Representative body for Cooperative businesses in the West Midlands. #coops Look out for our Member Education Programme.
West Midlands, UK
Joined January 2013
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Cooperatives WM retweeted
The scandal at the Post Office means the spotlight has now fallen on the societal value of businesses - and cooperatives provide a great alternative business model.
✍️ @rosemarley1 & Andrew Whyte
cityam.com/post-office-scand…
Cooperatives WM retweeted
This week!
* Wed 31 Jan in Kingstanding
Get help with your community group
* Thu 1 Feb, online and at @stirchleybaths
Learn about registering #AssetsOfCommunityValue in #Birmingham
See all our event listings: birminghamcommunitymatters.o… 💜
ALT Claire from BCM helping Cathy from Arts All Over The Place, over a laptop, at Moseley Hive
Cooperatives WM retweeted
We are delighted that @crowdfunderuk has recognised the value of the @ComShares Standard Mark by reducing their fees.
Co-ops & societies using community shares are very resilient – with a 92% survival rate. We hope this will increase further as more share offers achieve the mark.
We are exciting to announce our new partnership with Co-operatives UK and reducing fees for all Community Share offer projects.
Max Upton, Head of Campaigns & Special Projects at Crowdfunder, shared, “Community ownership is at the forefront of our strategy in 2024, and we believe this fee reduction and teaming up with Co-operatives UK will significantly support communities in gaining control of the assets that matter most to them. Over the last 8 years, Crowdfunder has successfully raised over £20m for community share offers".
Read more:
crowdfunder.co.uk/stories/cr…
#fundraising #Communityshares #communityimpact
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Interested to hear how a community in #KingsHeath stepped up to save a #Brum hardware shop when the owners retired?
FREE workshop Fri 2nd Feb with information & advice for individuals & groups looking to take on the running of a community space or business bit.ly/40XIWyF
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Our call for govt to back co-ops isn't about preferential treatment. It's about what #coops will do for the UK:
🌟 Brilliant business
🌟 Giving a stake & say
🌟 Good jobs
🌟 Thriving communities
🌟 Just transition to net zero
🌟 Fixing broken systems
buff.ly/3HpPsWg
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Today @SkyNews are covering how local buildings and parks being sold off because council finances are under pressure. @savebirmingham are doing a great job, but we're calling on all parties to make it easier for people to take over assets so they benefit the community, forever.
.@antlondon on @SkyNews - Selling off community assets is a "sugar rush" - generating a temporary high but causing long term damage to our communities.
We're calling for a Community Right to Buy, giving community groups right of first refusal to buy much-loved local assets.
ALT Screenshot of Tony Armstrong on Sky News
Cooperatives WM retweeted
.@SkyNews covers the @savebirmingham campaign.
The council's bankruptcy has placed vital public buildings under threat. Residents have nominated nearly 200 places for protection on the savebirmingham.org website
#SaveOurSpaces
news.sky.com/story/keep-your…
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Hey @BrumHour - if you've ever wanted to find out more about #DungeonsAndDragons then come on down to @HennesseysBrum every Thursday from 6:30.
We have 10 tables playing #DnD and welcome new players all the time
Full details at rpgbirmingham.co.uk
#BrumHour #DnDBirmingham
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Soon: Victorian Radicals @BM_AG
From Feb 10 "Victorian Radicals presents vibrant paintings & exquisite drawings alongside jewellery, glass, textiles & metalwork to explore their radical vision for art & society."
Tickets: birminghammuseums.org.uk/exh…
#Birmingham #BrumHour
Cooperatives WM retweeted
January can be hard for lots of different reasons. If you’re looking for #MentalHealth support get in touch
Louisebtherapy.co.uk
#BrumHour #Counselling #Therapy
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Smell the #coffee!
FLAT WHITE LIES - a fab read with a cuppa.☕️
Readers say:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"You won't want to put it down."
mybook.to/FlatWhiteLiesEbook
In #ebook, #KindleUnlimited, hardback, paperback, #LargePrint & #dyslexia-friendly #books.
#BrumHour #psychologicalthriller #IARTG
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Looking for an adrenaline rush? #BrumHour
Take a walk on the wild side and see Coventry from new heights by abseiling 90 feet down Coventry Cathedral ⛪
Join us on Saturday 16th March!
Find out more about this dare-devil event now! buff.ly/45ntPj7
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Retain customers + improve profitability by learning through continual quality improvement using the #A3 Storyboard process facilitated by my #coaching
#BrumHour
ALT Retain customers + improve profitability by learning through continual quality improvement using the #A3 Storyboard process facilitated by my #coaching #BrumHour
Cooperatives WM retweeted
This #WorldReligionDay, we’re reminding you that being abused, discriminated against or facing hate because of your religion, perceived religion, belief or faith is #HateCrime and illegal.
We’re here for you after crime.
08 08 16 89 111
💻 victimsupport.org.uk/live-ch…
#BrumHour
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Looking forward to screening "From BeloW" about grassroots mutual aid during Covid 19 and how it will be needed in future with @AcornBirmingham, Thursday 7pm @inthewarehouse Pay as you feel tickets: tickettailor.com/events/birm…?
@thewarehousecaf
@mycoopfood
#BrumHour
Cooperatives WM retweeted
The Guardian reminds us of soaring rents in the #UK and how various community-led housing models, including cooperatives, can ease the pain. #coops ow.ly/onax50MQffE
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Co-op Group scraps best-before dates on fresh fruit and veg after research by @WRAP_UK shows the average family throws away £700 of good food every year
#coops #foodwaste #sustainability #Retail
@coopuk
thenews.coop/168583/sector/r…
Cooperatives WM retweeted
Nice article in @guardian covers housing #coops including student housing co-operatives with special mention for @EdinburghCoop. @CooperativesUK @NoMoreLandlords @SSHCOOP
@BSHCoop @SEASALTHousing @CoopHousingIntl theguardian.com/money/2023/j… – at Shipton under Wychwood, England
Cooperatives WM retweeted
⚡ Do you have an idea for an ethical digital business? There’s still time to sign up for tomorrow’s FREE webinar at 1-2pm to find out more about our FREE 10 week #UnFound Accelerator to help you develop your #platformcoop 👉 bit.ly/3hz7VpO 👍 #techforgood #coops
