Who We Are
We are an intentional community focused on the care and well-being of each of our members and the greater community in which we live. We are a diverse group with concerns about climate change including climate justice, interested in self-sufficiency, permaculture, forest gardening, regenerative organic agriculture, adaptation & spiritual awareness. Our community is for people of all faiths and beliefs grounded in acceptance and the importance of honouring differences. We embrace established Quaker values.
Where we live
Friendship Cohousing is a private company founded by our members who acquired this former Rectory known as Maningham, in 2021. As a relatively new intentional community we continue to discover, explore and learn from each other and from the land we care for. We are learning and growing as individuals and as a community each and every day.
Each member, by paying a licence fee, has the private use of at least a bedroom (and maybe more rooms), and shares the use of the remaining parts of the property with the other members. We share a large sitting room, quiet room, conservatory, kitchen, etc. Together, we form one large household, spread between the main house plus adjacent ancillary buildings.
Members who can contribute a capital loan (linked to property values), benefit from a reduced monthly fee, but all our members help with running and maintaining Maningham, including paying towards household expenses.
Where is Maningham?
Maningham has excellent transport connections, being 5 minutes (2 miles) from the A30.
Regular local buses run between St Illogan Church (next door) to local towns of Redruth and Camborne, as well as Portreath Beach (which is also within easy walking distance).
Redruth railway station is 3 miles away, on the London-Penzance main line, with only 1½hrs to Plymouth.
Truro is 16 miles away.
Newquay airport is 40 minutes (28 miles) away.
Interested in joining our community?
- Please download and fill in our enquirers’ form.
- Also write your “Who Am I?” text – – – (click ‘Download “Who-Am-I?” format’ for guidance).
- Submit both documents on our contact page.
- Thanks! We shall contact you and may invite you to a Zoom meeting with us.
- After some initial getting to know each other we look to invite mutually interested parties to visit us at one of our Enquirers Weekends, which are held every 3 or 4 months. If you would like to attend an Enquirers Weekend, please contact us for further information.
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