Cooperation Town
@cooperationtown.bsky.social
Cooperation Town is a movement of community food co-ops, self-organising on streets and estates across the country. Get organised and get involved! www.cooperation.town
Another new co-op hits the scene! Welcome Cooperation Big Penny, the latest addition to our network of over 60 autonomous food co-ops! Want to join them saving money on food bills & organising in your community? Ask us how!
P.s shout out to Big Penny Social for hosting!
P.s shout out to Big Penny Social for hosting!
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Another new co-op hits the scene! Welcome Cooperation Big Penny, the latest addition to our network of over 60 autonomous food co-ops! Want to join them saving money on food bills & organising in your community? Ask us how!
P.s shout out to Big Penny Social for hosting!
P.s shout out to Big Penny Social for hosting!
Over in Plymouth, a bunch of Cooperation Town Food Co-ops took part in the @feedingbritain.org Spring Survey - and look at those numbers! Want to feel more connected to your community, improve your wellbeing and eat more balanced meals? Get in touch with us about starting your very own food co-op...
September 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Over in Plymouth, a bunch of Cooperation Town Food Co-ops took part in the @feedingbritain.org Spring Survey - and look at those numbers! Want to feel more connected to your community, improve your wellbeing and eat more balanced meals? Get in touch with us about starting your very own food co-op...
We’re excited to be hosting Cooperation Day 2025! Ever thought about starting a coop? Or perhaps you’re interested in having more control over your daily life?
Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!
Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!
June 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
We’re excited to be hosting Cooperation Day 2025! Ever thought about starting a coop? Or perhaps you’re interested in having more control over your daily life?
Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!
Come meet workers, housing, food and financial cooperatives and learn more about the movement from the people doing the good work!
We have *new dates* for a series of in-person workshops for folks who want to improve their cooperation skills and get their food co-ops running at max capacity! They're all free to join and will be held at the Cooperation Town Hub in Gospel Oak - we can provide childcare and snacks too!
June 17, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We have *new dates* for a series of in-person workshops for folks who want to improve their cooperation skills and get their food co-ops running at max capacity! They're all free to join and will be held at the Cooperation Town Hub in Gospel Oak - we can provide childcare and snacks too!
Well done Coop Group members for voting to cease trading with Israel. Want to do one better? Start your own neighbourhood food co-op! Cooperation Town has never traded with Israel and has used its solidarity fund to support a Palestinian women’s co-op. See www.cooperation.town to find out more!
May 20, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Well done Coop Group members for voting to cease trading with Israel. Want to do one better? Start your own neighbourhood food co-op! Cooperation Town has never traded with Israel and has used its solidarity fund to support a Palestinian women’s co-op. See www.cooperation.town to find out more!
Housing co-ops can offer an alternative to the exploitative housing market, making housing for people not profit! Join our friends from MAJ and The Drive housing co-ops on the 15th at Pulse & Pickle in Walthamstow to find out how (and why) to set one up!
May 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Housing co-ops can offer an alternative to the exploitative housing market, making housing for people not profit! Join our friends from MAJ and The Drive housing co-ops on the 15th at Pulse & Pickle in Walthamstow to find out how (and why) to set one up!
This month the Gospel Oak Menopause Cafe goes to the @vaginamuseum.bsky.social in Bethnal Green!
If you live in Gospel Oak or are a member of a Cooperation Town food co-op, the Menopause Cafe or the GO Living Room, join us for a free visit to the world's first and only Vagina Museum. (1/2)
If you live in Gospel Oak or are a member of a Cooperation Town food co-op, the Menopause Cafe or the GO Living Room, join us for a free visit to the world's first and only Vagina Museum. (1/2)
May 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This month the Gospel Oak Menopause Cafe goes to the @vaginamuseum.bsky.social in Bethnal Green!
If you live in Gospel Oak or are a member of a Cooperation Town food co-op, the Menopause Cafe or the GO Living Room, join us for a free visit to the world's first and only Vagina Museum. (1/2)
If you live in Gospel Oak or are a member of a Cooperation Town food co-op, the Menopause Cafe or the GO Living Room, join us for a free visit to the world's first and only Vagina Museum. (1/2)
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the ‘biological’ definition of sex is an attempt to push trans people, particularly trans women, out of public life. (1/5)
April 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling on the ‘biological’ definition of sex is an attempt to push trans people, particularly trans women, out of public life. (1/5)
And another co-op joins the network! Congrats to Cooperation St Peter’s in Plymouth for getting organised and taking control of your food system!
Want to start your own food co-op and save money on your shopping bills? You can! Get it touch and we’ll help you do it!
Want to start your own food co-op and save money on your shopping bills? You can! Get it touch and we’ll help you do it!
April 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
And another co-op joins the network! Congrats to Cooperation St Peter’s in Plymouth for getting organised and taking control of your food system!
Want to start your own food co-op and save money on your shopping bills? You can! Get it touch and we’ll help you do it!
Want to start your own food co-op and save money on your shopping bills? You can! Get it touch and we’ll help you do it!
Another new co-op founded this week! Say hello to Kings Crescent Food Co-op in Hackney! Look what they got for £5 each on their first order!
March 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Another new co-op founded this week! Say hello to Kings Crescent Food Co-op in Hackney! Look what they got for £5 each on their first order!
Welcome Cooperation Edmonton Green! On Tuesday they had their first distribution day and become the newest co-op to join the movement. Each member chips in £5 a week to bulk buy food for way less than retail price!
Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how!
#coops
Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how!
#coops
March 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Welcome Cooperation Edmonton Green! On Tuesday they had their first distribution day and become the newest co-op to join the movement. Each member chips in £5 a week to bulk buy food for way less than retail price!
Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how!
#coops
Want to set up your own co-op? Get in touch with us and we’ll show you how!
#coops
This Saturday, March 8th, is International Women's Day! Cooperation Town supports the call for an international feminist strike - if you're in London, we encourage all our supporters, sisters and comrades to take to the streets. Meet at 3pm at Gandal's Corner near Hyde Park.
March 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
This Saturday, March 8th, is International Women's Day! Cooperation Town supports the call for an international feminist strike - if you're in London, we encourage all our supporters, sisters and comrades to take to the streets. Meet at 3pm at Gandal's Corner near Hyde Park.
Part 2 of our explainer series on how our food co-ops work!
How many people do you need? What kind of stuff can you get? Is there such thing as free supermarket food?? Read on and find out!
How many people do you need? What kind of stuff can you get? Is there such thing as free supermarket food?? Read on and find out!
February 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Part 2 of our explainer series on how our food co-ops work!
How many people do you need? What kind of stuff can you get? Is there such thing as free supermarket food?? Read on and find out!
How many people do you need? What kind of stuff can you get? Is there such thing as free supermarket food?? Read on and find out!
Five years ago today, we gathered delegates from all over London, as well as Bristol and Edinburgh for our first ever Cooperation Town Initiators Workshop!
It was amazing to see the support and enthusiasm for the Coop Town model, and its been incredible to see it grow into the network it is today!
It was amazing to see the support and enthusiasm for the Coop Town model, and its been incredible to see it grow into the network it is today!
January 28, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Five years ago today, we gathered delegates from all over London, as well as Bristol and Edinburgh for our first ever Cooperation Town Initiators Workshop!
It was amazing to see the support and enthusiasm for the Coop Town model, and its been incredible to see it grow into the network it is today!
It was amazing to see the support and enthusiasm for the Coop Town model, and its been incredible to see it grow into the network it is today!
It's #WarmWelcomeWeek! From January 20th to 26th, the spotlight is on the UK's network of over 4600 Warm Welcome Spaces and the difference they make to people's lives.
If you're looking for a space to chat to your neighbours and a hot cup of tea, check out warmwelcome.uk to find your nearest space.
If you're looking for a space to chat to your neighbours and a hot cup of tea, check out warmwelcome.uk to find your nearest space.
January 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
It's #WarmWelcomeWeek! From January 20th to 26th, the spotlight is on the UK's network of over 4600 Warm Welcome Spaces and the difference they make to people's lives.
If you're looking for a space to chat to your neighbours and a hot cup of tea, check out warmwelcome.uk to find your nearest space.
If you're looking for a space to chat to your neighbours and a hot cup of tea, check out warmwelcome.uk to find your nearest space.
So what are food co-ops anyway? Here’s a quick handy guide to get you started on understanding the what, how and why of what we do!
#cooperatives
#cooperatives
January 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So what are food co-ops anyway? Here’s a quick handy guide to get you started on understanding the what, how and why of what we do!
#cooperatives
#cooperatives
We've been on the @justfact_th podcast! You can listen to our very own shiri talking about food systems, community organising and how co-ops can be a tool to fight food poverty. Thanks to our friends @wen_uk for joining us and making it happen!
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January 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
We've been on the @justfact_th podcast! You can listen to our very own shiri talking about food systems, community organising and how co-ops can be a tool to fight food poverty. Thanks to our friends @wen_uk for joining us and making it happen!
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Don’t forget the roasties! If you need potatoes, we’ve got you covered - come get ‘em at the Cooperation Town Hub today!
December 24, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Don’t forget the roasties! If you need potatoes, we’ve got you covered - come get ‘em at the Cooperation Town Hub today!
All the Trimmings! We’re having a HUGE food giveaway today - skip the shops and do your holiday food shop for free from all this surplus!
December 24, 2024 at 10:25 AM
All the Trimmings! We’re having a HUGE food giveaway today - skip the shops and do your holiday food shop for free from all this surplus!
It’s getting festive at the Gospel Oak Community Hub! We host the community living room twice a week, with a free cooked meal, good company and hot drinks - now our neighbours can get in the holiday spirit while they hang out!
December 6, 2024 at 3:58 PM
It’s getting festive at the Gospel Oak Community Hub! We host the community living room twice a week, with a free cooked meal, good company and hot drinks - now our neighbours can get in the holiday spirit while they hang out!
We can now officially say (in sticker form) that Cooperation Town is a Living Wage Employer! Everyone should be able to get a decent, liveable wage no matter what they do.
December 3, 2024 at 1:45 PM
We can now officially say (in sticker form) that Cooperation Town is a Living Wage Employer! Everyone should be able to get a decent, liveable wage no matter what they do.
Happy birthday Cooperation Girdlestone! 3 years ago, this group of neighbours got together to organise collectively and save money on their food bills - hundreds of orders (and hundreds of pounds saved) later, and they’re still going strong 💪
November 28, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Happy birthday Cooperation Girdlestone! 3 years ago, this group of neighbours got together to organise collectively and save money on their food bills - hundreds of orders (and hundreds of pounds saved) later, and they’re still going strong 💪