Our Member Activators

To celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight 2025, Tina Firthlock, Member Activator for Harrogate, Richmondshire and Selby, tells us how she is working with Fairtrade groups and Co-op Members in her community.

Our network of Member Activators help to raise awareness of Co-op Membership locally. Kate Skinner, Member Activator for Argyll and Bute in Scotland, tells us what she loves about the role.

Co-op Members asked us to help them reduce their impact on the environment. Stefan Klueter, Member Activator for Greater Manchester Central and West, tells us how he is helping them protect nature.

Mimi Lung, Member Activator for Lewisham, Southwark, Croydon, Bromley and Sutton, tells us how she celebrated our partnership with The Big Lunch by bringing her community together to share food.

Around 200 Co-op Members joined us at six local Annual General Meeting (AGM) events held across the UK for the first time this year. Lynda Currie, Member Activator for Firth of Clyde in Scotland, tells us more.

Judith Morgane, Member Activator for Exeter and East Devon, tells us how she is helping members make a difference in their communities by sharing tips on how to prevent food waste.

Geraldine Strohm, Co-op Member Activator for Hertfordshire, highlights the importance of warm spaces and where members can find warmth and meet with others near them.