Our Community Initiatives

Supporting our communities means more than delivering our four core programmes. Across the region, we work with local partners, groups and organisations to strengthen communities and bring people together. Whether it’s supporting foodbanks, local initiatives or community spaces, our aim is simple: to help people and places thrive.

Supported Community Groups

Find out information about each of the groups we support, including their location and contact details. If you live locally to one of the groups and would like to get involved, please use the contact information provided to reach out to the group. 

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East of England Co-op Bowls Club

Food Justice

We support 28 foodbanks across Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire; by asking our shoppers to share an item with their local foodbank, we aim to help many more people and families in need of emergency food.  

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Foodbank Support

Community Connecting Sessions

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.

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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East of England Co-op Bowls Club

Community Shopper Bags

We ran a competition asking local children (aged 4-11) to design us a bag celebrating the theme of kindness and caring for others.


The teams at each of our stores picked a local winner, six of these were then chosen to feature on the bags.


£10,000 of profits from the bags, which are available to buy for £1 at all our Food stores, will go to our Community Cares Fund.

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Foodbank Support

We Make a Difference

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Children in blue uniforms meeting a pony with support from East of England Co-op community project volunteers, encouraging local education and wellbeing.

Community Cares Fund

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East of England Co-op community volunteers gardening together, planting seedlings as part of a local community wellbeing and sustainability project.

Local Giving

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Three women smiling and holding an East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund donation envelope, celebrating support for a local community project.

Small Donations

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East of England Co-op community partnership with St John Ambulance volunteers in Harleston, delivering first aid training and local fundraising support.

In-Branch Hosting

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