March 2015

Cornish community opens new village hub after receiving loans from Co-operative & Community Finance and The Co-operative Loan Fund. A group of locals from the Rame Peninsula in South East Cornwall came together to found The Peninsula Trust on 19 March 2014, with the aim of supporting their community. Exactly one year later, they are […]

In December 2014 The Fox and Hounds in Denmead on the outskirts of Portsmouth reopened under co-operative ownership after it had been derelict for over two years. The local community raised nearly £500,000 to buy and refurbish the 150 year building. The community share issue attracted £326,000 from 190 investors and the remainder came from […]