About this Event
A hundred years ago, Cambridge built a cooperative society that shared everything. Not just a shop — a whole way of life. Let’s explore our hidden heritage.
Divvy Day is a street theatre production rooted in voices of the people who lived, worked, and played in The Kite neighbourhood of Cambridge, collected through a citizens' science project.
The focus is the extraordinary legacy of the Cambridge & District Co-Operative Society and how it created a community of security and abundance as remembered through divvy books, dividend queues, the sense that the local economy was something that would pay you back - and had your back!
As late as 1990, a staggering 83,000 people (out of a city population of 101,000) were members. Come hear their stories and learn how a neighbourhood economy created tangible community power.
Created with Your Past Performed Theatre Company and written by Dr Sean Lang of ARU, Divvy Day brings those voices back to the streets they came from, because this isn't just a piece of history, it's something we can bring to life today.
Part of Together Culture's Divvy Days, celebrating The Kite's cooperative legacy
Together Culture is working to revitalise a Cambridge cooperative society for the 2020s: community-owned, community-accountable, and designed to pay its benefits back to the people who shape it.
Funded by Arts Council England.
Tickets
- Early Bird (available until 30 September 2026): £10
- General Admission: £12.50
- Supporter: £20
If cost is a barrier, email [email protected].
About Together Culture
We’re a community of collaborative culture changemakers reimagining how inclusive change happens and sticks. Find out more at www.togetherculture.com
Event venue & nearby stays
The Grafton, Fitzroy Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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