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Your local Co-operative update
The ‘Co-operative Fortnight’ Issue!
We’re cleaning up
Essex - get involved!
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Summer 2015
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Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Limited at the heart of Essex
Contents
What is a Co-op?
3 What we’re talking about...
Co-op fortnight
A co-op is a type of business that exists to serve its members. Members can
be customers, employees or the local community, but they are always equal
owners and each has a say in running the business and in its profits.
Each co-op is independent to the other, and they fill all sorts of needs
depending on what service they provide.
4 Food shops
What has your local store been
up to?
5 Local Food & Drink
Meet our tastiest Essex-based
producers!
6 Department Stores
What is new this season?
7 Member News
The latest speakers and our planned
days out.
8 Travel Centres
Today’s destination of choice, and
Cooper’s recent adventures.
Businesses don’t have to be run
by big Directors, they can be run by
people like you and me. We achieve
what we want by coming together
and deciding co-operatively what
we need to do for the business.
9 Funeral Services
Who to contact for support on the
darkest of days.
The Bevy Pub Co-op, Brighton
10 Co-operative Latest
Special offer at East of England’s
Opticians.
We are part of a
network of Co-op
Trust schools and
have adopted co-operative values
which complement our aims.
11 Community Involvement
Helping the areas in which
we operate.
12 Young & Old
Support for our schools, and photos
from the archive!
With over 3,000
members, we are the
largest supporterowned football club in the UK and
a fantastic demonstration of what a
co-operative group of fans can
achieve. It is possible to change
the ownership and politics of
football, through running a
successful co-op business.
FC United, Manchester
Like all co-ops,
we are built on the
principles of selfhelp, selfresponsibility and democracy.
Our student members combine
forces to organise social change.
Students for Co-operation, UK-wide
Anglo European
Co-op School, Ingatestone
13 Member Discounts
Your exclusive vouchers.
14 Where are we again?
A list of our trading outlets.
15 Members’ question time
This month, all about share of
the profits!
16 Photography Competition
Not long left to enter!
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We promote co-op alternatives
across many sectors of the economy,
from pubs to football clubs, healthcare
to agriculture, credit unions to
community owned shops.
Co-op housing provides good
quality affordable homes and, through
involving customers in making
decisions that affect their quality of
life, increase customer satisfaction.
Co-operatives UK
Homes, Middlesex
Latest Member of the Month winners:
Mrs Selby from Writtle, Mr G. Tilling from
East Tilbury, Miss S. Gomm from Bocking.
Well done and enjoy your vouchers!
www.chelmsfordstar.coop
Welcome...
The summer is here!
Which means our food stores will be stocked up on ice lollies
and Pimms, and both Quadrants will be offering the new season
fashions. For my team, it’s time to get stuck in to as many school
fetes, community days, Prides, festivals and store visits as
possible, whilst crossing our fingers we stay dry. There’s only a
few of us, but working together we get a lot done.
‘Working Together’ also happens to be the theme of Co-op
Fortnight, which is discussed below. In the name of ‘co-operation’, this issue includes a
special offer from our friends at the East of England Co-op, and there’s details of a
large-scale clean up event we would love your help with. Plus, there’s a reminder of the
competition we are running in partnership with the National Wildlife Photographer of the
Year exhibition, which closes in September. Enjoy!
Kevin Bennett - Head of Membership
What we’re talking about...
Co-op Fortnight (20th June – 4th July)
Something we often hear, particularly around Co-operative Fortnight (two weeks every
year when different co-ops unite to highlight the benefits of working together) is
“Oh, you’re not all the same then?”
A ‘co-operative’ means a group of people have got together to achieve a single purpose.
There are lots of different types, like those owned by the employees (worker co-ops), by the
tenants (housing co-ops) or by the customers (retail co-ops, like Chelmsford Star), and they
can provide anything from food to farming, healthcare to housing, wind farms to web design.
But what they all have in common is a commitment to benefit their members or the
community as a whole.
You’ll often hear co-ops referring to their ‘values
and principles’. This is a set of basic rules that
they must all adhere to, such as democracy and
equality. Basically, they all boil down to a simple
promise. To be a fair and ethical business.
