Share the Christmas joy with Barnardo’s

Whether it’s a Boxing Day Feast, Pigs Under Blankets, Brie and Cranberry or one of our other festive lunchtime meal deal sandwiches, we’ll be donating £50,000 from the sales to our partnership with Barnardo’s*. 

Add a taste of Christmas to your meal deal and help raise £7m to support positive futures for 1 million young people. 

Our partnership with Barnardo’s recently hit a huge milestone, raising £5.5m thanks to Co-op members, colleagues, suppliers and customers. 

Thanks to you, we’re supporting young people online through advice and information on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. Platforms that young people use in the same way older generations use Google to search for advice. 

We’re also delivering in-depth support in the communities that need it most. This includes: 

• ‘Hurlford Helping Hands’, a community pantry, providing local residents with access to essential items at a reduce cost, as well as transforming a disused space. 

• Magic Minds in Rhyl - weekly sessions and holiday activities that young people help plan and deliver, focusing on wellbeing including games, sport and getting outside; as well as confidence building activities. 

• Burslem Youth Connect in Stoke-on-Trent - weekly and holiday sessions focused on food, wellbeing and skills, for example sessions on anti-bullying, cooking skills, and volunteering. 
• Carlisle Youth Connect in Carlisle - weekly and holiday sessions on food, wellbeing and opportunities, for example learning new skills, talking about mental wellbeing and creating and sharing meals. 

Since our partnership launched, we’ve supported over 700,000 young people so far. All our partnership support is co-produced by young people for young people.  

Which festive sandwich will you add to your meal deal? 

*Barnardo’s is a registered charity (216250 / SC037605).