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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · 28d

Future Co-ops 2026 is officially in the planning stage. We still need to book a venue & decide on the theme, BUT we have nailed down a date: Fri 27th & Sat 28th Feb 2026

Have an idea for a brilliant & topical theme? Or suitable venue (potentially in Swindon or Worcester)? We'd love to hear it!

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · 28d

We're glad no expiring was involved!

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Richard Hull @richardhull54.bsky.social · Aug 26

What an inspiring story about @giroscope-hull.bsky.social.
#Co-ops
#Cooperatives
#WorkersCo-ops
#SocialEnterprise
#Housing
#Renewal
Read more here
giroscope.org.uk

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Why not work the system’? How punks inspired by Thatcher built a Hull housing cooperative

Set up in the 1980s, Giroscope has morphed into a social agency running neighbourhood services and creating jobs

www.theguardian.com

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Oct 1

See what happened at this year's Future Co-ops: The Trouble with Double futures.coop/future-co-op...

Future Co-ops 2025 |

Brilliant weekend of inspiring co-operation. Future Co-ops is the best event to start the UN International Year of Co-operatives.

futures.coop

Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Oct 1

The long build up to Future Co-ops 2026 is officially starting. We need to book a venue, plan a marketing campaign, and most importantly decide on the theme. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Drop us a comment below.

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Sep 23

Government wants to double the size of the co-op economy. At today’s pace, it will take decades.

Read @cooperativesuk.bsky.social new report: www.uk.coop/economy on growth that keeps money local, creates good jobs & builds resilient communities.

#coops #cooperatives #economy #CoopEconomy

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 4

1. This is something I've been saying for 25 years, but it's hard to get many people to listen. What counts is not the new energy sources you add, but the old ones you retire. Unfortunately it's politically easier to build renewables than to shutter fossil fuels.🧵
www.forbes.com/sites/rrapie...

The Renewable Illusion: Why Fossil Fuels Keep Winning

Global renewables hit records in 2024, but fossil fuel use still rises. Here’s why solar’s surge isn’t enough—and what the latest energy data really shows.

www.forbes.com

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Jul 30

Still time to invest in community shares and breathe life back into the wilderness! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/thewildern... The Wilderness Centre - a Community crowdfunding project in Mitcheldean by The Wilderness Centre

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Jul 2

‘For our community, by our community’ embodies exactly what co-ops are about! Well done everyone at Wolvercote Mill for creating a vibrant community space that enhances the well being of local people 💚 Find them here: www.thewolvercotemill.org
#CoopFortnight #IYC2025

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Jun 18

Join Co-operatives West Midlands, for an evening of networking & a celebration of the region's thriving #coops sector at their International Year of Co-operatives 2025 Celebration Event!

📍 25th June 2025, 4pm to 7pm @ BRIG Cafe at the Warehouse, Birmingham www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...

International Year of Co-operatives Celebration

Join Co-operatives West Midlands for an evening of networking and a celebration of the region's thriving co-operative sector!

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Jun 17

We launched a refreshed version of our website (futures.coop) earlier this year & we’d love your thoughts!

Can you spare some time to visit the website & take a 2-3 minute anonymous survey?

Please respond before Monday 7th July 2025.

Complete survey ➡️ forms.gle/NfipyoM5f3rR...

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Jun 6

And some more detail…

Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Jun 6

As we reach the midway point of the year we’re reflecting on what has been a busy time for us. Check out our year at a glance…

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · May 28

First workshop as part of the #Oxfordshire Care Co-op Project Pilot. Learn about #cooperative models of care provision, how to get involved in our new project & share your experiences of care. £20 voucher for participants/Dinner/Play space for kids
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-can-we...

How can we build new models of care?

Lunch for care-workers and care-users and participatory research workshop

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Apr 28

Working together, local housing can be different…. come along and find out more! Community First Oxfordshire is hosting two events around housing:

📍 20th May, 7.30pm, Didcot Civic Hall, OX11 7JN

📍 10th June 2025, 7.30pm, Chesterton Village Hall, OX26 1UN

🎟 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/together-w...

