Local co-operatives
Pages providing a listing of co-operatives grouped by trade sector.
The "Directory of Local Co-operatives and Social Enterprises" is
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this link.
Co-operatives UK has a searchable national listing of co-operatives online
at www.uk.coop.
ART & DESIGN
ART AND POWER (COMMUNITY
ARTS PROJECT) LTD
Art & Power is a Bristol-based
group of disabled artists working
together for change. Art & Power
is based on a shared belief in the
power of art to transform lives.
Our projects give voice to those
who are often excluded and
devalued. Art & Power is not just
for disabled people but for
everyone who wants to use work
with us to create a more vibrant
and inclusive community. Art &
Power is for everyone who thinks
that the arts can help create a
more equal society – we have
opportunities for artists, volunteers
and supporters and encourage
everyone to get involved.
We want everyone to have some
Art & Power in their lives. Art &
Power offer a high quality service
of arts and education projects
including arts apprenticeships
and a professional arts scheme
in performance, creative writing
and visual arts.
Not sure if it is for you? Try our
Taster days and Workshops; it may
help you to understand what Art
& Power is all about. Find out your
own voice and confidence to learn
to take control. We are interested
in you, your skills, your talents,
your ideas, and your prospects.
You decide, we support.
Contact: Martin Richmond,
Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Road,
Bristol, BS1 6UX
Tel: 0117 946 8630
email: info@artandpower.com
website: www.artandpower.com
ARTSPACELIFESPACE
The Artspace Lifespace project seeks
to provide workshop and rehearsal
space for artists and performers,
access to recycled materials and
equipment, protection to vulnerable
and problem properties and to
support community and charitable
organisations. It is our policy and
commitment to maintain and leave
a property in better condition than
it was found, leave on time and in
accordance with the wishes of the
owner and improve the image
of the property within the local
community.
Contact: James Frances,
The Island Silver Street Gate,
Broadmead, Bristol, BS1 2PY
Tel: 0117 3250169
email: info@artspacelifespace.com
website: www.artspacelifespace.com
ATTIC FUSION THEATRE
CO-OPERATIVE LTD
email: info@atticfusion.co.uk
website: www.atticfusion.co.uk
BATH FRINGE LTD
View full listing under LEISURE
BLAZE STUDIOS
Blaze, which opened in December
2002 is the unique combination of
studio workshops and gallery outlet,
situated in central Bristol. Blaze
consists of six artists: ceramicists
Hanne Rysgaard, Hannah Turner
and Natsu Nishimoto, textile
artist Erin Hensley, lampwork
Jeweller, Georgina Black and
Jeweller, Hannah Currant. Blaze
provides its members with shared
workshop facilities, a creative group
environment and the opportunity
to sell work straight from the
premises in a gallery setting. The
individual work of the members is
continually showcased and spans
a wide range of approaches and
techniques. Blaze also features
special work from established,
as well as up and coming artists,
in a variety of mediums.
Opening times: Tuesday - Saturday
10.30am - 5.30pm
Contact: Hanne Rysgaard,
84 Colston Street,
Bristol, BS1 5AZ
Tel: 0117 904 7067
email: blazestudio84@googlemail.com
website: www.blazestudio.co.uk
CENTRESPACE GALLERY
Centrespace Gallery is an
independent exhibition space to
rent in the heart of Bristol, next to
the historic city walls. The ethos
of the gallery is to show fresh and
interesting work, with a preference
for encouraging up and coming
artists. If you are interested in
holding a solo or group show, would
like to view the space, or request
further information please contact
us on the details below.
Contact: Committee Members,
6 Leonard Lane, (off Corn Street),
Bristol, BS1 1EA
email: info@centrespacegallery.com
website: www.centrespacegallery.com
CENTRESPACE STUDIOS
CO-OPERATIVE
Centrespace began life as Bristol
Craft & Design Centre in 1977
when an old printing works in the
heart of the city was converted into
studios. Within the centre, managed
co-operatively by its tenants, are
25 individual businesses covering a
wide spectrum and high standard
of creative skills - ceramics, graphic
design, textiles and fashion,
illustration, jewellery, modelmaking,
animation, painting, photography,
sculpture, upholstery, woodcarving
and furniture design. In 2001
Centrespace expanded its interests
to include a gallery space. Please
see under separate directory listing
for details. Centrespace welcomes
your enquiries.
