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,
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
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 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
Community Men's Voices Event Brings Men Together To Talk About Issues Men Face In The Modern World On Tuesday 16 November Central England Co-op hosted our 3rd annual Men's Voices Event at Burton Albion Football Club to celebrate International Men's Day (19 November). The event attended by over 100 men is held for men to talk about issues that affect them in the
Community Exploring Co-operative History from the Black Country and Beyond Richard Bickle from the Birmingham Co-op History Group hosted an online discussion with Co-op History fanatic Chris Shelley and representative of the Black Country Living Museum Clare Weston in a discussion about Black Country Co-op History. The discussion started with Chris talking about the history of the Halesowen and Hasbury
Community Brum Co-op Fest brings people together to celebrate co-operation Recently Co-ops across Birmingham came together to celebrate Co-operation with Co-op BrumFest. Shaz Rahman member of the Western MCC and many Co-ops in the area tells his story of the event below. Over the weekend of the 17th to the 19th of September, Brummie co-operators gathered at the Warehouse Café
Western Co-op Gardening Club Visit Masefield Community Garden Recently the Co-op Gardening Club visited a local community garden. Club Member and Western MCC member Cath Palgrave shares the clubs visit. One of the biggest successes of Central England Co-op members groups is the South Birmingham Gardening Club. This longstanding group organises talks, plant swaps and garden visits for
Community Colleagues and Members support Birmingham Pride This last weekend saw Pride celebrations return to the streets of Birmingham. The event attended by colleagues and members of Central England Co-op to support the diversity and inclusion of our Society. The event saw us join the Community Garden Green area to promote Central England Co-op, talk about membership
Community Artefact Launches Co-op Principles Art Exhibition Shaz Rahman, Member and Community Council member for Central England Co-op has written a blog about our involvement with local Co-op Cafe Artefact. Artefact [https://www.artefactstirchley.co.uk/] is a collective of artists and creative people who have formed a workers co-op in South Birmingham. With support from Central
