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January 2020

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Beer, bikes, savers, survivors, active travel, zero waste

2019 lending results In 2019 Co-op Loan Fund provided seven new loans totaling £322,500. Since the fund started in 2002 it has lent very nearly £5m to 173 co-operatives throughout the UK. When the loans are repaid the money is lent again to other co-operatives. Six loans were fully repaid during 2019. At the end […]

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New year, new kitchen, new supportive finance

Significant building work to improve the facilities of a community-owned pub in rural Staffordshire is well underway, with support from Co-op Loan Fund, Co-operative & Community Finance, the Reach Fund and local grant providers. The Royal Oak in Rushton Spencer, near Leek, which had closed after a period of neglect, was bought and re-opened by […]