The Online AGM has now been re-scheduled for Thursday, November 23rd, 2023, at 7:00 PM, and we're counting on you to be there! This is your chance to be a part of Ambos' continued success and growth.

We're actively seeking members to consider joining the Board, particularly to help with finance and funding, community engagement and events co-ordination, and business planning. Your skills and dedication can make a significant impact on the Brigantine project and our entire community. So, mark your calendars, spread the word, and let's make this AGM one to remember! Joining details below.

Topic: Ambos AGM

Time: Nov 23, 2023 19:00 London

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72460868726?pwd=b05ewtLR4662Byfa8CkN8YoPjbxn4Q.1

Meeting ID: 724 6086 8726

Passcode: LHk5Pm

Thank you again for your incredible support. We can't wait to celebrate with you in November and continue this remarkable journey together.

Warm regards,

Eve, George, Leo & Miguel (The Board)

Workshop leader:Ambos

Workshop Title: Raising Micro Villages

Date: 26/11/22

Time: 11am-2pm

Venue: Jubilee Warehouse

Content: Exploring the potential of group-self-build and resident-led homes to solve the housing crisis

In December 2021 theRynzine Pilot edition was distributed , by over 30 volunteers, to 3600 households of Penryn.  The idea developed out of Penryn.net , a covid support group run by a coordinating committee and over 40 volunteers. On the co ordinating committee are Penryn Town Councillors and a number of experienced community co-ordinators .

This creative workshop, hosted by Ambos, is designed for the community to explore and reflect on the housing crisis and consider the questions we need to ask to bring about lasting change.

If you are planning to come along, please let us know using the form below, so we can get an idea on numbers.

See you soon.

20th Oct 6.30-8.30pm

The Fish Factory

8 SPACES TICKETS 

Learn just what a zine is, how you can be part of Rynzine and how to make a minizine of your own. We'll look at the Cornwall Zine Library for inspiration and then make simple zines from 1 sheet of paper.

15th Oct 1.30-4pm  

The Fish Factory 

DROP IN ( but nice to know your coming so please book TICKETS 

Let's make a BIG POEM together! This is a collaborative poetry gathering based on an ancient Japanese verse form. 

Suitable for all: adults, children, poets, beginners, dreamers, Ryners, saints and sinners. 

Cut’n’paste, Dilute to Taste: Newspaper montage -The Marston Method

8th Oct 2-4pm

The Fish Factory

BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

Andrew introduces his art you are invited to create your own montage pieces, using the same method of composition. The finishes A4 art is scanned and copies made that Andrew will paste up around town. You will be able to take your original work home with you to display.

This event marks the first of a series of workshops we'll be running over the next few months. On the day we’ll be meeting at 1100 hours at the Jubilee Warehouse atrium to discuss the pre-app report. Non members are of course welcome, so come along to share your thoughts, concerns or anything relating to the report.

Then from 1300 until finish, approximately 1400, we'll all be sharing lunch in 'Bring and Share' style so feel free to bring as much or as little as you like, we're sure they'll be something for everyone! 

If you intend to come, please could you let us know using the form below.

Dear Ambos members & supporters

Your invitation to Homes For Cornwall - Join A Growing Movement!

On May 16th at 11am we are gathering to build on an inspirational launch of 'Homes for Cornwall' at the Hall for Cornwall in Truro.

Cornwall is facing an unprecedented shortage of properly affordable housing. This is a huge issue impacting not just on the most vulnerable in our community but is forcing many families from their homes, impacting on the delivery of essential services and on the education of many young people. The post Covid recovery of our core industries is being hampered by a shortage of staff in large part due to issues around their accommodation. Inward investment opportunities are being lost or deferred by the inability to house key staff. This housing crisis is causing real damage to individuals, families, our economy and most importantly our communities.

The Homes for Cornwall Team are a bunch of passionate leaders from across many sectors (Council, landowners, farmers, local charities, Cornish businesses, community & educational organisations). We hope to be joined by many more who see an opportunity to make a difference. We see the size of the problem, but also the prize for our County. Join us for:

• Inspiration – imagine what Cornwall could become if we got this right and the unique character of the Cornwall we care about, could fully develop?

• Insight – what changes will make the difference? What do we need to do? Who do we need to involve?

• Education – What topics we really need to get a better handle on? How does the system actually work? And why is it failing?

• Motivation – moving from concern to action

We are very much hoping you can join and add your energy to this movement. Can you please RSVP to hello@ambos.org.uk. Your formal invitation and joining instructions will follow closer to the event.

Let’s be brave and bold together!

Venue: The Princess Pavilion, 41 Melvill Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4AR

Price: £ free

Booking:

ACT Falmouth’s Official Launch Event !

The theme of the day is about ‘How to Be More Pirate’ ( don’t worry we’re not going to ask you to dress up as a pirates! unless you want too) Inspired by the books by Sam Conniff and Alex Barker, Ambos have teamed up with the Be More Pirate Crew to explore the lessons from the golden age of piracy, and how we might re-write the rules to address the urgent issues of our time.

