St. John’s C.E. Primary School on Fairtrade adventure at Belper Co-op
Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 06/10/2016
Children from St. John’s C.E. Primary School visited Central England Co-operative’s Strutt Street, Belper food store on Monday 3 October, to complete an Ethical Challenge as part of their ‘Scrumdiddlyumptious’ topic.
The children searched for Fairtrade products throughout the store and completed a quiz which helped them to learn about where their food and household products come from, how products can be produced ethically and the wide range of Fairtrade products available.
Kevin Tromans, Store Manager at Central England Co-operative’s Belper store, said: “The Co-operative was the first supermarket to embrace Fairtrade, so we are delighted to work with the pupils at St. John’s C.E. Primary School to help them to learn more about ethical shopping.
“All Central England Co-operative food stores stock a range of Fairtrade products and the children learned that just looking for the logo and switching to a Fairtrade product can help to make a difference.
“We helped the children complete the Ethical Challenge quiz and each class took back to school some Fairtrade bananas and goodies for their hard work and enthusiasm.”
Mrs E Wojcik, Class teacher at St. John’s C.E. Primary School, said: “The Year 3 children absolutely loved their trip to Central England Co-operative’s Belper food store as part of their ‘Scrumdiddlyumptious’ topic, where they were able to discover the importance of Fairtrade for themselves.
“The ‘hands-on’ activities enabled the children to encounter the ‘awe and wonder’ of learning, making our visit a truly memorable experience!
“As part of their topic they were also exploring the need for fresh fruit in our diets, and even researched how scurvy was cured in the 1800’s, so having the opportunity to find out where their fruit originates from was wonderful.
“After our trip, they sketched a variety of fruits and even invented their own fantastical fruits and wrote nonsense poems about them. The whole experience fitted our class topic perfectly and we look forward to visiting again next year.”
Central England Co-operative offers a wide range of educational and recreational workshops and classes for its members and communities. If you are interested in finding out more, please pop in to your local Central England Co-operative food store or email member.community@centralengland.coop
Being a member brings a whole host of benefits, such as:
Members of Central England Co-operative receive twice yearly Share of the Profits by trading with its family of businesses.
Members who head into selected Central England Co-operative food stores across the country can now enjoy an exclusive member offer with 5% off Co-op own brand products for a limited time. This special offer is available at the food store on Strutt Street, Belper.
Community Dividend Funding for a local project of up to £5,000 and recently 2nd Belper (St Peter’s) Guides were handed £1,000 for camping equipment and Ripley Guides and Brownies were handed £5,000 to fund new windows for the group’s headquarters.
Have Your Say and get involved in the democratic process and attend member meetings to make your voice heard.
Photo caption: Pupils from St.John’s C.E Primary School, Belper, enjoying their Ethical Challenge at Central England Co-operative, Strutt Street, food store.
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 recently celebrated being named Leading Co-operative of the Year 2016 by Co-operatives UK. 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 2016/17.
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 www.centralengland.coop, follow 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