Specially created film made to mark annual event celebrating role of servicemen and women at National Memorial Arboretum
Posted by rob smyth | Published: 27/06/2017
A specially created film has been released to showcase a major event aimed at celebrating servicemen and women at a national centre for remembrance.
Central England Co-operative Funeralcare proudly sponsored Armed Forces Day at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Alrewas, on Saturday, 24 June.
Over 6,000 people enjoyed great weather and a full programme of fun family activities as part of an effort to celebrate the service of all current and former Armed Forces personnel.
Representatives from the Society’s funeral and retail businesses were on hand to speak to visitors about their work and also serve up a range of tasty treats that will be available in-store this summer.
Now a specially created film has been put together to celebrate all aspects of the annual event. The film can be viewed by visiting:
https://youtu.be/wvQQH88IJB4
This flagship family event at the arboretum annually celebrates the work of the Armed Forces and thousands of military and non-military families joined in with the festivities.
A packed programme of activities and a parade took place including music from the Band of Royal Corps of Signals, historic warplanes took part in flypasts and there was also a performance from the Defence Medical Services Whittington Field Gun Display team.
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
Notes to editors
Please use the embed code below to use the video on your website:
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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 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. 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 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
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