From 2025 to 2026: Momentum for Co-ops Everywhere

The co‑operative movement is buzzing with energy and ambition after the 2025 International Year of Co-operatives. Globally, the International Co‑operative Alliance (ICA) has set out its bold 2026–2030 Global Strategy,… Read more


Workshops and Webinars on Co-ops – 2026

Great news the Discover Learn Start Co-operatives awareness raising programme continues in 2026! These are dates for your 2026 diary: JANUARY 2026 Webinar ‘What are Co-ops?’ on the 21st Jan 2026 ONLINE from 11.00… Read more


Webinar on Fuel Poverty with Retrofitting Co-op – Recording

If you did not have the chance to attend the latest Discover Learn Start Co-operatives Webinar on Fuel Poverty and Retrofit Co-ops, you can watch the video and listen to… Read more


Ballymacash and 2025 IYC

On the 27th November, we found ourselves in Lisburn, at the heart of Ballymacash Sports Academy, a community co operative. We heard about their bold plans: expanding their facilities, opening doors… Read more


Upcoming Events – Dec 2025

Workshop on the 3rd Dec 2025 in Newry – from 11.00 to 1.00 (with lunch) Venue: Newry and Mourne Enterprise Agency Registration Link https://shorturl.at/Slr2K Webinar on energy co-ops – 10th Dec 2025 from 6.00 to 7.30… Read more


Webinar on social care co-ops – RECORDING

If you missed the webinar on social care co-ops and the excellent speakers, Dr Gerard Doyle and Aoife Smith from the Great Care Co-op, you can access the recording to… Read more


Transforming the Care System – a new CLES report

The new report Ending Extraction in the UK Care System (CLES, November 2025) shines a stark light on how profit-driven models are draining resources from social care, while offering a… Read more


Planting Seeds for Co-operative Renewal

The recent event Co-operatives as a Policy Tool for Economic and Social Transformation was a valuable opportunity to reflect on the future of co-operative growth across this island. Speakers brought… Read more