Co-operative Bank
Co-operative College
Cooponline
Co-operative Party (UK)
Co-operatives UK
Credit Unions (UK)
Credit Unions (Worldwide)
Eighth Day Co-op
Ethos PR
Housing
Industrial Common Ownership Finance (ICOF)
Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM)
International Co-operative Agricultural Organisation
International Co-operative Alliance
Local Exchange Trading Systems
National Farmers Union (US)
New Lanark
Phone Co-op
Regional Co-operative Mutual Councils
Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Shoefayre
Suma
United Kingdom Co-operative Councils
Woodcraft Folk
Co-operative Bank
www.co-operativebank.co.uk (online banking - www.smile.co.uk)
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Co-operative College
You can contact the College on 0161 246 2902. Go to www.co-op.ac.uk
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Cooponline
This Directory will let you know what co-ops are operating in your area and gives a guide to all different types of co-op. Go to www.cooponline.coop
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Co-operative Party (UK)
www.co-op-party.org.uk
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Co-operatives UK
You can visit Co-operatives UK's website at www.cooperatives-uk.coop or you can e-mail them at enquiries@cooperatives-uk.coop or call them on 0161 246 2900. Their address is Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS.
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Credit unions - UK
www.abcul.org (Association of British Credit Unions) Tel - 0161 832 3694 and their e-mail is info@abcul.org
www.creditunion.co.uk (information on Southwark credit union)
www.dundeecity.gov.uk (go to credit unions in the A-Z index)
www.harlow.gov.uk/business/cda/creditu.htm
www.leedscitycreditunion.co.uk
www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/central/creditunion.html
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Credit unions - world-wide
www.woccu.org is the web site of the World Council of Credit Unions. WOCCU is the world's leading advocate, platform for innovation and development agency for credit unions.
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Eighth Day Co-op
Based in Manchester, England, the Eighth Day Co-op has a vegetarian cafe and carries out catering for special occasions. That means you can eat as much as you like with a clear, co-operative conscience! Go to www.eighth-day.co.uk to find out more.
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Ethos PR
E-mail ethospr@aol.com for the latest press releases from Co-operatives UK and the United Kingdom Co-operative Council.
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Housing
Confederation of Co-operative Housing (UK) - www.cch-uk.org
National Association of Housing Co-operatives, 1401 New York Avenue NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005-2160 Tel (+1) 202-737-0797
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Industrial Common Ownership Finance (ICOF)
ICOF provides loan finance for co-operatives, employee-owned businesses and social enterprises in the UK. Their web address is www.icof.co.uk, e-mail icof@icof.co.uk, tel 020 7251 6181.
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Industrial Common Ownership Movement (ICOM)
ICOM is the sister organisation of ICOF and promotes and represents democratic employee owned businesses in the UK. It provides business registration, legal and representative services. Find out more via ICOF's web site. E-mail icom@icom.org.uk or call 0161 246 2954.
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International Co-operative Agricultural Organisation
The ICAO is the democratic organisation that represents agricultural co-operatives and farmers world-wide. Founded in 1951, it is a specialised organisation of the ICA.
www.agricoop.org
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International Co-operative Alliance
The ICA's web site is www.coop.org. Their address is 15, Route des Morillons, 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, Switzerland, Tel: (+41) 022 929 88 88. E-mail ica@coop.org
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Local Exchange Trading Systems and associated schemes
www.lets-linkup.com/099-world.htm
The above site give contact details of LETS organisations throughout the world.
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The following are web addresses for particular LETS.
www.borderlands.org.au/LETS
www.granite.net.au/~fllets/fl_frame.htm
www.ithacahours.com
www.mullum.com.au/bmt_lets
www.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca/lets
www.sothereyago.com/allwood/dvlets.html
www.timedollar.org
www.web.net/~tordoll
www.welcome.to/aberlets
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National Farmers Union (US)
www.nfu.org has a section on agricultural co-operatives.
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New Lanark
New Lanark is the village in Scotland, UK, where Robert Owen, acknowledged as the founding father of co-operation, put his beliefs into practice. His entrepreneurial spirit was allied to the fundamental belief that education was the key to a fairer society. As a result for the workers in the village's mills he provided decent homes, fair wages, free health care and day and evening classes for the villagers. New Lanark is now a World Heritage Site.
