Case Studies

Community TechAid was founded in 2020 by a group of volunteers keen to address the digital divide within their local communities of Lambeth and Southwark in south London.

The Bristol Cable started in 2014 as an alternative to corporately-owned local media. It produces online and print journalism, made by and for the residents of Bristol. The Cable is fully owned by its members, over 2000 of them, and is run as a workers’ cooperative.

Equal Care Co-op provides care and support at home and in the community, and is on a mission to put power in the hands of people who give and receive care across Calderdale, West Yorkshire.

Knowle West Media Centre is an arts and technology collective based in the council-built estate of Knowle West in South Bristol.

Carbon Co-op is an energy services and advocacy co-operative that helps people and communities to make the radical reductions in home carbon emissions necessary to avoid runaway climate change.

Trinity Community Arts is an award-winning arts charity established to manage The Trinity Centre. Trinity has a long tradition as a community hub and music venue, using creative participation and cultural engagement as a vehicle for social change.

Solidaritech refurbishes donated technology - such as laptops, smartphones, tablets and computers – for use by asylum seekers and refugees who are facing digital exclusion.

Signalise Co-op is a unique co-operative, owned by Deaf people and providing British Sign Language interpreting services to people living on Merseyside.

Friends of Stretford Public Hall aims to improve the lives of local residents by providing opportunities for employment, access to arts, local heritage & support services, as well as to enhance opportunities for regeneration through preservation of the Grade-II listed Victorian building.

Tamar Grow Local is a community interest company based in the Tamar Valley, which includes parts of rural Cornwall and Devon and the City of Plymouth.