Southern

Christmas Concert - Saturday 14th December 2024

Why not enter into the festive spirit and enjoy a Christmas Concert, performed by our Glenfield Ladies Co-operative Choir? The Choir will be singing their hearts out at the Glenfied Methodist Church, Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8BT on Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7pm. Tickets are just £8.50,

Community

The Ultimate Central Co-op Christmas 2024

The ultimate guide to a magical Christmas, with exclusive deals, award-winning treats, and a Shop to win competition, all designed to make your festive season unforgettable.

Eastern

Bereavement workshop

Thursday 21st November our Membership & Community Council joined Members at our Funeral Home at Gresham Avenue in Lowestoft. Graeme Franks Funeral Director had arranged a full day for them including being chauffeur driven to the Crematorium in our limousine & a back of house tour. Mandy Duruk, Store Manager

Eastern

Bereavement Workshops

Thursday 24th October, our Membership & Community Council joined Members at our Funeral Home in Huntingdon. We started the day off by driving to Huntingdon Eco Crematorium in the Mustang limousine. Sam and Billy gave us a very informative and down to earth tour of the back of house and

Southern

Fairtrade Christmas Market - Saturday 30th November 2024 from 10am-3pm

Oakham is a beautiful market town with lots of individual shops and cafes and always looks stunning at Christmas time. We will be in the Castle (which is situated in the town) where we will be joining other Fairtrade retailers at the Christmas market. It is a great opportunity to

Festive Toy Van tour.

We’re so grateful for the sheer generosity shown by our marvellous Members, colleagues and customers

Community

Finalists at the Retail Week Awards 2025!

We are thrilled to announce that we've been shortlisted for Best New Store and Inclusion & Diversity Heroes at the Retail Week Awards 2025!

Western

Central Co-op celebrate International Men's Day 2024 with their Annual 'Men's Voices' Event

On International Men's Day 2024 Central Co-op held their 5th annual Men's Voices Event. This year it took place at Central Co-op's Support Centre in Lichfield. 55 men braved the snowy weather to attend the event designed to help promote talking and discussion on

Community

Celebrate with us!

This year on the 21st December we celebrate the very first successful Coop opening on Toad Lane in Rochdale in 1844. Come & join the celbrations with our Colleagues, Members & Customers with a jolly sing song & a mince pie. Norfolk & Waveney Quartet will be playing outside our

Sarah Dickins wins Most Inclusive Chief People Officer in Retail at InclusionIn Awards

Congratulation to Sarah and all the winners and finalists at InclusionIn's EDI Awards

Western

A Musical Masterpiece... Great Barr Musical Theatre Co-operative performs 'The Addams Family'

I, along with members of Central Co-op Western Membership and Community Council went along to this year's production from our very own Member Group 'Great Barr Musical Theatre Co-operative'! What a show! What a performance from this talented group of performers! For the last two years

Northern

Democracy in Yorkshire

blog by Carol Warham, Vice-Chair, Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. Report of the Yorkshire Interim Members' Meeting held at The Huntsman, Holmfirth on 23rd Octoober, 2024. Colleagues had been busy arranging all the tastings before members and guests began to arrive at 6pm. The staff at the Huntsman had

Southern

Markfield Co-op Celebrates 155 Years

Markfield Co-op is celebrating 155 years of serving the local community and to mark the occasion, the Southern MCC have organised an exhibition which is running from 1st November 2024 for approxomately two weeks. The exhibition includes a time-line, and some memorabilia, incuding old Markfield Co-op receipts and trading information.

Southern

Young Volunteer of the Year

The Southern MCC have been invited to support the Young Volunteer of the Year Award organised by blaby District Council and we are delighted to be part of the judging panel too. If you know of a young person living in the Blaby District area of Leicester who you think

Southern

Half Term Brings Lots of Activity

Half-term is a great opportunity for us to get involved in local community activities, especially those organised for children. We have held some intergenerational cooking sessions at The Hub in Loughborough, where children and parents were able to come together in a fun environment and make flapjacks together, which they

Black History in Co-operation

The stories of some of the Black British men, women and societies who championed co-operation.

Humanitarian appeal for the Middle East

Every pound donated up to the value of £10 million will be matched by the UK government through its Aid Match scheme.

Making a real difference through giving.

Please donate a brand new toy or game for a child who might otherwise go without this Christmas.

News

On the road this Safer Business Action Week

Safer Business Action Week, co-ordinated by the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC), runs from the 14th to 20th of October and aims to raise awareness of business crime across the UK. At Central Co-op, our Loss Prevention Team has been actively involved, engaging with local communities, law enforcement and partners

Community

How a £15 shop led to a £5,000 dream holiday

A big congratulations to Mark from Kettering on winning his £5,000 Foodie Adventure holiday!

Community

Safer Business Action Week

Safer Business Action Week, running from the 14th to 20th of October, is coordinated by the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) to raise awareness of business crime in areas across the UK. The NBCC work with police, Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRPs), Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), private industry and Society’

Community

Bingo evening at Insomnia

Come along & join in some fun at our Insomnia Coffee shop in Halesworth.

Community

180 Years Cooperatives

Our Membership & Community Council are hosting an intergenerational event with local primary school in Lowestoft & Featherbed Tales www.featherbedtales.com We would love to hear from anyone who lives in Lowestoft or surronding areas, that worked for a Coop & would like the opportunity to share their memories,

A moment of calm in support of Samaritans.

Sign Samaritans’ petition and take action now

Community

Celebrating our new charity partnership!

Samaritans are our new charity partner. Their volunteers are on hand, day or night, for anyone who needs someone to listen without judgement or pressure.