CO-OPERATIVES & MUTUALS IN SOUTH WEST UK Co-operatives - ethical, successful and growing

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www.cooperatives-sw.coop Support for Co-operatives Local Co-operatives South West The publishers of this directory, Co-operatives South West, works to create a strong voice for co-operatives and mutuals in the region, as a distinct sector, and works with a range of regional and other bodies to help the sector grow to its full potential.

Co-operative Development Bodies Co-operative Development Bodies (CDBs) provide business support services and understand the unique needs of co-operative enterprise. CDBs work in all business sectors, and can signpost you to National / Federal bodies and vice versa, to help you grow your business. & former CDA (BRAVE Ltd) www.cda.coop Social Economy & Co-op Development Cornwall (Kabin) www.cornwall.coop The Fruit Tree for Business www.the-fruit-tree.co.uk Co-operative Assistance Network www.can.coop Glos & Co-operative Futures www.futures.coop Somerset Co-operative Services www.somerset.coop

These development bodies form the consortium South West Co-operative Support www.swcs.coop

Sector-specific Federal Bodies These work nationally to support co-operatives in specific business sectors such as farming, housing, community shops, etc.

Public Sector Mutuals Some public sector services are splitting off to form independent enterprises. There is an opportunity for them to be co-operatives and mutuals. The following websites may help: www.coopfinance.coop www.uk.coop/publicservices www.employeeownership.co.uk

National Co-operatives UK This is the national trade body that campaigns for co-operation and works to promote, develop and unite co-operative enterprises across many sectors of the economy, providing model rules, legal advice and other support. Together the co-operative economy is worth £33.2 billion and has 12.8 million members. www.uk.coop Directory last updated 14.04.14

Building a strong, distinctive and unified co-operative sector in the South West - 1 - About this Directory

Co-operatives and mutuals are active in a huge variety of sectors, as this Directory shows. According to 2012 data, there were over 600 co-operatives and mutuals in the South West, with a combined turnover of over £3.35 billion; this figure has surely grown with the renewed interest in co-operatives and mutuals over the last few years.

Co-operatives, everywhere in the world share an identity with agreed values & principles that guide their business; at the heart of this is democracy - one member, one vote. In every co-operative, large or small, it is members who control the business. They help create a fairer society, uniting their members around common goals.

There are a variety of organisational structures, such as community benefit societies, multi- stakeholder co-operatives and co-operative Community Interest Companies (CICs). Other types of mutual enterprise share many commonalities with co-operatives: they are usually democratically controlled and hold assets in common or are co-owned (www.mutuo.co.uk). Examples of mutual organisations are mutual building societies (www.bsa.org.uk), those employee owned businesses that don’t adopt a co-op form (www.employeeownership.co.uk) and other financial mutuals such as mutual insurers and healthcare providers (www.financialmutuals.org). Woodcraft Folk is the co-operative children and young people’s movement with branches across the UK (www.woodcraft.org.uk).

Federal bodies represent their members within a particular sector, such as Country Markets (www.country-markets.co.uk), and Supporters Direct whose members are many Football Supporters’ Trusts around the country (www.supporters-direct.org).

The last general election was the first time that the manifestos of the three main parties contained a commitment to support co-operatives and other types of mutual enterprise. There is also an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) supporting mutuality across a range of sectors, including Building Societies & Financial Mutuals.

We hope you find this Directory useful, and that it will encourage you to trade with co-operatives and mutuals by making it easy to look up organisations in your locality and/or field of interest.

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Agriculture / CSAs Community Co-operative www.bathamptoncsa.wordpress.com Business Services CDA (BRAVE) Ltd www.cda.coop Community and Social Bath Parade Guides www.bathparadeguides.co.uk/ Radstock Working Men's Club and Institute www.radstockwmc.org.uk M Richmond Arms (Bath) www.richmondarmsbath.co.uk Royal British Legion Club (Bathford) www.bathfordrbl.co.uk M The Bell Inn (Bath) www.bellcommunity.org.uk/ Creative Arts M Bath Fringe Limited www.bathfringe.co.uk Environment M Bath and West Community Energy www.bwce.coop Ecosulis www.ecosulis.co.uk/ The Bath Bridge CIC [email protected] Health, Care and Childcare BANES Emergency Medical Service www.bems.uk.com National Development Team for Inclusion www.ndti.org.uk M Openings (Bath) www.openingsbath.org.uk Housing Bath Housing Co-operative [email protected] Lodge Co-operative Housing Association 01275 333 222 Stambrook Residential Park 01225 852811 Retail / Community Retail & Wholesalers Bathford Enterprise For All (BEFA) www.bathford.net/BEFA.php Bathford Village Shop and Post Office www.communityshops.coop/shops East Harptree Village Shop www.ehvs.btik.com Harvest, Bath www.harvest-bath.coop M Radstock Co-operative Society www.radstock-co-op.com M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop M The Southern Co-operative www.thesouthernco-operative.co.uk Whitelands Buyers Co-op [email protected] Sport Avon Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/avonrfc Avonvale Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/avonvale Bath City Supporters Society www.bathycityfc.com Walcot Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/walcotrugby

