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Our Membership and Community Relations Officer, Karen and her team, have been supporting communities in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and North Warwickshire.

Dec 04, 2023

Floristry Courses Get Festive

We have four Co-op floristry courses running in Fleckney in Leicestershire and once again Jody, who looks after the courses, and I were invited back to make a Christmas Wreath with some of the students. After a warm and friendly welcome and a mince pie and a cup of tea we set to work on our creat...

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Nov 28, 2023

Member Groups are busy with Concerts, Shows and Carol Services

It is always a busy time for member groups, who work hard to spread joy across our region. Why not show your support and enjoy being entertained by one of our talented groups during the festive season. Please also note that our Leicester Co-op Band will also be playing Christmas Carols at our sto...

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Nov 21, 2023

Badgerbrook school children visit our Whetstone Store

Last week we welcomed over 60 children into our Whetstone Store. The school have been bringing their children for a number of years now and we always enjoy their visits. For this visit, we delivered a mini healthy choices workshop on the shop floor, before setting the task for the children to fin...

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Nov 20, 2023

An Afternoon with Women4Change

Women4change is a not for profit organisation based in Leicester whose mission is to strive, educate, support and empower local women and young people in the community. It was first set up by a group of mothers living in or around the St.Matthews estate, and today the organisation is thriving wit...

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Nov 06, 2023

Ratby Co-op Band Festival of Remembrance

Our Award winning Ratby Co-op Band will be joining the choirs of St. James the Greater and St. James the Choral Project at a festival of remembrance this Friday, 10th November 2023 at St James the Greater Church, Leicester, LE2 1NA. Lest we forget.;

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Nov 02, 2023

Diwali Health & Wellbeing event

This week, we were invited to an event organised by the Centre for Ethnic Health Research based at Leicester University,which took place at the Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre in Leicester. "Mast Khana Swath Khana", meaning Eat Well, Eat Healthy in Gujarati, was organised as part of the build up fo...

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