Blog Community Interest Companies

Turning waste into opportunities

Posted by: Kevin Ellis, Posted on: 17 May 2018 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...firewood • made into items and sold to the public • reused for board manufacture • sent to Biomass, or • sold back to the community as cheap timber for...

Who are Bike Tours for the Wounded CIC?

Posted by: Amy Clover, Posted on: 22 September 2016 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...support many serviceman and servicewomen with PTSD. How do we do this? Each tour, we give 52 servicemen and women an opportunity to take part as a pillion on the...

Supporting our community in Newton Abbot - Newton Abbot Community Interest Company

Posted by: Emily Farrell, Posted on: 20 February 2019 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...now grown into the CIC taking care of the management and administration of the building and the services it offers. As a result of our involvement, Buckland & Milber Community...

Community Compass: Helping older people find a way out of loneliness

Posted by: Simone Cobbald and Yvonne Boyle, Posted on: 23 June 2016 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...in the region. These include: book clubs bunting-making card making creative writing dancing and singing drawing Knitting painting photography poetry walking groups Simone and Pat knitting The sessions we have...

Vernova Healthcare CIC – A new model for NHS Services

Posted by: Dr Paddy Kearns and Justin Johnson, Posted on: 28 March 2019 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...services available in the community. Why a CIC? The GPs chose a CIC as the organisation through which to do this because they believed this best reflected the strong ethos...

Provide CIC - delivering Care with Innovation and Compassion

Posted by: Chris Summers, Posted on: 10 June 2021 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...included: multi-agency health lifestyle transitioning services online recruiting and training an army of volunteers, and delivering one-call support for the most vulnerable people The Essex Wellbeing Service (EWS) has been...

Combatting single use plastics – How Anti-Plastic People CIC do it

Posted by: Sarah Hardy, Posted on: 26 July 2019 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...up, join or create an action group in their area create or check forums view the online directory for business services, zero waste stores and plastic-free dining experiences There is...

InPower Academy CIC – using martial arts to inspire and motivate young people

Posted by: Daryl Chambers, Posted on: 15 January 2021 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

InPower Academy CIC are based in Wolverhampton and use the transformative power of martial arts philosophy and practical workshops to: inspire motivate; and empower young people to live their best...

What’s Your Problem CIC - Supporting our community to improve their quality of life

Posted by: Angie Manning, Posted on: 24 October 2019 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...as: Housing Welfare rights Consumer rights Family Protection from domestic abuse Counselling services for adults, children and young people. Founded by Angie Manning in 2015 we have supported hundreds of...

Pembrokeshire Health and Wellbeing Project CIC - offering friendly interactions with healthy, happy and well-behaved dogs

Posted by: Kylene Rafferty, Posted on: 12 July 2018 - Categories: Community Interest Companies in action

...to return home or access other care services and, as such, befriending services can help improve quality of life. What did our project do to make a difference? A volunteer...