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Book your place at the National Youth Summit
Are you, or do you know, a young person looking to join a movement that empowers people and communities, giving a voice to all? The National Youth Summit is the event for you! Coming up on July 11th in Manchester, the Summit will give you the opportunity to explore radical solutions to the big topics […]
Review: Coop Congress 2022: Ready for High Speed?
Lending and Relationship Manager Kevin Lloyd-Evans attended Co-ops Congress for the first time this year. Here, he reflects on the event. Congress 22 was held in Birmingham, at the East Side Rooms a new venue recently opened as part of the redevelopment of Birmingham’s central East Side, which will be the home of HS2. As […]
Help Unwrap Co-ops this Co-operatives Fortnight
This year, Co-op Fortnight wants to celebrate the diversity of co‑ops. Between Monday 20th June and Sunday 3rd July, hundreds of co‑ops and organisations across the UK will be working together to celebrate and promote co‑ops. The theme this year is #UnwrapCoops and we are excited to see behind the scenes of all the fantastic […]
World Refugee Day
Today, 20th June 2022, is World Refugee Day This day, first marked in 2001, is an international day designated by the United Nations to honour refugees wherever they are. It recognises and celebrates the strength and courage of all those who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. It is […]
Boost for Youth Football in North Derbyshire
A Youth Football League founded to provide opportunity for young people to participate in organisation football matches in North Derbyshire has secured funds to buy land and buildings to develop facilities for members and benefit the local community. Currently based across three mini venues in Matlock, Chesterfield and Clowne, North Derbyshire Youth Football League (NDYFL) […]
Calling Members – book now for our AGM on the 30th June
Book your place now to join us on the 30th June for the ICOF and associated companies AGMs. Our AGM this year will again be held online. Please view the information and respective AGM packs here and if you are a LTD Member, PLC or ICC shareholder and wish to attend, please contact Alain now
Community Energy Fortnight 2022
Community Energy Fortnight starts today, the 11th June, and runs until the 24th June. With the cost of living and fuel prices rising, there has never been a better time to think about local production and democratic ownership of our energy. This year, the fortnight is focusing on ‘Efficiency First’, helping and aiming to showcase […]
We’re going to Co-op Congress
The biggest event of the UK Co-operatives Year is back, in person. And we’re going to be there. Are you? After two years away, we are so pleased that Congress will be happening in person (with an online element) on Friday the 17th and Saturday the 18th June in Birmingham, with a networking dinner on […]
Commercial retrofitting – info for Community Pubs and Shops
A guide intended to provide industry and stakeholders with a common approach to commercial retrofit through the lens of net-zero carbon has been published. From 2025, every commercial building in the UK will require an energy performance certificate (EPC) which rates its energy efficiency from grade A to G. The government has proposed that all […]
Social Investment Forum ‘Future Needs’ survey aims to understand charity and social enterprise funding needs
The Social Investment Forum (SIF) is undertaking a piece of research under its ‘Future Needs’ working group that aims to move beyond asking what form of money organisations want (loan, grant, blended, equity etc), and focus instead on assessing the product features that are most appropriate and desirable for charities and social enterprises when they […]
Community Shares Booster relaunches, and hits £200m milestone
We’re really pleased to share the announcement that the Community Shares Booster Fund has relaunched this week in England with new investment from Power to Change. And not only that, the Community Shares market has hit an amazing milestone of £200m raised through Community Shares. Fantastic news! We are incredibly proud to be involved in […]
Apply NOW to be a Co-op Local Community Fund partner
Until 29 May, local groups that deliver a project that benefits communities can apply to be a Co-op Local Community Fund partner. The Community Fund supports projects that make communities fairer for everyone. Co-op members have raised over £85m for nearly 30,000 local projects since the fund was started in 2016. Successful applicants will partner with […]