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Apr 10

This year's Future Co-ops conference featured a series of practical workshops, to explore and agree on outcomes and asks across four different areas. Read more about 'The Trouble with Double' here > futures.coop/future-co-op...

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Apr 10

If you missed our Future Co-ops Conference at the start of the year there was a write up of the event by @coopnews.bsky.social > www.thenews.coop/what-does-do...

What does 'doubling' the co-op economy mean – and how do we do it?

Report from the Future Co-ops conference where co-op development workers met to discuss the agenda for the sector's growth

www.thenews.coop

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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · Jan 30

👋 We represent the UK’s co-operative sector. Our aim is for anyone in the UK to form or join thriving and sustainable co-operatives. Expect:

🫶 Inspiring content
📆 Brilliant events and training
🪧 Opportunities to engage with our campaigns and lobbying

🖱️ Read about out work at www.uk.coop #coops

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Plunkett UK @plunkettuk.bsky.social · Apr 2

You can raise FREE money for your #Combiz!

Over 8,000 online retailers will donate to your #Combiz when your volunteers/supporters shop with them.

+ you will raise money for us!🤩

Find out more by signing up with @easyfundraising.bsky.social 👇 http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/community-business/

A sky blue background with a yellow circle with white text: 'Three ways your community business can recieve free funding'

And three graphics, one of a plane, a lightbulb, and a phone/wifi symbol within a white and yellow circle

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Vica @vicarogers.bsky.social · Mar 10

I was gutted to not be able to attend the @coopfutures.bsky.social event due to my poor health. So thanks @coopnews for this excellent report. @coopnews.bsky.social https://www.thenews.coop/what-does-doubling-the-co-op-economy-mean-and-how-do-we-do-it/

What does 'doubling' the co-op economy mean – and how do we do it? - Co-operative News

Report from the Future Co-ops conference where co-op development workers met to discuss the agenda for the sector's growth

www.thenews.coop

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Feb 27

Come along to the Black County Living Museum to learn about the co-operative way of doing things!

Co-ops for Creative Freelancers and Social Enterprise | Tuesday 11th March | 5:30 - 7pm

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-ops-for...

#coops #blackcountry #creativeindustries

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Feb 18

Very interesting read. Includes example of a social co-op located in Camini, a village in Southern Italy, where they initiated & manage a widespread migrants’ welcoming, reception and integration system with the project “Jungi Mundu” (“Unite the world”).
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Europe’s population crisis: see how your country compares – visualised

How anti-immigration politics across the EU clashes with demographic reality

www.theguardian.com

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Feb 14

Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Rollback on diversity policies ‘risks undoing decades of progress’, says Co-op

As Donald Trump reverses discrimination initiatives in the US, Co-op says it is holding firm on DEI having seen the benefits

www.theguardian.com

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Feb 12

As they say in the Basque Country: “Life is cooperatized here.” Can the UK ever get anywhere close to this level of co-operation? thealternative.org.uk/dailyalterna...

Mondragon as the new City-State—this cooperative could be its own country [The Elysian] — THE ALTERNATIVE

Excerpt from Elle Griffin’s Substack The Elysian, here : Mondragon is the largest group of worker cooperatives in the world. With 92 cooperatives in the industrial, financial, retail, and educa...

thealternative.org.uk

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Co-operative Futures @coopfutures.bsky.social · Feb 11

Managing your books doesn’t have to be a headache! Join this 2-hour session designed to demystify bookkeeping. Suitable for early stage businesses and startups in South Oxfordshire and the Vale of White Horse. See link for more info and to book a FREE space.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coffee-mor...

Coffee Morning Bookkeeping: Taking the Confusion Out of Managing Your Books

Managing your books doesn’t have to be a headache! Join this informative 2-hour session designed to demystify bookkeeping.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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