchen and arrangements for communal eating.
New members needed.
Facilitating Rental Properties Working Group
To create an organisation capable of owning and renting out property at Suvana.
Recruit investors for loanshare capital. Purchase properties at Suvana.
Working group still requires legal or financial expertise.
Service Charges Working Group
To calculate and maintain estimated service charges for each type of property, as charges and values become clearer.
Recommend for wider agreement, an equitable approach to spreading charges across different property types and household situations.
New members still needed.
Communications Working Group
Develop and deliver communications that help bring Suvana Cohousing's inclusive and multi-generational community vision to fruition — attracting enough buyers and investors to make it a reality.
Active new members still needed.
Red Line Working Group
Establish financial or practical implications on Suvana residents of the red lined areas on the overall site plan.
New members needed.
Communal Kitchen & Eating Arrangements Working Group
Brief TOWN and Hill on the community’s needs for the common house kitchen, and for communal eating arrangements in the social space and terrace.
Note: this is contributing use-case input, not design.
This working group is full.
Membership Working Group
Keep track of Suvana cocreators (joining, renewing, payments, intentions, withdrawing).
Maintain membership data, consistently across the applications used.
New members needed.
Practice & Social Events Working Group
Build community by formulating, supporting and guiding an ongoing programme of social events, online and in-person Buddhist / meditation practice events and rituals.
No new members needed at present.
TOWN Liaison Working Group
Handling attendance at meetings with TOWN and managing issues and decisions,
No new members needed at present.
Joining Kula
Managing processes and making decisions around applications to live in the Suvana community, including property reservations.
This group consists of the five most experienced and willing members of the Coordination Group, and is not currently inviting new members.