A launchpad for successful community living
We're a collective based across the UK who believe that community living should be more common.
We're do-ers, who understand the complexity of the legal, social, cultural, financial, political and physical landscape that supports or restricts this way of living.
Our goal is for intentional living to be a realistic, credible and appealing option which suits a wide range of modern lifestyles - with that extra twist of inspiration created by living in amazing places.
We run projects, hold events, transform property, support existing organisations and groups, join campaigns, share knowledge and bring people together to make living in community widely available within the UK.
Our story,
so far...
2015- 2016
Community renovation of First Homing Pigeon: a terraced home for up to 4 people.
Built Environment
2021 - 2022
Second Homing Pigeon joins the flock. Community retrofit combing two terraces creating a community of up to 8 people. Shared garden, heating, sauna and solar.
Built Environment
2022 - present
Eco skill sharing days at Homing Pigeon
Social Environment
Winter 2019
Commune Club London launches (and then closes three months later due to the pandemic)
Social Environment
2024
Kick-off of the first community retrofit (Lark)
Built Environment
2025
Lark rented to a community of 5 in Cambridge.
Built Environment
Spring 2025
Commune Club relaunches (nationally)
Social Environment
Spring 2025
Raising support for Crane community retrofit started in Scotland, for a community of up to 14
Built Environment
Underway
Raising support for Warbler land stewardship project in East Anglia
Natural Environment
Landscape
The Natural
Environment
The Soil
Nothing exists in a vacuum. We treat the wider environment as an intrinsic part of all our projects.
We are fired up by concepts around land stewardship, rewilding and the balance between modern living and the natural environment.
We are interested in stewarding land for nature’s sake through the community habits we create.
The Wider Environment
The Mycelium
We're deeply aware of the wider political, legal and societal frameworks we operate in.
We support support people and organisations whose effort improves opportunities for communal living.
Events Calendar
No events at the moment
Who We Are
Matt Howard
Committed to scaling better ways of being, Matt is an Engineering Lead at a startup recovering atmospheric carbon. Other times, he looks to integrate being an elected Green, a Buddhist, a lover of forest, sea, and mountains, and finding novel ways to convert financial inequity into communal wealth.
He believes we can deliver ways of living which are more desirable for everyone at a lower cost.
Camilla Halford
Entrepreneur, operational lead and event manager, Camilla is inspired by coliving because she knows it creates stronger bonds of belonging in society which creates happier people.
She believes that we need to change the underlying structures in the UK housing stock to achieve this and is especially interested in intergenerational living outside of the nuclear family unit.
Cameron Ford & Dorka Nemes
Cutting his teeth on modern new-builds and renovation, Cameron is part of building the change that is needed for a healthy planet while meeting the need for better housing.
Dorka is a forest school teacher who loves providing opportunities for young people to engage with the natural environment. Together they are loving new parents to Safi.