RI-21-CS-Belchford Co-op Lincolnshire.pdf

RI-21-CS-Belchford Co-op Lincolnshire.pdf - page 1/3 - Belchford Co-op, Lincolnshire

Belchford Co-op, Lincolnshire

RI-21-CS-Belchford Co-op Lincolnshire.pdf - page 2/3 - What difference community ownership make…

What difference community ownership makes

RI-21-CS-Belchford Co-op Lincolnshire.pdf - page 3/3 - Yet to raise the finance required, the c…

Yet to raise the finance required, the co-op founders needed to engage a wider group of local residents, whilst also ensuring support for the project (and installation of the array) among residents. Here activity around public relations was key, and the co-op-built credibility through high profile coverage in regional and national TV news programs. However, the context for developing the project was a degree of acrimony stemming from the villages involvement in the Village SOS programme.