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Agriculture / CSAs M Beacon Farms www.beaconfarms.co.uk M Community Supported Agriculture Netwk UK www.soilassociation.org/communitysupportedagriculture Sims Hill Shared Harvest www.simshillsharedharvest.wordpress.com The Community Farm www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk Thornbury Harvest Co-operative www.thornburycsa.org.uk Business Services A Clean Sweep Co-operative 0117 965 3492 M Baker Brown Associates www.bakerbrown.co.uk M Bristol Plumbing Co-operative www.bristol-plumbing.com M Burges Salmon LLP www.burges-salmon.com M CDA (BRAVE) www.cda.coop M Co-operative Assistance Network www.can.coop F3 Consultants Co-operative CIC www.localfood.org.uk/about08.htm PaperTiger [email protected] M South West Co-operative Support HQ www.swcs.coop Catering and Restaurants BeatRoot Enterprises www.beatroot.org Café Kino www.cafe-kino.com Jigsaw Catering Co-operative [email protected] Community and Social All Hallows Community Co-op www.facebook.com/AllHallowsCommunityCoOp Ashley Vale Allotments Association www.ashleyvaleallotmentsassociation.org Bristol Bike Project CIC www.thebristolbikeproject.org Bristol East Allotment Association www.beaa.co.uk Bristol Folk House Co-operative www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk/ Brunswick Club and Institute (Bristol) www.brunswickclub-bristol.co.uk Horfield and District Allotments www.horfieldanddistrictallotments.webeden.co.uk Hotwells and District Allotments Association www.hwdaa.co.uk M Kebele Community Co-operative www.kebelecoop.org Computing/IT Services Analog Coop www.analog.coop Avon Computer Co-operative www.acc.co.uk Bristol Wireless Community Co-operative www.bristolwireless.net Grow Co-operative www.grow.coop M I.A.P. Services www.iapuk.biz Creative Arts Art & Power (Community Arts Project) www.artandpower.com/ Blaze Studio Limited www.blazestudio.co.uk

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Boneshaker Magazine LLP www.boneshakermag.com/ Bristol Broadband Co-operative www.dialectradio.co.uk M Centrespace www.centrespacegallery.com/ Chelvey Designer Makers Co-operative www.chelveydesignermakers.co.uk Cube Cinema www.cubecinema.com Forest of Avon Wood Products Co-operative www.forestofavonproducts.co.uk Gynormous Rawkus www.rawkus.org.uk Here Gallery and Bookshop www.thingsfromhere.co.uk Hydra Books www.hydrabooks.org/ Potters www.pottersbristol.com RustySquid www.rustysquid.org.uk/ Sit Tight Records www.sittightrecords.co.uk/ Steal From Work www.stealfromwork.org M The Letterpress Collective www.theletterpresscollective.org/ M Vala Publishing Co-operative www.valapublishers.coop Education and Training Compass Point: South St Children's Centre www.compasspoint.ik.org M Cooperantics www.cooperantics.coop Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop M Sixteen www.sixteencoop.co.uk Environment and Transport M Bristol Area Solar Installers Co-operative www.basicsolar.co.uk/ M Bristol Community Energy www.bristolenergy.coop M Bristol Community Ferry Boats www.bristolferry.com M Bristol Power Co-operative www.bristolpower.coop M Bristol Wood Recycling Project www.bwrp.org.uk Easton Energy Group www.eastonenergygroup.org/ M Go-op Co-operative www.go-op.coop M Low Carbon Gordano Limited www.lowcarbongordano.co.uk Rypelwood Workers' Co-operative www.rypelwood.co.uk/ The Green Office Co-op www.thegreenoffice.coop The Motorcycle Showroom www.themotorcycleshowroom.com The Slipway Co-operative www.wbta.co.uk/slipway-co-operative Woodland Co-op 0117 941 4592 Finance Bristol Credit Union www.bristolcreditunion.org Community Shares ICOF www.coopfinance.coop M Co-operative and Community Finance www.coopfinance.coop M Co-opportunity www.coopportunity.org.uk

continued/ - 5 - In need of co-operative development advice and support? South West Co-operative Support is a co-operative of co-operative development agencies based in the South West region. We welcome enquiries from: Providing specialist support for both • Existing co-operatives new start and existing co-operatives • Groups looking to start a co-operative across the West of area • Existing business looking to convert to for over 30 years. Experienced in a co-operative structure supporting co-ops and community benefit societies to raise capital Contact via www.swcs.coop or email [email protected] through community shares. Probably the largest and most experienced team of accredited social Email: [email protected] Website: www.cda.coop enterprise advisers in the region. Twitter: @bristolcda BRISTOL

