New community owned sports academy a chance to change lives

The public is being given the chance to improve the lives of young and old alike by investing in Northern Ireland’s first community run sports academy. Ballymacash Sports Academy is… Read more


Collaboration and co-operation key to NI’s economic future say experts

ED Mayo, General Secretary of Co-operatives UK told an audience of co-operative members and supporters in Belfast that the only way that NI businesses can succeed in a global market,… Read more


New co-op farm offers community supported agriculture (CSA) scheme

A brand new co-operative farm is being set up in Larne in the beautiful walled garden at Drumalis with the aim of providing “good food for all forever”. Founded by… Read more


Raglan launch Community Share Offer

Raglan Community Development Renovation Society have launched a £120,000 community share offer to begin the first phase of a project that will turn the former Raglan Bar in Harryville into… Read more


Diversity, drive and community: co-op ethos shines through on NI study tour

The sun blazed down on a glorious spring day at the Lough Neagh Fishermen’s Co-operative as a large group of people peered into the River Bann and heard about how… Read more


Join us for FREE tour of NI co-ops

Award-winning Craft beer, expertly refurbished bikes, delicious organic bread and much sought after Lough Neagh eels – what do they have in common? They are all products of successful co-operatives… Read more


New Social Enterprise  programme for Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Exciting news for the Lisburn and Castlereagh council area – we have launched ‘Business Solutions’ – a new social enterprise support programme in association with Work West Enterprise Agency. The… Read more


Co-operative Alternatives supports Cohousing NI

Co-operative Alternatives is currently exploring the potential of cohousing schemes with an emerging  co-operative enterprise, Cohousing NI, as part of the Go Social Programme run by Belfast City Council in… Read more