Our Membership and Community Relations Officer, Karen and her team, have been supporting communities in Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and North Warwickshire.
Fairtrade Fortnight has arrived and runs from Monday 27th February to Sunday 12th March 2023. We are as busy as ever promoting Fairtrade and sharing information on why the Co-op Supports Fairtrade across our region. Our Fairtrade plans include assemblies in schools and to the Woodcraft Folk, tal...
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Our closest stores have been supporting The Peace Centre food bank for a number of years and we have got to know Mohammed very well over the years. He is an inspiring leader in the Centre and has worked hard to be a part of the the local community. During the pandemic Mohammed and volunteers pl...
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Last week, on 2nd February 2023, we held our very first "Time to Talk" event at our new Insomnia Cafe in Blaby in Leicester. We also teamed up with the Member Pioneers from Co-op Group. We raised awareness with customers and members through a variety of resources from simply chatting to taking ...
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Yesterday evening, we were delighted to invite a group of young adults from the Eyres Monsell Club for Young People into our Sturdee Road Store. The purpose of the visit was to get savvy about your shopping so we set them the challenge of feeding a family of four, breakfast, lunch and dinner on ...
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Colleagues from across the Society took place in the first of two careers day with Maplewell School near Loughborough. The school supports students with learning disabilities and has partnered with Central Co-op to prepare students for the world of work. The students were given the opportunity t...
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Next Thursday we are partnering with Co-op Group at a Time to Talk event at our new Insomnia Café in Blaby in Leicestershire. We have lots of resources to help everyone get talking, including some fun and interactive games. We are also offering half price tea and coffee for all attendees. So w...
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We are pleased to report that we have a new Keep Fit Class in Anstey which takes place on Friday mornings from 10am until 11am at the Anstey Methodist Church on Cropston Road (close to our Co-op Store). The sessions are run by Tracey Wilson who supported our other Keep Fit class which meets at t...
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We were pleased to support the Sustainable Schools Celebration Awards evening in Leicester on 10th January 2023 by providing the refreshments for the event. We have worked with Sustainable Schools for a number of years, usually by supporting the children in various health and environmental proje...
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As Membership & Community activity in the Southern region draws to a close in time for Christmas, I worked a shift on the eve of Christmas eve in my local Co-op Store in Newbold Verdon. Stores are so busy with extra deliveries and members and customers shopping for their festive treats, I decid...
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The Southern MCC, along with our Funeral Colleagues, this week have been helping to serve hot meals to children accessing Holiday and Fun activities at St Matthews Big Local. The children accessing the activity have come from various areas across the city and come from hard pressed families who ...
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We are excited to share that we have new Keep Fit class opening in Anstey in Leicester after Christmas with Tracey Wilson, Instructor. The new class starts on Friday 6th January 2023 at the Methodist Church, Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicester LE7 7BP from 10am-11am and is suitable for all levels. ...
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