Somerset Co-operative Services CIC celebrated Co-operative Fortnight with business breakfasts in Crewkerne and Taunton. Demonstrating the power of Co-operative Principle No.6 “Co-operation between co-operatives” guests at the breakfasts shared information and experience to help and support each other survive and thrive.

Co-operatives present found this format so useful they suggested it should be run again, so SCS has committed to organising quarterly networking sessions to facilitate co-operatives in Somerset working together to find new business and improve co-operative business success.

Networking sessions will be announced in good time on this website. We anticipate the next session will be in October, further details to be announced.

SCS would like to thank our hosts Somerfield Store, Crewkerne and Makers Craft Co-operative, Taunton.

Enterprises represented at the Crewkerne Co-operative Business Breakfast on 1st July:

• Somerset LETS
• Camelot Credit Union
• The Co-operative Group Devon & Somerset Committee
• Winsham Village Shop
• Go! Co-operative
• Somerset Co-operative Services

and in Taunton on 2nd July:

• Go! Co-operative
• Co-Cars
• Topsham Ales
• Zero 2050
• Somerset Co-operative Services
• Somerset Co-op & Community Land Trust
• Ecological Land Co-op
• The Co-operative Group (Kennet and Avon Area)
• Co-operatives SW
• software.coop
• High Street Organics, Bruton
• Makers, Taunton
• Number One Gallery, Shepton Mallet