The Northern Membership and Community Relations Officer is Tanya Noon. She oversees Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South/West Yorkshire.
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
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.
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
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
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
The Northern Membership & Community Council (MCC) gave reports to members on the events and activities over the last six months. Thanks to the council members who also assisted at the members' meetings
It has been a pleasure promoting fairtrade over the years and as we celebrate the 25th anniversary, i wanted to share the many events we have supported. From cooking events using fairtrade ingredients,
Elaine Dean, President acted as courier for members from Derby on their educational visit to Hereford. She has blogged the following: "A small city in a rural county but rich in heritage. Its
Members from all the Membership & Community Councils visited the Birthplace of Robert Owen in Newtown, Mid Wales. Robert Owen was a true visionary and a pioneer of socialism and inspired the co-operative
It was a pleasure to attend the re-dedication service to celebrate the refurbished funeral home in Chaddesden. The Community Poem written by Jacqui Alexander was a brilliant way to highlight how local people
The Northern Membership & Community Council supported the new store opening at Langley Park nr Mackworth. It was a great opportunity to talk to new customers about the benefits of membership and how
fairandfunky delivered a workshop to students at Keresforth Primary School. The students discovered all about plastics, what happens to our waste and how we can all take steps to Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and