Central England Co-op supports Macmillan World’s Biggest Coffee Morning in Cambridge
Posted by rob smyth | Published: 19/09/2017
Central England Co-operative Funeralcare will be serving up coffee and cake across Cambridgeshire to raise money as part of Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
Colleagues from 17 funeral homes will be opening their doors to the public on or around Friday 29 September to play their part in supporting the annual flagship fundraiser.
Every year people from across the country gather together to have a catch up, a cuppa and a slice of cake while helping to support the event, which collected £29.5 million in 2016.
A total of 78 events and activities are being held across the Central England Co-operative trading region to raise funds for Macmillan.
Kevin Crute, Head of Funeral at Central England Co-operative, said: “Everyone at Central England Co-operative Funeralcare is proud to once again support Macmillan Cancer Support’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning.
“Holding these events offers a great opportunity for us to meet members of the local community and at the same time raise funds for a very deserving cause.
“Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy the refreshments.”
The first official World’s Biggest Coffee Morning took place in 1991 and has gone on to be the biggest fundraising event of its kind, raising over £165 million for people affected by cancer.
Pauline Lewis, fund-raising manager for Macmillan Cancer Support, said: “We are delighted that Central England Co-operative is supporting our World’s Biggest Coffee Morning again this year.
“Last year their funeral homes raised an incredible £12,707.92, which was just amazing.
“Having a coffee morning is the perfect chance to chat, drink, eat cake and bring staff and their community together.
“One in two of us will face a cancer diagnosis in our life time, and the money Central England Co-operative raises at their Coffee Mornings will have a massive impact on the vital cancer services we are able to provide to support people affected by cancer. We can’t thank them enough for their support.”
Planned events in Cambridgeshire:
- Central England Co-operative Huntingdon Funeral Home, 3 Peters Road, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- M J Claypole Funeral Directors, 37 Main Street, Yaxley, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- A Coley & Son Funeral Directors, Quaker House, West Street, Crowland, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, Old Royal Standard, Wisbech, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- HE Bull & Son Funeral Service, 61 Inhams Road, Whittlesey, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, Fitzwilliam Street, Peterborough, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, Crowson House, 1150 Lincoln Road, Werrington, from 9am on Friday 29th September
- RJ Scholes, Wherrys Lane, Bourne, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, High Street, Chatteris , from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, 4 Horsegate , Deeping St James, from 10.30am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, 30 Wootton Road, King’s Lynn, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, 71 Westgate, Hunstanton, from 11am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, Green End Road, Sawtry, from 1pm on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, Peterborough Road, Stanground, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, Market Hill, St Ives, from 10am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative St Neots at Nelson Lodge Care Home, off Nelson Road, from 10.30am on Friday 29th September
- Central England Co-operative Funeral Home, St George Street, Stamford, from 11am on Friday 29th September
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 £927million for 2016/17. The Society’s principal areas of activity are food, funeral services, and property. The company’s funeral business consists of over 120 funeral homes across 16 counties, 10 florists, masonry production and administration, Bretby Crematorium and Terry Smiths coffin factory.
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 and funeral home development programme for 2017.
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 Dementia UK and invests a percentage of its trading profit into local communities.
Becoming a member of Central England Co-operative offers a whole host of benefits ranging from collecting points every time you spend in store to earn a share of the profits, access to members activities and community initiatives including the Community Dividend Fund, which hands out grants of up to £5,000 to charities and good causes across the Society’s trading estate.
Find out how to become a Central England Co-operative member by calling 0800 0501 601, emailing members@centralengland.coop or visiting https://www.members.coop
For more information visit www.centralengland.coop, follow Central England Co-operative on Twitter: @mycoopfood, @mycooplife and on Facebook: facebook.com/centralenglandcooperative
Rob Smyth at Central England Co-operative on 01543 414140
Email – publicrelations@centralengland.coop