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Electric atmosphere at Co-operative AGM
There was an overriding theme of electricity at the annual general meeting of Co-operatives West Midlands, in the form of two very different guest speakers. The keynote speaker at the AGM was on-hand to talk about Co-operative Energy, the newest … Continue reading
Community centres join forces to secure future
Ten grassroots charities working in Sandwell, at the heart of the industrial Black Country, have joined forces to secure their future – by co-operating. With the help of development agency Co-operative Futures, ten community centres in the borough of Sandwell … Continue reading
Kalabash sets the tempo for care in Gloucester
RADICAL changes to the way social care is funded are leading more and more providers to set up co-operatives in a bid to face the challenges of personalisation budgets head-on. Forced to adopt a more business-like approach to care delivery, … Continue reading
Co-operative Futures sets itself 2 to 20 challenge
AFTER a record-breaking year, Gloucester-based Co-operative Futures has set itself a challenge: to increase the co-operative share of business in the UK from two percent to twenty percent. Addressing the annual general meeting in Swindon last week, executive director Jo … Continue reading
Creative workers get co-operative
From artists to web designers, people involved in the creative industries across the East Midlands gathered at Nottingham Contemporary to network and learn more about co-operation. Creative Co-operatives was organised by Co-operatives East Midlands, a group that supports and promotes … Continue reading
Co-operation celebrated at networking event
Gloucester MP Richard Graham gave a glowing endorsement of co-operatives during a Co operative Futures event to promote and celebrate Co-operatives Fortnight last week. The Conservative MP said he was “a huge fan of the co-operative movement,” noting that the business model had “a massive amount to … Continue reading
AFC Telford Utd celebrates co-operation on and off the pitch
A FOOTBALL club that is owned and managed by its fans will be celebrating the part its co-operative status played in its revival of fortunes this weekend. At Co-operatives Congress – the annual conference of the co-operative movement – fans … Continue reading
Coffee company aims to take Fairtrade ‘to the next level’
A COFFEE company that aims to take Fairtrade ‘to the next level’ has won a major plaudit – being named one of the most innovative co-operative businesses in the country. At the movement’s annual conference, Co-operative Congress, from Friday 24 … Continue reading
UK solar energy first for Warwickshire
WHAT are believed to be the UK’s first community-owned solar power plants to be sited at hospitals will be built in Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon, it was announced this week. And local people will be able to play a part in … Continue reading
UK’s second largest community-owned solar plant to be built in Gloucester
THE SECOND largest community-owned solar power plant in the UK is to be built in Gloucester, it was revealed this week. A bank of 190 solar panels will be installed on the roof of City Works, home of Gloucestershire Resource … Continue reading