The RUSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place this year on Saturday 24 June, from 2-4pm. RUSS members can sign up to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russ-agm-2023-tickets-634903963847 (And if you’re not a member, you can join here.) Full details of the
RUSS AGM June 2023
The RUSS Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place this year on Saturday 24 June, from 2-4pm, at the Hub, 12 Church Grove, Ladywell, London, SE13 7UU. RUSS members can sign up to attend here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/russ-agm-2023-tickets-634903963847 As we approach the
Resident sales contact – job opportunity
Work with us! Deadline 16 June 2023.
The first weeks of self-build at Church Grove
The RUSS project at 12 Church Grove in Ladywell has been shaped by future residents from the start: co-designing the building, sharing ideas, defining principles, raising funds, building a community, advocating for CLTs, building the community hub… And now a group of future residents have picked up tools and materials to work on their own homes.
Apply to become a RUSS Trustee or Board Secretary.
We’re recruiting new trustees and a Secretary to join the RUSS Board in summer 2023. Trustees drive our vision to build sustainable communities of genuinely affordable homes in neighbourhoods across London, working with our staff, residents and volunteers. About RUSS
RUSS Hub has secured permanent planning consent.
RUSS have secured permanent planning consent for our existing Community Hub, meaning it can continue to serve the local community and future RUSS residents. The Borough of Lewisham agreed it was a valuable local asset that should be retained, with
Appointment of new Volunteer Manager.
RUSS are delighted to announce the appointment of Amalia Syeda-Aguirre as our Volunteer Manager. As a people-powered, volunteer-led organisation, we highly value past, present and future volunteers and all they contribute to RUSS and its aim of creating sustainable community-led
Wish list for community self-build
In January 2023, we started self-build work on five Church Grove flats, fitting them out from shell. We put in partitions, ceilings, kitchens, bathrooms and floors under the guidance of the Self Build Management Team, Sarah Boyd and Harry Bridgeman.
Work with us: Volunteer Manager
RUSS is recruiting an experienced and driven volunteer management professional for the paid role of Volunteer Manager, with a particular focus on engaging, motivating and supporting our people-powered, members-led organisation, its members, its community-based projects and activities. Our Volunteer Manager
Taking shape in Ladywell
View progress on the 36 flats at Church Grove – watch the latest film of the site from July 2022. With concrete poured for all four floors and the bridges between the two buildings, scaffolding is now going up to
