Community

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…

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…

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…

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…

We’re both excited and proud to be Co-op Live’s Official Charity Partner. Through an annual £1m donation to us at the Foundation, gigs at Co-op Live really will give back!   We’ve just received our first donation which will support initiatives like our Young Gamechangers Fund. The fund is a partnership with Co-op and awards grants…

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…

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…

At Co-op, we’re not owned by a wealthy few, we’re owned by you; our members. Which means you can shape your membership by helping us develop our products and services.  This year, Co-op Members have been working with us to design and shape how they are rewarded through their membership, by taking part in an exclusive trial…

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…

At the start of the month, I shared my reflections on the one year anniversary of October 7th and my hope that our world would choose humanity and co-operation over hate and division. Our partners at the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC)* have today launched an appeal to help with the humanitarian crisis in the Middle…

Together with you, our Co-op Members, we’ve been supporting Fairtrade for 30 years.  To mark three decades of championing Fairtrade and the difference it makes to producers and communities across the world, we invited members to join us at special local events in Co-op stores and at larger community venues during this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight…

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…