Topic: Community Support

At Co-op, we’re celebrating the United Nations International Year of Co-operatives 2025 (IYC2025) by highlighting our unique way of doing business and celebrating being part of the co-operative movement that is helping to build better futures for all. As a Co-op, we are owned and run by our members and that means they have a…

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 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…