Western Streethay Primary supports the 'Rice Challenge' During May and June we challenged the students of Streethay Primary School in Lichfield to take part in the '90GK Rice Challenge' The rice challenge, challenges young people and their families to buy 90KG of fairly traded Kilombero rice. Buying 90KG of Kilombero rice is all it takes
Community Celebrating community action this Great Big Green Week From the 8th to 16th of June 2024, tens of thousands of people across the country will come together to support environmental action.
Community Celebrating Pride Month at Central Co-op June is Pride month, a time to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities across the globe. Pride is about being proud of who you are, no matter who you love or how you identify, and at Central Co-op, we believe that when every colleague can bring their whole selves to work, we create
Community Great Big Green Week: what does it all mean? As Central Co-op drives forward with its sustainability initiatives, it's important to understand some key terms frequently used in environmental discussions.
News Supporting LGBTQIA+ causes through our ‘Sourced By Oxfam’ Pride range Our partnership with Oxfam aims to raise awareness and funds for LGBTQIA+ communities globally through the sale of the ‘Sourced By Oxfam’ Pride range in our stores.
Community Everyone is welcome here! As we continue our journey to creating a welcoming and inclusive place for everyone to work, we’re excited to launch our new inclusion networks for colleagues. An inclusion network is a colleague led group whose members share characteristics or backgrounds or who want to act as allies with that
Community Our 2024 Community Dividend Fund impact At Central Co-op, we are big believers in community support. This year, through our Community Dividend Fund, we have donated over £141K to 209 community groups across our trading estate! This significant contribution aims to empower grassroots organisations and projects, fostering a stronger sense of community and addressing critical needs.
News Central Co-op partners with Olio to tackle food waste In celebration of Stop Food Waste Day on the 24th April 2024, we are very excited to announce our partnership with Olio is now in all Central Co-op stores, marking a significant milestone in our fight against food waste and food poverty!
Eastern Free Bike Health Checks Eastern Membership & Community Council are holding free bike health checks at our Food Stores around the region. Please see details below. Come along & meet some of our members of our Council while getting your bike safe & ready for the warmer weather. 6th April Chartwell Rd, Sprowston NR6
News It’s time to vote! All eligible Members now have the chance to vote for their Board of Directors. Find out how you can get involved and have your say.
Community Intergenerational Workshops- Appreciating Windowsills. Our Eastern Membership & Community Council have been working with Partners Sally Connick, from National Literacy Trust for over two years in Lowestoft to support the campaign "Get Suffolk Reading" In February we delivered three wonderful workshops with Caroline England, from Featherbed Tales. Our first event was with
Community UP BEAT! Monthly Singing & Music making group in Halesworth Community Room. In partnership with Communities Together East Anglia. Fully inclusive & accessible monthly sessions using music & singing for health & wellbeing. Everybody welcome & no singing voice is necessary. Helen Hayes is well known locally for her passion & enthusiasm.
Community Dementia Awareness Week 2024 This year, Dementia Awareness Week begins on May 13th to 19t. Did you know that someone develops dementia every three minutes in the U.K.? It’s true, and dementia not only affects old people (over the age of 65), but it can also affect people in their 30s, 40s,
Community Are you Central Co-op’s new charity partner? We're on the search for new charity partnerships! In line with our commitment to creating a sustainable Society for all, we're opening the floor to all registered charities, both on a national and local level, to nominate themselves to be our new charity partner.
Community International Women’s Day: Inspiring women every day At Central Co-op, we believe in the power of diversity, inclusion and empowerment.
Community Free Bike Health Checks at our store on Badgeney Road in March, Cambridgeshire. Friday 23rd February get your bikes ready for the Spring! We will be offering free bike health checks at our store between 11&2pm & if you have any unwanted bikes, Chris from Brucies Bikes will happily take them to be recycled. Our Membership & Community Council will be
News Celebrating 2023: Our year in numbers We're taking a look back at 2023 to celebrate everything our Members, customers and colleagues have helped us to achieve!
Community We're doubling the number of Member offers in store! Take a sneak peek at the new Co-operative Member offers that'll be landing in store soon as part of an exciting trial!
Community Working From Home Hub Every Thursday 9.30-3.30 in our Community Room in Halesworth, come and join others who work from home. Have a cuppa in the warm.
Community UP BEAT- Singing for Health A new group starting 15th January in our Community Room in Halesworth, everybody welcome.
Community Festive Activities Some wonderful festive activities took place in the Eastern region. From wellbeing crafts sessions to Christmas meals & parties. Thank you to all wonderful groups we support & our partners, Rachel Wiles, Loddon Library, Mencap, Cromer Friendship Group, Halesworth Lions. We wish you all a Happy New Year from our
Community Career Talk Students in year 11 participated in our Career talk today with Brad Tuckfield, Store Manager & Board Director, Anya Newton, Team Leader & myself. Great engagement & lots of questions. A real delight being part of their career talks at Fred Nicholas School in Dereham, Norfolk who have not had
Community Loddon Re-gen opening event 24th Nov we welcomed Loddon Juniors Eco group for a visit of our new look store in Loddon. The eight children were delighted to have a tour & speak with our colleagues. The smell of the cookies baking were a very tempting, distraction from the cold & wet weather outside.
Community Careers Day at Reepham High School Store Manager & Board Director Bradley Tuckfield & I spent the day at Reepham High School 8th November. We delivered a presentation to the year 11 students about the career opportunities at Central Coop, including work experience & debt free degrees. We spoke about joining our Membership Community Council &
Community How to make salt dough decorations Follow our step-by-step guide to making these super easy and fun decorations that can be used as tree decorations, present toppers or festive ornaments.