This Co-operative Fortnight, co-ops all over the
UK will be working together with a single aim;
cleaning up the country. The Big Co-op Clean
Up will see housing estates, parks, beaches and
streets, or even just bedrooms, tidied up from
Scotland to Cornwall. We hope to prove that
together, when people and businesses cooperate, we can achieve so much more than we
can alone.
Co-op Facts:
• 5450 co-op enterprises
in the UK
• UK Co-op Economy is worth
£35.6 billion
• This country has a combined
co-op membership of 13.5
million – it’s the largest
membership movement
in the country!
• There are 1.4 million different
co-ops worldwide
• Co-op Values include
Self-help, Self Responsibility,
Democracy, Equality, Equity
and Solidarity.
Your local Co-operative update...
Get in touch!
If you would like to contribute to
future issues, or contact us on
any other matter, you can reach
us in a number of ways...
Starlight Magazine,
Chelmsford Star
Co-operative Society,
220 Moulsham Street,
Chelmsford,
CM2 0LS
e
[email protected]
www.chelmsfordstar.coop
TXT
60777 followed by the
word STAR and your message
Freephone 0800 2540404
@CStarCoop
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Food Stores
Springfield:
Corringham:
Owned By You
Our Torquay Road and Havengore
stores have provided the local Boswells
secondary school with doughnuts to sell
for their chosen charity recently. They
made £250 for Children in Need and,
according to Twitter, all 500 doughnuts
were sold in ten minutes. That must be
some kind of record!
Colleagues at our newest store at
The Sorrells have signed up ‘Friends of
Hardie Park’ as a new community group,
who hope to raise money for a skate
park that local youths have designed.
We have a number of refits taking place
over the coming months, so now is an
excellent time to let us know any
changes you’d like us to incorporate,
or any thoughts you have on our food
stores. Remember, as a co-op member,
it is YOUR business we are striving
to improve!
Animals looking for
good homes!
Chelmsford:
Torquay Road also presented a
Community Card cheque to local group,
Friends of Chelmsford Resource Centre,
who will use the £405 to hold social
events for their members.
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Our Broomfield Road store was
relaunched in March, following a refit to
renew fixtures and an update to the
ranges. Ex-Mayor of Chelmsford Joyce
Ashford, who has been a regular
shopper at the store for over 40 years,
cut the ribbon. She commented,
For a limited time you can collect
Farmyard Friends by earning stickers
each time you shop in our food stores.
Each cute animal is yours for 20
stickers, which are awarded at a rate of
one per £5 spent, but hurry. The offer
ends on the 5th July!
Go to the Farmyard Friends section on
our website for free colouring-in sheets
of each character for little ones.
“It’s such a lovely store
with super staff and it’s
remarkable what a good
range they carry in a
relatively small space.”
The staff here go above and
beyond when it comes to helping their
elderly customers.
Just collected my Collect Plus
parcel from the Woodland Avenue store.
Spot on friendly service, thank you.
Mrs Catermole, Meadgate
Mr Tredgett, Hutton
/chelmsfordstarcoop
Food Stores
Summer Fruit Salad
Perfect for warmer days, a summer fruit salad is easy to make, and satisfies a sweet
tooth with healthy ingredients. All it takes are bite-sized pieces and a variety of colourful
seasonal fruit, and is so simple even a small child can make it, as demonstrated here by
Hugo, son of Broomfield member Jenna Reed.
Ingredients
• A selection of your favourite
colourful fruits, bought from the
co-op of course!
• Honey and lemon juice for a dressing
if desired, or co-op cream.
Wash
Preparation:
• Wash fruit and cut into bite sized
chunks (parents should supervise!)
Method:
• Make lemon honey dressing by
whisking together equal rations of
lemon juice & honey. Adjust acidity
& sweetness to taste. Alternatively,
a blob of co-operative cream is just
the ticket.
Cut
Celebrating
Local 18
th
Food July
Over twenty of our local producers
will be featured at the Essex
Festival of Food and Drink in
the Cressing Temple Barns, which
takes place on the 18th & 19th
July from 10am. Visit our ‘The
Only Way Is Local’ marquee to
find out why we’ve been awarded
‘Pride of Essex’ and ‘Essex
Food & Drink Hero’ at the
recent Food & Drink Awards.
