Community Peterborough Networking Event We are holding our second event on Tuesday 6th June 10.30-12.30 at Friends Meeting House, 21 Thorpe Road, Peterborough PE3 6AB. Please email tami.evans@centralengland.coop to book your place. A Central Coop Community Network event is a unique opportunity for those engaged in serving their local
Community Dying Matters Week Talking about death isn't easy, but it matters. Join the Dying Matters campaign to help us break the stigma, challenge preconceptions and normalise public openness around dying. We are holding three events during Dying Matters Week to bring our communities, members & colleagues together. Please come & join
Eastern Intergenerational Book Battle A wonderful afternoon at Hildesley Court on Friday with Pakefield Primary School. Get Suffolk Reading delivered a fun ‘book battle’ where Nigel Lungenmuss-Ward read a series of picture books and then together the residents and children discussed and voted for their favourite book. It was a wonderful way to bring
Eastern Working co-operatively in Peterborough is the key to success The Eastern Membership & Community Council which covers the whole of the Anglia region of the Central Co-op, decided to start a new Networking opportunity across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. This is to enable the groups they have worked with and to branch out to other organisations the importance of coming
Eastern Members Friendship Group A very warm welcome to all our members. We enjoy a chat, a giggle, interesting speakers with a nice cup of tea or coffee. Always some biscuits & cake to share too. Easy access for all with some parking outside. £1 entry. We have Elvie from Loddon History Group booked
Eastern Time out Thursdays at Loddon Library A free event for everyone with a different theme each month, no need to book just come along to Loddon, Norfolk Library NR14 6EX. Public parking available. January-One Pot Cooking February- Healthy Eating Workshop March- Fairtrade Workshop April- Wellbeing, cupcake decorating & sunflower seed potting. Local holistic therapist available. May-
Eastern Intergenerational afternoon for World Book Day Working along side The National Literacy Trust, we supported a fabulous event at Lilac Lodge Care Home in Oulton with 10 children from Oulton Broad Primary School. World Book Day partners with National Literacy Trust who run the local project in Lowestoft Get Suffolk Reading. Get Suffolk Reading inspires families
Community Lots of activity for Fairtrade Fortnight in our Eastern Region Fun filled fortnight across the region. We delivered Fairtrade Workshops including mindfulness chocolate tasting to Opening Doors in Norwich, Cromer & Diss. Lowestoft Girl Guides, Loddon Juniors, Roman Hill Primary Year 4 children in Lowestoft. Family afternoon of fun including our giant Fairtrade snakes & ladders, visit from Pablo the
Eastern Amazing Co-op memories in Lowestoft ‘Amazing' legacy as memories shared at heritage celebration What a wonderful day we all had capturing stories and memories. Highlights included families bringing in photographs and memorabilia of their loved ones who used to work in the Canning Factories and sharing their stories, two former employees celebrating their 90th
Eastern Celebrating Co-operative History in Lowestoft - new date set New date set for Celebrating Co-operative history in Lowestoft Please come and enjoy us on this special day to celebrate the former CWS Canning Factory that once employed over 1000 people in the town. Originally planned as part of the September Heritage Open Day’s festival, the event was postponed
Eastern Lowestoft Heritage Day 17th September Come and learn about the Cooperative Heritage in Lowestoft for our open day at the Parcels Office in conjunction with Heritage Open Days. There will be an exhibition to showcase the former CWS canning factory and the Cooperative Holiday Camp with film shows and a chance to record memories and
Eastern Bike events in the East Eastern MCC have supported two bike events across the eastern region. The first took place at our Yaxley store on 30/08/2022 with donations of 10 bikes to be recycled and given to charity and another 8 repairs. The second at our Littleport Wisbech road store on 1/09/
News Central England Co-op in Cromer hosts summer holiday fun as it launches new community space There was hula hoop lessons, fruit kebabs, balloon modelling and even Olaf from Frozen made an appearance at the Holt Road store.
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 &
Eastern Food and Farming Day 2022. Food and Farming day 2022 saw 3,000 children from the Cambridgeshire area educated in the food sector. We delivered our healthy choices workshop and the fairtrade facts with the puzzle and snakes and ladders game. With help from Eastern MCC member Blain Price and our funeral colleagues the day
Eastern Understanding Food Eco Systems A very successful event at West Raven Community Cafe and Gardens discussing local food eco systems across Peterborough and Cambridgeshire. The event was to look at how we collectively reduce food miles, waste and in particular better ways of recycling or growing food across the regions. Presentations were made on
Eastern A great day out at Nene Park The Membership & Community Council enjoyed working with retail and funeral at the Nene Park Community Day in Peterborough. A great opportunity for the children to use the educational materials and learn new things. The Fairtrade snakes and ladders was a great success.
Eastern St Ives Health Day in Peterborough Working with a number of partners from the local authority, health and wellbeing organisations, we had a great day with outside entertainment provided by Fitness Rush, stalls from Wood Green Animal Charity, Brucie Bikes for bike maintenance and Living Sport. There were many stalls inside the store as well with
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.
Eastern July 18th- Mencap, Halesworth, Suffolk-Healthy Choice Workshop 10.30-12.00 Fantastic morning with Mencap, delivering healthy choice workshop to adults with learning difficulties & autism.
News New green space funded by carrier bags set to benefit local community after launch in Yaxley The new sustainable space at the Yaxley Central England Co-op has officially opened to the community.
Eastern Don’t miss the chance to serve your community as temporary roles created The deadline is approaching for two roles at Central England Co-op supporting the membership and community team in the Eastern region. The Society is on the lookout for two people passionate about their community who could take on the roles of Member and Community Events Co-ordinators to support the work
