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Coalville CAN: A co‑operative, constructive and creative community
Content by Business support for co-ops
Find out what happened when people in an East Midlands town formed a co-op for the community, creating opportunity and changing lives…
7 months 3 weeks
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WELCOM co-op: Community and co‑operation on the West London waterways
Content by Business support for co-ops
Discover how a group of boaters from Uxbridge formed a co-op to make mooring more affordable and create a ‘greener’ community…
7 months 3 weeks
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True Food Co-op: Affordable organic produce for the community
Content by Business support for co-ops
Find out how a local shop enhanced its mission to nourish and educate its members with help from Business Support for Co-ops from Co-operatives UK in partnership with The Co-operative Bank.
7 months 3 weeks
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Ballymacash Sports Academy: From bonfire site to brilliant football that brings people together
Content by Business support for co-ops
When the members of a local football club formed a community benefit society, they were able to transform a grass pitch into a first-class facility that’s now enjoyed by all sections of the…
7 months 3 weeks
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Caistor and District Community Trust: Breathing life back into the heart of a market town
Content by Booster Fund
A phenomenal £2.4 million has been raised through a community owned venture to restore historic buildings and revitalise a Lincolnshire town centre.
8 months
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Flo’s – the happy place in the park that’s a community-owned success story
Content by Booster Fund
Discover how a decommissioned children’s centre in Oxford was transformed into a busy, buzzy, welcoming place for all thanks to a dedicated group of people who formed a community benefit society...
9 months 3 weeks
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Kingsley Holt Centre: Saving a vital social space that connects the community
Content by Booster Fund
When their local chapel closed, a group of Midlands villagers sprang into action to take over the building and retain it as a meeting place for everyone to enjoy…
10 months
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Grimsby Community Energy: saving money and saving the planet
Content by Booster Fund
Find out more about the co-op that’s tackling the climate and energy crises by installing solar panels, raising awareness and helping businesses become energy efficient…
10 months 1 week
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The Ultimate Picture Palace: A co-operative screen saver
Content by Booster Fund
Discover what happened when a group of east Oxford residents sprang into action to keep a much-loved cultural venue at the heart of their community…
10 months 1 week
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Heptonstall Post Office: Saving the ‘beating heart’ of a Yorkshire village
Content by Booster Fund
When the threat of losing their local post office loomed, the people of Heptonstall formed a community benefit society to ensure it wasn’t turned into an Air BnB…
10 months 1 week
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Friends of the Joiners Arms – a ground-breaking community shares venture
Content by Booster Fund
With pay-it-forward shares, a colourful campaign, celebrity backing and younger investors, the UK’s first LGBTQ venue share offer was a resounding, pioneering success…
1 year 1 month
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Policy governance – a liberating approach to complex co‑op business
When a Manchester co‑operative realised its governance wasn’t working, it adopted an alternative approach, which now enables it to innovate, diversify and operate much more effectively.
1 year 1 month
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Shepshed Carers: A home care business that belongs to the workers
Discover the Leicestershire co‑op that makes a huge difference in people’s lives – and ensures its worker members share in its success…
1 year 1 month
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The Learning Cooperative: Education with a radical, fair‑priced approach
Content by Unfound
Discover the global tuition service that prices its courses based on what students can afford to pay…
1 year 2 months
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Coffee Cranks: Cappuccinos, co‑operation and community spirit
Find out how a worker co‑op in Manchester is making a difference to local people while empowering its members – and giving them a better working life…
1 year 2 months
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Beanies: A wholefood co‑op with plenty of benefits in store
There’s no need to shop around for another job when you work at Beanies. And being a worker co‑operative sets the Sheffield grocery apart in more ways than one…
1 year 3 months