Coniston Co-operative Society

Coniston Co-operative Society Limited is a small consumer co-operative in Furness, Cumbria. It is one of the few societies operating a single village store to remain independent.

Founded as Sawrey Co-operative Society in 1875, a branch was opened in nearby Coniston in 1898. The present name was adopted when the Far Sawrey store ceased trading in 1905.[1]

Coniston Co-op is a registered Industrial and Provident Society,[2] democratically controlled by its members. It is a member of Co-operatives UK, The Co-operative Group and the Federal Retail and Trading Services buying group.

See also

British co-operative movement

References

Unique records on show at village talk North-West Evening Mail, 23 July 2012
Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 1951R

External links

Coniston Co-operative Society

Consumer co-operatives in the United Kingdom
Allendale Central England Channel Islands Chelmsford Star Clydebank Coniston Co-op Group (Co-op Insurance, Funeralcare) East of England Heart of England Lincolnshire Midcounties (Co-op Energy, The Phone Co-op) Radstock Scotmid Southern Tamworth The Wine Society
The Co-operative brand

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