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Membership Matters Blog

Hear from our Membership Community team about all the great things going on in your area.


Apr 17, 2025

Growing Our Malawi Partnership

Building trading capacity by ensuring better working conditions and fairer payment for products grown by smallholder farmers.;

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Apr 17, 2025

Shaping futures: Sophie’s experience in the PR Team

"Helen's advice was: "have a good work ethos and be willing to bring your authentic self to work”. To me, this statement from Helen truly depicts Central Co-op's productive and warming environment for all.";

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Apr 15, 2025

A week in Funeral: Finley’s experience

"It has changed my perspective from being a place for people who die, to being a community so full of life and drive in providing people with the care and comfort. This experience has genuinely impacted me for the better and I am very thankful for it.";

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Apr 14, 2025

Free running group in Dersingham, Norfolk

Meet every Wednesday evening at 18:15 PM outside The Co-operative Food Store, Lynn Road, Dersingham, PE31 6JZ for a 5 kilometre (3.1 mile) run in the village or along the outskirts of. Sunday mornings, there is a ‘longer run’ scheduled for roughly around 10 kilometres, (6.2 miles) advised to che...

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Apr 11, 2025

Community Event in Bungay

Today we will be hosting a community event for all with Bungay Community Support Centre 1-5pm at our Store. We will be offering free bike safety checks & minor repairs with Moore & Sons Cycles. Spin the wheel for a chance to win a prize. Hunt the bunnies around the store. Raffle for a chance ...

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Apr 09, 2025

Try something new at Shelton Lock Insomnia Cafe.

Our new Shelton Store's Insomnia Cafe, along with the Northern Membership & Community Council are hosting an event for tastings alongside a mini quiz. From 5pm with the opportunity to try different coffees from latte, moccha, caramel macchiato to various milkshakes and icepaps. A FREE tasting ses...

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Apr 09, 2025

Heritage visit for members to Halifax

Blog by Carol Warham, Vice-Chair, Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. The first of this year's visits, in March, took us to Halifax. Again, we were blessed with good, bright weather. Our first stop was at Bankfield Museum. This excellent museum was once the home of a Victorian Mill owner ...

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Apr 08, 2025

What We've Been Up to

The last few months have been busy with lots of activities and events taking place as well as planning for the months ahead where we look forward to taking some of our activities outside. A big portion of our work has focussed on health and wellbeing and we have delivered healthy choices worksho...

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Apr 02, 2025

Castle Donington store turns 30 - join our Golden Ticket Giveaway!

We're celebrating big this week as our Castle Donington store marks 30 amazing years of serivce in the local community! To make this milestone extra special, we’re hosting a Golden Ticket Giveaway on Friday the 4th of April, and you’re invited to join the fun! The first 50 customers to queue out...

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Apr 01, 2025

Community Event in Bungay

Come along to our store in Bungay Friday 11th April between 1-5 & learn about all the wonderful services Bungay Community Support Centre have on offer. Everybody welcome to come & join in. Bring your bikes to be Summer ready for a free safety check & minor repairs with Moore & Sons Bycles. Del...

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