About Us

Coalville CAN is a co-operative Community Benefit Society, working to support Coalville and the surrounding area to be a happy, healthy community. We foster new connections, new purpose, and a sense of belonging to anyone, working alongside to discover what that looks like for them.

To do this, we live our 4 main values:

We are welcoming:

CCAN enables new connections to be made by opening up spaces, standing alongside, and spotting opportunities. CCAN doesn’t ask ‘what do you need?’, but ‘what can you contribute?’

We are connectors:

CCAN holds spaces for community use, and makes sure everyone is invited to get involved, no matter who they are. We challenge behaviours that disrespect others.

We animate communities:

CCAN finds ways to bring people together that might not meet otherwise. We ensure people are seen and heard, and live our ‘You Too CAN!’ motto.

We are courageous:

CCAN makes it possible for people to dare to try new things and discover their worth. We don’t just talk about possibilities; we act and encourage others to be brave too.

Take a look below to find out more about we do:

What is CAN?
Learn more about what we do, why, and how.
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Our Rules
View the rules that govern our co-operative society here.
View our rules
Projects
At CAN, we focus on four main themes: Buildings and Land, Connecting, Wellbeing, and Learning
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Meet the Crew
Get to know the crew behind Coalville CAN
Meet the Crew
Meet our Board
Our board of directors is made up of local people, using their skills and experience to help CAN support the community
Meet our board
Our Finances
CAN operates on a mixture of grant funding and earned income, additional funds reinvested into our community
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Membership
Become a member of Coalville CAN, and have a say in what happens in your local area
Become a Member
Share Offer
In late 2024, we launched a community share offer to put CAN HQ into the hands of the community
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