There is a hotel and self-catering accommodation in restored mill buildings as well as a youth hostel on the banks of the River Clyde and various tourist attractions. To find out more, go to www.newlanark.org
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Phone Co-op
The Phone Co-op is a consumer co-operative and therefore owned by its customer members. Savings on calls within the UK can be as high as 76% and there are no set-up charges or monthly fees. To find out more call 0845 458 9000 or visit www.phonecoop.org.uk
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Regional Co-operative/Mutual Councils (UK)
Regional co-operative and mutual councils bring together co-operative organisations from across a region. They work together and in partnership with other regional bodies in the public, voluntary and private sector, to develop and implement regional strategies to provide social and economic solutions for the benefit of people in the region.
Co-operative Forum (N.I.)
Anna McAleavy
Northern Ireland Co-op,
75 Belfast Road,
Carickfergus,
Co. Antrim, BT38 8PH.
Tel: 02893 357507
E-mail anna.mcaleavy@co-op.co.uk
Eastern Region Co-operative Council
Jenny Smith
Denmar House,
River Way,
Harlow,
Essex, CM20 2DP.
Tel: 01279 414548
E-mail: co-opsolutions@pop3.poptel.org.uk
East Midlands Co-operative Council
Jenny de Villiers
c/o 2A Brookside,
East Leake,
Loughborough,
Leicestershire, LE12 6PB.
Tel: 07813 604012
E-mail jenny@co-op.ac.uk
North of England Co-operative Council
Mandy English
c/o The Secretariat,
North East Co-operative Society,
Jackson Street,
Gateshead NE8 1HR.
Tel: 0191 477 0291
E-mail associates@energy-a-n.co.uk
North West Co-operative and Mutual Council
Gareth Nash
Lancashire CDA,
Charter House,
20 Winckley Square,
Preston PR1 3JJ.
01772 203692
E-mail nash@lcda.org.uk
www.lcda.org.uk
Scottish Co-operative and Mutual Forum
Joe Hill
Robert Owen House,
87 Bath Street,
Glasgow G2 2EE.
Tel: 0141 304 5550
E-mail j.hill@co-op-party.org.uk
www.co-op-party.org.uk
South East Regional Co-operative Council
Kathrin Luddecke
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-operative Society,
New Barclay House,
243 Botley Road,
Oxford OX2 OHP.
Tel: 01865 249241
E-mail kluddecke@osg.co-op.co.uk
www.osg-co-op.co.uk
South West Co-operative Council
Judith Reynolds
Co-active Ltd,
The Co-operative Development Agency,
25 Wolseley Close,
Plymouth PL2 3BY.
01752 500888
E-mail judith.reynolds@co-active.org.uk
www.co-active.org.uk
Wales Co-operative & Mutual Partnership
Simon Harris
Wales Co-operative Centre,
Llandaff Court,
Fairwater Road,
Cardiff, CF5 2XP.
Tel: 02920 554955
E-mail simon.harris@walescoop.com
www.walescoop.com
West Midlands Co-operative & Mutual Council
Chris Newis
Social Economy House,
Victoria Street,
West Bromwich, B70 8ET.
Tel: 0121 553 2620
info@bccda.powernet.co.uk
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Rochdale Pioneers Museum
Take a step back in time by visiting this Museum where the Pioneers opened their first co-op store. The original Toad Lane store in Lancashire, England is recreated and you can find out more about what inspired the Pioneers to establish their co-op. To find out more go to museum.co-op.ac.uk or call the Museum on 01706 524920.
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Shoefayre
Shoefayre is a co-operative business in the UK, part of the Co-operative Group. As you may have guessed from the name, it is a shoe retailer. Set up in 1961 by co-operative retail societies it now trades from more than 350 outlets, including Co-op department stores. For more information, go to www.shoefayre.co.uk
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Suma
A 100% employee-owned business, Suma is the UK's largest independent wholesaler an distributor of vegetarian, fairly traded, organic and natural foods. www.suma.co.uk
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United Kingdom Co-operative Council
Set up in 1991, the UKCC promotes the interests of co-ops and provides encouragement and support to them and potential co-operatives. It also brings together people from all parts of the Movement so that they can share best practice. The UKCC can be contacted on 0161 246 2947 or e-mail enquires@cooperatives-uk.coop
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Woodcraft Folk
The Woodcraft Folk is widely regarded as the youth section of the Co-operative Movement. In hundreds of groups across the UK, led by adult volunteers, it focuses on encouraging young people to learn the value and importance of co-operation, equality, peace and social justice. To find out more go to www.woodcraft.org.uk, e-mail them on info@woodcraft.org.uk or call on 020 8672 6031.
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