Eastern Bereavement workshop Thursday 21st November our Membership & Community Council joined Members at our Funeral Home at Gresham Avenue in Lowestoft. Graeme Franks Funeral Director had arranged a full day for them including being chauffeur driven to the Crematorium in our limousine & a back of house tour. Mandy Duruk, Store Manager
Eastern Bereavement Workshops Thursday 24th October, our Membership & Community Council joined Members at our Funeral Home in Huntingdon. We started the day off by driving to Huntingdon Eco Crematorium in the Mustang limousine. Sam and Billy gave us a very informative and down to earth tour of the back of house and
Community Celebrate with us! This year on the 21st December we celebrate the very first successful Coop opening on Toad Lane in Rochdale in 1844. Come & join the celbrations with our Colleagues, Members & Customers with a jolly sing song & a mince pie. Norfolk & Waveney Quartet will be playing outside our
News On the road this Safer Business Action Week Safer Business Action Week, co-ordinated by the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC), runs from the 14th to 20th of October and aims to raise awareness of business crime across the UK. At Central Co-op, our Loss Prevention Team has been actively involved, engaging with local communities, law enforcement and partners
Community Bingo evening at Insomnia Come along & join in some fun at our Insomnia Coffee shop in Halesworth.
Community 180 Years Cooperatives Our Membership & Community Council are hosting an intergenerational event with local primary school in Lowestoft & Featherbed Tales www.featherbedtales.com We would love to hear from anyone who lives in Lowestoft or surronding areas, that worked for a Coop & would like the opportunity to share their memories,
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 -Littleport 11-3 at St.Georges Church.
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
Eastern Coop Fortnight-Principle 6 What an amazing team effort! A huge thank you to Board Director, Brad Tuckfield, Operation Manager, Chris Frary, Store Managers, Graeme Clegg & Lynne Farrow, Central Co-op Food, Ashley & Josh Tucked Valets and Tracie & Colleagues East of England Co-op Funeral Services for an amazing collaboration yesterday! About with
Eastern Cooking Club Our Eastern Membership & Community Council have funded six cooking sessions in partnership with H.E.L.P (helping empower people in Peterborough). MCC Vice Chair, Sam Lefevre, MCC member, Shannon Hilton & I have all attended a session which has filled us all with warmth & gratitude. The stories
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.
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
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 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
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 Halesworth Members Meeting. The live broadcasting meeting was streamed from the Derby Conference Centre to other satellite venues in Yorkshire, Halesworth, Market Harborough and Stafford plus online. We had a wonderful evening at The Rifle Hall in Halesworth, We opened the event with Helen Hayes with a sing along & musical instruments for
Community Brampton Community Day Great community engagement at our Brampton Store with Brucies Bikes offering free bike checks & minor repairs, Project abundance supporting the children with making fantastic pinecone bird feeders, delicious fruit kebabs were enjoyed by all & Funeral & Retail team working together to raise money for Dementia UK.
Eastern Yaxley Community Event The sun was shining & families enjoyed learning about caring for their pets & making toys with Woodgreen Pet Charity, creating pinecone bird feeders with Lewis from Project Abundance & delicious fruit kebabs with Funeral colleagues outside our store in Yaxley.
