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

Aug 05, 2022

Common Ground Camp

We are delighted that the first International Woodcraft Folk Camp for six years is taking place in our trading area at Kelmarsh Hall near Market Harborough. The 10 day camp has catered for over 2,500 young people from both the UK and abroad.  The camp has been divided into 26 towns within the gr...

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Aug 05, 2022

Summer Healthy Choices Workshop

Today, we returned to the GreenPatch in Kettering to deliver our healthy choices workshop to children accessing the summer group activities. It was lovely to deliver the workshop outside in glorious sunshine as most of the time we deliver indoors.  The children learned about the importance of he...

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Aug 02, 2022

Southern MCC support victims of Domestic Violence

Last year, the Southern MCC supported the Domestic Abuse Department at Leicestershire Police by providing vouchers to purchase emergency items and food for victims of this awful crime.  Often, victims are having to leave home and leave their belongings behind, so our contribution has been an enor...

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Jul 29, 2022

A Busy Co-op Fortnight

Co-op Fortnight takes places at the end of June and beginning of July every year.  It is an opportunity for Co-ops to come together, promote the diverse range of different co-op businesses, and of course, work in co-operation. Wombling The Southern Membership & Community Council and Retail & F...

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Jul 29, 2022

FREE Bicycle Maintenance

If you live near our Hallwood Road Store in Kettering, please bring along your bicycle for a FREE maintenance check and minor repairs on Wednesday 31st August 2022. Whilst your bike is getting a FREE health check - you can take advantage of a FREE health check for yourself as we will be joined b...

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Jul 29, 2022

FREE Bicycle Maintenance & Donations

If you live near our Marston Moretaine Store, please bring along your bicycle for a FREE maintenance check.  We will be working with Cycle Saviours who will also take away any unwanted bicycles which will be refurbished and used for community projects or sold to hard pressed families. We are als...

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Jul 29, 2022

Bike Maintenance and Repairs

If you live near Houlton in Rugby, please bring along your bicycle for a FREE maintenance check.  We will be outside the store from 11am-2pm on Wednesday 3rd August 2022.;

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Jul 28, 2022

Celebration of Learning Event -Refugees and Asylum Seekers

On 7thJuly 2022, the Southern MCC partnered with the Workers Education Association & The Co-op Development Agency at the Women for Change venue in St Matthews in Leicester for a Celebration of Learning event.  Asylum seekers and refugees, who had gained qualifications through courses offered by t...

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