“I have to leave my home this weekend – you don’t have to” – Central England Co-op colleagues’ message to public this Easter Bank Holiday weekend

Posted by rob smyth | Published: 10/04/2020


A Central England Co-op Store Manager in Nottingham has joined pleas for people to stay home unless absolutely necessary this Easter Bank Holiday as they work to provide food and essentials for their communities.

With the message “I have to leave my home this Easter weekend – you don’t have to”, Natalie Smith, Store Manager at Central England Co-op in Coppice Road, Arnold, hopes to encourage the public only to go out for their groceries or daily exercise, should they need to.

Central England Co-op’s Retail Heroes have been going above and beyond to support their communities as the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic continues to alter the public’s day to day lives.

Therefore, Natalie thanked Members and customers for their continued support but urged people not to make unnecessary trips over the Easter Bank Holiday.

She said: “We are proud to serve our local community in Nottingham during these unprecedented times, ensuring they have their food and essentials.

“We love seeing our Members and customers in store but I would also encourage everyone to only pop out for their food and essentials and their daily exercise as advised.

“With it being a long Bank Holiday Weekend, it could be tempting to go out and visit people and places farther afield, but I would urge people to stay local and stay home where possible.

“I have to leave my home this weekend – you don’t have to. Stay home, protect front line workers and save lives.”

People can keep up to date with what is happening in their local community by visiting a dedicated online hub at www.centralengland.coop/updates

 

 

 

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 with interests in food, funeral, floral, travel and property investment.

 

Co-operatives have always been there for their communities; they were formed to protect them and help them flourish. 

 

Our 7,900 colleagues serving our Members and customers work hard to ensure that co-operative values, principles and spirit flow through everything we do to help support and improve our local communities.

 

Owned by hundreds of thousands of Members, we have over 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. 

 

We are proud of our reputation for ethical business practices and corporate responsibility.

 

We invest a percentage of our trading profit into local communities through our Community Dividend Fund scheme, have donated over £1.3 million to our corporate charity partner Dementia UK and also operate a pioneering food redistribution partnership with FareShare Midlands so unsold food goes to those in need.

 

Visit www.centralengland.coop for more information or follow us on Facebook or Twitter using @mycoopfood

 

Press office contacts: Rob Smyth and James Brindle

 

Phone - 01543 421390

 

Email - publicrelations@centralengland.coop