It’s Cooperative Fortnight!

It’s Cooperative Fortnight, between 19th June to 2nd July 2021.

We’re proud to be a co-op and proud to work with other co-operatives along the way. We have the support and brilliant business advice of Co-operatives UK. The Co-op Foundation have continue to help us with funding for various projects we look to get off the ground along with helping us to remain on your high street. Cooperative and Community Finance and ICOF have lent us money to purchase our premises. Infinity foods are an investor with and are our main supplier for food and toiletries. We work with SACDA (Southampton Area Cooperative Development Agency) to help promote co-ops locally. We would like to thank all these organisations for their support.

For anyone who didn’t know how Co-op’s function here are the seven co-operative principles that define how a co-op operates:  

A co-op is owned and controlled by its members. It exists for the benefit of its members, who may be customers, workers, suppliers or the wider community.

1. A co-op is democratic – this means every member has an equal say in how it’s run and how profits are used.
   

2. Every member contributes financially in some way – from buying products, working for the co-op, investing in it or deciding how to spend its profits.  
   

3. A co-op is an independent business, owned and controlled by its members.
   

4. It offers education and training to everyone involved, so they can develop the co-op and promote the benefits of co-operation.
   

5. It co-operates, works with and supports other co-ops.
   

6. A co-op supports the communities it works with.

The co-operative values

There are 10 values that all co-ops are based on

1. Caring for others

2. Democracy

3. Equity

4. Equality

5. Honesty

6. Openness

7. Self help

8. Self responsibility

9. Solidarity

10. Social responsibility

 
If you or your Co-op want to get involved in this fantastic fortnight here is some information below from the Co-op’s website about how to get involved!

’Get involved

• Register your interest in the crowdfunded advertising campaign. We're partnering with Reach PLC to take Co-op Fortnight and our stories further than ever before. We are able to offer every co-operative a way to get involved – from FREE to £10,000 and everything in between. There's something for everyone!

• Share your stories. We'll help you generate inspiring stories to show how co‑ops make a difference to people, to communities and the wider economy by offering an altogether different way. We'll share the most powerful stories through the campaign

• Access fortnight resources. We'll prepare the usual social media graphics, posters and other ways to help you celebrate Co-op Fortnight 2023 – coming your way soon’

  
  We are open:

Monday - Saturday

10am - 4pm

We are back open six days a week, with the whole store open for browsing. We will still of course be taking customer orders and you will still be able to buy food and cleaning products online through our online store. 

We are able to be open 6 days a week again because of your consideration and care whilst in the shop. Keep doing what you’re doing and leave that extra space, sanitise those hands and pull on that mask. We know you’re smiling underneath it :) 

You will see we have a QR code at the door, if you have the NHS COVID-19 app downloaded to your smart phone please scan this as you enter the shop.