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| Just needs plaster, a tidy and some decorating before the office can move in |
Here are some more pics of our work in progress – the conversion of the attic of our house into a loft. It will be used as an office for MAJ, Haringey Solidarity Group (which we're all in) and possibly other local activists groups too. We've been really busy working on that all summer and it is now getting near completion. Tony has especially been putting a lot of time and effort into this, so big up to him. We've got the staircase installed, the electrics done, the dormer window and velux fitted in, the insulation and plasterboard done, and we're finishing putting in the floorboards. With all that, we're in no doubt that our next blog will proudly announce the grand opening of our office! Before we get there though, we still have a lot of plastering to do, and a radiator to install. Oh, and hope that Building Regs wont be the pain in the ass they can sometimes be and will just okay all the works... Then, we'll need to tackle all the decoration bits (painting, carpet, etc...) and think about furnishing the room. Once that's all done, we can have an office warming party and trash the place!
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| Look at those lovely windows! Much better than in our last post, eh?... |
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| ...but you still have to watch your step! |
In other news, its been nearly a year since we've started managing the property we don't own but that houses a few of us. And it's been going fairly well. Lately we got gas and electricity checks done and a few other bits and bobs that improved the life of the co-op members who live there. The contract is up for renewal and we're optimistic we can carry on acting as a managing agency, in the hope of a better outcome for the future.
Finally, and because we need to house everyone in the co-op securely, we're in the process of opening a new bank account dedicated to raising money for a new property. We made an estimation of how much we need to raise and the bank account will allow us to receive donations or loans. No doubt that once we've published an appeal on our shiny new website, all potential donors will contact us begging to give money. They'd better anyway as we'll need quite a lot to top up our meagre savings. But nothing is impossible for Mary Ann Johnson housing co-op! That's the spirit anyway...
