We will be attending the Essex Festival of Food & Drink again this year at the Cressing Temple Barns. The event takes place on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th July and we will have our Only Way is Local Marquee with over 20 suppliers in attendance.
If you would like to WIN tickets to the event head over to our Facebook page and enter our competition (Competition closes 29th June).
The annual 3.5 mile Race4Business took place in Chelmsford last night (21st June), hosted by Birketts Solicitors. This year the event's charity was Farleigh Hospice.
688 participants from local businesses took part in the event.
Our Marketing Co-ordinator, Emily finished the event in 22:47, finishing in 6th female position (out of 270) and 67th position overall,
We are attending the Little Legs Festival in Braintree on 20th/21st and 22nd June to promote healthy eating.
Our Membership & Community team are attending the three-day festival giving away free fruit & veg, healthy eating colouring & facts sheets and vouchers for our food stores.
During Co-op Fortnight (23rd June to 7th July) our food stores will be offering Chelmsford Star Co-op members and Community Card Holders DOUBLE POINTS* on all purchases made between this time.
Usual exclusions apply - excludes 500 club, PayPoint, Fuel, Services, Stamps and Lottery.
Pupils from the School Council of Westlands Primary School assisted in re-opening our Forest Drive (Chelmsford) food store this morning (13th June) alongside Society President, Pauline Dodd.
The store had been closed for ten days whilst a full refurbishment took place within the store. New flooring, lighting and fridge doors have been installed to ensure that the store is more energy efficient. The tills have also moved location, making the store look more spacious!
Our food stores and Head Office supported cupcake day on Thursday 14th June 2018.
Cupcakes were available to purchase in our stores for a suggested donation of £1.
To make a donation to our Charity of the Year please visit: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ChelmsfordStarCoop
The event raised £2000 for our Charity of the Year; Alzheimer's Society!
We are very excited to announce that Chelmsford Star has been awarded ‘Best For Community Impact’ in the National Business Charity Awards, held in London last night, beating off international competition from the likes of Aldi and Prudential.
We were recognised for the sheer volume of charity work and community initiatives we have produced in the region over our 150 year history, and in particular our Charity of the Year programme and the fact that a third of our turnover is reinvested into the Essex economy in some way.
We've partnered up with the Alzheimer's Society, just in time for Dementia Action Week.
To draw attention to the cause, Alzheimer's Society are holding a concert at Chelmsford Cathedral on 24th May at 1.30pm, entitled 'Singing For The Brain' and all are welcome to join in the fun. Chelmsford Star will be providing all the refreshments. This is just one of many events taking place across the country for Dementia Action Week (#DAW2018).
We chose the Alzheimer's Society to work with as part of our 'Charity of the Year' initiative, following a vote by our employees.
We are awarding £5.00 for every 1000 points. (Applies to the period 29/01/2017 - 27/01/2018). If you have qualified for a share of the profits payment, this will be available electronically on your membership card. Please check the bottom of your receipt next time you shop with us for an up to date balance.
If you would like to earn a share of our profits next year, but are not yet a member, you can join today online: https://www.chelmsfordstar.coop/members/join-today
We are recruiting for one full time travel consultant and one part-time consultant in our Chelmsford travel branch, located in the Quadrant Department Store in the heart of the City Centre!
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