Co-op members keeping fit
Our Co-op Keep Fit Group in Derby and Tai Chi in Ilkeston have continued to get together and keep fit. Margaret the Keep fit tutor has been keeping our members engaged in activity
Northern
The Northern Membership and Community Relations Officer is Tanya Noon. She oversees Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South/West Yorkshire.
Celebrating Pride
Celebrating Pride in Chesterfield with colleagues and MCC members. What a fantastic time we all had at this wonderful event. From chatting to people to listening to the brilliant music and enjoying the
Bike repairs a winner in Grangewood, Chesterfield
Working with Inclusive Pedals, the Northern Membership & Community Council provided free bike maintenance for the local residents in Grangewood, Chesterfield. Bikes donated went to Monkey Park for upcycling and redistributed. This enables
Outdoor learning during the school holiday
The Membership & Community Council, Yorkshire Cluster Group, worked in partnership with a number of local partners to make the Outdoor Learning event free to children and parents in the New Mill area.
Birthday Boxes a treat for children in Derby
Earlier this year a member of our Northern Membership & Community Council spotted a call for help to make birthdays better for disadvantaged children. Joanna West saw a request online from Claire Twells
Upcycling vinyl records in an art come back.
Working with Spiral Arts and the YMCA in Derby to promote health and wellbeing through art. As part of a wider project with the Will Garvey Trust Foundation, a suicide prevention charity, the
Share your positive lockdown experience in a Creative Arts Project
Working with a Suicide Prevention Charity, Will Garvey Trust Foundation, Spiral Arts and the YMCA to offer a Creative Arts Project across Derbyshire to promote positive actions or feelings during the Coronavirus Lockdown.
Providing healthy snacks with mobile library services in Barnsley
Working in partnership with Barnsley Library services and mobile services to deliver books and healthy snacks to the homes near our Co-op Store on Keresforth Road. The Uplift artists were also doing textile
Outdoor learning is key
The Yorkshire Member & Community Council member Shirley Bly and Member & Community Relations Officer visited Eden's Forest where Adam showed us the benefits of outdoor learning. Eden's Forest is a Community Interest
The importance of a 'natter'
What a wonderful afternoon to enjoy coffee and cake with the Co-op members from the Chesterfield Painting Group. Before they return in September after a long time away due to the pandemic, it
Fun with wheels
The Northern Membership & Community Council has teamed up again with Inclusive Pedals to offer free bike maintenance. These workshops are becoming very popular and set up at the Co-op in Inkersall, Chesterfield
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