From 2025 to 2026: Momentum for Co-ops Everywhere

As we step into 2026, we carry forward the energy of the International Year of Co‑operatives 2025. The co‑operative movement is buzzing with energy and ambition after the International Year…. 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