Northern Loving the outdoor learning at New Mill Community Garden An annual event at the New Mill Community Garden saw over 180 children/parents and grandparents taking part. Activities were provided by the gardeners and included potting plants, bird watching and trails looking for insects and butterflies; Riverholme provided bird box making and many other interactive programmes; fairandfunky provided a
Northern Pride in Derbyshire Along with colleagues from retail and funeral, as well as the Northern Membership & Community Council members, we attended the recently held Chesterfield and Belper Pride Festivals. Chesterfield being very successful with more than 5,000 attending. As well as stall holders, there was a new Kidz Zone with arts
Northern Long Service recognised at Chatsworth House Blog by Elaine Dean, President. Long Service Awards at Chatsworth 4th July. One of the most pleasant duties of being President - and there are many - is the annual presentation of Long Service Awards in the glorious surroundings of Chatsworth House. It is a chance to dress up and
Our Board of Directors New store opening in Tuxford Blog by Elaine Dean, President. It is always very exciting when a new store opens in an area and especially in a town where we haven't traded before. This time it was in the small market town of Tuxford in Nottinghamshire. Tuxford is an old historic coaching town
Northern Members enjoying their visit to Buxton and a stop off to see the Bakewell store. Blog by Carol Warham, MCC member. On a beautiful sunny day, June 14th, forty seven of us, including council members Carol, Dawn and Claire, set off from New Mill and Shepley, on a Co-op Heritage Visit to Buxton and Bakewell. The coach driver took us on the scenic routes through
Northern Members enjoying their recent heritage visits to Liverpool and also Bridlington Blog by Joanna West and Tanya Noon. Derby members last week headed off to sunny Liverpool for their latest Heritage Visit accompanied by Joanna and Natalie from the Northern Membership and Community Council. Heritage Visits are organised by members of the MCC, enabling members to visit interesting and historical places
Northern Cycling Safely and Securely Blog by Joanna West, Membership & Community Council Heatherton Village store welcomed the Northern Membership & Community Council on a beautiful blue sky day today, as Phil, Rob and Joanna talked about the benefits of membership and LifeCycle fixed a good number of bikes ahead of half term and Bike
Northern Celebrating 50 years of membership Blog written by Elaine Dean, Director. On 10th May 100 Co-op members from the Derby area arrived at the Rolls Royce Club for a special and historic event. This is the annual Senior Members' Gathering which rewards those with 50 or more years of membership with a 'sumptuous
Northern Co-operation amongst Co-operatives Derby Retired Employees visiting Midcounties Co-operative. Blog by Elaine Dean and Janet Morris. The Derby Area Retired Employees' Association organised a recent visit to Oxford and Bourton on the Water. A full coach left Derby on time and had fun en route with raffles with some lovely prizes including
Northern Retired Employees' Association in Derby Post written by Elaine Dean. Central Co-op supports our Retired Employees‘ Associations and encourages their activities across our trading areas. The Derby Association is particularly active with many members and lots of events. On April 17th they held their Spring Luncheon and party afternoon at the Grange Banqueting Suite in
Northern I'M ME - Music therapy and how it supports our mental health and wellbeing Rebecca Johnstone Music Therapy Trainee: As a music therapy trainee I was so excited by the title of the evening. “I am me.” Tanya warmly invited me on board to get together some musician friends and create music for the evening. The discovery of self, connecting back to ourselves and
Northern I’M ME – Refugee and Asylum Seekers journeys. I’M ME – Refugee and Asylum Seekers journeys. Vicki Offin from Upbeat Communities Thursday was such an eclectic and diverse evening of music, stories, creativity, humour, self-expression and reflection. People from all walks of life and backgrounds coming together to share their humanity. For Upbeat Communities it was the chance
Northern I'M ME - an evening of inclusivity I’m Me; an inspirational evening held by Central Co-op in Littleover where members spoke and sang their stories in a variety of ways. Poetry and the written word were great to hear, and some of the styles of singing were diverse and beautiful to listen to. Members were most
Northern Bike repairs at the re-launched Langley Mill Store To celebrate Langley Mill’s exciting relaunch on Friday, MCC members Ollie, Phil, Kathryn and Joanna joined Nottingham Bikes to see the new look location and to talk to members. Nottingham Bikes, supported by the Northern Region, were on hand to give members’ bikes a service whether that was pumping
Eastern Working co-operatively in Peterborough is the key to success The Eastern Membership & Community Council which covers the whole of the Anglia region of the Central Co-op, decided to start a new Networking opportunity across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. This is to enable the groups they have worked with and to branch out to other organisations the importance of coming
Our Board of Directors International Women's Day - inspirational! Central Board’s Vice-President, Tanya Noon, opened the International Women's Day, 8th March 2023, setting the scene and sharing personal stories. Over 100 women gathered at the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire to celebrate in a co-operative way. This was our 5th face to face such event
Northern Men Utd ! Men United - written by Elaine Dean, Northern MCC Northern MCC members Paul Robinson and Elaine Dean had an idea to start a friendship and chat group for men at our Insomnia cafe in Littleover. This initiative was supported by the store manager Oliver Buxton and Area Manager Chris Berry.
Northern Members learning about the history of Coventry Members' Visit to Coventry - Written by MCC member, Elaine Dean. MCC members Elaine and Paul acted as the couriers for the Central Co-op members from the Derby area went on a Heritage Visit to Coventry and were very lucky that despite the forecast it didn't rain
Members' Heritage visit to York. Members from Shepley and New Mill enjoyed their Heritage Visit to York. Written by Carol Warham from Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. (MCC). Yorkshire’s MCC first heritage visit of the year. We were all apprehensive as snow had been forecast. However, the day dawned mild and bright. We couldn’
Northern Members' visit to Tewkesbury as part of our Educational programme. Members visit to Tewkesbury - Written by Northern MCC - Elaine Dean. Members from the North East Midlands area (NEMCO) of Central Co-op enjoyed a Heritage Visit to Tewkesbury in March. Despite weather forecasts of snow we experienced blue skies and sunshine but cold temperatures. The coach was full and
Member Groups play an important part towards well being. Member Groups and the importance they play as part of wellbeing. Written by Joanna West - Northern MCC One of the many benefits of being a Central Co-op member is the ability to join our incredibly varied Member Groups. I’m fortunate to look after our Tatting and Craft Group
Northern Fairtrade Fortnight Fairtrade Fortnight - written by Joanna West, Northern MCC. It has been an absolute pleasure to join fellow MCC colleagues at so many events to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight. We held over a dozen events across the Northern region and spoke to hundreds of people about Fairtrade. In Ripley, Derbyshire we
Northern (Untitled) Members of the Northern Region Member & Community Council (Elaine, Phil & Joanna) joined up with Ali, the local Member Pioneer for the Co-op Group at the cafe in our Castle Donington Store for a 'Time to Talk' event for mental health awareness. Shoppers in store were invited
Eastern Amazing Co-op memories in Lowestoft ‘Amazing' legacy as memories shared at heritage celebration What a wonderful day we all had capturing stories and memories. Highlights included families bringing in photographs and memorabilia of their loved ones who used to work in the Canning Factories and sharing their stories, two former employees celebrating their 90th
Northern Pause for a moment - life changing Our first pause for a moment using the Co-op Community Cafe in Insomnia was a great success. The Northern Membership & Community Council welcomed people and started with a game of menopause bingo. This was a fun way to start the session and then we had some brilliant breathing techniques
