Upcoming Community Connecting Sessions

Our Community Connecting sessions offer a warm and welcoming space to meet others, enjoy a cup of tea and feel more connected to your local community. Held monthly at participating East of England Co-op Funeral branches, the sessions are relaxed, informal and open to everyone.
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What is Community Connecting?

Sometimes, a simple conversation can make a real difference.

Community Connecting is all about bringing people together and creating welcoming spaces where everyone can feel part of their local community.


Hosted at participating East of England Co-op Funeral branches our monthly sessions offer a relaxed place to enjoy a cup of tea, meet others, share conversation and make new connections.


Inspired by the Compassionate Communities movement, the sessions are a simple way to help reduce loneliness, strengthen local connections and give people more opportunities to spend time together.

Funeral colleagues gathered together at Community Connecting event

Suffolk Branches

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
St Helens Street Funeral Services Last Thursday Monthly
Norwich Road Funeral Services Last Tuesday Monthly
Foxhall Road Funeral Services Third Tuesday Monthly
Kesgrave Funeral Services Third Thursday Monthly
Chantry Funeral Services Tuesday Weekly
Nacton Road Funeral Services Tuesday Weekly

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Leiston Funeral Services Third Tuesday Monthly
Felixstowe - Walton Funeral Services Second Thursday Monthly
Felixstowe - Hamilton Road Funeral Services Third Thursday Monthly
Woodbridge Funeral Services Third Thursday Monthly

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Stowmarket - Ipswich Street Funeral Services Second Thursday Monthly
Needham Market Funeral Services First Thursday Monthly
Hadleigh Funeral Services Second Tuesday Monthly

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Sudbury Funeral Services Last Thursday Monthly
Bury St Edmunds Funeral Services Second Thursday Monthly

Norfolk Branches

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Drayton Road Funeral Services Please contact branch.
Drayton Road Funeral Services Please contact branch.

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Great Yarmouth Funeral Services Please contact branch.
Gorleston Funeral Services Third Thursday Monthly
Cromer Funeral Services Third Thursday Monthly

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Acle Funeral Services Please contact branch.
Stalham Funeral Services Third Tuesday Monthly
Long Stratton Funeral Services Four Weeks Tuesday
Lowestoft - Westwood Avenue Funeral Services Please contact branch.

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Dereham Funeral Services Please contact branch.
Thetford Funeral Services Please contact branch.
Swaffham Funeral Services Please contact branch.

Essex Branches

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Wimpole Road Funeral Services Fourth Thursday Monthly
Prettygate Funeral Services Third Tuesday Monthly
Wivenhoe Funeral Services Three Weeks Thursday

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Tiptree Funeral Services Three Weeks Thursday
Earls Colne Funeral Services Three Weeks Tuesday
Manningtree Funeral Services Third Tuesday Monthly

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Clacton Funeral Services Fourth Tuesday Monthly
Frinton Funeral Services Second Thursday Monthly
Dovercourt Funeral Services First Thursday Monthly

Location Name Frequency Next Event Date
Burnham-on-Crouch Funeral Services Tuesday Weekly
Maldon Funeral Services Third Tuesday Monthly
South Woodham Ferrers Funeral Services Three Weekly Tuesday
West Mersea Funeral Services Three Weekly Tuesday

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