call for materials

Hello Sir/Madam

My name is John Walker; I am the volunteer and materials coordinator and a member of Phoenix Housing Co-op. We have a unique on-going pilot project I would like to inform you about.

Firstly here’s some info about Phoenix Co-op:

Founded in 1980 Phoenix is a fully mutual housing co-operative run by its tenant members. We seek to provide accommodation for single people in housing need who are on a low income.

For over twenty years we have provided a local, volunteer-led solution to the problem of homelessness in East London.


The Sumner House rebuild project

Phoenix housing has a unique opportunity to develop 5 flats for use as mid term lease accommodation. The Flats are unused and in need of total modernisation. This project will allow us to house some 6 Co-op members for a minimum of 5 years, while at the same time making a positive use of Local Authority flats that would be empty and boarded up indefinitely.

Phoenix are able to undertake this project only as the Co-op’s members volunteer their labour to negate our labour cost. We also receive help from organisations such as Community Repaint, who supply us with free paint. The aim of this communication is a call to all suppliers of building materials as well as suppliers of white goods and bathroom suits for assistance with the rebuild project.

The Co-op are confident that successful completion of this project will allow us to pursue future projects of this kind to secure phoenix Co-op long term survival?
Sustainability is our aim ecologically as well as socially. As a result future-proofing this project is also high on our agenda.

We are at present 2/3 of the way through damp coursing all flats and are about to start re-plastering and refitting the kitchens and bathrooms. Please check out our photos.

The payoff for your involvement and support would include knowledge that you have helped vulnerable people to re-house themselves in unused property. We would also document the impact of your support, which you could use as content for your PR purposes.

If your company/organisation are interested and would like more information please use the contact details below. Phoenix are a registered charity, please see our website for more info.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,


John Walker.

jwalker@phoenixhousing.co.uk-07879618081/02070339539
Phoenix Community Housing Co-operative Limited,
Room 9, The Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, Bethnal Green,
London, E2 6HG
Tel: 020 7033 9539
Email: mail@phoenixhousing.co.uk