Our Story
Our community, like many others around the world, was badly impacted by Brexit, Covid, and the energy crisis.
On top of this, our community centre and sanctuary (our meditation hall) were burnt down.
It is more than three years since the fires and one year since the Foundation paused operations, before stopping altogether in November 2023.
This has been devastating to both our local community and economy, with the loss of 97% (145) of the jobs the Foundation provided, as well as the £5 million a year of positive economic impact we formerly had across the region.​
It is time to get the community back on its feet, bringing our magic back to the world!
The community believes it is best placed to drive that. EF, with its
elected leaders and over 360 community members, is very much
part of that renewal.
Action so far has included an invitation to all
resident community members to a leadership nomination and selection process -140 nominations were made!
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Our first, full community, democratic election was held in November 2023. 70% of the eligible voters turned out and a diverse board of six was appointed by the community.
Check out our Team page to learn more about the board.​​
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Now we’re focused on community visioning - leading to a community plan.