Co-operative Alternatives is supporting Ballymacash Sports Academy through the Hive. Ballymacash has successfully completed the stage 1 of development and have created the first ever 3G pitch in Lisburn,… Read more
A research report compiled by Stir to Action was published this September. Co-operative Alternatives, as a co-operative development body in Northern Ireland, was interviewed and we are pleased to see… Read more
A great Co-operative welcome to three new co-operatives! These new groups have started their co-operative journey, in defining their purpose, appreciating what is involved in working collectively towards the same… Read more
Image Pixabay The ‘Alternative Economists’, Mary McManus, Tiziana O’Hara, Bridget Meehan and Lee Robb return for part 2 of the New Economy NI series, to address the need for new… Read more
One of the issues COP26, Glasgow in October 2021 will highlight, is our reliance on gas and how it is stopping us from tackling the climate emergency. We are facing… Read more
(Left) – Participants with Tom Woolley (right). (Right) – Participant with hempcrete mix. Crossgar-based Professor Tom Woolley, Architect and Natural Builder and Chair of EDANI, the Ecological Design Association in… Read more
Webinars: 6 October 2021: Community Wealth Building and Co-operatives The development of more democratic forms of ownership of the economy such as co-operatives is central to Community Wealth Building. Join… Read more
A new co-operative bringing local banking to Northern Ireland bank owned and trusted by its members is inviting pledges of interest. Northern Mutual’s vision includes the return of banking services… Read more