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Our Membership and Community Relations Officer, James and his team, have been supporting communities in West Midlands and Staffordshire.

Jan 24, 2020

Central England Co-operative Gardening Club

The Central England Co-operative Gardening Club meets in Cotteridge Church Hall, Pershore Road South, Birmingham B30 3EJ on the 4th Wednesday of each month (except December) from 7:30 to 9:30pm. In the summer, with lighter nights, meetings take the form of visits to local gardens. At the 2019 ...

Jan 14, 2020

Fairtrade comes to a Stafford School

To start the new year I attended Silkmore Primary Academy in Stafford to talk to their Year 6 class about all things Fairtrade. The Year 6 class with their teacher Mrs Powell have decided to complete a topic on Fairtrade, and they invited me in to talk about it. I explained to the young people w...

Jan 13, 2020

New Year Holiday Club Supports Youngsters in Birmingham

This year kicked off with a bang in Birmingham as the Western MCC supported a Holiday Club in Birmingham. The four day event at the start of the year was set up by the Triathlon Trust to help inner city young people at a time when they needed it most. The young people were invited to attend, wher...

Dec 23, 2019

Central England Co-operative Member Groups Celebrate

This last week has seen our member groups celebrate Christmas with festive themed dances. Our Line, Folk and Sequence classes held dances that celebrated the festive season. The groups met for the final time to celebrate the year and also spread a little festive cheer. Maureen Bowyer from the We...

Dec 16, 2019

The Premier League comes to Birmingham thanks to Central England Co-operative

On Friday the Premier League Trophy came to our Erdington store as part of a competition the Society and the store won with Cadbury UK. The prize was to host the trophy and allow our customers and members the chance to see the trophy and have their picture taken with it. We invited a local schoo...

Dec 10, 2019

Elected Central England Co-operative Members meet in Birmingham

This last week saw members of the Membership and Community Council (MCC) meet in Birmingham for their last meeting of the year. They met at Safeside, Birmingham which is part of West Midlands Fire Service. The site educates young people on issues of safety. they show the young people aspects of ...

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