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To: THE MAYOR AND CABINET OF TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL

KEEP TUSH CO-OP HOUSE SHARING - We are family like community for 35 years.

We ask to continue our family like communal living by staying where we are as tush housing co-operative.

Why is this important?

We undesigned Angelus Sumesar-Rai, Prosper Rich, John Xuereb at 62 Bruce Rd E3 3HL and John Hayes at 34 Mount Terrace E1 2BB
ask Tower Hamlets Mayor and cabinet members for TUSH Housing Co-operative house sharing to continue as we are family like community.

As TUSH housing co-operative for 35 years with our own hands we have made empty derelict houses into our homes.
3 long-standing community members together with our pets are threatened with eviction by Tower-Hamlets council wanting to destroy our family like way of living.
We who at present share 62 Bruce Rd E3 3HL are:
82 years old Trinidad Indian gentleman Mr Angelus Sumesar-Rai for 30 years a part of Bruce Rd co-operative family and one of the founding fathers and to this day performer at Notting Hill Carnival. Mr Sumesar-Rai shares house with 2 approaching 60 years of British citizens Mr Xuereb and Mr Rich. Together Mr Xuereb and Mr Rich spent 1000's of hours voluntary labour on co-op houses restoration, gardens cultivation, and as pets lovers fostering local wildlife.
Mr John Xuereb as his parents is himself born and bred in East London, working class, driver, carpenter.

Mr Prosper Rich home at 66 Bruce Rd had a fire 5 years ago.
Tower Hamlets council delayed fire repairs for 4 years and kept the property empty for 5 years just to prevent Mr Rich and other residents to return to their home.

We current TUSH housing co-op members request the Mayor and the cabinet of Tower Hamlets council that we are allowed to continue our family like communal living by staying where we are as TUSH housing co-operative. It makes sense for us to stay together without any cost to the council rather than to break our community down into separate flats with bathrooms, toilets and living rooms.
We realise that 82 year old Mr Sumesar-Rai greatly values his independence and if he needs support he trusts us to help him as we know him for so long.

Please agree for TUSH co-operative house sharing to continue as we are family like community.

Signed: Angelus Sumesar-Rai, Prosper Rich, John Xuereb, John Hayes. 17-03-2015

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By email and in person.

London Borough of Tower Hamlets

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2015-07-10 17:53:18 +0100

100 signatures reached

2015-07-10 12:55:31 +0100

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2015-07-09 22:45:32 +0100

25 signatures reached

2015-06-08 03:36:23 +0100

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