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Early Autumn news update
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Community Land Trust secures investment for people powered land ownership initiative
A land trust rooted in activism with a bold mission statement to acquire and steward property on behalf of the local community has secured vital funding for their latest property procurement.
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Stokes Croft Land Trust (SCLT) is a grassroots institution governed and run by local people for the long-term acquisition and stewarding of community assets in the Stokes Croft area …
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Fifty years of Friendship and Finance
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These interviews reveal fascinating details and memories of not just fifty years of our work but of the co-op movement - do check them out here.
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From the archive - our very first AGM Minutes and more
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We're also indebted to David Still for sharing some of his own photos - just look at these - are you there?
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An Equality Agenda for Co-op and Community Finance
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He recognises progress made so far, identifies priority areas to work on, questions to ask and explores how our work sits within a wave of change across our the sector.
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Finance available to help co-ops and community businesses in England save on energy
We are proud to be part of the Energy Resilience Fund, a new, time limited pilot project aiming to help co-operatives, community businesses and social enterprises retrofit energy generating or energy saving technology on community owned or managed buildings
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Business Development Manager, Tim Coomer, said: “The combined effects of the climate crisis and the cost of living crisis mean that energy resilience is increasingly important to co-ops, community businesses and us all. This fund will help high energy users, working in deprived communities or with marginalised groups to future-proof their work, enabling them to continue to provide their vital services”
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Scam alert: Fraudulent website removed
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In August we were alerted to a website offering loans to individuals, using our name and another co-operative’s branding.
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This website was offering personal loads to individuals and required an upfront payment to release them.
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This website is fraudulent and we have been able to get it removed.
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- Only operate online through this website – www.coopfinance.coop and the social media channels which are linked in our footer
- Never offer loans to individuals
- Never ask for upfront fees.
If you are in doubt at all about please call us on 0800 464 7262
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We are delighted to share that a music co-op we’ve worked with in the past is reaching a fantastic milestone next year.
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Newcastle’s award-winning independent music venue, The Globe, on the western edge of the city centre, will be celebrating its tenth anniversary of community-ownership with the 10 YEARS A CO-OP festival on 26-30 April 2024.
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Save the dates now – 26-30 April 2024
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Tickets will go on sale on 1 February 2024
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Hot off the press
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Here are a few news stories that have caught our eye recently
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Co-operatives UK released their Co-operative and Mutual Economy Report: the numbers are impressive - 9113 businesses, £87.9bn revenue, 74m members and 411,634 employees.
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The Confederation of Co-operative Housing is working with Repowering London on retrofitting flats to improve energy efficiency
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Co-operative College has launched new values based training courses
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The Co-op Foundation have launched their new strategy to boost impact
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Events round up
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