Health, Care and Childcare Freedom to Change CIC www.freedomtochangeuk.org/ Little Rainbows Pre-School CIC www.littlerainbows.ik.org M Parkway Parent and Child Project www.parkway-parent-child.org.uk/ Sixteen Co-operative www.sixteencoop.co.uk SPARKS Co-operative After School Club www.sparks-inc.org The Foster Care Co-op www.fostercarecooperative.co.uk/ Housing AEOBhousepeople www.aeobhousepeople.org.uk/ Bristol Community Land Trust www.bristolclt.org.uk/ Co-Housing Bristol www.cohousing.org.uk/cohousing-bristol Cog Housing Co-operative [email protected] Ecomotive www.ecomotive.org Houseproud (Serendipity Housing Co-op) 0117 970 8065 Mina Housing Co-operative [email protected] Somewhere Co-operative Housing Assoc [email protected] Thoughts Become Things Housing Co-op www.thoughtsbecomethingscoop.wordpress.com/ Windsor Terrace Housing Society www.windsorterrace.org.uk Retail / Community Retail & Wholesalers Ashley Co-op T. 0117 944 5643 Avon Country Market Society www.avoncountrymarket.co.uk Co-organic www.essential-trading.coop Daff Y Dil Wholefood Co-operative T. 01275 463856 M Essential Trading Co-operative www.essential-trading.coop Food for All (Hartcliffe Food Co-op) www.foodforallbristol.webnode.com Harvest, Bristol www.harvest-bristol.coop/home.htm Jazbake (Wholefood Co-op) 0117 951 1641 Portishead Country Markets www.country-markets.co.uk/ The Almondsbury Community Shop www.almondsburycommunityshop.org.uk M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop M The Southern Co-operative www. thesouthernco-operative.co.uk Wholesale Fruit Centre (Bristol) www.bristol.org.uk/info/7355/ Sport Ashley Down Old Boys Rugby Football Club www.adobrfc.co.uk/ Avon Rugby Football Club www.avonrfc.co.uk/ Bristol City Supporters Trust www.bristolcityst.org.uk Bristol Rovers Supporters' Club www.bristolroverssc.co.uk Nailsea and Backwell Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/nailseabackwell St Brendan's Old Boys Rugby Football Club www.sbobrfc.co.uk Whitehall Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/whitehall Winscombe Rugby Football Club www.winscombeRFC.co.uk - 7 - Good things are happening in your community - find out more: s.coop/swevents @CoopMemberSW facebook.com/CoopMemberSW

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Supporting co-operative, community and The National Allotment Society (NSALG), whose social enterprise origins date from 1901 is the leading national organisation upholding the interests and rights of the allotment community across the UK, as allotment gardening is the only recreational activity enshrined in law. The Society and provides advice, information and other benefits to its membership of over 125,000 gardeners. M Member of Co-operatives UK / CORNWALL Co-operatives SW

Agriculture / CSAs Cornish Fish Producers Organisation www.cfpo.org.uk Cornwall Farmers Limited www.cornwallfarmers.co.uk CQLP Livestock Marketing Co-operative www.cornwall-livestock.com Fentongollan Farm www.flowerfarm.co.uk Kernow Grain www.kernowgrain.co.uk Keveral Farmers www.keveral.org Keveral Sustainable Land Holdings www.keveral.org Seafood Cornwall www.seafoodcornwall.org.uk South West Abalone Growers Association www.swaga.co.uk M Tamar Grow Local CIC www.tamargrowlocal.org Trevalon Organic Co-operative www.trevalon.co.uk Truro Farmers Market www.trurofarmersmarket.co.uk United Fishermens Co-operative Society (St Ives) www.fishermensco-op.co.uk Business Services M Kabin (Social Economy & Co-op Dev Cornwall) www.cornwall.coop Community and Social Camelford Leisure www.camelfordleisurecentre.co.uk Fowey Royal British Legion Club www.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/cornwall/ Open Shed www.openshed.org M Polbathic Community Pub www.polbathiccommunitypub.co.uk/ Royal British Legion St Austell Club www.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/cornwall/ Royal British Legion St. Just Club www.britishlegion.org.uk/counties/cornwall/ Creative Arts Creftow Gallery www.creftow.co.uk Education and Training Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop Environment and Transport M Community Power Cornwall www.communitypowercornwall.coop M Fal River Links Co-operative www.falriver.co.uk/getting-about Fowey Renewable Energy Enterprise www.freefowey.org.uk M Illogan Green Ripple [email protected] Renewable Energy Co-operative www.isrec.org.uk/ M Ladock Carbon Co-operative www.transition-lgr.org/ Polperro United Renewable Energy (PURE) www.mypolperro.org/pure M Renewable Energy Co-operative www.r-eco.coop The Low Carbon Fund www.tlcfund.org.uk The Low Carbon Society www.tlcsociety.com Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network www.wren.uk.com

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Finance Credit Unions in Cornwall www.kernowcreditunion.co.uk Health, Care and Childcare All Being Well www.cornwallvenue.com/all-being-well/ Housing Mustard Seed Property www.mustardseedcharity.org.uk/ One Community www.keveral.org Retail / Community Retail & Wholesale Blisland Community Association www.blisland.com Cornwall Country Markets www.country-markets.co.uk/cornwall-c128.html Lanreath Post Office and Shop www.lanreath.com/shop.html M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop Sport Cornwall Rugby Football Union www.cornwall-rfu.org.uk Penryn Rugby Football Club www.penrynrugby.com

