Co‑op Fortnight 2026: Co‑operate and we can change the world

Co‑op Fortnight 2026 takes place from Monday 22 June to Sunday 5 July. This year the theme is ‘Co‑operate and we can change the world.’

Co‑op Fortnight is here: Co‑operate and we can change the world. Join in as we celebrate co-operatives from Monday 22 June to Sunday 5 July.

How to get involved

Watch and share the poem to celebrate Co-op Fortnight

The poem This Beautiful Idea was written and performed by Tony Walsh.

The video was commissioned by Co-operatives UK and produced by Instruct Studio and Wilderness Studio.

The video includes additional footage produced or shared by Media Co-op and Blake House Productions and the Co-operative Heritage Trust. It also includes the following co-ops: Calverts, Bristol Bike Project, Delta T, Hebden Bridge Trades Club, Hara Rice Co-operative, Mondragon Corporation, Organiclea, Leeds Bread Co-op, West Granton Housing Co-operative and Projekts MCR.

This Beautiful Idea
Written and performed by Tony Walsh
© Longfella Ltd 2018
All rights reserved.

Download graphics for Co‑op Fortnight

We’ve produced a suite of graphics you can use when posting online, with ‘empty belly’ versions that can be adapted with images of your co‑operative and the amazing work you do. If you need help adapting your graphics, send us a photo and your co-op name to [email protected] and we'll send you your personalised graphic.

Throughout the Fortnight, we’ll be encouraging our members and the wider co‑operative movement to share why they’re proud to be a co‑op, for example:

The ways co‑operatives support and strengthen their communities
How they improve the lives of members, employees, customers or clients
Examples of how co‑operative principles are creating fairer, more empowering places to live and work

When sharing your stories on social media, be sure to use the hashtag #CoopFortnight, tag @CooperativesUK in your posts and follow us at the links we’ve provided above.

Download Co‑op Fortnight graphics

Get them here >>

Co-operatives: Owned by our Members

We’re also encouraging our members to share the induction film Co-operatives: Owned by our Members. We will also send details of International Coops Day on Saturday 4 July, organised by the International Cooperative Alliance.

Follow and share #CoopFortnight content

Co‑op Fortnight 2026 graphics

Content by Co-op Fortnight

Download Co-op Fortnight graphics – including ‘empty belly’ graphics to create your own – to celebrate co-operation that changes the world!

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Co-op Congress 2026

Content by Co-op Congress

Co‑op Congress – the moment the UK Movement comes together to set direction, spark ideas and turn ambition into action – took place on 12 and 13 June in Birmingham.

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