Northern Co-op's health range a winner at local authority event Members of the Membership & Community Council attended a taster day for people at Gedling Borough Council for their Healthy Choices Day. We were able to share some of our new ranges and plant based products. As people try and start the new year with positive changes in their lives
Northern Keep Fit for all - Give it a go! Why not join our Co-op Keep Fit Group in Derby. They workout at St. Peter's Church on Tuesdays. Two sessions 10.15 and 11.15 for 1 hour. A small fee to take part in this lovely group. Margaret Phypers the Tutor is just amazing and will give
Northern Celebrating Fairtrade's 25th Anniversary and looking back at some of the achievements It is not too early to start looking back at all the achievements of the last years. The 10th anniversary was celebrated with a bike ride and cake to bring three cities together of Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. We also enjoyed 'take a step' challenge to get people
Northern Fairtrade Assemblies and Workshop are popular with schools The Northern Membership & Community Council has been preparing students to look at celebrating Fairtrade Fortnight in February/March. The session includes what fairtrade means to farmers and how buying a bar of chocolate or a banana what a difference it makes to people's lives. It is not
Northern Why not try something new and attend Valley Beats Samba Band. The Membership and Community Council has supported Valley Beats Samba Band and would like to increase its numbers, especially in the Denby Dale area. Members have said how fantastic it is to be part of the group of all mixed abilities. So if you want to try something new we
Northern Come and join us on our Heritage Visits and learn something new We run a number of Heritage Visits across the region so from: Derby area, Ilkeston, Eastwood & Langley Mill, Chesterfield, Ripley & Belper or from Shepley, New Mill areas in Holmfirth. Each region runs 3 visits a year. These are day visits that cost £14 per person. We mail direct
Northern Chesterfield Painting Group off to a flying start The Chesterfield Painting Group saw numbers increase for the start of the new year class. Tutor, Brian said it is great to see so many new and familiar faces who want to come and learn and share their knowledge. Members of the group help each other, especially if those who
Northern Shopping on a budget Children from the Hasland School visits the local store to learn about shopping on a budget. The students were put in groups and given a task of finding food for 4 adults for breakfast, lunch and evening meal on a budget of £20. They were not allowed any pre-packed food,
Northern Healthy Eating workshops at Hasland School School children from Hasland School took advantage of the Healthy Choices workshop. Students were able to learn about healthy eating, 5 a day, portion sizes and labelling. They were able to look at the packaging and identify the traffic light system and understand how ingredients are measured. The session were
Northern Painting by numbers in Willington A joint project with the Willington Arts to celebrate Co-operative Fortnight was to get the community to paint a picture of their village. The art work was in four panels and customers and members were asked to paint a bit each time they shopped. Our display team, Sophie, assisted with
Northern Willington food store emblazoned with colourful community artwork celebrating village life A Central England Co-operative food store in Willington has been given a colourful new feature thanks to a unique piece of artwork created by the village community. The Willington Community Painting was commissioned by the retailer’s Northern Membership and Community Council (MCC) who worked with Willington Arts Festival to
Northern Bah Humbug! Another example of work by a member of the Shepley Creative Writing Group. Vicky quoted "At the age of 61 and a dispenser at my local pharmacy, I recently joined a creative writing course in the village which I am really enjoying, I wish I had done this earlier,
Northern A Silly Christmas Love Story by a member of the Shepley Creative Writing Group The Creative Writing Group meet in the Shepley Library and the members have successfully had many articles printed. One member, Carol Warham had her first book published last year. We wanted to share with you a poem by Tasker Dunham, which i am sure you will enjoy. A SILLY CHRISTMAS
Northern Birkby Infant School learning about ways to save our planet Thanks to fairandfunky for delivery another brilliant day. With over 60 Year 2 children at Birkby Infants they created sea creatures from single use plastics and shared little ways to look after the planet. What do you do with your rubbish? How can you reduce your waste?#ReUse [https://twitter.
Northern Christmas goodies at Shepley Craft Fair Tom and Carol from the Yorkshire Member & Community Council were delighted to supported the Shepley Christmas Fair with Co-op tastings. Everyone was so impressed with the range of products and the quality. It was such a success that next year we will provide more samples, especially the gluten free
Northern Wellbeing day at Belper with some Christmas cheer! With the run up to Christmas a Wellbeing Day was held in Belper to give people some advice and support so that they can enjoy their Christmas. The Membership & Community Council talked to customers about portion sizes and sugar and gave tastings of products that in moderation can make
Northern Warm mulled wine and mince pies were a hit at Dodworth Festival of Light Together with the Dodworth Co-op Store, the Yorkshire Member & Community Council again supported the Festival of Light event. Due to the cold weather we were able to go inside the Central Club and warm people up with the mulled wine and mince pies. The event attracted a number of
Northern Calow lights up! Calow Lights Up! The Membership & Community Council, together with the new Co-op store in Calow, were delighted to support the Calow Light Festival on 4th December. Support was given towards the workshops for lantern making and some products for a hamper and tastings. Kaye and Lyn who organised the
Northern Property team hit target with Bowls Club donation Members of Derby Co-op Bowls Club can now take a load off their feet after a game, on furniture donated by Central England Co-op. The Society’s property team have recycled used furniture from Spondon Funeral Home which was removed following a recent refurbishment, for the benefit of the club
Northern Do you want to taste the benefits of membership. From dancing to painting groups. The Northern Membership & Community Council offer members a number of classes to attend across its region. From the Painting Group and Afternoon Group in Chesterfield, the Dance group in Eastwood, Tai chi class in Ilkeston and Keep Fit and Craft in Derby to name a few. If you are
Northern Understanding Pensions and how to prepare for retirement. A joint event with the WEA (Workers' Education Association) and Co-operative Wealth (investments co-op) was a great way to enable people to have a greater understanding of pensions and planning for the future. Stuart Mann from Co-operative Wealth gave an overview and answered questions relating to pensions. If members
Northern Learning about food choices in a fun way Children at Greenwood Primary School near Kirkby in Ashfield, enjoyed a fun session learning about healthy choices. The children were able to look at packaging and identify the meaning of the traffic light system, understand best before and use by dates, portion sizes and food waste. The children particularly enjoy
Northern Co-operative solutions to tackle Food and Finance Justice Food and Finance Justice – Co-operative Solutions by Tanya Noon. Central England Co-operative hosted a Conference to bring a number of organisations working together from foodbanks, credit unions, and local authorities to look at the issues around food and finance justice. The event was opened by the Society’s President, Elaine
Northern Networking in Beeston An evening of getting to know members in the Beeston area included the President, Elaine Dean and Secretary, Jim Watts giving an overview of the financial results and the focus of the Society in the future. A new store is to open in Beeston in early 2020 and it was
Northern Eckington store hosts free Halloween half-term event Central England Co-op’s Eckington store is hosting a day of spook-tacular fun to give local youngsters a half-term treat for Halloween. The Pinfold Street store will be offering a range of free activities to keep youngsters entertained from face painting to Halloween craft making, while there will also be