Contact: Kate Shrubsall,
6 Leonard Lane, off Corn Street,
Bristol, BS1 1EA
Tel: 0117 929 1234
email:kate.shrubsall@cspace.gotadsl.co.uk
CIRQUE IDYLLIC
Cirque Idyllic was formed in
Autumn 2002. A collaborative
collective of 12 artists and
technicians emerging from diverse
specialities, including new circus,
radical theatre and music. Sharing
a passion for burlesque style
performance and renewable energy
powered productions. The company
has a DIY ethos, preferring to tailor
make what they need, be it music,
costumes or technical kit. Wherever
possible they use reclaimed and
recycled materials. Every member
of the company has a creative
voice and works with a director,
but everyone takes part in the
devising process.
Contact: Nix Barnaville,
Nibley Mill Cottage, Hope Road,
Nibley, Nr. Yate, BS37 5JH
email: cirqueidyllic@yahoo.com
DK CO-OPERATIVE
DK Co-operative make high art
prints on paper and canvas. Using
cutting edge technology we
photograph original art work and
create beautiful prints to your
specified size. They can also print
directly from supplied image file.
Other services offered include
photographic documentation of
museum collections and graphic
design for a range of clients.
Contact: Katherine Cockshaw,
Hall Floor, 22 York Road, Montpelier,
Bristol, BS6 5QE
Tel: 01225 333177
email: kath@fapc.co.uk
website: www.fapc.co.uk
FOREST OF AVON WOOD
PRODUCTS CO-OPERATIVE
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GREEN ARTS NETWORK
Green Arts Network Co-operative
Limited supports the work of
creative practitioners, working to
build sustainable communities.
Green Arts Network works in
partnership with organisations
(for example, Festival of Nature and
Bristol Friends of the Earth,) bringing
participatory events to people
in public spaces. The new Co-op
encourages a diverse membership
of people and organisations to join.
Contact: Jim O’Shaunessy,
43 Allington Rd, Southville,
Bristol, BS3 1PT
Tel: 0117 9664318
email: jim.os@blueyonder.co.uk
GYNORMOUS RAWKUS
A group of artists working with
communities to create arts events.
Set up as a collective, the group
specialise in carnival processions
and giant puppetry. The range
of services includes working in
social contexts such as adventure
playgrounds, community centres
and schools’ exclusion units.
Gynormous Rawkus also offers
commission and workshops for
giant making, 3D model making,
mask making, willow sculpture,
giant puppet performance and
festival co-ordination.
Contact: Dee Moxton
email: Deemoxon@bigfoot.com
HERE SHOP
Anyone can get involved with
the here shop and gallery. Here
formed during Ladyfest 2003 by
local artists who wanted to do
more with one of Stokes Croft’s
empty shopfronts. The gallery
curates groundbreaking exhibitions
from local and international
artists, whilst the shop sells art,
music, comics, zines, clothes, toys
and more. Volunteers are always
welcomed, and after six months are
invited to join our Co-operative.
Contact: Ben O’Leary, 108 Stokes
Croft, , Bristol, BS1 3RU
Tel: 0117 942 2222
email: shop@thingsfromhere.co.uk
website: www.thingsfromhere.co.uk
ONCE
Exploring and making the day
to day and the extraordinary of
our lives, Once uses varied art
forms to create bespoke projects,
interventions, performances, secular
ceremonies and events. Often
reaching into areas traditionally
perceived beyond the realm of the
arts, Once provides practical roles
for artists to contribute to and
support our ever changing lives
and environments. From Youth
art in the park or the naming of
a child, to celebration of a river,
Once responds to commissions and
develop their own programme.
