Southern The Return of our Popular Healthy Choices Workshop After, over 12 months, I was delighted to be invited in to Softtouch Arts in Leicester, an organisation that supports vulnerable young people, to deliver our ever popular Healthy Choices Workshop. The organisation stayed open during the pandemic to continue to support the young people who access their facilities. During
Southern Co-op Member Groups return Our Members Groups are now starting to return in the Southern region and it was lovely to catch up with the Lutterworth Watercolour Artists' Co-operative this week. The group have been amazing during the pandemic with monthly challenges set on a variety of subjects, which has helped everyone continue
Southern Co-operative Choir seeking new Musical Director Musical Director – Glenfield Ladies’ Co-operative Choir Glenfield Ladies’ Choir has operated under several different guises over the years, as a Women’s Institute Choir in the sixties, reforming as a singing for fun group in 1980 and gaining sponsorship from Central England Co-op in 2003 to become the Glenfield Ladies’
Southern Rocket around Ratby On Bank holiday Monday, the Southern Membership & Community Council joined colleagues at our Ratby Store, who supported the Rocket around Ratby event, celebrating space. The local school also got involved with the event and their designs of all things space, from colourful rockets to spaceships, were displayed in the
Southern Donate unwanted Bicycles & FREE Maintenance checks The Southern Membership & Community Council have a number of events taking place outside of our stores this Spring/Summer. If you have an unwanted bicycle that could be donated, refurbished, and used for community projects to help more people to learn to ride a bicycle, or just to get
Southern Southern MCC Support Eid at our Evington Road Store Our Evington Road Store colleagues have been busy during Ramadan, and in the last week they have been helping members and customers with all their last minute purchases for Eid, which is being celebrated today. It really has been a time of celebration with the store's windows displaying
News Central England Co-op unveil special portrait and join celebrations to mark 250th birthday of pioneering co-operator How Central England Co-op is marking the 250th birthday of Robert Owen
News Members make donation to support victims of domestic abuse in Leicestershire Central England Co-op Southern MCC members have made a voucher donation to the Domestic Abuse Investigation Unit at Leicestershire Police
Community Join us in celebrating the 250th anniversary of Robert Owen We are supporting a special virtual event on Friday 14 May - book your free place now.
Southern Bottesford Primary School Learns about Fairtrade in French Following on from one of our Fairtrade assemblies, children from Bottesford C of E Primary School have continued to learn about Fairtrade, with a twist. Teacher, Mrs Mills, came up with the idea of a lesson plan to combine their French lessons with learning the equivalent word for some of
Community Central England Co-op members to help create new woodland in the National Forest Southern MCC at Central England Co-op donate £3,000 to plant 300 trees.
Southern Lutterworth Watercolour Artists' Co-operative The latest project and challenge for our Lutterworth Artists' was based on "Skies" and 28 paintings were submitted. We are optimistic that their final project "Scapes" (Land and Sea), which ends on Sunday 16th May 2020, will be their last on-line. If it all goes
Southern Recycle Your Bicycle/Bike Doctor Event at Whetstone Store Our first event of the year took place at our Whetstone Store in Leicester and we were delighted that we were able to organise this event with all the social distancing measures in place. We pitched up outside of the store, and also took the opportunity for members and customers
Western Birmingham Co-op History Group Fairtrade Talk with Debbie Robinson On Tuesday, 2 March the Birmingham Co-op History Group hosted a special talk with the CEO of Central England Co-op Debbie Robinson. Debbie has an extensive history with Fairtrade and the nearly 30 people attending on the Zoom call were excited to learn about it. As the meeting was held
Southern Double Celebration for International Women's Day The Southern Membership & Community Council held an online International Women's Day event on Monday, 8 March 2021 for both members and colleagues. This year's theme was "Choose to Challenge" and we were delighted that our CEO Debbie Robinson, President Jane Avery and Vice-President
Southern Fairtrade Fortnight - 22nd February - 7th March 2021 Usually, during Fairtrade Fortnight, we are in schools most days delivering our Fairtrade assemblies or workshops. This year has been a little different but we have still managed to educate over 250 children in the region about Fairtrade and what's behind the label. This was via on-line workshops
Southern Hygiene Bank Boost at Market Harborough Store Members and customers who shop at our Market Harborough Store have been very generous in supporting the Hygiene Bank, since we launched it in store last year. Here is what Judy, Co-ordinator for the Hygiene Bank, had to say:- "Today I spent £150 of your very generous donation
Community Lifesaving frontline NHS heroes in Leicester boosted by donation of 1,000 bottles of water Our Southern MCC support project donating refreshments to frontline NHS workers in Leicester
Southern New Strategy for MCC's During December and January, lots of on-line meetings and planning events have been taking place to review our Membership & Community Strategy. Some of our key themes have been adapted, and agreed by the Board, and with a little bit of tweaking, the Southern MCC have a new plan to
Eastern Membership and Community Relations Christmas Newsletter This year the Member and Community Relations team have produced a newsletter for members who would normally attend our Member activity and events. Below is the newsletter, but if you would like an email version please send an email to member.community@centralengland.coop The Membership and Community Team wish
Southern Tutors supporting students over Christmas Our tutors have been nothing short of amazing this year, and as we head into Christmas they have ensured that students get into the Christmas spirit with on-line zoom parties and Christmas challenges, whether that be wreath making, centre pieces for the Christmas table, painting winter scenes, or some lovely
Southern MCC Support Stores in raising funds for Dementia UK The Southern MCC have been busy raising funds for Dementia UK in both the Oakham and Bottesford Stores this week, and taking time to talk to customers about the benefits of membership. It was also a chance to sell the lovely Christmas Stockings which have been made by our members
Southern MCC Christmas Quiz Our Membership & Community Councils have not been able to get out and about in the usual way this year and also missed their annual learning events, where they usually get the chance to meet up with members across all four regions. So instead the Southern MCC hosted a quiz
Community Further support for hygiene poverty project with second donation point Kibworth Food Store now offering donation point to the Market Harborough Hygiene Bank.
Southern Lutterworth Watercolour Artists' Co-operative This month, members of our Lutterworth Watercolour Artists' Co-operative submitted 26 paintings, based on a Winter theme. The group have been unable to meet since the first lockdown but with the monthly themes that they set themselves they continue to participate, stay engaged, and improve their skills - a
