England Shirt up for grabs as Central England Co-operative Belper gets set to Host Fun Day

Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 29/06/2016

COLLEAGUES at Central England Co-operative Belper store are getting set to host a fun day to raise money for charity.

Staff at the store in Strutt Street have organised a day of activities on Saturday, July 9, to boost fundraising for the Society’s corporate charity Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children.

The day will include stalls selling products, a lucky dip for children and colleagues and customers will be able to pay to ‘soak a manager’ by throwing wet sponges at them.

A raffle is also taking place with the star prize being an exclusive England football shirt donated by bosses at the national team’s training base, St George’s Park, in Burton, and a football from Belper Football Club.

Newlife is dedicated to providing information and practical support for children with disabilities and their families.

Although Newlife is a national charity, every penny raised by Central England Co-operative is helping children in the Midlands.

Notes to editors

About Central England Co-operative

Central England Co-operative is one of the largest independent retail co-operative societies in the UK. It is a modern, forward-looking organisation employing over 8,000 staff, with projected gross sales of £958million for 2016/17.  The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. Central England Co-operative has more than 430 trading outlets across 16 counties including; West Midlands, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Rutland, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Suffolk, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. 

The Society has an ambitious food store development programme for 2015/16.

Central England Co-operative is proud of its reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility.  It is a member of Business in the Community, the membership organisation that stands for responsible business, and has also won many business awards for excellence.  The Society supports a number of charities including Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.

For more information visit http://www.centralengland.coop follo,w Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth / Jo Baldock at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140

Email –publicrelations@centralengland.coop