Natural Building Techniques – New Book

Tom Wooley has recently published a new book entitled, Natural Building Techniques. This comprehensive book will be of interest to self-builders, home owners, architects, builders, housing developers and specifiers as… Read more


Co-operating in Construction

      John McBride of Northern Construction Co-op recently met Tom Wooley to discuss the new co-ops progress. Northern Construction Co-op will bring together all the expertise of the… Read more


Co-operative Congress

Tiziana O’Hara attended Co-op Congress 2022. This year theme was ‘Empowering Co-operation’ and took place in Birmingham on 17thand 18thJune. Tiziana took part in a session on co-op development and… Read more


Celebrate Co-op Fortnight with the Big Reveal!

Co-op Fortnight runs this year from 20 June until 4 July. Co-op Alternatives is showcasing just some of Northern Ireland’s Co-ops – check out the series of mini animated posts… Read more


Ballymacash Share Offer: Invitation to Invest – Community-Owned Sports Academy Reveals Expansion Goal to Net £750,000!

With share packages starting at £50, Ballymacash Sports Academy (The Academy), hopes to net £750,000 during phase 2 of its development through a current share offer running until Monday 20… Read more


Have Your Say – an Interview Invitation to all Co-ops

Research on emerging co-ops by University of Cork is currently underway. All co-ops are invited to take part by way of an interview. This information  will help to shape research… Read more


Visit us at Climate Clever Communities Summit!

Co-op Alternatives will exhibit at the Climate Clever Communities Summit which takes place at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast on Wednesday 15 June 2022. Drop into our stand and let’s catch… Read more


Managing your Finance Demystified

  Facilitator: Andy Cocktaildress Webinar: Wednesday 1 June  2022  from 12.00pm – 1.30pm  This webinar is part of the Co-operative Skills Series 2022. Co-operative Skills 2022 is a series of webinars… Read more