Bah Humbug!
Another example of work by a member of the Shepley Creative Writing Group. Vicky quoted "At the age of 61 and a dispenser at my local pharmacy, I recently joined a creative writing
Tanya Noon
The Northern Membership and Community Relations Officer is Tanya Noon. She oversees Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South/West Yorkshire.
A Silly Christmas Love Story by a member of the Shepley Creative Writing Group
The Creative Writing Group meet in the Shepley Library and the members have successfully had many articles printed. One member, Carol Warham had her first book published last year. We wanted to share
Birkby Infant School learning about ways to save our plant.
Thanks to fairandfunky for delivery another brilliant day. With over 60 Year 2 children at Birkby Infants they created sea creatures from single use plastics and shared little ways to look after the
Christmas goodies at Shepley Craft Fair
Tom and Carol from the Yorkshire Member & Community Council were delighted to supported the Shepley Christmas Fair with Co-op tastings. Everyone was so impressed with the range of products and the quality.
Wellbeing day at Belper with some Christmas cheer!
With the run up to Christmas a Wellbeing Day was held in Belper to give people some advice and support so that they can enjoy their Christmas. The Membership & Community Council talked
Warm mulled wine and mince pies were a hit at Dodworth Festival of Light
Together with the Dodworth Co-op Store, the Yorkshire Member & Community Council again supported the Festival of Light event. Due to the cold weather we were able to go inside the Central Club
Calow lights up!
Calow Lights Up! The Membership & Community Council, together with the new Co-op store in Calow, were delighted to support the Calow Light Festival on 4th December. Support was given towards the workshops
Do you want to taste the benefits of membership. From dancing to painting groups.
The Northern Membership & Community Council offer members a number of classes to attend across its region. From the Painting Group and Afternoon Group in Chesterfield, the Dance group in Eastwood, Tai chi
Understanding Pensions and how to prepare for retirement.
A joint event with the WEA (Workers' Education Association) and Co-operative Wealth (investments co-op) was a great way to enable people to have a greater understanding of pensions and planning for the future.
Learning about food choices in a fun way
Children at Greenwood Primary School near Kirkby in Ashfield, enjoyed a fun session learning about healthy choices. The children were able to look at packaging and identify the meaning of the traffic light
Co-operative solutions to tackle Food and Finance Justice
Food and Finance Justice – Co-operative Solutions by Tanya Noon. Central England Co-operative hosted a Conference to bring a number of organisations working together from foodbanks, credit unions, and local authorities to look at
Networking in Beeston
An evening of getting to know members in the Beeston area included the President, Elaine Dean and Secretary, Jim Watts giving an overview of the financial results and the focus of the Society