A positive example of sustainable living.

An example of joined up thinking e.g. not just environmental but social angles as well.

A first point of contact for interested people.

A base for all sorts of people to meet, new ideas to flourish and projects established.

Home to a small number of projects linked to spaces in a building e.g. small school and educational garden.

Self-financing i.e. generating enough money to cover costs like insurance and utilities.

A long term, stable centre with access to cheap resources.

Enabling groups to work in an environment that reflected their ethos and meant not giving money to a private landlord.

Offices, meeting rooms, educational space, café, garden, renewable energy, library and resources, green shop, business units, grey water system.

Not a social centre or community centre - more focussed on political change than these kinds of centres usually are.

Focussed on social change - and making things easier for people working on social change.

A place that would lead to the development of Manchester as a sustainable city.

An inspiration to others.

An alternative to capitalism.

Something that would never be finished - always changing and improving.

Achieving the Vision