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Renewable Energy Co-operative Truro (main) Office 01872 870875 Bristol Office: 01172 691544 Renewable Energy Installations www.r-eco.coop M Member of Co-operatives UK / Co-operatives SW DEVON

Agriculture / CSAs Dartmoor Wood-Fuel Co-operative www.dartmoorwoodfuel.co.uk M Definitely Devon (Torridge Vale Ltd) www.definitelydevon.co.uk Devon Grain Store www.networkgrainuk.com/devongrain.php Ecological Land Cooperative (ELC) www.ecologicalland.coop/ M LEAF Permaculture Community www.leafpermaculturecommunity.co.uk/ Mole Valley Farmers www.molevalleyfarmers.com South Devon and Channel Shellfisherman www.osuk.org/new_page_1.htm South Devon Organic Producers www.southdevonorganic.co.uk M Dairy Co-operative www.southhamsdairycoop.co.uk M Sutton Thorn Farmers’ Co-operative [email protected] M Trevalon Organic Co-operative www.trevalon.co.uk/csa.html Business Services M The Fruit Tree for Business LLP www.the-fruit-tree.co.uk Community and Social M Creative Connections (Ivybridge) 11 Westover Close, Ivybridge, PL21 9BA Hikmat Devon CIC www.hikmatdevon.co.uk/ Conservative Club www.honitonconservativeclub.co.uk/ Littlehempston Community Pub (Tally Ho) www.tallyhoinn.co.uk Newton Abbot and District Co-operative Allotment www.nadcaa.org.uk Torquay Allotment Holders' Co-operative Assoc www.torquay-allotments.co.uk M Totnes Community Development Society 01803 868261 Two Tigers Fireworks www.twotigers.co.uk Revelstoke Park 01752 872236 Creative Arts M 14 The Gallery www.14thegallery.co.uk/ M Cultural Threads CIC www.facebook.com/pages/Cultural-Threads Meta4 Theatre Company. www.meta4theatre.org.uk Education and Training M Growing Devon Schools Partnership www.growingdevonschools.org/ PAPH Co-operative CIC www.paph.co.uk/ St Michael's Pre-School CIC [email protected] The Learners Co-operative www.learners.coop M The Zebra Collective www.zebra.coop Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop Environment and transport Affinity Woodland Workers Co-operative www.stewardwood.org Ashburton Co-operative Transport (Moorcar) www.moorcar.co.uk Axewoods Co-operative www.axewoods.org M Co-Cars www.co-cars.co.uk Dartmoor Circle www.dartmoorcircle.org.uk/ continued/ - 12 - Providing co-operative development advice in Devon

T: 01392 248508 E: [email protected] www.the-fruit-tree.co.uk City of Credit Union Savings and Loans in Your Community 26 Fankfort Gate, City Centre, Plymouth PL1 1QD Tel. 01752 212340

Community-owned Community shops and pubs can transform struggling, often isolated villages shops and pubs into vibrant rural communities. Whilst about 400 commercially run shops have closed over the last 20 years, the number of community owned shops has grown dramatically. Being democratically run and with committed and engaged volunteers undoubtedly contributes to their success. Recent years have also seen a big increase in community owned pubs whose customers - many who have helped set up, develop and run the business - are more likely to use them to their full potential. Community owned shops and pubs are now recognized as successful models of business by all the major political parties. DEVON

M Community Energy www.transitionexeter.org.uk/node/172 M Green Force (SW) CIC www.greenforce-sw.co.uk/ Landmatters Co-operative www.landmatters.org.uk Paperchain (South West) Co-operative www.paperchain.org.uk M PEC Renewables www.plymouthenergycommunity.org.uk Pilotage and Marine Services (Teignmouth) www.teignmouth-harbour.com M Plymouth Energy Community www.plymouthenergycommunity.com M Proper Job www.proper-job.org/ Prospect Permaculture Community www.prospectcommunity.org.uk M SidEnergy www.sidenergy.co.uk M South Brent Community Energy Society www.sbces.org.uk The Cycling Partnership LLP www.facebook.com/TheCyclingPartnership M Totnes Renewable Energy Society www.tresoc.co.uk Zero2050 LLP www.zero2050.org Finance City of Plymouth Credit Union www.cpcu.co.uk HOPE (Plymouth) Credit Union www.hopecreditunion.co.uk Plough and Share Credit Union www.ploughandshare.co.uk Health, Care and Childcare Aquarius Flower Remedies www.aquariusflowerremedies.com/ M Carers Direct (S.W.) www.carersdirect.org.uk Get Up and Go (Plymouth) 01752 562083 M Seedlings Pre-School www.seedlingspreschool.co.uk M Source Point Community Health www.sourcepoint.org.uk St Petrock's (Project Petrock) www.stpetrocks.org.uk Tower House Counselling CIC www.towerhousecounselling.co.uk Housing Beech Hill Community Co-operative www.beechhillcommunity.org.uk Co-op Housing Integrated Computer Systems www.chics.co.uk High Bickington CPT www.highbickington.org/ Retail / Community Retail & Wholesale M B A K O (Western) www.bakowestern.co.uk Barnstaple Country Market 01769 560309 M Berrynarbor Community Enterprise www.berrynarbor.com/community.htm Devon Country Markets www.country-markets.co.uk/devon-c132.html East Budleigh Community Shop www.eastbudleighshop.co.uk Fairport Co-operative www.fairport.coop M Kapatiran Social Enterprise Limited www.inter-national-shop.org.uk Nature's Round Co-operative CIC www.naturesround.org.uk Rackenford Village Shop www.rackenford-devon.co.uk Sandford Community Stores Association www.sandford.org.uk - 15 - M Member of Co-operatives UK / DEVON Co-operatives SW

