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
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
Northern Playing our part at the Members' Meetings The Northern Membership & Community Council (MCC) gave reports to members on the events and activities over the last six months. Thanks to the council members who also assisted at the members' meetings to meet and greet members. Speakers at the events included: Tiger Project which uses material to
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 Celebrating 25 years of fairtrade and past events and activities It has been a pleasure promoting fairtrade over the years and as we celebrate the 25th anniversary, i wanted to share the many events we have supported. From cooking events using fairtrade ingredients, quiz nights, a cycle ride when we celebrated 10 years of fairtrade, children's workshops, special
Northern What members can learn from an educational visit Elaine Dean, President acted as courier for members from Derby on their educational visit to Hereford. She has blogged the following: "A small city in a rural county but rich in heritage. Its huge medieval cathedral houses a copy of the 1217 Magna Carta (updated version) an original Mappa
Northern Members being educated about Robert Owen and the Co-operative Movement Members from all the Membership & Community Councils visited the Birthplace of Robert Owen in Newtown, Mid Wales. Robert Owen was a true visionary and a pioneer of socialism and inspired the co-operative and trade union movements. Council members gain hands on experience to enable them to have a better
Northern Community Poem to celebrate the refurbished funeral home in Chaddesden It was a pleasure to attend the re-dedication service to celebrate the refurbished funeral home in Chaddesden. The Community Poem written by Jacqui Alexander was a brilliant way to highlight how local people make a real difference and how the Co-op provides that caring and helpful support.
Northern New store in Derby The Northern Membership & Community Council supported the new store opening at Langley Park nr Mackworth. It was a great opportunity to talk to new customers about the benefits of membership and how they can have a say in the democratic process.
