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Southern Blog Articles | Central England Co-operative Membership

Southern Articles

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

Mar 02, 2020

Fairtrade supporters line up for special charity women’s football match for Fairtrade Fortnight

A special charity football game has been held in Leicester to mark Fairtrade Fortnight where fun and fundraising rather than finesse was the name of the game. The ‘Can’t Play Players’ women’s football match was held at AFC Andrews Football Club in Knighton Lane East on Saturday as part of events...

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Feb 24, 2020

Women's football match among events marking Fairtrade Fortnight in Southern region

Central England Co-op will be holding a range of events across Leicestershire and Northamptonshire during Fairtrade Fortnight 2020 to get the community talking about Fairtrade. The Society will be holding everything from tea dances, quizzes and school workshops to a special Fairtrade women’s foo...

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Feb 21, 2020

Supporting Loneliness & Isolation, Health & Wellbeing

Our Southern MCC support a number of groups who meet in our local communities and this week I caught up with our Women of Wisdom Co-operative, who meet in Braunstone, our Thorncroft Friendship Co-operative who meet in the centre of Leicester,  and our Pop In Cafe, who meet in Thurnby Lodge.  I am...

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Feb 07, 2020

Ratae Co-operative Pantomime - There Was an Old Lady Who Lived in a Shoe

This year, our Ratae Co-operative Players put on a first class pantomime based on this very popular nursery rhyme.  Our Players are so talented and it is wonderful to see them working with young people and children too, which really makes for a great family show.  Young or old - there was plenty ...

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