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British Food Fortnight with Scotland The Bread
As part of our series exploring co-ops and community business and their links with British Food for British Food Fortnight, We spoke to Andrew Whitley, Chairman of Bread For Good CIC – better known as Scotland The Bread – who was previously a baker of 25+ years standing and saw first hand the effects of […]
British Food Fortnight with Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency
As part of our series exploring the British Food stories of some of our borrowers for British Food Fortnight, we spoke to Claire Pritchard CEO of the Greenwich Co-operative Development Agency – the GCDA – about what British Food means to them. Co-op & Community Finance (CCF) has been a supporter of GCDA since its beginnings in 1982. GCDA, […]
British Food Fortnight with Bishopwearmouth Co-operative Garden Centre and Tea Room
As part of our series exploring the British Food stories of some of our borrowers for British Food Fortnight, we spoke to Shaun Donnelly, Managing Director of Bishopwearmouth Co-operative Garden Centre and Tea Room in Sunderland. The co-op provides employment and voluntary opportunities for adults with disabilities in catering and horticulture and we were proud […]
British Food Fortnight with Co-op Finance
British Food Fortnight starts today and runs to the 2nd October. It is an annual celebration of the diverse and delicious food that Britain produces. British Food is central to many of our borrowers work. We all need to eat, and food is used in ingenious ways by those working to build a better world. Whether […]
Locals access finance for purchase and development of village chapel community centre
Residents of Kingsley Holt have come together to save and repurpose their local chapel as a thriving community centre providing an essential meeting space, shop and café for the area. Situated in the Staffordshire Moorlands just a few miles away from Cheadle, the village of Kingsley Holt has had to rely on its neighboring market […]
Funds secured for renovation of community club
Harrogate residents have put in place enterprising and inspiring plans to develop their traditional working men’s club into a diverse and inclusive community asset bringing local people together. A five-minute walk from Harrogate town centre, High Harrogate Working Men’s Club has been a regular haunt for locals since 1889. A member of the CIU and […]
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