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Membership Matters Blog

Hear from our Membership Community team about all the great things going on in your area.


Mar 22, 2023

Members learning about the history of Coventry

Members' Visit to Coventry - Written by MCC member, Elaine Dean. MCC members Elaine and Paul acted as the couriers for the Central Co-op members from the Derby area went on a Heritage Visit to Coventry and were very lucky that despite the forecast it didn't rain and spoil the day. On the coach ...

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Mar 20, 2023

Health & Wellbeing Session

We are delighted to receive this lovely feedback on a recent health and well-being session with the SoundCafe. Dear Karen, On behalf of SoundCafe Leicester I would like to thank you for your recent Healthy Eating Choices presentation which you recently delivered to the players of SoundCafe’s ...

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Mar 17, 2023

Members Friendship Group

A very warm welcome to all our members. We enjoy a chat, a giggle, interesting speakers with a nice cup of tea or coffee. Always some biscuits & cake to share too. Easy access for all with some parking outside. £1 entry. We have Elvie from Loddon History Group booked to come & share the history...

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Mar 17, 2023

Time out Thursdays at Loddon Library

A free event for everyone with a different theme each month, no need to book just come along. January-One Pot Cooking February- Healthy Eating Workshop March- Fairtrade Workshop April- Wellbeing May- Dementia awareness & Dementia Friends Training June- Norfolk Police- Scam awareness July- ...

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Mar 17, 2023

Intergenerational afternoon for World Book Day

Working along side The National Literacy Trust, we supported a fabulous event at Lilac Lodge Care Home in Oulton with 10 children from Oulton Broad Primary School. World Book Day partners with National Literacy Trust who run the local project in Lowestoft Get Suffolk Reading.  Get Suffolk Readin...

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Mar 17, 2023

Lots of activity for Fairtrade Fortnight in our Eastern Region

Fun filled fortnight across the region. We delivered Fairtrade Workshops including mindfulness chocolate tasting to Opening Doors in Norwich, Cromer & Diss. Lowestoft Girl Guides, Loddon Juniors, Roman Hill Primary Year 4 children in Lowestoft. Family afternoon of fun including our giant Fairtrad...

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Mar 15, 2023

Swaps, Interesting Speakers & Refreshments

We have partnered with The Co-op Group and A Place to Grow to offer a tool donation, tool swap and seed swap.  We are delighted to welcome Julian Rees from Incredible Edible, Tim Adkin, a volunteer for the National Forest as speakers and Sue Grant from A Place to Grow will also be sharing informa...

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Mar 15, 2023

An Apeeling Fairtrade Fortnight was had in the West Midlands

This Fairtrade Fortnight lots of fun activity was had promoting all things Fairtrade in the region from coffee mornings to school assemblies. We started the week with a Fairtrade assembly to over 250 primary school children who loved hearing about what Fairtrade means and how there is a fairtrad...

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Mar 14, 2023

A safe space for adults

Thanks to our amazing partnership with Leicester City in the Community, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting a group from the Sound Cafe in Leicester who meet every Tuesday for a game of a football and a bite to eat together.  Sound Cafe in Leicester provides safe creatives spaces for adults wh...

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Mar 14, 2023

Members' Heritage visit to York.

Members from Shepley and New Mill enjoyed their Heritage Visit to York. Written by Carol Warham from Yorkshire Membership & Community Council. (MCC). Yorkshire’s MCC first heritage visit of the year.  We were all apprehensive as snow had been forecast. However, the day dawned mild and bright. We...

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Mar 14, 2023

Members' visit to Tewkesbury as part of our Educational programme.

Members visit to Tewkesbury - Written by Northern MCC - Elaine Dean. Members from the North East Midlands area (NEMCO) of Central Co-op enjoyed a Heritage Visit to Tewkesbury in March. Despite weather forecasts of snow we experienced blue skies and sunshine but cold temperatures. The coach was ...

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Mar 12, 2023

Member Groups play an important part towards well being.

Member Groups and the importance they play as part of wellbeing.   Written by Joanna West - Northern MCC One of the many benefits of being a Central Co-op member is the ability to join our incredibly varied Member Groups. I’m fortunate to look after our Tatting and Craft Group in Derby, our Ta...

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