HAPPY 40th BIRTHDAY to us - 5th September 2010!

From Tuesday 31st August through to Saturday 4th September, expect daily celebrations in the shop and café: in-house activities to celebrate our longevity - a fantastic achievement all things considered. In the1970s there were hundreds of tiny workers’ co-operatives that sprang up in line with the radical mood of the times. Labour governments dabbled with the possibilities of a new co-operative movement and gave financial support to larger organisations. Unfortunately most small worker co-ops were left to struggle, and they floundered.

Running a business using the co-operative model is certainly not a piece of cake, nor a walk in the park (though in the early days, 8th Day members would shut up shop and do just that if the weather was clement!) In addition, many external factors have thwarted us: a fire on New Brown Street in the 1970s; the forced demolition of our premises in the 2000s; the competion from supermarkets and their aggressive pricing policies; negative legislation affecting the sales of nutritional supplements; recessions throughout the 80s and 90s.

To say a huge THANK YOU to all our customers and former members who have contributed to our success, get ready for: special offers, competitions, fancy dress, goody bags, tastings, raffles, a photographic archive exhibition, celebratory cakes...

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