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Our Membership and Community Relations Officer, Tanya and her team, have been supporting communities in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and South / West Yorkshire.

Jul 31, 2019

Holiday fun at Barnsley Library

Children were able to take part in the Healthy Choices workshop in the new Lightbox Library in Barnsley.  As well as tasting the different fruits they were able to learn about portion sizes, the traffic light system and the importance of eating healthily. Assisted by Carol and Rayne from the York...

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Jul 30, 2019

Family Fun Day

The Family Fun Day was a great success. A joint event with the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust, the Membership & Community Council, retail and funeral colleagues, it attracted over 100 people. The event was to promote the Avenue Washlands Nature Reserve in Wingerworth. This beautiful nature spot was a ...

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Jul 30, 2019

Summer holiday delights

A joint event with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust saw children enjoy painting stones, trying different fruits, sweeping insects and naming the teddy bear.;

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Jul 30, 2019

A sweeping success

Children were able to sweep for bugs, spiders and butterflies.  A real treat to see the different varieties of insets and then release them back into their habitat.;

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Jul 29, 2019

Cup cakes a hit with the children from Belarus

Thanks to one of our members , Sue from Leicester, who made the delicious cup cakes.  Showing true commitment and support for the Celebrate Co-operation event.;

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Jul 29, 2019

Celebrating Co-operation

Our Celebrate Co-operation event is an annual event to showcase the great work that the Northern Membership & Community Council achieve in the region.  The members of the Council approve funding to highlight a number of issues in the area from health and wellbeing to environmental and member educ...

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Jul 29, 2019

Children from Belarus enjoy making floral presentations for their host families

Thanks to the colleagues from the Chesterfield Co-operative Florist for their generous donations of flowers for the children from Belarus to make floral tributes to their host families.;

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Jul 29, 2019

Did you know plastic was invented in 1866

The Northern Membership & Community Celebrate Co-operation event was an informative event on plastics.  Speakers included: Toby Perkins, MP, Hannah Gallimore, Corporate Responsibility Manager, Helen and Sophie from fairandfunky, Toni Jarvis, Tiger project - using old materials to make things like...

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Jul 29, 2019

Yorkshire members visiting Southgate Theatre

It was a pleasure to visit Southgate Theatre in Honley for our networking meeting. The theatre's volunteers are a real credit and have made the theatre a real asset for the community. We agreed to fund a number of projects from school workshops with Riverholme on environmental issues, supporting...

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Jul 29, 2019

RE-USE : PLASTIC BOTTLES HAVING A POSITIVE IMPACT

Our Membership & Community Council member, Philip Fee, assisted in the eco greenhouse build.  Katherine Bennett a colleague from the Hatton store and parent helper at Heathfields Primary School managed the project by collecting over 1,200 bottles to make the greenhouse.  All the bottles had to be...

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Jul 23, 2019

Showtime at Horsley Woodhouse

A fantastic Carnival in Horsley Woodhouse.  The event attracted hundreds of people to this enjoyable parade of carnival floats, vintage vehicles and steam engines.  The Membership & Community Council together with colleagues from the local store raised funds for Dementia UK and gave our free frui...

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