The UK Communities Conference is an annual weekend gathering which explores and celebrates intentional community in Britain. We promote collaboration between communities and seek to build a stronger communities movement. The conference brings together people who already live in intentional community alongside those who are curious or are planning to set up or join communities, as well as people with a research interest in communities.
This is an event for anyone interested in a more co-operative and sustainable way of life. Whether you’re just getting curious about living communally or have done so for years, join us at our next event, or have a look at our archive of recorded sessions.
For our 5th annual Communities Conference we will return to Braziers Park. This year we will be focussing on what we can do to shape our network, looking for ways that support us and develop the means and meaning that enables us to live collectively. We will hold group conversations aimed at building collaboration between existing communities, as well as supporting people wanting to establish new projects. We want the event to create a tangible sense of shared purpose, and for us to come away from the weekend with connections and ideas that we can act on, which will continue to grow over the following years.
For more information about the event, see here.
Tickets will be available on the Braziers' ticketing portal from mid February. We don't want cost to be a barrier to attending - there are concession tickets available, and if this also feels prohibitive then please contact us and we will hopefully be in a position to offer further discounts.
We are looking for people to contribute to the programme. For more information about what we are looking for, and to submit a suggestion, see here.
Further Plans
We are interested in new ideas and venues for the conference. If you are part of a community or are interested in helping host a future event then please get in touch. We are also wanting to explore different formats, including urban and day-long events, and events with different financial models.
We're already thinking ahead to 2027, and have had initial conversations about our first Welsh Communities Conference. We might be interested in hosting multiple events in 2027 so are on the lookout for English and Scottish hosts too.
