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Keep Moving Suffolk

We're proud to be supporting the Keep Moving Suffolk campaign. The local campaign is to support & encourage people to get active and stay active during these unprecedented times

Win Christmas for your Community Hero!

We asked you to nominate your Community Hero to win Christmas on behalf of the East of England Co-op. Check out the winners and read their amazing stories.

Tea 4 Teachers ☕👩‍🏫

With the return of the school year in September, we wanted to show our appreciation for the dedication and hard work shown by our local schools and their staff.

With 50 packs of tea-riffic treats available we asked people to nominate their local schools for a chance to win one of these yummy packs.

Aldeburgh Food and Drink Weekend 😃😃

The Community Team were at the Aldeburgh Food and Drink Weekend at the end of September! The team ran a competition for attendees to win a Sourced Locally Hamper, gave out some Sourced Locally goodies and informed attendees of our support to local foodbanks and local producers.

A fantastic and well run weekend by the Aldeburgh organisers!

Helping to combat holiday hunger in our local communities 🥫🍽️

Despite the government announcement to extend the free school meal voucher scheme, it is likely the planned end to the job retention scheme and the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the economy and local businesses, will see an increase in demand for foodbanks over the summer holidays.  

See how we have supported local foodbanks through our Holiday Hunger Campaign.

Dedham Litter Pick

Roger Grosvenor, Joint Chief Executive and Mark Lewenz, Retail Project Manager, braved the wet and windy weather and managed to collect a wide variety of litter as part of our support for the BBC Suffolk's Don't Be A Tosser Campaign.

#DontBeATosser

Click on the link below to see what they collected in Dedham.

Suffolk Army Cadet Force

We’re thrilled to have been able to donate some goodies to the Suffolk Army Cadet Force! 😄😄

The Cadets have been working tirelessly in the past months to support their communities during the lockdown. In the below video you can see Lt. Carlton explaining some of the fantastic things the Cadets have been doing.

We hope that the cadets enjoy their well-deserved treats! 👏👏