Four Central England Co-operative workers get set to take on Wolf Run challenge for two charities

Posted by nathan lloyd | Published: 31/03/2017


Four Central England Co-operative colleagues are swapping their work boots for running shoes as they get set to take on a mammoth and muddy challenge to raise money for two good causes.

Josh Shaw, Jack Bevan, Jamie Joyce and Dan Goodby, who all work at the Brandhall Food Store, in Oldbury, will be joining forces to take on the Wolf Run 10k challenge in April.

The challenge will involve the team taking on mud runs, trail runs and obstacle runs to raise money for charity.

They are undertaking the charity effort to raise money for the Society’s corporate charity Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children and Fisher House at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Birmingham.

Dan, 29, who works as a Team Leader at the store, said: “Jack, Jamie and myself all ran the Wolf Run last year for Newlife and Help for Heroes and we raised over £2,000 to share between both charities.

“This year we chose to run for Newlife and Fisher House at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

“Fisher House is a home away from home environment for family members who have relatives on the military ward at the hospital as it is the main military hospital ward for all of the UK.

“We chose these charities as our team has a strong military connection as Jack is an Army reservist and Josh is in the Army cadets. I also have friends in the Army.

“Also the hospital is local to our store so fundraising for this great local cause will have a major impact in our community.”

Newlife is dedicated to providing information and practical support for children with disabilities and their families.

Although Newlife is a national charity, every penny raised by Central England Co-operative is helping children in the Midlands.

The link-up between The Co-op and Newlife has already raised over £1.2 million so far and helped over 600 children.

Newlife fund-raising manager Nora Smith said: “If the recent wet weather continues, the Spring Wolf Run in Warwickshire next month promises to be a particularly challenging event.

“It is designed to test mental and physical strength – and we are confident the four participants from the Brandhall store will give it their all.

“Like their colleagues across Central England Co-operative, they are going ‘above and beyond’ in their support of Newlife and the disabled children we help through providing essential equipment. “Their efforts will help transform the lives of children across the Central England Co-operative trading area.”

Anyone who would like to support the team can do so by visiting http://www.justgiving.com/CECBRANDHALL or www.justgiving.com/CECBRANDHALLNL

Notes to editors

Picture caption: Central England Co-operative colleagues Josh Shaw (18), Jack Bevan (23), Jamie Joyce (27), and Dan Goodby (29) are getting ready to take part in the Wolf Run for two good causes.

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 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 Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children 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

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