Bid to support those with mobility and sensory issues in Northamptonshire handed £1,250 funding boost thanks to Central England Co-op
Posted by rob smyth | Published: 08/10/2019
People with mobility and sensory issues looking to learn more are celebrating after receiving a grant from Central England Co-op to pay for a special tour guide system.
Thrapston and District U3A will spend £1,250 on the unique technology to allow people with hearing and mobility difficulties to take part in a wide range of fun educational trips across the county.
The groups visits a wide range of places including the local Amey recycling campus, Sandringham and the nearby Amazon distribution centre.
Glyn Hill, Access Advisor, said: “Thrapston and District U3A is delighted to have been granted £1,250 by Central England Co-operative for a tour guide system.
“We are a self-help, lifelong learning co-operative for people no longer in full time work. Our 320 plus members share learning experiences in a wide range of interest groups and pursue learning for fun. In a wider context, we see ourselves as providing social support and physical and creative activities for an increasingly ageing population.
“Our aim for the tour guide system is to increase accessibility for a substantial number of our members.”
The group was one of 30 good causes across 16 counties to share a payout of £44,000 from the retailer’s Community Dividend Fund.
Grants of between £100 and £5,000 are handed out every three months to a wide range of applicants.
The fund guarantees that at least one per cent of the Society’s trading profit is reinvested in local communities in a bid to help projects to thrive across its trading area of 16 counties from the Midlands to the east coast.
People can apply for funding by visiting https://communities.centralengland.coop/
Central England Co-operative Store Manager Michael Mellor said: “We are delighted that this great project has been handed a grant for the fantastic work they do in the community.
“Community Dividend Fund grants like this showcase how by being a member and shopping at your local Central England Co-op store allows us as a Society to continue to invest and fund vital projects in the area.”
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
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Picture caption: Members of Thrapston and District U3A celebrated being handed their grant from the Central England Co-operative Community Dividend Fund.
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 the Society’s principal areas of activity being food, funeral services, travel shops, and property investment.
Central England Co-operative has over 400 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 2019.
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 Dementia UK and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to member activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth and James Brindle at Central England Co-operative on 01543 421390
Email –publicrelations@centralengland.coop