Still the only UK region without a Government supported Community Shares programme, we find the policy paper written by our colleague James Wright in Co-operatives UK, of great relevance and… Read more
If you missed our YouTube recordings from past webinars please find links below to two of our most recent: Link to webinar outlinging Workers Co-ops: Link to webinar for… Read more
Speakers and founder members Christopher Shannon and Helen Keys introduced the story of VentureFolk Ltd, a worker co-operative, owned and managed by its members; a collective of innovators, creators and… Read more
A journey through Northern Irish Co-ops… Good to Grow Co-operative 1 Why did you choose to become a co-op? Armed with a passion for horticulture and a deep concern about… Read more
A journey through Northern Irish Co-ops… Co-housing Connections 1 What is a co-housing scheme? Co-housing schemes create intentional communities / neighbourhoods, comprising private homes (mixed tenure houses and/or apartments) clustered… Read more
On the 4th March 2021, we talked about housing co-ops. This was the second webinar under the series Discover Co-ops. We invited Niall Mulholland from Longlife Housing Co-operative. Niall grew… Read more
A journey through Northern Irish Co-ops . . . Belfast Food Co-operative 1 Why did you choose to become a coop? We chose the Co-operative model because it puts decision-making… Read more
Today, Belfast Food Cooperative shared their story in the first of the Discover Coops Series over lunch time. You can watch the recorded session on our Youtube channel