The Western Membership and Community Relations Officer is James Knight. He oversees the West Midlands and Staffordshire.
This last week saw members of the Membership and Community Council (MCC) meet in Birmingham for their last meeting of the year. They met at Safeside, Birmingham which is part of West Midlands
Recently we opened our latest convenience store in Tamworth. The store boasts new initiatives for our convenience estate including outdoor seating, indoor conversation bench, indoor area to charge devices and free drinking water.
Recently I spent some time in three schools in Staffordshire. I visited The Howard, St Mary's and Richard Cross Primary Schools who are part of The Small School multi academy trust. During the
Recently we teamed up with our Retail stores in Lichfield and Stafford to hold some community days with the aim of promoting our co-operative difference. During the events we spoke with members and
Our Member and Community Council Ambassador Shaz recently went to visit our Central England Co-operative History group in Birmingham. Shaz speaks of his time at the group: "I visited the Birmingham Co-op History
A Central England Co-op supermarket in Stafford is hosting a day of spooky fun to give local youngsters a half-term Halloween treat. The Wildwood supermarket in Cannock Road will be offering a range
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
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
On Monday, we had youngsters from Sheepy Magna Primary School come to visit our Atherstone store in Warwickshire. The children were taking a trip out of school to learn more about food and
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 weekend saw the second Lichfield Community Games take place at Beacon Park in the City. The event supported by Central England Co-operative Western Membership and Community Council(MCC) gave the City of
On Thursday last week I met with the Great Barr Musical Theatre Company. This long standing community based group have been using our Co-operative Great Barr rooms to rehearse. The meeting was held