Our Membership and Community Relations Officer, Tanya and her team, have been supporting communities in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South / West Yorkshire.
The Northern Membership & Community Council (MCC) gave reports to members on the events and activities over the last six months. Thanks to the council members who also assisted at the members' meetings to meet and greet members. Speakers at the events included: Tiger Project which uses material...
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It has been a pleasure promoting fairtrade over the years and as we celebrate the 25th anniversary, i wanted to share the many events we have supported. From cooking events using fairtrade ingredients, quiz nights, a cycle ride when we celebrated 10 years of fairtrade, children's workshops, spec...
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Elaine Dean, President acted as courier for members from Derby on their educational visit to Hereford. She has blogged the following: "A small city in a rural county but rich in heritage. Its huge medieval cathedral houses a copy of the 1217 Magna Carta (updated version) an original Mappa Mundi a...
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Members from all the Membership & Community Councils visited the Birthplace of Robert Owen in Newtown, Mid Wales. Robert Owen was a true visionary and a pioneer of socialism and inspired the co-operative and trade union movements. Council members gain hands on experience to enable them to have ...
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It was a pleasure to attend the re-dedication service to celebrate the refurbished funeral home in Chaddesden. The Community Poem written by Jacqui Alexander was a brilliant way to highlight how local people make a real difference and how the Co-op provides that caring and helpful support.;
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The Northern Membership & Community Council supported the new store opening at Langley Park nr Mackworth. It was a great opportunity to talk to new customers about the benefits of membership and how they can have a say in the democratic process.;
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fairandfunky delivered a workshop to students at Keresforth Primary School. The students discovered all about plastics, what happens to our waste and how we can all take steps to Rethink, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle rubbish. The students created some amazing artwork in their Ditch the Plastic wor...
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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 Workshops. ...
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The Northern Membership & Community Council had the privilege of working with Ashbourne Lodge Care Home and Hilltop School to bring different generations together to learn from each other. The children and adults prepared vegetables together to make soup, then they made some cake mixture. The c...
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The Membership & Community Council enjoyed their time at the Tapton Lock Festival in Chesterfield. From rides on the canal to greater understanding about the Bee, plastics or healthy and wellbeing, there were stands to address all these issues. The event provided great opportunities to have dee...
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Member & Community Relations Officer Tanya Noon attended the Tackling County Lines and Vulnerability in Partnership Conference held at Post Mill Centre, South Normanton. Speakers included: Hardyal Dhindsa, Police and Crime Commissioner; Peter Goodman, Derbyshire Chief Constable, The Rt Revd Libb...
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