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Community Event in Bungay

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

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

Powering our journey to green energy self-sufficiency

Powering our journey to green energy self-sufficiency

Central Co-op has led a landmark 10-year corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA), working in partnership with four other independent co-operative societies (ISMs) - Lincolnshire Co-op, Scotmid Co-op, East of England Co-op and Southern Co-op - to supply renewable energy to over 400 co-op locations across the UK. Starting on 1st

Support co-operation in peacebuilding

Support co-operation in peacebuilding

Co-operatives have long helped to rebuild communities following disasters and conflict.

We're finalists at the Employee Benefits Awards!

We're finalists at the Employee Benefits Awards!

Thank you to our colleagues for being part of this journey – this achievement is for you!

"Hey, are you alright?"

"Hey, are you alright?"

Get involved and join thousands of people looking out for one another.

Celebrating 50 Years of Bretby Crematorium

Celebrating 50 Years of Bretby Crematorium

Today, we celebrate a significant milestone in the history of Bretby Crematorium - its 50th anniversary. For half a century, Bretby has provided a place of peace, reflection and remembrance for families across Derbyshire, Staffordshire and beyond. Nestled in the heart of a beautiful natural woodland setting, the crematorium has

Digital Story Telling

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

Golden ticket giveaway

Golden ticket giveaway

Mark your calendars! The Golden Ticket event will take place at 10am on Saturday 22nd of March at 20 of our stores.

Community come together in Birmigham to talk cycling at local Cycle Cafes

Community come together in Birmigham to talk cycling at local Cycle Cafes

Fabio Henriques and I are 2 bike mechanics based in Birmingham. We not only love to cycle ourselves, but would love to enable others to do so. In order to do this, we are looking to set up a community cycle hub. We have both found it hard at times

Our Malawi Partnership

Our Malawi Partnership

Keep visiting our Member blog pages to learn how we're working co-operatively every day to build a better world.

Accelerate Action this International Women's Day

Accelerate Action this International Women's Day

As we mark International Women’s Day 2025, Central Co-op proudly celebrates the achievements of women across our Society and beyond. This year’s theme, “Accelerate Action”, is a powerful call to break barriers, foster inclusion and champion women in leadership. One incredible example of this leadership is our very

Calling all Members in St.Ives

Calling all Members in St.Ives

Cooperative Solutions

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.

Cooking Course in Birmingham is a 'Slow' Hit

Cooking Course in Birmingham is a 'Slow' Hit

For three weeks in January and February Central Co-op Member and Community Relations teamed up with Cathie from St Boniface Church and 'Big Local - Welsh House Farm' in Quinton, Birmingham to deliver a slow cooker cooking course to 10 local residents. The sessions over a three-week period

Earn an exclusive Member reward when you switch to Your Co-op Energy

Earn an exclusive Member reward when you switch to Your Co-op Energy

Your Co-op Energy, are a top 5 energy supplier rated by Which? Switch today and earn an exclusive Member reward.

Tree planting for Malawi

Tree planting for Malawi

Our contribution has already made a difference and also builds towards many of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

Winter Bike Sessions supporting our members and community

Winter Bike Sessions supporting our members and community

Our most recent Bike Maintenance event took place outside our Cotteridge Store with Cath and Fabio from Dr Bike, and our very own MCC member Laurence on hand to talk to members and customers about Central Co-op member and community activity. The free event is funded by Central Co-op Western

Co-operatives build a better world.

Co-operatives build a better world.

Throughout the year, using the official UN theme ‘Co-operatives build a better world’, we’ll share news and activity on our Member blog that you can get involved in. Keep visiting these pages for the latest.

MP Visits Are Back On

Our Board of Directors

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

Coop Marketplace

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

Central Co-op joins forces with Sebbie Hall and Teffie to spread kindness this Valentine’s Day

Central Co-op joins forces with Sebbie Hall and Teffie to spread kindness this Valentine’s Day

"I just want to make someone smile today." - Sebbie Hall.

Time to Talk at Insomnia Cafe in Blaby, Leicestershire

Time to Talk at Insomnia Cafe in Blaby, Leicestershire

Today, the Membership & Community Council took part in "A Time to Talk", a National campaign to get people talking about health and well-being. We took along some tastings, games, information and colouring in addition to having a good old natter with those who attended. And of course

Supporting Young Co-operators

Supporting Young Co-operators

The Southern Membership & Community Council have been supporting Blaby District Council's local volunteer awards for a few years, and in addition to presenting the young co-operator of the year award, we also take part in the short-listing for all of the awards. Young Person(s) Runners-Up This

Glenfield Ladies Choir support Co-op Living Exhibition

Glenfield Ladies Choir support Co-op Living Exhibition

The Glenfield Ladies Co-operative Choir kicked off the start of International Year Co-ops by supporting the Co-op Development and Social Enterprise Agency's (Caseda) Living History Exhibition at Coalville & Neighbours (a Social Enterprise) in the heart of Coalville. Visitors enjoyed an afternoon of songs performed by the very