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    Local Community Activity

     

    At Your Co-op it’s all about supporting the local community – it's at the heart of everything we do. 

    We are owned by our members who guide us in our decision-making and help us to understand what local communities really need. And now, with the introduction of the Doing Good Together Fund we’re doing even more to support our local communities and members have an even greater say over which organisations we support.

    You, our remarkable colleagues, are key to the success of our community activity and so please talk to your site manager who will be able to share with you the ways in which you can get involved. 

     

    Community Hubs  

    Our current central community focus is working with three food market sites to make the sites a local community hub. 

    The sites are:

    • Chipping Norton Food Market, Oxfordshire 

    • Wem Food Market, Shropshire 

    • Old Town Swindon Food Market, Wiltshire 

    In these stores we are focusing on :  

     

    Elevating the site as a Community Hub 

    • Positioning the sites as a central, vibrant space for local community engagement  

    • Fostering stronger ties with the local community and members  

     

    Partnering with local Organisations  

    • Collaborating with existing community partners and listen to what they need 

    • Promoting volunteering opportunities for members 

     

    Inspire Member Participation 

    • Making it easy and rewarding for members to get involved  

    • Building a sense of ownership, pride and purpose in community action 

     

    Raising awareness of the Doing Good Together Fund (DGTF) 

    • Increasing visibility of the fund  

    • Encouraging and supporting more local donations  

     

    If you have any queries, please email communityteam@midcounties.coop