Contact: Rebecca Gee, 300 North
Street, Bedminster, Bristol, BS3 1JU
email: info.once@gmail.com
website: www.once.uk.com
OUT OF PRINT CARDS
Out of Print cards is a co-operative
publishing business. Local artists
publish their art work in card form,
and these are distributed through
shops and galleries. We sell cards
and specialise in transparency prints
of stained glass art work.
Contact: Steve Heigham,
25 Narroways Road,
St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9XB
Tel: 0117 955 9991
email: stevenarroways@lineone.net
POTTERS
View full listing under SHOPPING WITH A DIFFERENCE
SNAP
SNAP Studio is an exciting new
venture, set up by 8 Bristol based
artists and designers. In the gallery
you will find a diverse mixture of
printed works, from screen prints,
relief prints, artists’ books, textiles
and greetings cards, much of it
produced on the premises. Snap
offers it full members a permanent
studio space, and unlimited access
to the print workshop and print
facilities. All full members’ work
is on continuous show at the
SNAP gallery, and collections are
also exhibited at various other
venues and art fairs. Snap offers
introductory courses in screen
printing and bookbinding, to
novices, artists, families and the
just plain interested. SNAP look
forward to opening its workshop
space to associate members in the
near future. The 8 SNAP artists are
David Abbott, Frea Buckler, Alice
Coutin, Freya Cumming, Tortie
Rye, Rob Hunter, Simon Tozer
and Lucie Sheridan.
Contact: Frea Buckler, 20-21 Lower
Park Row, Bristol, BS1 5BN
email: snap@snapstudio.org.uk
website: www.snapstudio.org.uk
SPIKE PRINT STUDIO
Established in 1976, Spike Island
Printmakers is based at Spike
Island, an international centre
for contemporary art, and is
housed in a converted tea-packing
warehouse. SIP is the largest open
access studio in the SW and an
active educational programme
ensures that anyone who has an
interest can master printmaking
techniques. At the same time many
of its members are artists and the
facilities and expertise on offer
allow them to be experimental and
innovative in a way that would not
be possible if working in isolation.
SIP benefits from an active
exchange with other Spike artists
as well as with those working in
the wider community and abroad.
New artists are fostered through
a programme of bursaries for
graduates and there is an ongoing
programme of international
residency artists.
SIP provides studio space for
fine art printmaking, facilities for
etching, relief, screen printing and
a digital darkroom. It currently has
135 members, which continues to
rise steadily, and key holders have
24 hour access to the studio.
Contact: Irena Czapska, 131
Cumberland Rd, Bristol, BS1 6UX
Tel: 0117 9290135
email: spikeprint@btconnect.com
website: www.spikeprintstudio.org
STEAL FROM WORK
Steal From Work is an artist run
co-operative that both curates and
produces contemporary art shows
and produces its own art.
Contact: Jonathan Boyle,
27 Bruce Avenue, Greenbank,
Bristol, BS5 6EF
email: stealfromwork@gmail.com
website: www.stealfromwork.org
STOKES CROFT STUDIOS
Stokes Croft Studios is an artists’
co-operative, which has been on
the top floor of 77-79 Stokes Croft
for over 20 years. We provide light,
spacious and affordable working
space for 16 artists. Current tenants
work in paint, print, glass and
sculpture. The studio is near the city
centre, and a valuable base for local
artists. They open at least once a
year to the public to show their
work and to provide an opportunity
for sales and networking.
Contact: Megan Boyd, 77-79
Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS1 3RD
Tel: 0117 924 6832 studio
email: meganthomasart@hotmail.co.uk
BOAT BUILDING & REPAIRS
THE SLIPWAY CO-OPERATIVE LTD
The Slipway Co-operative provides
boat building and joinery services
at Underfall Yard in Bristol’s
harbourside.
