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Co-op venue Bread + Roses crowdfunds £20,000 in a week to save community space

The co-op’s stretch target of £30,000 would further secure the future of the member-owned cafe and…

Stronger community rights ‘could boost urban co-op pub sector’

'Community ownership of a pub can restore a feeling of pride in place, and allow people…

Community share issues in the UK pass the £200m landmark

'We’re keen to spread the word and reach younger people, minoritised ethnicities and those based in…

£4m fund to boost local community businesses across north east England

The fund is a joint initiative from the North of Tyne Combined Authority and Power to…

New role at Community Shares Unit to help drive democratic ownership

John Dawson, who takes up the role in January, previously worked at Power to Change and…

Stirchley Co-op Development to build £6.6m affordable housing and retail in Birmingham

The development will include 39 flats and three retail units

Peer support scheme launched for energy projects

The UK-based programme is supported by Co-operatives UK

Community businesses look to branch out after Covid-19

A survey from Power to Change also finds that 73% of community businesses are less confident…

CREW Energy wins Power to Change grant

The funding will be used to deliver renewable heat to Londoners in Wandsworth and Merton

Community-owned assets contribute £220m a year to England’s economy

The sector is growing, with nearly a third of its assets entering community ownership in the…

Power to Change backs Stir to Action Beyond Here Fellowship

Selected fellows will work with community leaders to explore the pressures that come with their involvement…

£1m handed out to match community shares raised in England

The latest scheme to benefit is Projekts MCR, a skate park in Manchester’s inner city