Southern Women's football match among events marking Fairtrade Fortnight in Southern region Central England Co-op will be holding a range of events across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire 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 in Leicester, all aimed
Southern Supporting Loneliness & Isolation, Health & Wellbeing Our Southern MCC support a number of groups who meet in our local communities and this week I caught up with our Women of Wisdom Co-operative, who meet in Braunstone, our Thorncroft Friendship Co-operative who meet in the centre of Leicester, and our Pop In Cafe, who meet in Thurnby
Southern Ratae Co-operative Pantomime - There Was an Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe This year, our Ratae Co-operative Players put on a first class pantomime based on this very popular nursery rhyme. Our Players are so talented and it is wonderful to see them working with young people and children too, which really makes for a great family show. Young or old -
Southern Educational & Recreational Courses - something for everyone Our educational and recreational courses are back in full swing after the Christmas break and today I visited just one of our Calligraphy courses which take place at the Salvation Army Centre in South Wigston, Leicester. Other courses include Embroidery, Lace Making, Watercolour Painting, Soft Furnishing and Keep Fit -
Southern Central England Co-operative provides funding for ‘secret garden’ hospital project in Leicester An inspiring project which is giving a group of green-fingered adult mental health service users the opportunity to grow food in a hospital’s ‘secret garden’ has been boosted by over £1,700 in funding from Central England Co-op. For the past 18 months Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust’s
Southern Co-operative Masterclass 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 were challenged with setting up an imaginary business, incorporating some of the values and principles, and what
Southern A Healthy Start to January 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 refreshing fruit kebabs. Our healthy choices workshops cover a range of topics including the importance
Southern Thriving Leicestershire drama group is now open to Central England Co-op members 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 the retailer to become one of its member groups. It has also been awarded a share of
Southern A Busy Christmas for Southern MCC 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 been promoting the benefits of our membership, showcasing our amazing Christmas range with opportunities for members and
Southern Beautiful Handmade Wreaths for Christmas 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, Leicestershire are so popular we are now looking to increase the classes to three in the New
Southern Over 700 visitors to Oakham Castle Fairtrade Market 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 MCC worked alongside our retail colleagues to promote and offer tastings on a selection of our Fairtrade
Southern Whetstone Drama Group - new co-operative group for Southern Membership & Community Council 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 umbrella. The group is the largest it has ever been and enjoys full audiences. Within the dynamic
Southern Educating 300 Children in Schools from Leicester to Oakham 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 of a number of educational resources we have around being ethical and responsible - please get in
Southern 350 Children from Brooks Hill School in Oakham learn about Fairtrade 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 and producers by paying a fair price for their produce/products, which helps to build wells and
Southern JOINING THE GENERATIONS CONFERENCE IS A HUGE SUCCESS 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 joint-initiative with Little Stars Nursery, who are based in Melton Mowbray, explored
Southern Visits to our Educational & Recreational Courses 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 Keep Fit, Watercolour Painting, Embroidery, Lace Making, Calligraphy and Soft Furnishing to choose from and new members
Southern A Busy Day at Kettering Funding Fair 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 with lots of organisations interested in our community dividend fund and how to apply. We also took
Southern Southern MCC support New Store Opening in Bottesford MCC Ambassadors were on hand today to support retail colleagues at the opening of our new store in Bottesford by taking the time to talk to customers about the benefit of membership and how the Society supports the communities where we trade. We had a very successful day with lots
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
Southern Southern MCC support the re-launch of Accommodation Concern Charity set up to help the homeless in Kettering Recently, Accommodation Concern, based in Kettering, received a community dividend from the Society to buy much needed chairs and office equipment for their new premises in the centre of the Town. Today, at the re-launch, we went along to talk to the service users about some of the support 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
Southern Southern MCC support Northamptonshire County Council Health Day This week we were invited to a Health Day for Northamptonshire County Council colleagues at the William Knibb Centre in Kettering. The day was organised to promote health and well-being with lots of information and advice, free health checks and local offers etc. We were also joined by Greenpatch who
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
Southern Busy Week for Healthy Choices as Schools return from Summer Break. This Week, we were back delivering our Healthy Choices Workshops to children attending Mayflower School in Leicester and St Joseph's Primary School in Market Harborough. We also hosted the Aylestone Beavers who came into our local store to participate in our Healthy Eating Shopping on a Challenge, which
Southern Events in Southern region this weekend There are a number of events being supported by colleagues and our Southern Membership and Community Council (MCC) this weekend. Saturday, 14 September · Our London Road Convenience Store in Kettering is holding a family fun day from 10am – 12pm with lots of delicious food and drink tastings on offer · Our
