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December News and Seasonal Greetings
We've got more good news as we approach Christmas and New Year.
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- We have helped another community buy its local pub - this time after a marathon five year battle.
- Our supportive lending to Veg Box People was featured on BBC TV in a programme about ethical finance.
- We are delighted by the announcement that next year there will be a new £2.2m programme to support community ownership of pubs.
- We've smartened up our website since the last newsletter. We hope you like it.
Our offices will close for business on Friday 21 December at 5pm and will re-open on Wednesday 2 January at 9am.
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We wish all our clients, partners, members and supporters a Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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Five year battle to buy Three Tuns
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The purchase of The Three Tuns, an historic, grade II listed, 17th century pub in Guilden Morden, Cambridgeshire, has been completed following a five-year battle to save the former village watering hole. Over £250,000 in share capital has been raised by the community to buy and renovate the pub. In total, 267 private investors have bought shares, including several held …
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How you've grown!
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Nearly three years ago, Co-operative & Community Finance made a loan to a veg box co-op in Manchester that was just starting to take root. It had about 40 customers and just one collection point. Now Veg Box People supplies over 300 customers at 19 collection points. Working with a network of organic growers all within 50 miles of Manchester, …
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New £2.2m Funding Announced for Community Run Pubs
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Co-operative & Community Finance welcomes the announcement of a new funding programme that will build on the success of the More Than a Pub programme launched in 2016. Co-operative & Community Finance is one of the key partners in the current programme that has introduced tens of thousands of people to the benefits of community ownership. Business Development Manager Tim …
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