Tanya Noon

The Northern Membership and Community Relations Officer is Tanya Noon. She oversees Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South/West Yorkshire.

Celebrating the longevity of Membership

The Northern Membership & Community Council held its traditional Senior Members' Gathering with members who have been members of the former Derby Co-operative Society for over 50 years. The event was established in 1912 by the former General Manager, Emmanual Merchant as he wanted to reward strong and committed

Try something new at Shelton Lock Insomnia Cafe.

Our new Shelton Store's Insomnia Cafe, along with the Northern Membership & Community Council are hosting an event for tastings alongside a mini quiz. From 5pm with the opportunity to try different coffees from latte, moccha, caramel macchiato to various milkshakes and icepaps. A FREE tasting session and

Heritage visit for members to Halifax

Blog by Carol Warham, Vice-Chair, Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. The first of this year's visits, in March, took us to Halifax. Again, we were blessed with good, bright weather. Our first stop was at Bankfield Museum. This excellent museum was once the home of a Victorian Mill

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MP Visits Are Back On

Blog by Elaine Dean, President. We were delighted in July when many of the politicians who had visited our stores to listen to colleagues talking about how retail crime affects them were successful in elections. Many were very unexpected and overturned large majorities. Sadly we have had more incidents in

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Men Utd - meeting at our new Insomnia Cafe

Blog by Elaine Dean, President Around about 18 months ago we held a brainstorm meeting of the Northern Region Member and Community Council and in the group I was in, store manager Paul Robinson suggested we started up a group specifically for men to get together. We have been encouraged

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Shelton Lock Store Opens

Blog written by Elaine Dean, President. Friday 10th January was a bitterly cold day but I arrived at the newly open Shelton Lock store to find that the car park was full, the shop was busy and there was a queue in the cafe ! What a great start ! This store

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A new Insomnia!

Blog written by Elaine Dean, President. The Insomnia coffee shop in Littleover has been open for a few years now and is almost always very busy with people sitting inside and out – even in cold weather – and with the community room almost fully booked. We have worked hard to encourage

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Our Partnership With The Ark

Blog written by Elaine Dean, President. In 2006 I was made aware of a wonderful animal rescue centre in Ashbourne by one of my former students. This was Ashbourne and District Animal Welfare Society – or ADAWS – commonly known as the Ark. I was pleased that it was a membership organisation

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Our Christmas Toy Appeal 2024

Blog written by Elaine Dean, President.  Last year, our Society Toy Appeal visited 9 stores because many of our car parks were too small to take the huge lorry! As we sat sheltering in the lorry from a wild storm in Dodworth, Andy Peake, from our Executive team and I

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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

Savvy Shopping Workshops

The Northern Membership & Community Council has just completed three separate workshops in association with Mencap. Participants took part in workshops in Beeston, Clifton - Farnborough Road and South Church Drive. The Savvy Challenge starts getting everyone together and this time we used the community space with the Youth Centre

Shepley Co-op members visit to Howarth and Hebden Bridge

Blog by Carol Warham, Vice-Chair, Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. Visit took place on 11th September. Wearing raincoats and clutching umbrellas, we boarded the coach for our September Heritage Visit, fearing the worst as heavy rain had been forecast for the morning, at least. On arrival at Howarth, it was

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President and Secretary Visit stores in the Fens and East Anglia.

Blog by Elaine Dean, Society President. Myself and Society Secretary Andy Seddon had two days visiting stores in Cambridgeshire and East Anglia and we also attended an Eastern 2 Member & Community Council meeting. Our first day we visited March, Ely Road at Sutton-in-the-Isle, Littleport, Hethersett and Brundle. We identified

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Celebrating Pride in Belper

Central Co-op attended Belper Pride on Saturday 3rd August. We took our stall on the main street near to our Strutt Street store. Colleagues from the business, retail, funeral and the Northern Membership & Community Council supported the event. Pride in Belper is a charity that fully supports the LGBTQ+

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Celebrating Pride in Chesterfield

Central Co-op attended Chesterfield Pride on Sunday, 21st July, 2024, at Stand Road Park, one of the biggest LGBTQ+ events in the country. With another star studded line up of acts and a great number of charities and organisations promoting exclusivity and supporting networks. Colleagues from across the business came

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President visits new store in Scunthorpe

Blog by Elaine Dean, President. Our new Scunthorpe store opened on 28th June and I had every intention of visiting then. As it turned out we had to go down to Kent to care for our twin 4 year old grandchildren for a few days covering the 28th. Board member

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Healthy Eating Workshop in Holmfirth

Blog by Carol Warham, Vice-Chair, Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. We were invited to White Rose Care Home in Holmfirth to give a workshop on Healthy Eating, on a Tuesday morning. It was obvious that in this lovely home the residents were well cared for and had healthy diets, all

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Co-op Congress - inspiring

Co-operative Congress - as part of Co-operatives Fortnight, Membership & Community Council members attended Co-operatives UK’s Co-op Congress in Birmingham on 14th/15th June, 2024. It is important that members of the Councils have the opportunity to learn about the wider movement and meet others from across the sector.

Learning whilst playing.

During May, Yorkshire Membership & Community Council, was invited to hold workshops, for the Youth Club at the Phoenix Centre in Holmfirth. The centre is for all the community. It has a large, high ceiling sports area, lined for most sports, plus a communal area with a kitchen. For the

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Senior members treated to an afternoon tea and entertainment

The Northern Membership & Community Council held their traditional Senior Members' Gathering with members who have been members of the former Derby Co-operative Society for over 50 years. They bring joy and enthusiasm to us all. The Event started with the cutting of the cake with special guests: the

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Robert Owen, Father of Co-operation making his mark in Belper!

After a two year wait, due to the pandemic, we were able to celebrate Robert Owen's 250th Anniversary since his death with a unique clock on the Co-op Store's Belper Store in Derbyshire. Robert Owen 1771 - 1858 Along with the Belper Town Council the Northern

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Members learning from academics and practitioners

Members learning from academics and practitioners at the UK Society for Co-operative Studies Conference. Blog by MCC members attending:  Shaz Rahman and Amanda Gallie, Western, Karl Furniss and Kathryn Smith, Northern and Richard Bickle, Jane Avery and Tanya Noon from the Board. We had a fascinating two days at the

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Travelling through time

Northern Membership & Community Council along with the Ripley Town Council and the Ripley Heritage Trust launched a virtual trail. The Heritage Trail captures stories and memories of people from the area. The launch was held at the Ripley Co-op on Derby Road (15th February, 2024) where students, members and

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Co-operative education in action

What a great way to learn from the grassroots to directing the business. Central Co-op's Membership & Community Councils came together for a two day networking event, with over 70 members taking part. Our first day started by looking at our last 3 year plan and looking forward

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Remembering a true co-operator - Emmanuel Merchant JP

Remembering Emmanuel Merchant JP  Blog written by Elaine Dean, President, Central Co-op It was a bitterly cold morning on January 17th but sunny and with a blue sky as around 70 people wound their way along the frosty paths of Duffield Cemetery to a recently renovated grave. This was a