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2017 in review: Remembering some of the great co-operators we have lost

The movement said a sad farewell to important figures such as Barbara Dure, Trevor Bottomley and…

2017 in review: Top stories from the co-op movement

A look back on the highlights from the past year in Co-op News

How an Egyptian co-op has made strides towards gender equality

Sekem provides education for smallholders, with a focus on gender parity

Co-operative Schools Network supports school bus for refugees in Calais

'It's a movement of volunteers and organisations who provide services that recognise that these are human…

Kwanzaa: African Americans end the year with celebration of co-op economics

The festival, created by leaders of the Black Power movement in the 1960s, is focused on…

Eight-year-old artist behind Southern Co-op’s Christmas card wins hamper

The society ran a competition for the corporate card, which goes out to colleagues and partners,…

Co-op scoops national award for its efforts to transform a Ballymena community

Raglan Community Development and Renovation Society is raising funds to create a business and cultural centre…

Tamworth Co-op holds memorial Christmas service for tributes to loved ones

The carol service, first organised by the society’s funeral division, has become a fixture in the…

US electric co-ops join industry effort to restore power to storm-hit Puerto Rico

The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association is working with investor-owned and community-owned companies to organise recovery…

Lincolnshire Co-op members raise £108,000 for local causes

Funds were raised through the Community Champions divi card scheme, carrier bag charge and Halloween fundraising

Plunkett Foundation names winners of the Rural Community Co-operative Awards

The awards showcase the co-ops that have made a real difference to individuals within their communities

Success for US co-op community at International Volunteer Day awards

Volunteers from NCBA CLUSA and Land O’Lakes were among those honoured at Capitol Hill event