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Where we're at in November 2024

Published 7 months ago • 1 min read

Good evening folks,
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TL:DR; Please click here to have a look through our presentation that was made at CLAN the Gathering I, giving an update on what has been done, what has been decided, and what we have left to do. Please note that we had lots of discussions around these slides so this isn't the full story, but it's a decent starter for those who couldn't make it.
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If anyone has any questions off the back of the presentation, please email us at CLANcohousing@gmail.com so that we can either answer you, or add it to our massive stack of topics to discuss on our To Do list.
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​CLAN the Gathering I - the first fifteen​
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Well that was a great time. Everyone made it, and we were hosted by the lovely Eden who gave a really informative tour of LILAC co-housing as well as augmenting the talk with their own experiences which was really valuable.
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We had some great discussions as we went through, managed to get a quick game session in their dining room before the session ended, and then those who could stay a bit later had fish and chips and played games into the evening.
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We hope to do this roughly every six months, with the format evolving over time.

Thank you to everyone who attended, it was great to meet some new faces, and to reconnect with some old friends. Not everyone here may sign up in the end, but that's OK - finding out about the project, and finding out how you feel about it is all part of the process.

If anyone wants to read the presentation, you can view it here. If you have any follow up questions please email us at CLANcohousing@gmail.com and we'll get back to you with what we know.
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If any attendees are able to give any feedback, it would be gratefully received here.
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Hopefully we'll see some new and some returning faces next time!
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All the best,
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Laura
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on behalf of Community Living for Aging Nerds
CLANcohousing@gmail.com

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