Sheepwash Community PO and Stores 01409 231531 Stokeinteignhead Community Shop www.stokeinteignhead-village.co.uk/shop.html Talaton Village Shop 01404 822084 The Aveton Gifford Village Shop Association www.agvillageshop.co.uk The Burrow (Exbourne & Jacobstowe Shop) www.theundergroundshop.weebly.com M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop The Offwell Rural Services Association 01404 831121 The Plymtree Village Shop Association www.plymtree.org.uk/community-shop M The Southern Co-operative www.thesouthernco-operative.co.uk Topsham Ales www.topsham-ales.co.uk Welcombe Community Shop Association www.welcombeshop.co.uk Sport Barnstaple Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/barnstaplerfc Cullompton Rugby Football Club www.cullrfc.co.uk Exeter City FC Supporters' Trust www.ecfcst.org.uk Torquay United Supporters Society www.torquaysupporters.com M Westcountry Cycle Training www.westcountrycycletraining.co.uk/

CO-OPERATIVE Finding it hard to engage with minority ethnic communities in your area? Hikmat Devon specialises in working with individuals and groups from countries and cultures both inside and outside the EU. If you are struggling to capture contributions from black and minority ethnic (bme) residents in your consultations, or failing to identify and engage with bme carers, women, elderly or disabled people, make your next move a conversation with us. Hikmat Devon has been successfully helping local agencies embed multiculturalism and meet equality targets for 9 years. For an initial discussion on how we might ensure success for your particular requirements: Contact Ella on.... [email protected] or call 01392 314753. www.hikmatdevon.co.uk structure including its own elected Board, which steers activity and ensures the views of member schools are represented. The schools and the Trust Boards of co- operative schools welcome the involvement The Schools Co-operative Society (SCS) is the of external partners. The aim is for the Trusts national co-ordinating body for co-operative to benefit from the experience and expertise schools, a new and dynamic sector of state of partners in order to help strengthen their education and currently the fastest growing leadership and governance and hence raise sector of the UK Co-operative Movement. It is school standards, as well as enhance both a secondary co-operative owned by its member formal and informal learning through partner schools that networks, co-ordinates, provides involvement. Partners from the co-operative support and is a mechanism providing for their and mutual sectors are especially welcome collective voice. and are encouraged to become involved. The network in the South West is the largest For further information, visit the SCS across England with almost 200 schools, website www.co-operativeschools.coop covering primary, secondary and special For specific queries, contact Maureen education. The South West has its own branch Breeze, SCS SW Co-ordinator: of the SCS with a representative governance [email protected]

Zebra’s core value is equality. This is reflected in all we do, directly in our equalities training & consultancy, but equally in the values that underpin all elements of our work and in every element of our internal working.

Ø Providing training that meets your needs Ø Engaging in community development work Ø Providing facilitation services Ø Offering external supervision Ø Helping to write and implement policies Ø Evaluating projects in a way that enables you to learn from what’s worked well

