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 time members shop, they’re supporting local communities through Co-op’s Local Community Fund, which has supported nearly 40,000 projects since it began in 2016.
The ‘The Winners Share It All’ prize draw is designed to help boost Co-op’s existing support for thousands of local grassroot causes across the UK, such as our Mays winners:
St. Peter’s Community Hall (Cardiff) provides a range of social activities with the aim of reducing isolation for local people. The group converted an area of waste ground into a green oasis in an urban area that provides a wildlife habitat for birds, insects and pond life, together with a community of bees.
“It was such a wonderful call to receive from Eliza (at Co-op). With the previous amount we had been awarded from Co-op, I was looking at starting a ‘Feeding the Children of Fairwater’ breakfast and/or Afterschool club – Receiving this additional money will give us the opportunity to implement this! We are all extremely grateful and honoured to be the recipient of these funds. Thank you.”
British Troops Remembered (Wolverhampton) is an annual event allowing bereaved military/veteran families to meet up for a weekend to talk, meet and share stories, helping their mental health and to develop coping strategies to grieve.
“We are over the moon to have heard the news that we have been chosen to receive the £5000, this will help massively to help purchase yearly gifts of remembrance so we can send to the veteran and military bereaved families”
Hatfield Heroes Youth Group (Doncaster) empowers local young people to be heroes in their community through social action projects, education and a whole lot of hot chocolate!
“We’re absolutely over the moon! It was an amazing surprise for a Monday morning, and we are overwhelmed to know that it was one of our local community members who chose us and has helped us to win this money.
As a church based youth group, we don’t get a lot of funding and everything we do has to be carefully budgeted for and fundraised. This money will help us to continue to reach out, support and provide activities for our children, young people and families in our local community. We may even spend a bit on taking the young people away for weekend without it costing them anything. I know the young people will be so excited and we are very grateful to be a local community cause this year.”
Greenshoots (Henley-On-Thames) supports adults with learning difficulties, Down’s Syndrome, autism and mental health issues to participate in meaningful daytime activities. The project increases their confidence, improve social skills and teach new skills they can use in their everyday life.
“We are absolutely ecstatic about winning! This money will go towards the refurbishment of the toilet block and outside area at Greenshoots – used by our attendees, volunteers and the general public.
Bellingham Town Hall (Hexham) is a grade II listed building, built in 1862 with its wooden clock tower keeping time for the community of Bellingham, while hosting various community activities.
“We’re extremely pleased to have won. This money will be very helpful for us and can be spent on painting/decorating the main hall; and purchasing new curtains and blinds for the tall sash windows in the main hall.
This will help liven up the community space and make our hall more inviting for all to use. Especially for those from the local community and the surrounding areas who use our facilities for their events and activities.”
11th/9th Cambridge Scout Group (Cambridge), through scouting, local young people gain life skills, improve social interaction, learn social responsibility and get to experience challenges not available to many in day-to-day life.
“Wow! What a great surprise! We are delighted to have won this prize, and it’ll really help us continue to provide great Scouting in Newnham. We haven’t decided what we’ll spend it on yet, but hopefully we can use it to replace some old/damaged equipment and spruce up our Scout Hut! Thank you again for this prize!”
Alston Recreation Ground (Alston) provides a space for the local community during the rising cost of living. It provides children and families free entertainment and fairground rides, so parents don’t have to worry about money, and families can enjoy a stress-free day.
“We are extremely happy to have won this money, thank you all so much. We will use some of the money for the 2025 Mayfair event, and some towards our new winter wonderland event we are planning for Christmas, both these events will support the local community giving opportunities for social interactions in a fun filled way for the children. We would, if possible, put some towards new equipment for the playground areas which we are fundraising for at the moment”
St Mary’s Church (Cleator) is creating an ecological and sustainable garden with a planting scheme providing a peaceful and calming space for all visitors.
“We are absolutely overwhelmed to receive this generous donation and it will allow us to extend and increase the gardening planting scheme we have already developed to enhance the approach to our historical church. We hope that the beauty of this garden when fully established will attract more local people even groups/visitors to our area to see what we as a community have done, the creation of a peaceful and calming space for all.”
Don’t forget to choose your cause and swipe your card* instore or online and you could be winning for you and your cause, like some of our recent Co-op Members winners, Jean (Doncaster) and Mary (Warrington).
Winners Share It All
Our monthly prize draw, ‘Winners Share It All’*, continues until the end of the year! So, make sure to choose your Local Community Fund cause in the Co-op app, pop to your local Co-op (or shop online) and spend £5 to be entered into the prize draw**. Plus, get additional entries for every £5 you spend***.
** Non-members can sign up for just £1 via the Co-op App.
*** For example, when a member spends £5 you will receive one entry, £10 two entries, £15 three entries etc.
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