Community We join in the fun of the Eye Sculpture Trail You can see our tortoise outside our Eye store in Suffolk until September.
Community Elaine Dean Co-op voices women’s event Elaine Dean who is the current Vice President of Central England Co-op (amongst many other Co-op leadership roles) was interviewed by Rebecca Harvey from Co-op Press and Sarah Alldred from Co-op College about her life as a co-operator. It was great to hear from Elaine directly about her experiences in
Community Lights, Camera, Co-op for Co-operatives Fortnight! Starting on Friday 18th June, Birmingham Film Co-op are working with Central England Co-operative and Co-op News to bring you a special fortnight of films all available to watch from the comfort of your home. Films enrich our lives - they educate, entertain, delight and transport us. But the films
News Central England Co-op unveil special portrait and join celebrations to mark 250th birthday of pioneering co-operator How Central England Co-op is marking the 250th birthday of Robert Owen
Community Join us in celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Owen We are supporting a special virtual event on Friday 14 May - book your free place now.
Western Birmingham Co-op History Group Fairtrade Talk with Debbie Robinson On Tuesday, 2 March the Birmingham Co-op History Group hosted a special talk with the CEO of Central England Co-op Debbie Robinson. Debbie has an extensive history with Fairtrade and the nearly 30 people attending on the Zoom call were excited to learn about it. As the meeting was held
Eastern Membership and Community Relations Christmas Newsletter This year the Member and Community Relations team have produced a newsletter for members who would normally attend our Member activity and events. Below is the newsletter, but if you would like an email version please send an email to member.community@centralengland.coop The Membership and Community Team wish
Community Central England Co-op hold second virtual workshop to help educate youngsters in lockdown Fairtrade is the subject of second virtual educational workshop for children.
Community Virtual workshop to help educate children about making healthy choices Popular healthy choices workshops offered by Central England Co-op to be piloted online.
Western Let's build something better together Central England Co-op is marking Co-op Fortnight by shining a light on what it has been doing to support communities and some of the great acts of co-operation carried out by colleagues throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. Co-op Fortnight takes place between Monday, June 22 and Sunday, July 5 and the
Eastern Eastern Membership team help food stores to support communities While normal life is on hold as we face these testing and uncertain times, our Eastern Membership team has been busy lending a hand to our food stores to ensure their communities are served. Membership and Community Relations Officer Kym Hunt has gone back to the shopfloor at our Carlton
Eastern Highlights of Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 in Eastern region Central England Co-operative has joined together with its communities in the East of England to mark a special Fairtrade Fortnight with two weeks of activities. The celebrations coincided with the 25th anniversary of Fairtrade products hitting the shelves in the UK, with the Co-op having been there every step of
Eastern Fairtrade Fortnight being marked with community events across the East Central England Co-operative will be holding a range of events across the East of England during Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 to get the community talking about Fairtrade. The Society will be holding everything from tea dances, quizzes and school workshops to a special Fairtrade women’s football match, all aimed at
Eastern Central England Co-op helps fund Christmas dinner for homeless people in Norwich A Norfolk retailer has given a festive boost to a homeless support group in Norwich by donating food for a Christmas dinner held in the city. Colleagues from Central England Co-op also joined with volunteers from Food and Beverage Business (FABB) to help serve the Christmas dinner at Norwich Market
Eastern Funeral colleagues support charity’s poignant Christmas efforts Four colleagues from our funeral team in the eastern region have given up their time to spread some Christmas cheer and support a local charity dedicated to supporting bereaved British Forces children and young people. John Barry, Funeral Director at Kings Lynn Funeral Home, Laura Crowley, Senior Funeral Director in
Northern Find out all about Central England Co-op at two special Membership and Networking events We are hosting two special Membership and Networking Events to allow people in Nottingham and Cambridge to find out more about our Society. The events will see our Membership and Community Relations team talking about what they do, the groups they already work with in both areas and how you
Eastern Free spook-tacular half-term fun at Mulbarton Central England Co-op’s Mulbarton Food Store is holding a day of spook-tacular fun to give local youngsters a half-term treat ahead of Halloween. The Cuckoofield Lane store will be offering a range of free activities to keep youngsters entertained including scary craft making, apple bobbing, Halloween-themed games and treats.
Eastern Co-operation in action at our Interim Members' Meetings This week we have hosted 12 Interim Members' Evenings across our trading estate to update our members on the Society's half-year performance, as well as how we've supported our local communities. For those who could not make it, here is our half-year review film that
Northern Fairtrade at 25: How we embrace Fairtrade at Central England Co-op As Fairtrade celebrates its 25th birthday, we are taking a look back over some of the great ways we support Fairtrade within our Society. Educating young people about Fairtrade in the communities the Society serves is constantly at the heart of what we do in the form of our Fairtrade
Eastern Central England Co-operative supports Dementia Information Session to primary School Today central England Co-operative and Dementia UK spent some time in Willows Primary School, Lichfield to deliver Dementia awareness sessions to young people. The pilot which is taking place is to see if this type of activity will help young people learn more about Dementia and how we can all
Eastern Mulbarton Community Fair success On Saturday, 14 September the team at our Mulbarton Food Store, led by Georgia and Jodie Wooltorton organised the first ever Mulbarton community Fair. The event saw 25 local businesses, community groups and hobbyists come together on the green next to the store to showcase the talented community of Mulbarton.
Eastern Halesworth Community event will have Hawaiian theme Shoppers will be able to enjoy Hawaii in Halesworth later this month as Central England Co-op’s Saxon Way supermarket holds a special event for its community which will raise funds for Dementia UK. The theme of the event is summer holidays and will have a Hawaiian twist, while there
Eastern Mundesley On Show supported by Eastern MCC Six nights of music, dancing and murder mystery kick off in Mundesley this week and the event has received backing from Central England Co-op’s Eastern Membership and Community Council (MCC). The Mundesley On Show event will see six fabulous evenings of entertainment at Coronation Hall in Mundesley starting on
Eastern Hundreds of youngsters ‘give triathlon a tri’ in Great Yarmouth Hundreds of children have completed the first Great Yarmouth Mini Tri today completing personal challenges, getting fit and active and most importantly having fun. Central England Co-op joined forces with the Triathlon Trust to hold the event in Bradwell where boys and girls in years three to seven, including those
Eastern Colleagues set to give campers a shopping boost at popular steam rally Some of our colleagues in Brundall have come up with a novel way of ensuring campers at a popular steam rally don’t miss a thing – by bringing treats and supplies to them. Staff from the retailer’s store in Brundall will be out and about all over the weekend