The Zebra Collective, Devonport Guildhall, Ker St, Plymouth PL1 4EL www.zebra.coop E: [email protected] T: 01752 395131 Co-operative The Trusts, listed below, vary in size from one to 17 member schools. Where there School Trusts is no website, the web address for the first named school in theTrust is given: Lipson Learning Co-operative Trust Colston’s Primary School, Bristol www.lipsonco-operativeacademy.coop www.colston.schooljotter2.com/ South West Bristol Co-operative Learning Trust Caradon Co-operative Educational Trust www.ashtonpark.net www.upton-cross.cornwall.sch.uk Helston & Lizard Peninsula Ed. Partnership Trust Bude Communities’ Schools’ Trust www.helston.cornwall.sch.uk www.marhamchurch.cornwall.sch.uk The School Academy Trust Endeavour Trust, Plymouth www.educationswanage.co.uk www.st-edwards.plymouth.sch.uk Torpoint and Rame Co-operative Learning Trust Dartmoor Federation www.torpoint.cornwall.sch.uk www.dartmoorfederation.co.uk Liskeard Community Co-operative Learning Trust The Crofty Co-operative Learning Trust www.liskeard.cornwall.sch.uk www.croftylearningtrust.org.uk Moor and Coastal Partnership Trust Bideford Bay Co-operative Learning Trust www.moorandcoastal.co.uk www.bideford.devon.sch.uk South Learning Trust Chipping Sodbury School Co-operative Trust www.harewoodjunior.co.uk www.chippingsodburyschool.com King Edward VI Community College Weston-super-Mare Education Trust www.kingedwardvi.devon.sch.uk www.bournville.org Cotham Co-operative Academy North Wiltshire Learning Trust www. cotham.bristol.sch.uk www.longleaze.wilts.sch.uk Tiverton Co-operative Learning Partnership Redruth Learning Group Trust www.tclp.co.uk www. redruth.cornwall.sch.uk The Penwith Education Trust OUR Co-operative Academies Trust www.penwitheducationtrust.co.uk www.beaufortcs.com The South East Bristol Education Trust Atlantic Coast Co-operative Trust www.brislington.bristol.sch.uk www.appledore-primary.devon.sch.uk Launceston Rural The Avocet Learning Trust www.altarnun.cornwall.sch.uk www.bassetts-farm.devon.sch.uk Mid Cornwall Co-operative Learning Trust Culm Valley Co-operative Schools Partnership http://vle.brannel.com/ www.cullompton-cc.devon.sch.uk The SENtient Trust; Devon Special Schools; The SMILE Learning Trust www.sentient-trust.org www.otteryprimary.co.uk in the South West Schools Trust Co-operative The South West Plymouth Education Trust Two Moors Co-operative Learning Partnership www.drakeprimaryschool.co.uk www.high-bickington-primary.devon.sch.uk St Austell Education Trust www.poltairschool.co.uk - 18 - DORSET

Business Services M Co-operative Assistance Network www.can.coop Community and Social Bournemouth East Allotment Society 07547 198289 Enterprise St. Michaels www.enterprisestmichaels.org.uk Mudeford & District Men's Club (Christchurch) www.mudefordmens.co.uk North Bournemouth Allotment Society www.northbournemouthallotmentsociety.co.uk/ Royal British Legion Club Wimborne www.wimbornerbl-club.com Westbourne Conservative Club www.westbourneconservativeclub.co.uk Creative Arts Printmakers www.poole-printmakers.org.uk Education and Training Wey Valley School & Sports College www.weyvalley.dorset.sch.uk Wyvern Community Special School www.wyvern.dorset.sch.uk Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop Environment and Transport Abilities Trading www.abilitiestrading.com M Renewable Energy Group CIC www.breg.org.uk Peasant Evolution Producers Co-operative www.peasantevolution.co.uk Treewise Co-operative www.treewise.org.uk Finance Coastal Credit Union www.coastalcreditunion.co.uk First Dorset Credit Union www.fdcu.co.uk M The Accountancy Co-operative www.accountancy.coop Health, Care and Childcare Tadpoles Pre-School www.henburyview.dorset.sch.uk/tadpoles/ Retail / Community Retail & Wholesale Dorset Country Markets www.dorsetcountrymarkets.co.uk Friends of Post Office & Shop www.briantspuddle.info/ Village Shop www.communityshops.coop/shops Hindon Shop www.hindonvillagestores.co.uk Motcombe Community Shop www.motcombeshop.co.uk M The Southern Co-operative www.thesouthernco-operative.co.uk M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop M The Cornhill Market Traders’ Co-operative [email protected] Sport AFC Bournemouth Community Mutual www.afcbournemouth-mad.co.uk Dorchester Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/dorchester Dorchester FC Supporters Society www.dorchestertownfc.com Dorset & Wilts Rugby Football Union www.dorsetandwiltsrfu.com - 19 - M Member of Co-operatives UK / DORSET Co-operatives SW

Sherborne Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/sherbournerfc Swanage and Wareham Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/swanagewareham Weymouth F.C. Supporters Society www.uptheterras.co.uk Weymouth Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/swanagewareham

Co-operative Assistance Network Limited www.can.coop

Delivering Training, Consultancy and Development work for Co-operatives, Social Enterprises and Credit Unions since 1989.

Providing specialist advice and support to co-operatives and community-owned enterprises across , and Wiltshire. [email protected] 0845 4562 506 www.futures.coop GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Agriculture / CSAs M Agroecology www.agroecology.co.uk Association of Meat Inspectors (Great Britain) www.meatinspectors.co.uk M Dairy Crest Direct www.dairycrestdirect.co.uk M Stroud Community Agriculture www.stroudcommunityagriculture.org/ Business Services M Co-operative Futures www.futures.coop FDH Ltd (FDH Architecture) www.fdharchitecture.com The Beaufort Bureau (Office Services) 01454 238271 Community and Social M Lydney Community Centre www.lydneycommunitycentre.org.uk Creative Arts Gloucestershire Printmaking Co-operative www.gpchq.org.uk M Wotton Electric Picture House www.wottoneph.co.uk Education and Training South West Skills and Learning www.swlearningand skills.org.uk M The Wilderness Project CIC www.thewildernessproject.org.uk/ Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop Environmental and Transport M Gloucestershire Community Energy Co-op www.gloscommunityenergy.coop M Stroud Community Power Initiative [email protected] Stroud Woodland Community Benefit Society www.stroudwoods.org.uk Financial Gloucestershire Credit Union www.gloscreditunion.org.uk Stroud Valleys Credit Union www.svcu.org.uk Heath, Care & Childcare M The Yubby Club 01386 593056 Housing M Postlip Housing Association www.postliphall.org.uk Retail / Community Retail & Wholesale Blockley Cooperative Association www.blockleyshop.com/ Brockweir and Hewelsfield Village Shop www.bandhvillageshop.co.uk M Chalford Community Stores www.chalfordshop.wordpress.com Crescent Co-operative [email protected] Cromhall Community Village Shop www.cromhall.com/community/shop.html Down Ampney Village Shop Association www.downampneyvillageshop.co.uk Down To Earth Co-operative (Stroud) www.downtoearth.coop Friends Co-op [email protected] Gloucestershire Country Markets www.gloucestercountrymarket.co.uk Horsley Community Shop www.horsleyparish.co.uk/Village_Shop/home.asp - 21 - M Member of Co-operatives UK / GLOUCESTERSHIRE Co-operatives SW

