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Community Ownership Fund: Fourth and final round open for applications

'So far, £71.4m has been awarded to 257 projects, enabling local people to take over community…

Impact of community shares model increasing across the UK

More than 100 communities applied to the Booster Fund for support and investment in 2023

Ethex celebrates 10 years of positive impact through investing

'We believe that our money is the most powerful tool for transformation'

Can community ownership save our struggling grassroots music venues?

'The heart of it all is the community aspect. Giving people a chance to be part…

Newcastle’s Jazz Co-op hosts festival to celebrate Globe venue’s tenth anniversary

'Ten years ago the Globe was a failing pub. Today it is a thriving grassroots venue…

Stories.coop relaunched ahead of the International Year of Cooperatives 2025

Stories.coop was first run in 2012 as part of a global, digital campaign to disseminate information…

How can co-ops bridge divided communities? Advice from Protection Approaches

In an increasingly divided world, what role do co-ops have to play in building strong, cohesive…

Community co-ops in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

How co-op values have helped to support close-knit communities spread across the sparsely populated region

Community co-op initiatives in Plymouth secure grants from Shared Prosperity Fund

Money goes to Cooperative Connections, which tackles food insecurity, and Nudge, which is developing an empty…

Welsh community comes together in effort to buy marina

The crowdfunder for the project – in Y Felinheli on the Menai Strait – closes on…

Media co-op Great Central Gazette looks to revive local journalism in Leicester

The co-op model adds transparency over funding and how stories are created, says managing editor Rhys…

Activist land trust secures funding to protect site in Bristol cultural quarter

Stokes Croft Land Trust has secured community shares and a loan to bring a creative hub…