Western The Woodland Games On 3 September our Central England Co-op MCC member Shaz attend the Woodland Games in South Birmingham. Hear his account of the day below Central England Co-op Western MCC supported the Woodland Games in south Birmingham. The Woodland Games an art adventure that helped the participants learn about ecology and
Community Colleagues celebrate Birmingham Pride Colleagues from Central England Co-op Retail, Funeral and Support Centre businesses came together on Saturday to celebrate Pride. This Year's Pride was celebrating 25 years in Birmingham! Over 30 colleagues took part in either the parade or the community stand in Pride's Community Village. The parade
Eastern Healthy Choice Workshop Fun & educational day with all the children at The Hub- Kids Club Monday 8th August - The Children at The Hub in Huntingfield near our Halesworth Food Store had a fun filled day. We delivered our Healthy Choice workshop learning about 5 a day, portion sizes, eatwell guide &
Community Great Barr celebrates new look store and Birmingham's Summer of Sport Last week our Store at Great Barr in Birmingham celebrated their new look store in time for Birmingham's Summer of Sport. The store is located just up the road from Alexander Stadium, the venue for this year's Commonwealth Games. The official opening of of the store
Community Co-op Film Festival takes place during Co-ops Fortnight During Co-ops Fortnight this year the Co-op Film Club in Birmingham held their second Film Festival. Kate Palser of the Film Co-op writes about what took place during the two weeks. Reflection on an undertaking like Just Film Festival is an important part of the whole process. Although the features
Community Co-op Songwriting sessions come to Stirchley Shaz Rahman, Western MCC member writes how he attends and is part of a song writing co-op that meets at the Artefact Cafe in Stirchley. These sessions have been enabled by the funding of the Western MCC. On Friday July the 1st the Co-op Songwriting Group met for the third
Community Fairtrade sessions with local Beavers' Group Recently MCC member Amanda and myself went along to see a local Beaver Group in Kings Heath to talk to them about all things Fairtrade. During the Sessions Amanda and myself spoke about the importance of Fairtrade and how buying these products help farmers and workers of developing countries lead
Eastern August 18th-Cromer, Food store- Community Fun Day Local stalls & all-day children’s entertainment 10-4
Community July 22nd- Lowestoft, Suffolk Beach Clean Colleagues from retail, funeral & MCC joined together to help litter pick on Lowestoft beach, was a glorious day & lots of rubbish collected.
Eastern July 21st- Realise Futures, Lowestoft, Suffolk- Healthy Choice Workshop Educational & fun workshop with adults with learning difficulties & autism. They thoroughly enjoyed making the fruit kebabs.
Eastern July 20th-Tot Spots, Reepham, Norfolk Enjoyable morning with all the families who attend a weekly toddler group at the local Methodist Church. This a map they made showing where all the families live inside Reepham & the outskirt villages.
Western Great Barr Community Day On Thursday 28 July come Join us at Walsall Road Great Barr for some fun community activity. There we be a tombola, raffle, prizes, food tastings, refreshments and lots more with all money raised going to our Colleague elected charity Dementia UK. Colleagues from our Food, Funeral, floral and membership
Community Summer of Sport Event comes to Birmingham Central England Co-op have teamed up with Sporting Spirit, a Birmingham based youth sports provider to hold a fun sporting event on Saturday 6 August between 11am - 3.00pm at the Co-op Sports Ground in Yardley Birmingham to celebrate Birmingham's Summer of Sport. Teams of 6 (Don&
Community Robin Hood Comes to Lichfield Recently the cast of Robin Hood came to our Lichfield Boley Park store to promote the community musical supported by Central England Co-op. During the day the cast spoke to members of the public about the musical and sang songs outside our store to shoppers. As part of our ongoing
Community Central England Co-op officially opens its first store in Lancashire creating 18 new jobs The store in Clayton-le-Woods has created 18 new jobs and offers a range of great features for shoppers.
News New green space for local community launches in Northamptonshire The sustainable space has been created at the Gladstone Street Central England Co-op in Desborough.
News Volunteers help provide hundreds of meals to help fight Easter holiday hunger in Leicester Central England Co-op volunteers from across its food stores, funeral teams and Southern Membership and Community Council (MCC) helped out.
Community Central England Co-op pulls out all the stops to spread the Fairtrade message Fairtrade Fortnight 2022 at Central England Co-op
Community Member Activity in the West Midlands Are you a member of Central England Co-op? If so there is much more to membership than using your card in our shops! If you're not a member and want to take part, please visit https://membership.centralengland.coop/ to join. Across our trading region we have groups
Community Co-op Gardening Club Promotes Upcycling and Repurposing Items For Use in the Garden On Wednesday 26 January I joined our Member Gardening Club for their first meeting of the year. The group meet monthly at Cotteridge Church and selected venues in South Birmingham. Their program throughout the year helps promote small gardening to CEC members attending the group. 2022 Event ProgramThe first meeting
Community Geocaching in Birmingham The Western Membership and Community Council are supporting a local geocaching event in Birmingham. The event organised by the Geocaching Association of Great Britain and their West Midlands 'MEGA' event team. When: Saturday 22nd January, 11am until late evening Where: The Irish Centre Birmingham, 205 Wheelers Lane, Birmingham,
Western Co-op helps bring Christmas Cheer to Cotteridge John Cooper, resident of Cotteridge writes how Central England Co-op supported the local community with a donation to ensure the Christmas lights in the area were able to be lit this past Christmas. Cotteridge is a small corner of Birmingham but, thanks to Central England Support, this year is making
Community A Christmas Co-op History Shaz Rahman, Western MCC member writes about the final Co-op History Group meeting of the year. "For the final meeting of the year the Co-op History Group had a Christmas party at the home of two of the members of the group. The group took the chance to reflect
Community Table Tennis comes to Great Barr On Wednesday our new Table Tennis Member Group started at the Great Barr Co-op Rooms on Walsall Road, Great Barr, Birmingham. The Member Group offers a fun and friendly atmosphere for the beginner alongside qualified coaches for any member who wants to progress their skillset in the sport. Shaz, Western
Western Central England Co-op Supports Tamworth School To Promote Wellbeing Champions Recently the Western Member and Community Relations Officer James Knight joined forces with Progressive Sports and St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School to promote Wellbeing Champions in school. The objective is to train students from each year group to help support and lead the message on well being within