Longborough & Sezincote Village Shop www.longborough.net Maple Co-operative [email protected] North Nibley Village Shop Association www.northnibleyvillageshop.co.uk M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop The Filkins Community Shop Association www.filkins.org.uk/village-shop.html The Green Office Co-op www.thegreenoffice.coop The Made in Stroud Shop CIC www.madeinstroud.org M The Midcounties Co-operative www.midcounties.coop Tytherington Village Shop Association www.tytherington.com/tytherington/ Sport Berry Hill Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/lubs/berryhill Rugby Club www.cheltenhamtigers.wordpress.com Cheltenham Town Supporters (Robins Trust) www.robinstrust.org Rugby Football Club www.crfc.co.uk Forest Green Rovers Supporters Society www.forestgreenroversfc.com Gloucester City Supporters www.t-ender.co.uk Tetbury Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/tetbury

Welcome to The Midcounties Co-operative The Midcounties Co-operative is the largest independent co-operative society in the UK with over 500 sites and more than half a million members. Our headquarters are in Warwickshire and our trading heartlands span , Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, , West , Worcestershire and the surrounding counties.

We operate trading businesses in food retail, funeral, travel, childcare, energy, post office, pharmacy and flexible benefits. Our values of democracy, openness, equality and social responsibility guide everything we do. Not only are we committed to our communities and members, but also our colleagues, which has been reflected in our ranking in The Sunday Times 25 Best Big Companies to Work For for the fourth year running. Find out more about our Society at www.midcounties.coop

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Agriculture / CSAs M Brendon Orchards www.brendonorchards.co.uk M Ecological Land Cooperative www.ecologicalland.coop Exmoor Producers Association www.exmoor-producers.co.uk Farmhouse Cheesemakers www.farmhousecheesemakers.com Norton Cider Growers Association [email protected] Organic Milk Suppliers Co-operative www.organicmilk.co.uk Business Services M Somerset Co-operative Services CIC www.somerset.coop M Wessex Community Assets www.wessexca.co.uk Community and Social Redbrick Building www.redbrickglastonbury.co.uk/ Turners Allotment Association () www.allotmentssouthwest.org.uk Creative Arts 10 Radio www.10radio.org Bugfest www.bugfest.co.uk/ M Clevedon Community Bookshop Co-operative www.clevedoncommunitybookshop.coop Glastonbury Assembly Rooms www.assemblyrooms.org,uk Glastonbury FM www.glastonburyfm.co.uk ONE Craft Gallery www.onecraftgallery.co.uk/ Education and training Proaction CIC www.proaction-development.com Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop Environment and Transport Avalon Community Energy www.ace.co.uk Brendon Energy www.brendonenergy.org M Frome Renewable Energy Company www. freco.org/ South West Wood Fuels www.swwf.info M The Energy Saving co-operative www.energysaving.coop M Wedmore Community Power Co-operative www.wedmorecpc.co.uk Finance Bridgwater and District Credit Union www.bridgwater-and-district-credit-union.co.uk Camelot Credit Union www.camelotcreditunion.co.uk/ Forum of Credit Unions in Somerset www.focus.coop Mendip Credit Union www.mendipcommunitycu.org.uk/ Credit Union www.nscreditunion.org.uk Taunton Deane & Credit Union www.focus.coop/credit-unions/moorvale Housing Oakfield Road Housing Co-operative [email protected] M Somerset Co-operative Community Land Trust www.somerset.coop

