Tami Evans

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Central Coop St Ives

During our "Get to know your Coop" event in March we collated a survey & all participants were entered into a draw to win a hamper, thanks to our Eastern MCC. 33 people completed & Jane Jenners from St.Ives Town Council & I are now working through

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Bunting Making St Ives.

Hi Everyone, next Wednesday we will have another bunting and banner making session and I very much hope you can join us again to see metres of bunting appearing before our eyes! This time extra sewing machines will come in very useful, so if you can bring one or know

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Free running group in Dersingham, Norfolk

Meet every Wednesday evening at 18:15 PM outside The Co-operative Food Store, Lynn Road, Dersingham, PE31 6JZ for a 5 kilometre (3.1 mile) run in the village or along the outskirts of. Sunday mornings, there is a ‘longer run’ scheduled for roughly around 10 kilometres, (6.2 miles)

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Community Event in Bungay

Today we will be hosting a community event for all with Bungay Community Support Centre 1-5pm at our Store. We will be offering free bike safety checks & minor repairs with Moore & Sons Cycles. Spin the wheel for a chance to win a prize. Hunt the bunnies around the

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Members Monthly Bingo

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Community Event in Bungay

Come along to our store in Bungay Friday 11th April between 1-5 & learn about all the wonderful services Bungay Community Support Centre have on offer. Everybody welcome to come & join in. Bring your bikes to be Summer ready for a free safety check & minor repairs with Moore

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Events in St.Ives for Big Green Week

Wednesday 9th April at Burleigh Hill Community Centre we welcome our Members & Community to come to help make the bunting for St.Ives Green Event 11th June. Support will be on hand from Sew, Mend & Save, please bring any unused green fabric. Refreshments will be provided. Wednesday 11th

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Digital Story Telling

On Friday 7th March we spent an inspiring day with Featherbed Tales, pupils at Ravensthorpe Primary School, Westraven Community Garden, residents of Cross Keys Homes and National Literacy Trust for an intergenerational event to explore & learn ways to tell stories about the place that we live. Caroline, the founder

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Calling all Members in St.Ives

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Cooperative Solutions

All members of any Cooperative welcome to come along. We will be hosting these meetings on the following dates: 11th March 2-4pm 13th May 2-4pm 8th July 2-4pm Facilitators.   Danny Douglas-Board Director Central Coop dannyjohndouglas@gmail.com   Lewis Vernum-Chair of MCC contact@project-abundance.co.uk   Sian Ashby-MCC Member sianashby1@outlook.

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Coop Marketplace

Our Membership & Community Council are working in partnership with Co-op Group to host an event in Cambridge Thursday 27th February. Everyone is welcome. Co-op Marketplace in Cambridge Central Library CB2 3BQ on Thursday 27 February 11am-2pm. General Admission tickets are live now so please book your space here Co-op

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Digital Inclusion Event

Our Membership & Community Council will be at this event, offering refreshments & supporting any Central Coop app, questions. Please do come along with your membership card. We will look forward to seeing you.

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Healthy Lifestyles & Cooking workshop in Saint Neots

We have ran two successful cohorts in Saint Neots with our partners & about to start cohort 3. If you would like to participate, please scan the QR code on poster to join cohort 4 which will be starting in March.

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Come & Celebrate 180 years Co-operation!

Saturday 21st December marks 180 years since the first successful co-operative opened on Toad Lane in Rochdale. We will be celebrating in our Carlton Colville Store & everyone is welcome. 1.30-3 inside our store, Saturday 21st December 2024. Come & enjoy Singing, mince pies & festive chocolates with our

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Healthy Lifestyles & Airfryer Cooking workshops

Over the past 12 weeks our Eastern MCC worked with partners Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridgeshire Skills, Living Sport, One Leisure & North Cambridgeshire & Peterbourgh Care Partnership to offer families in Saint Neots the opportunity to learn how to cook healthy and simple meals together using air fryers with additional

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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

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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

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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

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Bingo evening at Insomnia

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

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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,

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Free Bike Events in the East

Come along to our free Dr.Bike events over August. Free activities, raffle & tastings for all to enjoy while your bike gets checked. View posters for further details. Thursday 1st August-Yaxley 11-2 Friday 2nd August-Godmanchester 10-1 Friday 2nd August-Sawtry 2-5 Saturday 3rd August -Littleport 11-3 at St.Georges Church.

Community Fun Day- Littleport

Come along to a Community Fun Day at St.Georges Church in Littleport, hosted by Littleport & Ely Timebank. Colleagues from our food store will be there offering refreshments & activities. Our Membership & Community Council are providing free bike health checks with partner Chris from Brucies Bikes. St Georges

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Coop Fortnight-Principle 6

What an amazing team effort! A huge thank you to Board Director, Brad Tuckfield, Operation Manager, Chris Frary, Store Managers, Graeme Clegg & Lynne Farrow, Central Co-op Food, Ashley & Josh Tucked Valets and Tracie & Colleagues East of England Co-op Funeral Services for an amazing collaboration yesterday! About with

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Cooking Club

Our Eastern Membership & Community Council have funded six cooking sessions in partnership with H.E.L.P (helping empower people in Peterborough). MCC Vice Chair, Sam Lefevre, MCC member, Shannon Hilton & I have all attended a session which has filled us all with warmth & gratitude. The stories

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Free Bike Health Checks

Eastern Membership & Community Council are holding free bike health checks at our Food Stores around the region. Please see details below. Come along & meet some of our members of our Council while getting your bike safe & ready for the warmer weather. 6th April Chartwell Rd, Sprowston NR6