Contact: Win Cnoops,
Underfall Yard Cumberland Road,
Bristol, BS1 6XG
Tel: 0117 9079938
email: wcnoops@blueyonder.co.uk
website: www.slipwaycooperative.co.uk
BUSINESS SERVICES
A CLEAN SWEEP
CO-OPERATIVE LTD
View full listing under CLEANING
BAKER BROWN ASSOCIATES
View full listing under HELP FOR CO-OPERATIVES
BATH CAR SHARE CLUB LIMITED
View full listing under GETTING AROUND
BATH PARADE GUIDES
View full listing under LEISURE
BEAUFORT BUREAU LTD
Established since 1992, we offer a
wide range of office services, from
photocopying to temporary staff,
at extremely competitive rates. We
provide computer courses tailored
for individuals and groups, and
are members of the CVS Learning
Provision and Support Network. The
Bureau is practised in organising
and facilitating community events
such as Wellbeing Days. We are
also skilled in Mystery Shopping
and Telephone Survey Services.
Individuals can receive unbiased
careers service information and
advice at a reasonable cost from
staff qualified in Advice and
Guidance.
Contact: Jenny Harris,
Tel: 01454 238411
email: beaubureau@aol.com
BRISTOL IT CO-OP
The members of Bristol IT co-op
have a lot of experience in delivering
IT solutions in a voluntary sector
environment. We offer a low cost
Consultancy that hopefully results in
clients feeling confident about using
and maintaining the systems and
hardware they acquire through their
association with us. This combined
with training aimed specifically
at voluntary sector professionals
hopefully offers you a unique
opportunity to take advantage of
new technologies at a much lower
cost than has been previously
available commercially.
Contact: Sean Kenny, 44 Langton
Park, Southville, Bristol, BS3 1EQ
email: info@bitcoop.co.uk
website: www.bitcoop.co.uk
COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY (BRAVE LTD)
View full listing under HELP FOR CO-OPERATIVES
CO-OPPORTUNITY LTD
View full listing under HELP FOR CO-OPERATIVES
ECOSULIS
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IAP SERVICES LTD
IAP Services Ltd is a workers co-op
established in 1998 and owned
and run by local IT professionals.
Its members’ skill base includes
web site development, client
server computing, database design,
hardware supply and custom
upgrades. We specialise in the
supply of computer hardware and
software packages to children in
foster care and also for children
with learning difficulties and
disabilities, and provide training
and support. We also set up and
maintain small office networks.
Contact: Marcus, Yate Campus,
10 North Road, Yate, South Glos,
BS37 7PA Tel: 0117 944390
email: marcus@iapuk.biz
website: www.iapservices.co.uk
JIGSAW CATERING
CO-OPERATIVE
View full listing under FOOD, EATING & DRINKING
TURO TECHNOLOGY LLP
Turo Technology provides a host
of services ranging from website
design, programming, online shops,
library catalogues, email and server
management services, telephone
services and consultancy work. For
more information please contact.
Contact: MJ Ray,
36 Orchard Close, Kewstoke,
Weston super mare, BS22 9XY
Tel: 0844 4437 237
email: info@ttllp.co.uk
website: www.ttllp.co.uk
CLEANING
A CLEAN SWEEP
CO-OPERATIVE LTD
A Clean Sweep Co-operative is an
office cleaning company set up to
create opportunities for people with
a disability to work. Established
over 10 years ago, Clean Sweep
specialises in small office cleaning
contracts, offering excellent service
and excellent rates.
Contact: Debbie Curwen,
Room 8, Unit 11, The Vassall
Centre, Gill Avenue, Fishponds,
Bristol, BS16 2QQ
Tel: 0117 9655623
HOUSEPROUD
(SERENDIPITY CO-OP LTD)
Their professional teams will make
your house sparkle. Just call them
and a uniformed team will arrive
at your home together with their
equipment and materials. Their
professional system will clean your
home quickly and efficiently. Most
customers have the service on
a regular basis. It can be weekly,
fortnightly or whatever suits you.
Some jobs can be quoted for on
the telephone but, if you prefer,
someone will visit your home to
discuss your requirements. Their
teams are fully trained and, for your
peace of mind, they are also insured
against any accident in your home.
Contact: Esther Bowes,
Nelson Court, 1-3 Nelson Road,
Staple Hill, Bristol, BS16 5HX
Tel: 0117 970 8065
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