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

Oct 20, 2022

Fairtrade Wine & Chocolate Tasting

We are pleased to once again be supporting the Rutland Fairtrade Group at their Fairtrade Christmas Market at Oakham Castle. If you have never been to Oakham it is a lovely little market town with individual shops and Oakham Castle is in the Centre, which is a lovely building.  Why not come alon...

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Oct 14, 2022

A morning of learning

We had a lovely visit to the Retired Volunteers Group at the Shuttlewood-Clark Foundation at Ulverscroft Manor this morning. We combined the visit with a talk on co-op history before delivering our healthy choices workshop.  It was lovely to hear some of their co-op stories with one gentleman sha...

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Sep 29, 2022

Funeral & MCC Supporting The Big Green Week

In Market Harborough today, we joined our funeral colleagues to promote our eco-funerals.  We have seen a rise in our members and clients wanting to plan and organise their own funerals, with many thinking about the impact on the environment. With this is mind, it was a great opportunity to set ...

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Sep 27, 2022

The Big Green Week - 24th September - 1st October 2022

Today our colleagues and MCC members made a return visit to Saffron Brook in Leicester.  We previously volunteered during Co-op Fortnight where we cut back  some of the over-grown raspberry bushes to support the wildlife. The task today was to clear away some of the weeds in the pond area, again...

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Sep 23, 2022

The Great Big Green Week - 24th September - 1st October 2022

We have lots of activity taking place over the week with some of our own events and linking in with local climate change groups too.  Take a look at what is happening across Leicestershire, Bedfordshire & Nottinghamshire. Friday 23rd September 2022 Starting this evening, we are welcoming the Ma...

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Sep 10, 2022

Co-op History Exhibition - Whetstone Store

Heritage Week runs from Friday 9th - Sunday 18th September 2022, and we have brought a slice of Co-op History to our Store in Whetstone in Leicester.  Take the opportunity to go on a trip down memory lane and view some of artefacts that have been lovingly restored from bygone years.  From dairy c...

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