Cornerstone has two large Victorian houses in Chapeltown, an ethnically diverse and run-down part of Leeds. Both houses need a lot of ongoing maintenance, and have large gardens front and back, which we variously hang out in, tend, or leave wild—attracting wildlife and producing some food (herbs, fruit and vegetables). Between us there is space for up to 15 members to live, though there are often visitors. Both houses have office space and computer facilities. There is an emphasis on members being socially active, and members are often involved in local and national campaigns on a diverse range of issues, from asylum seeking to radical ecological action to animal rights. Footprint Workers Cooperative and the Cornerstone Resource Centre (providing resources for campaigns) are based in the cellar.

Cornerstone is a member of Radical Routes (www.radicalroutes.org.uk), the network for radical co-ops promoting cooperation and working for social change. We encourage investors to take out shares in Rootstock (ww.rootstock.org.uk), investor’s co-op, to support this work and fund new co-operatives.