Topic: Community Support

03 February 2025

Are you talking about it?

Join Co-op Members, colleagues, customers and local communities in the biggest conversation about mental wellbeing on 6 February 2025.   A third of people in the UK say they would prefer to not talk about their mental health rather than risk an awkward conversation, this growing to 45% in 16 – 24 year olds*.   Talking helps…

20 January 2025

There’s a warm welcome space near you

With so many events and activities planned to bring members and local groups together in 2025, it’s shaping up to be an exciting year for Geraldine Strohm, Co-op Member Activator for Hertfordshire. Co-op and the Warm Welcome Campaign have joined together to help grow the number of Warm Welcome Spaces and help people stay warm this winter. Co-op…

06 January 2025

More chances to win for you and your community

In 2024 we launched our ‘Winners Share It All’ prize draw, which saw Co-op Members and Local Community Fund causes sharing £500,000. 10 Co-op members won £500 for themselves and £5,000 for their chosen cause each month. Good news, we’re extending the prize draw in to 2025, and you could be next!  We’re not owned…

06 December 2024

We’ve been to you & you & you & you this November

Thousands of you popped along to our pop-up cafés in Edinburgh, Cardiff and London and over 100 events in communities around the UK, as we brought Co-op, our difference and all the ways you can play your part as a Co-op Member to life. Colleagues and local groups also got the chance to thank members…

29 November 2024

A chance to win for you and your community

We’re not owned by a wealthy few, we’re owned by you; our members. Which means our members get a say in how we spend a share of our profits in local communities. Co-op Members support over 2,500 causes each year through our Local Community Fund.   Co-op Members and Local Community Fund causes are winning thanks…

19 November 2024

Thanking you & you & you for supporting your community

This November, we’re celebrating the incredible impact Co-op Members have had in communities across the UK, and we’re inviting you to join the celebrations too.   At Co-op, we’re not owned by a wealthy few, we’re owned by you; our members. Which means you get a say in how we spend a share of our profits…

30 October 2024

Choose your local cause for a chance to win

With the start of a new round of the Local Community Fund, it’s time for Co-op Members to choose their new local cause to support for a chance to win.   Right by your community  We’re not owned by a wealthy few, we’re owned by you; our members. Which means our members get a say in…

16 October 2024

Go BIG for Barnardo’s

More than a third of young people don’t feel positive about their future*. We want to help by raising £5m to support positive futures for 750,000 young people.  Our partnership with Barnardo’s** recently hit a huge milestone of raising £3.5m thanks to Co-op colleagues, members and customers.  Thanks to you, we’re supporting young people online…

27 August 2024

Meet the local causes who won our prize draw in August

Co-op Members and Local Community Fund causes are winning every month, thanks to our prize draw, ‘Winners Share It All’. Every month, 10 Co-op members are winning £500 for themselves and £5,000 for their chosen cause, and you could be next. All you have to do is choose your cause and swipe your card* instore…

28 June 2024

Win a share of £500,000 for you and your community

Could you be one of 10 Co-op members each month to win a share of £500,000 this year. Every month, we’re giving Co-op members the opportunity to win £500 for themselves and £5,000 for their chosen Local Community Fund cause, as part of our prize draw, ‘Winners Share It All’.  Supporting your local community  Every…

20 June 2024

You told us what matters most

We asked Co-op member-owners what matters most to them as we develop our new strategy. Here’s more about what we heard and what we’re going to do about it. Our new vision puts member-ownership back at the heart of our Co-op, shaping our thinking and decision-making. If we are to make a real difference with…

29 May 2024

Helping your community win with you

We’re giving away £500,000 worth of prizes this year and you could win a part of it. Each month 10 Co-op members will win £500 for themselves and £5,000 for their chosen Local Community Fund cause, as part of our prize draw, ‘Winners Share It All’. Don’t forget to choose your cause and swipe your…