PROGRAMME

11am - WELCOME

• Drinks and mingle

• Introduction to ACT Falmouth and projects

11.30 - BE MORE PIRATE WORKSHOP (All ages welcome!)

• Discover the secret history of the Golden Age of Piracy and why they were the social revolutionaries of their day 

• Understand how to apply the pirates' strategies to create people powered change in Falmouth

• Explore how you could become bolder and braver in your thinking  

• Hear examples of other modern 'pirates' creating grassroots change

12:30 - LUNCH (Something yummy by Falmouth Food Coop!)

13:30 - EYE OPEN - Take a fresh look at your town, what is or what isn’t fit for purpose (A creative challenge in small ‘Crews)

• SMART CREW - Ruth from ‘ Make it Better’ : Who has got a smartphone? Smartphones offer us digital democracy; regardless of the cost of your phone you can share a powerful story through photography and image making. (all ages)

• URBAN CREW - Laura from ‘SPUD Youth Cornwall’’: With a simple scribble or a scrunched up piece of paper, places are born. Architecture can have a lasting impact on our neighbourhood. Help make a concept proposal for an unloved piece of land.

• WORDSMITH CREW - Alex from ‘Be More Pirate’ : Ambition is broken by day to day reality, so the most important part of the workshop is what happens next - what rules need breaking and rewriting and what are you going to take beyond today?

14:30 -15:00 - SUMMARY THOUGHTS & FAREWELL

• Reflective ramble by Miguel

• Help tidy up

• Find a place to party into the night!

Please get in touch if you want to play a part in organising the event - we need your help!

Join the the ACTIVE FAL crew to bring Ships & Castles into local ownership. PROTECT OUR HEADLAND - ENHANCE OUR HEALTH!

Minutes from previous meeting to follow…..

Venue: La Peniche, Falmouth Havennorth Quay, Quay Street, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 3HH

If you can’t make it in person join the zoom link below:

https://zoom.us/j/98577352066?pwd=U3hXMWdMWVBrK0ZjdURjR3I4SlNKdz09

Price: £Free

Booking: Please email activefal@ambos.org.uk to inform us if you are planning to come along.

SAFETY ADVISORY: Whilst La Peniche has a safe, wide enclosed gangway, it does go up and down with the tide and the ramp may be steeper when you leave than when you came on board! This is all part of the Peniche experience but for some it's an important consideration. We request that parents adequately supervise their children on board and when using the pontoons and ramps.

AGENDA:

18:00 - 18:10 - Check in: No matter what your meeting is about, human connection comes first.

18:10 -18:30 - Report: Progress of signing up key stakeholders and consultants to the project crews.

18:30 - 18:40 - Decision: Do we file a ‘Community Right to Bid?’ - Currently Cornwall Council are open to ACT Falmouth offering a proposal - But do we realistically have enough time to produce a viable proposal? A CRtB might bide us more time, but will require a dedicated team to push one through.

18:40 - 19:00 - Questions & Proposals: If there are a lot of proposals, we will do as many rounds as we can, then enter the rest into the backlog for a follow up meeting.

19:00 -20:00 - Informal discussion over a drink.

HOSTED BY SMARTLINE

How can we ensure more sustainable, affordable, healthier homes and communities for everyone?

Join local and national speakers in an interactive discussion about the future of housing.

Date: Friday, 15 October 2021
Time: 09:30 – 15:30 BST
Format: online or in-person (St Austell Conference Centre)

View the draft agenda
Click here to find out more and register

The housing crisis is impacting everyone; those unable to afford to buy or rent a decent home, those wanting to recruit new staff, those with younger family members wanting to stay in their local area or those living in diverse communities.

What's on the agenda?

During this one-day conference we will discuss the systemic causes of this current housing crisis. We will open with a keynote presentation from Alastair Parvin, an internationally recognised speaker on the democratisation of housing.

Our interactive panels will have representation from local and national organisations, and we will share powerful stories from those whose lives are directly impacted.

Who should attend?

This informative conference is ideal for policymakers, businesses, community groups, employers, those involved in construction, wellbeing, planning and community work.

Register your place to attend either in-person or online, and if you have any questions about the format of the event please contact the hosts on: smartline@exeter.ac.uk.

Register now

Venue: King Charles Hall, New Street, TR11 3HX

Booking: Please email falmouthcivicsociety@gmail.com to inform the society that you plan on attending.

This is a great opportunity for those who want to find out about Ambos Community Trust and hear Miguel Fernandez talk with enthusiasm about Ambos and how Community Land Trusts can empower communities to solve the problem with unwanted development.

Miguel is one of the newest members of the FCS committee. His background is in sustainable Architecture & development, having studied at the Centre for Alternative Technology, and he runs a small architectural practice alongside his project facilitator role at Ambos.

Do come along on Tuesday and hear Miguel’s talk and have a chance to mingle socially over a glass of wine or juice. A contribution of £3 is asked for to cover costs.