Trelay Covenant:
I aim to live by the Trelay Community Values.
I am committed to developing and adapting as the community develops.
Trelay Community Values (by which we measure ourselves)
Freedom and respect
We believe in personal freedom, and as we exercise our freedom, we show respect to each other, our land, plants, animals and buildings, and to the Earth. We are committed to supportive processes for resolving any conflicts.
Love, care, consideration and community
We care about all the people at Trelay. We welcome diversity, empowerment and a sense of belonging. We are learning how to help, support and nurture each other. Looking after and communicating consistently and completely with each other is more important than anything else. We believe in decision making based on consensus. We are committed to living and working together as a community and to regularly reviewing and celebrating our shared vision.
Wise use of money
The financial security of the Trelay community is key and we are committed to consider this in any of our actions.
Our vision is to create an environment that is well maintained and used. We believe expenditure should be with consideration of the wishes, needs and thoughts of all other community members and with transparency. We will use capital loans, gifts or grants in order to make Trelay more sustainable.
We believe in the development of sustainable projects and businesses to earn us a secure income but at the same time we don’t think money is the most important ingredient of happiness.
Sustainability
We aim to live more lightly on the Earth, but we recognise that we can only do our best in an imperfect world. We expect to gently change our habits of a lifetime, not to abandon the world as it is. We wish to learn and pass on learning. We appreciate that we are part of a larger community in North Cornwall and we will play our part in developing local sustainability.
Balance
We believe in a healthy balance between work and leisure and will support each other in achieving this.
Excellence
We aim for everything to be done as well as possible so that Trelay will always be a well-cared for and beautiful place.