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The views shared in this webinar do not necessarily reflect the views of the Housing LIN.
You can also download the chat report here (opens new window).
If you’d like to discuss any of the themes from this HAPPI Hour and explore how our consultancy, research, and advisory services can support your organisation’s needs, please contact our advisory team at: consultancy@housinglin.org.uk
Feedback
- Upbeat look at practical experiences of co-production in communities for older people.
- Inspirational and very human centred design, working collectively to create loved homes and communities.
- Very informative, highlighting the importance of community involvement and underlining sustainability of co-production.
- Innovative and energising!
- Upbeat look at practical experiences of co-production in communities for older people.
- Inspirational and very human centred design, working collectively to create loved homes and communities.
- Very informative, highlighting the importance of community involvement and underlining sustainability of co-production.
- Innovative and energising!
Overview
Coinciding with Co-production Week 2026 (29 June-3 July), this HAPPI Hour webinar explored community-led housing for older people, focusing on how developments can be shaped and delivered with communities at the heart of the design process.
It highlights practical approaches to co-design that bring together residents, practitioners and design professionals to create inclusive, adaptable and supportive living environments.
We share insights from community housing support initiatives, perspectives from cohousing experts, and architectural thinking on designing age-friendly, sustainable neighbourhoods.
Coinciding with Co-production Week 2026 (29 June-3 July), this HAPPI Hour webinar explored community-led housing for older people, focusing on how developments can be shaped and delivered with communities at the heart of the design process.
It highlights practical approaches to co-design that bring together residents, practitioners and design professionals to create inclusive, adaptable and supportive living environments.
We share insights from community housing support initiatives, perspectives from cohousing experts, and architectural thinking on designing age-friendly, sustainable neighbourhoods.
Agenda
- 16.00: Housekeeping and introduction
Sally Razey, Senior Public Affairs and Communications Officer, Housing LIN
- 16.05: Chair’s opening remarks
Jeremy Porteus, CEO of Housing LIN
- 16:10: An exploration of cohousing in the context of community-led housing
Frances Wright, Head of Community Partnering, TOWN
- 16:20: Designing Together: Community-Led Cohousing for Ethnically Diverse Older People
Harry Randhawa, Director, Triangle Architects
- 16:30: Breathing new life into a neighbourhood: how a community organisation helped revive a forgotten space
Nick Sinclair, Programme Director (Local Area Coordination Network), Community Catalysts, and Andy Cooke, Director, Local Social
- 16.40: Questions and panel debate
- 17.00: Close
- 16.00: Housekeeping and introduction
Sally Razey, Senior Public Affairs and Communications Officer, Housing LIN
- 16.05: Chair’s opening remarks
Jeremy Porteus, CEO of Housing LIN
- 16:10: An exploration of cohousing in the context of community-led housing
Frances Wright, Head of Community Partnering, TOWN
- 16:20: Designing Together: Community-Led Cohousing for Ethnically Diverse Older People
Harry Randhawa, Director, Triangle Architects
- 16:30: Breathing new life into a neighbourhood: how a community organisation helped revive a forgotten space
Nick Sinclair, Programme Director (Local Area Coordination Network), Community Catalysts, and Andy Cooke, Director, Local Social
- 16.40: Questions and panel debate
- 17.00: Close
Why attend our HAPPI Hour webinars?
At our popular events, you can:
- Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
- Listen to the latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery;
- Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments; and
- Connect with industry experts and fellow Housing LIN members, exchange ideas, and share experiences in a relaxed setting.
Keep the conversation going with #HAPPIHour on Bluesky (opens new window) and LinkedIn (opens new window).
All HAPPI Hour webinars are FREE on a first come, first served basis. Create your account or log in to avoid any disappointment.
At our popular events, you can:
- Watch and discover new extra care housing developments to find out about the design, development and operational management arrangements so that you can explore solutions that can transform your ‘offer’;
- Listen to the latest practice, research, new funding initiatives, innovative products or projects so that you have the insight and intelligence required to improve your service delivery;
- Learn about the current sector issues so that you are up-to-date and better positioned to respond to the latest policy and innovative operational developments; and
- Connect with industry experts and fellow Housing LIN members, exchange ideas, and share experiences in a relaxed setting.
Keep the conversation going with #HAPPIHour on Bluesky (opens new window) and LinkedIn (opens new window).
All HAPPI Hour webinars are FREE on a first come, first served basis. Create your account or log in to avoid any disappointment.