Care commons

We’re interested in bringing together a group to talk about the possibility of launching a care commons in Stroud, with a view to bringing care provision into community ownership in perpetuity, to make local care services available and affordable for everyone.

We’ve had conversations with the Equal Care Co-op in Hebden Bridge, who are using a model that includes carers, recipients of care and their families, all as full members. They’ve produced a playbook/toolkit that’s freely available for groups to use to set up a similar group in their town.

We’d like to meet with and learn from people involved in care in Stroud, to think more about what a care commons might look like. 

If you think you might like to get involved in a formative care commons group, you can have a look at the information on this page, plus the Equal Care Co-op Playbook, and contact us.