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Retail / Community Retail & Wholesale Shop Association www.bicknoller.com Bradford-On-Tone Village Shop Association www.bradfordontone.co.uk/shop.php Bridies Yard Organic Food Co-op www.bridiesyard.50webs.com/ Village Shop and Post Office www.communigate.co.uk/twc/brompton/index.phtml Croscombe Village Shop www.croscombevillagestores.co.uk Village Shop Association 01984 618471/452 Elderflowers Food Co-op (Transition Langport) www.transitionlangport.org/ High Street Organics Community Co-op www.communityshops.coop/shops Lympsham Village Shop www.lympsham.org.uk/postoffice.htm Mells Village Shop www.mellsvillage.co.uk/shop Somerset Country Markets www.somersetcountrymarkets.co.uk/ Somerset Local Food www.localfooddirect.co.uk Stawley Village Shop www.communityshops.coop Taunton Country Market www.country-markets.co.uk M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop The Seavington Community Shop www.theseavingtons.org/village-store-café M The Southern Co-operative www.thesouthernco-operative.co.uk The Village Shop Association www.thorncombe-stores.co.uk Vale Co-operative www.tauntonfarmersmarket.co.uk/ Wells Country Market www.country-markets.co.uk Winsham Shop www.winsham.org.uk Witham Wholefood Co-op www.withamwholefoods.weebly.com/ Villagers' Stores www.communityshops.coop/ Yeovil Country Markets www.yeovilcountrymarket.com Sport Chard Rugby Football Club www.chardrfc.org Crewkerne Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/crewkerne Taunton Rugby Football Club www.tauntonrfc.co.uk WILTSHIRE

Agriculture / CSA M Bradford on Avon Community Agriculture Co-op www.boaca.co.uk Douglas Green Consulting www.douglasgreenconsulting.co.uk Kelly Farm Consulting www.kellyfarmconsulting.com M Lower Shaw Farm www.lowershawfarm.co.uk United Oilseed Producers www.unitedoilseeds.co.uk Wiltshire Grain www.wiltshiregrain.co.uk Business Services Avon Computer Co-operative www.acc.co.uk Community and Social Calne Leisure Centre www.calneleisure.co.uk Chippenham and District Constitutional Club www.consticlub.co.uk Rudloe Social Club www.rudloeclub.moonfruit.com/ Swindon Town Community Mutual www.truststfc.co.uk Trowbridge Trades & Labour Club and Institute www.wmclu.co.uk/ Westbury (Wilts) Labour Club and Institute www.westburylabourclub.co.uk Creative Arts M Big State www.bigstate.co.uk M Guru Science Communication Co-operative www. gurumagazine.org/ M Swindon Music Co-operative www.swindonmusiccoop.co.uk Think Bradford on Avon Co-operative www.thinkboa.co.uk Education and Training Co-operative Trust Schools (See p.18) www.co-operativeschools.coop Environment and Transport M Kennet Community Energy www.kennetenergy.org.uk LEAVES (Local Enterprise & Voc Employment) www.leaves.org.uk Financial Clivey Credit Union www.swindoncreditunions.co.uk Connection Credit Union www.connectioncu.org/ M Nationwide Building Society HQ www.nationwide.co.uk Steam Ahead Credit Union www.steamaheadcreditunion.btck.co.uk Wiltshire Community Bank www.wiltscommunitybank.co.uk Health, Care and Childcare Homoeopathic College www.salisburyhomeopathycollege.co.uk M Swindon Childcarers www.swindonchildcarers.co.uk Retail / Community Retail & Wholesale Blunsdon Village Shop Association www.blunsdonvillageshop.co.uk Coleshill Village Shop & Café 01793 763619 Kington St Michael Village Shop [email protected] Maiden Bradley Village Shop Association www.maidenbradleyvillageshop.co.uk/ - 25 - M Member of Co-operatives UK / WILTSHIRE Co-operatives SW

Oaksey Village Shop Association www.oaksey.com Steeple Aston Village Shop Association www.steepleaston.org.uk/shop.htm Swindon Pulse Wholefood Co-operative www.swindon-pulse.co.uk The All Cannings Community Store Association www.allcanningsshop.co.uk M The Co-operative Group www.co-operative.coop M The Midcounties Co-operative www.midcounties.coop The Rowde Community Shop Association www.rowdevillageshop.org/ M The Southern Co-operative www.thesouthernco-operative.co.uk Urchfont Community Shop Association [email protected] We Love Marlborough www.welovemarlborough.co.uk Wiltshire Country Markets www.country-markets.co.uk/ Wren's Shop www.eastknoyle.org.uk/page3.html Sport Cloudbase Paragliding www.cloudbaseparagliding.com Dorset & Wilts Rugby Football Union www.dorsetandwiltsrfu.com

the Co-operatives South West would like to encourage more people to get co-operative involved in their work of supporting the development and interaction of option all co-operative and mutual organisations in the south west. To join, go to www.cooperatives-sw.coop it’s good for Alternatively, if you join Co-operatives UK, you’ll receive further member business benefits - plus be kept informed of the latest co-operative policy and news. This will also give you automatic entitlement to membership of Co-operatives South West. www.uk.coop/option Celebrate Co-operatives Fortnight every year in June

Acknowledgements This 2014 directory has been brought to you by the voluntary efforts of members of the Board of Co-operatives South West, working with Topical Design, which specialises in design for the Third Sector. The directory has been mainly funded by advertising.

Co-operatives South West gratefully acknowledges the continued financial support of The Midcounties Co-operative (www.midcounties.coop), Co-operatives UK (www.uk.coop) and our main funders the Co-operative Enterprise Hub (www.co-operative.coop/enterprise-hub).

We also thank our members for their continued support.

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