News Finalists at Fraud Awards 2024 We are thrilled to announce that Central Co-op has been named a finalist at the prestigious 2024 Fraud Awards for The Retail Risk Retailer and Policing Collaboration Award! This recognition highlights the incredible efforts of our Loss Prevention Team, who have been working tirelessly to ensure the safety of
Western A Malawian Curry for the latest Slow Cooker Session in Burton Our third slow cooker session in Burton took place in early September back at Trent and Dove's 181 Community Cafe in Winshill. This session was based around a mild curry dish incorporating True Origin's Malawian Kilombero Rice. We were delighted to be joined by Howard, a
Community Be the Change this Fairtrade Fortnight Here’s a sneak peek at some of the exciting initiatives we’re launching during Fairtrade Fortnight and how you can get involved in creating a more sustainable and ethical future.
Western National Playday in Burton sees Thousands of Young People On Wednesday 21 August a National Playday event was held at Shobnal Leisure Centre in Burton on Trent. The event designed to help give young people free, fun activity proved very popular with over 5,000 members of the community, mostly families coming along to the day. The free event
Northern 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
Northern 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
Woodland Games a Hit in Birmingham On Saturday 17 August the third Woodland Eco Games took place in Stirchley, Birmingham at Hazelwell Park. The annual event in the brainchild of local art event expert and planners Hipkiss and Graney. The event designed to promote eco art alongside a range of fun wacky games most certainly bought
Southern Ratae Celebrate 75yrs with production of The Ghost Train Dear Friend of Ratae, The Ghost Train (Revised) Arnold Ridley’s classic comedy-thriller This autumn Ratae Co-operative Players will be 75 years old. We can’t quite believe it! Our sincere thanks must go to all our many patrons both past and present who have supported us through
Southern Pebble Painting at Bretby Crematorium Last Thursday, the Membership & Community Council and our Retail and Funeral colleagues supported our Crematorium with painting pebbles for the children's pebble stream in the Rainbow Garden. The area is colourful and a quiet space for reflection for children and for those who have sadly suffered a
Southern Ashby de la Zouch Pride On Saturday 10th August 2024, Ashby de la Zouch held its second Pride event on the main street through the Town. Along with music and acts taking place on the outdoor stage, there we many stalls and activities to be enjoyed. The Membership & Community Council worked alongside our Retail,
Southern Free Bike Maintenace at Selected Stores Membership & Community Councils have been busy during the schools holidays by promoting membership and offering refreshments alongside our Dr Bike partnerships. Events have taken place across more hard-pressed communities in the region and include Thurncourt Road and Hallam Crescent in Leicester and Occupation Road in Corby and grange
Our Board of Directors 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
Exciting opportunities at Central Co-op this A-level results day Today marks a significant milestone for thousands of young people across the country as A-level results are released. Whether the day brings joy, relief or even a little uncertainty, it’s a moment to celebrate all the hard work and dedication that has brought students to this point. At
Northern 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,
Western Community Cooking Session Takes Place in Burton-on-Trent Central Co-op Western Membership and Community Council teamed up with colleagues from Trent & Dove Housing to deliver a community cooking session for members of the community in Burton-on-Trent. This session was the first of six, which aims to promote healthy cooking skills through cost efficient meals
Win a holiday with Central Co-op Jet, set, go… We're serving up a slice of excitement this August with our Foodie Adventures competition, where one lucky shopper will jet off on a holiday worth up to a £5,000! So, where will your shop take you? Will a Co-op picnic be your passport?
Eastern Free Bike Events in the East Come along to our free Dr.Bike events over August. Free activities, raffle & tastings for all to enjoy while your bike gets checked. View posters for further details. Thursday 1st August-Yaxley 11-2 Friday 2nd August-Godmanchester 10-1 Friday 2nd August-Sawtry 2-5 Saturday 3rd August
Community Announcing our new charity partner... Samaritans! After an extensive search involving hundreds of applicants and almost 17,000 Member votes, we are thrilled to reveal that Samaritans has been chosen to be our new charity partner.
Community Celebrating International Self-Care Day The 24th of July marks International Self-Care Day, a day dedicated to encouraging us all to take responsibility for our own health and well-being. At Central Co-op, we believe that self-care is essential to maintaining a healthy and balanced life, which is why we’ve made
Western Community Cricket Day for August Bank Holiday Monday This August Bank Holiday sees the Western MCC and Birmingham Unicorns Cricket Club join forces to create a fun community cricket day come to Aldridge, Walsall in the West Midlands. A fun day for anyone who has played, never played, wanted to play, or just have some fun. We will
Northern Awarded for a partnership in empowerment We’re so pleased that our Hickings Lane, Nottingham and Renishaw, Sheffield stores have been honoured by Landmarks Specialist College for their exceptional commitment to providing supported work experience opportunities. Both stores have received two awards each, acknowledging their dedication to offering outstanding work placements. Special recognition awards were also
Western Central Co-op colleagues and members help bring colour to Lichfield Pride🌈 On Sunday 21 July colleagues and members from Central Co-op came together to help spread colour and joy to this year's Lichfield Pride event. Colleagues from our family of businesses joined elected members from the Western MCC at Lichfield to celebrate all things Pride. The day kicked
