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Membership Matters Blog

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


Jan 06, 2025

There is still time to enjoy a Pantomime

Christmas and New Year may be over but Pantomine season is still in full swing with our Ratae Co-operative Players. Why not treat you and your family to a fun night out and join the Players with their latest performance of Jack and the Beanstalk. The Pantomime runs from Wednesday 22nd January unt...

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Jan 04, 2025

A new Insomnia!

Blog written by Elaine Dean, President. The Insomnia coffee shop in Littleover has been open for a few years now and is almost always very busy with people sitting inside and out – even in cold weather – and with the community room almost fully booked. We have worked hard to encourage groups to ...

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Jan 03, 2025

Our Partnership With The Ark

Blog written by Elaine Dean, President. In 2006 I was made aware of a wonderful animal rescue centre in Ashbourne by one of my former students. This was Ashbourne and District Animal Welfare Society – or ADAWS – commonly known as the Ark. I was pleased that it was a membership organisation lik...

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Dec 27, 2024

Our round-up of 2024

We're taking a look back at 2024 to celebrate everything our Members, customers and colleagues have helped us to achieve!;

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Dec 23, 2024

Member Group put on their annual Christmas Carol event

On Tuesday the 3rd of December the Great Barr Musical Theatre Co-op performed Christmas Carols in St Paul's Church in Great Barr.  MCC Member Shaz Rahman writes about his experience below. A delightful evening was had, as traditional Christmas Carols including "O Holy Night" were complimented w...

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Dec 21, 2024

From Rochdale Pioneers to Global Impact: Celebrating 180 Years of Co-operation with New Development Fund

The fund reflects the power of co-operation to drive global change.;

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Dec 20, 2024

Come & Celebrate 180 years Co-operation!

Saturday 21st December marks 180 years since the first successful co-operative opened on Toad Lane in Rochdale. We will be celebrating in our Carlton Colville Store & everyone is welcome. 1.30-3 inside our store, Saturday 21st December 2024. Come & enjoy Singing, mince pies & festive chocolate...

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Dec 20, 2024

Healthy Lifestyles & Airfryer Cooking workshops

Over the past 12 weeks our Eastern MCC worked with partners Cambridgeshire District Council, Cambridgeshire Skills, Living Sport, One Leisure & North Cambridgeshire & Peterbourgh Care Partnership to offer families in Saint Neots the opportunity to learn how to cook healthy and simple meals togeth...

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Dec 18, 2024

Our Christmas Toy Appeal 2024

  Blog written by Elaine Dean, President.  Last year, our Society Toy Appeal visited 9 stores because many of our car parks were too small to take the huge lorry! As we sat sheltering in the lorry from a wild storm in Dodworth, Andy Peake, from our Executive team and I started discussing what w...

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Dec 18, 2024

Festive Wreath Making

We now have five floristry classes running in Fleckney for our members, under the expertise of our Tutor Sharon McKinder. The classes tend to follow the seasons and what could be better than making a Christmas Wreath or a Christmas Table Display at this time of year. It has now become part of the...

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Dec 03, 2024

Christmas Concert - Saturday 14th December 2024

Why not enter into the festive spirit and enjoy a Christmas Concert, performed by our Glenfield Ladies Co-operative Choir? The Choir will be singing their hearts out at the Glenfied Methodist Church, Station Road, Glenfield, Leicester LE3 8BT on Saturday 14th December 2024 at 7pm. Tickets are j...

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