Walden Pond

Walden Pond was set up in 1997 to provide affordable and secure housing
for people working for social change. The co-op is committed to social
justice, environmental responsibility and community involvement. Walden
Pond aims to provide its members with living, working and campaigning
space, to nurture a creative spirit of collaboration and sharing, and to
promote engagement with wider society.

Up to 2001 the co-op rented houses in London and Brighton from private
landlords, and was forced to move twice by landlords selling up to cash
in on the house price boom. In January 2001 Walden Pond bought a large
Victorian house in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, and we settled into
a much more stable and productive lifestyle! In 2002 the co-op bought a
nearby flat to house more members. In 2006 saw the completion of council
-funded renovation work on our flat, and we decided to rent the 3 other
flats in the same building to allow us to accomodate an increased
membership and have control of the entire house and garden.

The co-op currently has eleven members. Areas in which our members
are active include anti-war campaigning, climate change activism,
promoting cycling, alternative/appropriate technology, allotments, and home
education. Click on the following links to find out more about some of the groups in which we are active: Justice Not Vengeance ; Voices UK ; Bicycology ; Hastings Against War ; Scientists for Global Responsibility

We do not generally seek new members but we will gladly provide advice and support for anyone interested in learning about co-ops and thinking of setting up their own.  

29 Gensing Road
St Leonards on Sea
TN38 OHE
East Sussex

Tel: 0845 4589572

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