The Southern Membership and Community Relations Officer is Karen Bevan. She oversees Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and North Warwickshire.
This week students who attend Juniper Training in Leicester enjoyed taking part in our Co-operative Masterclass. The Masterclass looks at our values and principles and co-operatives as a different business model. The students
This week we are busy supporting schools, after-school clubs and healthy hero's sessions in libraries with a healthy start to January. Activities include delivering our popular healthy choices workshops followed by delicious and
A successful and award-winning Leicestershire theatre group has received backing from Central England Co-op as it continues to thrive 57 years after it was originally founded. Whetstone Drama Group has teamed up with
Over the last two weeks and continuing into this week, the Southern MCC have been very busy supporting food bank appeals, late night shopping events and community days in our stores. They have
Our Floristry class students, under the expertise of Sharon Kinder, have been busy making their own Christmas Wreaths for Christmas. The two groups that run on a Thursday morning and afternoon in Fleckney,
Last Saturday we joined other Fairtrade groups & retailers at a Fairtrade Christmas Market at Oakham Castle. There were lots of ideas for Christmas gifts amongst the many stall holders and the Southern
The Southern MCC are pleased to announce that after being approached by Whetstone Drama Group for support with funding, it has been agreed for the group to come under the Central England Co-operative
Last week was a busy week in schools delivering Healthy Choices Workshops to children in Mayflower School in Leicester and Fairtade to children at Catmose Primary School in Oakham. The Workshops are part
This week, Sue Barker, MCC Ambassador, and I were invited into Brooks Hill School in Oakham to deliver a Fairtrade Assembly. Our assemblies look at how by buying Fairtrade you can support farmers
Last Friday, over 70 delegates attended our Joining the Generations Conference at the Salvation Army Centre in Leicester. Following the success of the Channel 4 documentary "Old People's Homes for 4 Year Olds"
This week we have been busy checking in with our tutors and students where we run our classes at the Salvation Army Centre in Leicester. There is a whole range of classes from
This week we were invited along with other funding providers to the Kettering Funding Fair to talk to community organisations about the financial support we can offer. It was a very busy day