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

May 03, 2019

Excess food from meetings donated to local food bank

This week saw the Society hold its Annual General Meetings for Members. During the meeting we showcased some of our food for members to try. Usually we have a little excess stock which is then given to members as they leave, this year the Western MCC decided that they would donate the excess stoc...

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May 03, 2019

Community Fund allows kids to get active at school

The Society's Community Dividend Fund recently donated £2,000 to Silkmore Primary Academy in Stafford.  The money was used to create an outdoor 'Trim Trail' to inspire the school children to get more active during break and dinner times. I was invited along to the opening of the outdoor 'Trim Tr...

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Apr 25, 2019

Member group dance to keep healthy

Our line dancing member group has been active in Birmingham for over 15 years and is doing wonders for the participants. The group runs on a Thursday afternoon and Friday morning at the Polish Millennium House in the city centre. The class, led by our wonderful tutors Jenny and Laurie, dance ste...

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Apr 15, 2019

Erdington Store Cleans Up

Our Retail Store in Erdington led by Manager Gary Brooks went out into the High Street to help litter pick the local area. They teamed up with a local group who do this every fortnight in a bid to try and keep the local area looking nice for its residents and shoppers. Gary Brooks and his team u...

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Apr 15, 2019

Retail Managers in our Community

On Friday i was invited to attend the West 1 Managers meeting by their Operations Manager David Rudge. I attended to talk to them about how they and their stores can be closer associated within their community. During the meeting we discussed the range of activities that store teams can get invol...

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