PLEASE COME AND HELP!

Dear all,

1. We have been in out-of-court settlement negotiations with Rachel May Webb and the other claimants in our ongoing dispute regarding the surrender of Brithdir Mawr to them. These negotiations have been subject to a non-disclosure clause.

2. Our actions over the last two weeks have been intended to position ourselves to deliver to Rachel what we have understood her to want, whilst also meeting our legal obligations to donate all assets owned by the housing co-operative to other housing co-operatives.

3. We have been operating, in the continuing absence of any inventory of goods that were here when the housing co-operative came into being, under the assumption that everything at Brithdir Mawr belonged to the housing co-operative. We are now aware that the picture is more complex than that.

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For those that are currently unaware: Brithdir Mawr Housing Co-operative will shortly be coming to an end. The housing co-operative will be leaving Brithdir Mawr and disbanding by 1st November 2026.

Over the last four years since we first heard that Julian had chosen to sell to Rachel, we have tried our hardest to bring about connection rather than separation, to hold compassionate boundaries, to de-centre the importance of money, to be generous, and to do things differently to the normal. We are proud of how we have acted throughout this time. We have always told the truth as we saw it, and have always been open to hearing other points of view, other truths. We genuinely believed in the possibility of resolving the conflict that we were in for the good of all. But conflicts can only be resolved if all parties involved are willing to engage with them.

Boundaries are important, but so is letting go. We need to respect ourselves by not allowing ourselves to be pushed around, but we also need to be kind to ourselves and not do more than we are healthily capable of.

Over the coming weeks, we will dismantle our home, giving away that which is possible and appropriate to give away, and leaving this place in a way that feels right. Those financial assets remaining after settlement will be redistributed in accordance with our Primary Rules to other housing co-operatives and similar organisations.

THE PLAN

Saturday 17th to Sunday 25th October: LAST EVER VOLUNTEER WEEK.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO COME, PLEASE EMAIL VISIT@BRITHDIRMAWR.CO.UK AND WE WILL GET BACK TO YOU.

We need your help packing down and cleaning up.

During this week, we will be redistributing many of our possessions first to other housing co-operatives, and then more widely.

This is your last chance to get involved in one of our Volunteer Weeks: experiences described as “life-changing” by several previous volunteers.

EMAIL VISIT@BRITHDIRMAWR.CO.UK IF YOU’RE INTERESTED IN COMING.

We ask for your sensitivity during this time.

Yours sincerely,

BMHC

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