Looking forward to this report launch and online event from Power to Change

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Fantastic progress being made in the mission to turn the Radnor Arms into a community owned pub. They have already raised over £70,000 but need a bit more! If you want to buy a share have a look at radnor-arms.org
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🪇More coverage on the impact of community shares and community raised investment!

'Impact of community shares model increasing across the UK'

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At the #CoopHackathon we saw collaboration and innovation in action! WATCH this inspiring video then sign-up for the next hackathon on 8-9 May in Manchester! bit.ly/3VzJ0Ep

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Closing date to apply for community shares practitioner training is this sunday, link below 👇🏼

Round 4 is the final round of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Community Ownership Fund and there will be two final windows for application.

Window 1 is open from 25 March 2024 to 10 April 2024.

Find out more about the fund at: mycommunity.org.uk/what-is-the-co…

If you're keen to learn about community shares we highly recommend this training course from ComShares

Informative, interesting & a chance to connect with a lovely bunch of like-minded people!

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Ever thought of learning more about community shares and helping us to reach even more communities with this brilliant method of raising investment and building a movement?

Last chance to sign up to our Community Shares Practitioner training:
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Love this.. Hull Community Pub reviving the spirit of co-operation to save the New Clarence pub in #Hull and bring into community ownership with backing from our Booster Fund.
You can read their share offer docs here:
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What goes around...
The New Clarence pub, which closed in June 2023, was once a #coops store. Now our member The Hull Community Pub Society is aiming to make The New Clarence Hull's 1st community owned and run pub: hullcommunitypub.com

💡Renewable energy, powered by the community – and the River Thames! 💦🐟

💚 Discover how Reading Hydro CBS turned a green energy idea into reality, by raising finance through community shares, with support from our ComShares Booster Fund.👏

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BOOK NOW for our training courses covering essential skills for co-op directors – delivered by experts at unbeatable prices:

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Did you know we now publish a list of all share offers with the community shares standard mark, the recognised stamp of good practice.

If you want to invest, or see who else is using the mark check them out here:
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Do you need help to raise investment?
Grants up to £15k are available from the Reach Fund to help, and Co-operatives UK is now a access point.
Find out more here:
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ℹ️ Thinking of saving a community asset that is at risk and need funding?

⌨️Expressions of Interest have now reopened for the final round of the current Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Community Ownership Fund.

Apply here👇

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