Done and Dusted. How was it for you?

And so this stage of the adventure is over.  The project to renovate 9 flats in a block on Spey Street using volunteer and trainee labour  is completed. The corridor has been painted, the launch event has been had (photos up soon), the flats have been let and (most of) the tenants have already moved in.

Carlita will be writing a a project evaluation on Spey Street which will look at


- Securing the property

- Operational delivery

- Project staff

- Budget and costs

- Volunteers/ Trainees

- Project monitoring and reporting

- Conclusions/ Next steps.

As a Spey Street resident and volunteer I'm enjoying the quiet. However, there is real mileage in getting all the Co-op volunteers together in order to share their learning and insights on the projects delivery, probably around mid February-23rd or 24th most likely. Hope to see you all there. Paul.

back to work

We're back to work at the refurb from Tuesday 3rd January. It's a busy time as we aim to be finished by Friday 13th January. 87 and 89 are so nearly finished we can taste it - 85 still needs plumbing, electrics and a bath putting in - it's a tight schedule.

Come on Down!

Open Saturday 10th December

Since start of the project, 23 Co-op members and 25 external trainees have been involved in the renovation work.

To date, Co-op members have contributed a total number of 700 hours of their time and external trainees a total number of 417 hours.

In relation to the completion of the work in the properties, 93 & 95 are completed and Co-op members will be moving in tomorrow. 97 & 99 are ready for members to move in.

We are anticipating 91, 89, 85, 87 and 101 being completed and ready for Phoenix members to move in by January 2012.

Please remember the site is open Monday to Friday 9.00am- 4pm, so if you had some spare time to get involved please give Maihan (07949570873) or Steve (07713215413) a call. In addition, the Site will be open Saturday 10th December for all Co-op members who are unable to make it down during the week.

Many thanks for the hard work of everyone involved!  

Volunteering at Spey Street

Dear members,

Spey Street will be open again tomorrow 26th Nov from 9:30am -1pm.

We are very close to the completion of project - So if you haven't had the chance to come on site yet, this is the time, come and join!

We look forward to seeing you.

For further info, please contact Steve Hopson on 07713215413 or Maihan Hamed on 07949570873.

We need more volunteers on site!!!

Many thanks to those members who attended the site on Saturday - your help is hugely appreciated.
This morning Steve told me how grateful he is for the work you have done over the weekend.
We are still desperately looking for more volunteers - today we have only one external trainee and Steve is struggling on his own. Can you please make your way to Spey Street and help us.
We are looking forward to seeing you.
For further information please contact myself (Maihan) on 07949570873 or Steve on 07713215413.
Thank you

Spey Street is open again this Saturday 12th November and we are looking forward for more volunteers

The site will be open again this Saturday 12th November from 9:30am-1pm.

Please come and help - This is your project so lets work together and turn it to a real success. 

We need volunteers to help us with painting/decorating, carpentry work and cleaning- If you think you have the skills, PLEASE don't STOP come and HELP.

We will be looking forward to seeing you all.

For further information please contact Steve on 07713215413 or Maihan on 07949570873.

Our address is:

85 – 107 Spey Street, London, E14 6PP


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Coop members having their tea break on site.

Open this Saturday

As a result of the break in and theft of copper piping to 95 Spey Street on Tuesday 25th October, the decision was taken to Sitex all of the flats under renovation. The Sitex and internal property security monitors will only be removed once each flat has been completed and a Phoenix member is ready to move in. This will ensure that the site remains as safe as possible.


In relation to the water damage to properties, the fact that the properties had concrete floors meant that there was no permanent water damage to the walls or ceilings of 95, 93, 85 and 87. Whilst the Site was closed between 28th October and 7th November these flats completely dried out and there has been no permanent damage noted in them. This is indeed very good news as it means that the flats are still on track for their current completion dates and the renovation project has not been delayed by these events.

We are anticipating 95 and 97 being completed and ready for Phoenix members to move into by the end of this week (Friday 11th November)

The next SpeyCom meeting is being held on Wednesday 16th November, 7-9pm, William Guy Gardens. Please let me know if you are planning on attending.

Remember the site is open Monday to Friday 9.30am- 4pm, so if you had some spare time to get involved please give Maihan (07949570873) or Steve (07713215413) a call. In addition, the Site will be open this Saturday (12th November) for all Co-op members who are unable to make it down during the week.

-Carlita.