Karen Bevan

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Member Groups are busy with Concerts, Shows and Carol Services

It is always a busy time for member groups, who work hard to spread joy across our region. Why not show your support and enjoy being entertained by one of our talented groups during the festive season. Please also note that our Leicester Co-op Band will also be playing Christmas

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Badgerbrook school children visit our Whetstone Store

Last week we welcomed over 60 children into our Whetstone Store. The school have been bringing their children for a number of years now and we always enjoy their visits. For this visit, we delivered a mini healthy choices workshop on the shop floor, before setting the task for the

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An Afternoon with Women4Change

Women4change is a not for profit organisation based in Leicester whose mission is to strive, educate, support and empower local women and young people in the community. It was first set up by a group of mothers living in or around the St.Matthews estate, and today the organisation is

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Ratby Co-op Band Festival of Remembrance

Our Award winning Ratby Co-op Band will be joining the choirs of St. James the Greater and St. James the Choral Project at a festival of remembrance this Friday, 10th November 2023 at St James the Greater Church, Leicester, LE2 1NA. Lest we forget.

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Diwali Health & Wellbeing event

This week, we were invited to an event organised by the Centre for Ethnic Health Research based at Leicester University,which took place at the Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre in Leicester. "Mast Khana Swath Khana", meaning Eat Well, Eat Healthy in Gujarati, was organised as part of the build up for

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Family Fun in Corby and Kettering

During the half term week, we were invited by Wendy Ryan, Community Development Worker at North Northants Council, to their Family health and wellbeing days in Corby and Kettering. Other organisations who supported the events included Grow Cook Eat, Groundwork who made bird feeders plus vegetable printing, Bespoke Bike repairs,

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Fresher's week is a hit for us!

Our Clarendon Park Road Store is in the heart of student housing as it is close to Leicester University.  Last Friday afternoon (we waited until they were out of bed) we pitched up outside the store to talk to passing students about the benefits of our membership and our exclusive

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Networking Event at King Power Stadium, Leicester

Last week, we were invited to the King Power Stadium via our wonderful partnership with Leicester City in the Community.  We were just one of a number of stall holders who support the wider community across Leicestershire & Rutland.  Other attendees including the NHS, Everyone Active, Women for Change, Wesley Hall,

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Wombles in Litter Education

We have been friends of the South Leicestershire Wombles for sometime now and have celebrated Co-op Fortnight over the years with Retail and Funeral colleagues and the Membership & Community Council supporting their litter picks. We were delighted when they were successful in receiving a community dividend award from the Society

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Vicar of Dibley comes to Whetstone in Leicestershire

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Co-operating at Leicester Pride - 2nd September 2023

A message from Barrie Fairbairn, LGBT+ Officer, Leicester South CLP "The Pride Movement has blossomed over the last decade with even the more remote parts of the nation hosting their own annual Pride event. Leicester Pride can trace its roots back to 2001. The Leicester Pride committee of 2001 asked

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Parks Day with St. Matthews Big Local

Last Friday marked the end of our summer support with the Holiday and Fun activities over the school holidays at St. Matthews Big Local, with Parks Day. Members of the Southern MCC have a very close relationship with St Matthews Big Local Charity which supports one of the top deprived

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FREE Bike Maintenance & Health Check at Grange Place, Kettering

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Photography Competition - Leicestershire & Rutland

We are working in partnership with Co-op Group with a photography competition across Leicestershire & Rutland.  If you are keen photographer or have taken a photo of a local landscape or place of interest why not enter via the email link below for a chance to win some prizes, including a

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Desborough FREE Bike Maintenance - Thursday 17th August 2023

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160 Years of Co-operation in Desborough

Our Desborough Stores and Funeral home are celebrating 160 years since the founding Desborough Co-operative Society opened in 1863.  Following mergers with neighbouring societies, it is now known as Central Co-op.  To mark this very special occasion, we have produced a booklet and our Gladstone Street is hosting an exhibition

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FREE Bike Maintenance at New Parks Co-op - Wednesday 9th August 2023

Join us this Wednesday from 11am-2pm and bring along any unwanted bike which will be used for community projects or sold on at a reasonable price to low income families.

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BIKE EVENT AT ROWLATTS HILL STORE

If you live in or around the Rowlatts Hill area, come along and take advantage of a FREE bike maintenance on Friday 4th August 2023.  We will be there from 11am-2pm and we will take any unwanted bikes off your hands too.

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FREE Bike Checks

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Free Bike Maintenance

We will be at our Co-op in Linden Drive, Lutterworth on Friday 21st July 2023 from 11am until 2pm with Northside Bikes.  Come along and take advantage of a free maintenance check and if you have any unwanted bikes, bring them along too.  The bikes will be upgraded and passed

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SoundCafe Health and Well-being Homeless Football Tournament

On a rainy July day, we attended a Football Tournament for people living in Leicester experiencing homelessness.  The SoundCafe, who organised the event, provides safe creative spaces for people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless or are socially isolated or living in vulnerable housing.  Over 18 teams took

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Sustainable Schools Leicester

The Southern Membership and Community Council were once again delighted to be invited back to be judges for the work on environmental issues such as climate change, biodiversity loss and plastic pollution taking place in schools across Leicester City. The Eco Schools programme provides a seven-step framework to help empower

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Volunteering at Saffron Brook

To celebrate Co-op Fortnight, we once again returned to the wonderful Saffron Brook in Leicester.  The Saving Saffron Brook project aims to restore the heavily modified ecosystem along the Saffron/Wash Brook area via direct channel improvements, re-naturalisation and flood plain reconnection, whilst engaging with the local community to bring

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Careers Talks at Robert Smyth School

In the second week of Co-op Fortnight, Funeral, Floral, Retail and the Membership & Community Council were invited into Robert Smyth School in Market Harborough to talk about careers and roles with Central Co-op. Starting with an introduction to Central Co-op and its history, we presented in detail the roles we

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Anti-bullying and Co-op Values Sessions

During the second week of Co-op Fortnight, Funeral, Retail and the Membership & Community Council delivered anti-bullying and co-op values sessions to 180 children over two days. The children were encouraged to talk openly about bullying, using some child friendly resources, and  the values sessions included British values in schools and