Tickets are available for £7.50
(concessions are available) from
www.essexfoodfestival.co.uk
and include cooking demos,
wine-tasting, live music and a food
court. See you there!
• Toss fruit with lemon honey dressing
or cream. Mix in some grated zest
from the lemon if you’re feeling
extravagant.
Squeeze
Eat and enjoy!
Mix
AGM Update:
Partly due to our work with
local suppliers and producers,
we estimate that for every
£1 spent with us 31p is
re-invested back into the
local community.
Eat!
You offer a great service, and
the new shop in The Sorrells is so
very handy. Thank you.
Mrs Smallman, Corringham
Co-operative update...
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Summer Trends
Key trends this month are boho dresses
or flared trousers, clashing florals and
rockstar glam. It’s all about the
seventies, darling!
Ladies, look for shirt dresses, side split
skirts, cropped denim, tiny checked
gingham, bold stripes or floral prints.
Yellow is big, as is black, white and
monochrome.
Men, you should be looking for slim fit
jackets, button down shirts, denim, bold
stripes and African inspired florals. For
you, blue is the new black this season,
but most bold colours will work.
We are new to Chelmsford, and
the service and help we received at
Quadrant were enough in themselves
to justify our move!
Peter & Carole Freeman, Boreham
AGM Update:
According to a survey
taken of furniture buyers,
95.7% were satisfied
or very satisfied with
the service provided.
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@CStarCoop
Great British Success
New In!
Joining our Chelmsford store, we have
Animal, the UK’s sports lifestyle brand,
now available in menswear. Women,
meanwhile can now find Fiorelli
handbags and Juniper ladieswear
instore. Meanwhile, our Braintree store
have introduced Pussycat London to
the fashion floor, with their wide
selection of standout pieces.
To celebrate their 100th anniversary, we
teamed up with the Women’s Institute to
hold a ‘Best of British’ themed shopping
evening for both their and our members.
The night included a new season fashion
guide, cooking demonstrations by TV
chef Malcolm Harradine, competitions,
raffles and free health checks. Over 300
people attended, raising an impressive
£2,000 for our chosen charities.
Fair Enough
Our popular annual Fairtrade Evening
took place in Chelmsford recently, which
included a mini-fashion show from our
NOMADS fair-trade clothing range and a
presentation from the Fairtrade
Foundation. Dinner was provided by our
Brambles restaurant; a deliciously spicy
fair-trade curry, and a luxurious fair-trade
chocolate dessert. Over £600 was raised
for TAMWED, an organisation supporting
rural villages in Southern India.
Membership
Coffee Mornings...
Braintree: 10.30am every Thursday
21st May Colne Valley Cats Protection
28th May Braintree Foodbank
11th JuneGardens of Easton Lodge
18th JuneFriends of Broomfield Hospital
9th July Essex Society for Family History
30th July Farleigh Hospice Craft Group
Chelmsford: 10.30am every Monday
11th May Chelmsford Mencap
1st June Recycling
8th June Guide Dog Puppy Walkers
6th July The History of Chelmsford
13th July Chelmsford Talking Newspaper
27th July Essex Air Ambulance
For a full list of our weekly speakers,
see the member pages on our website.
Fish ‘n’ Chip
Lunch Quizzes:
(11.30am - 1.30pm) - Just £3.99!
18th May Chelmsford
25th June Braintree
27th July Chelmsford
Calling All Business Owners
The ‘You Are Hear’ Project
Members are benefiting from a number
of unique offers in our Community Boost
initiative. Dozens of local, independent
businesses and franchises are now
providing special offers just for you,
whenever you spend over £10 in your
local store and swipe your membership
card. The scheme not only provides you
with a huge extra set of benefits, but also
helps support the Essex economy. Hence
the name. Local business owner Amanda
Lucia said,
“We received dozens of vouchers within
the first few weeks, and the majority
were from new faces. I’m very happy
to be taking part!”
We have in our archives a number of
recorded interviews with ex-employees
and we are working with the Essex
Records Office, and their new lotteryfunded ‘You Are Hear’ project, to find
ways to share their experiences with the
public. In order to do this, we need to
obtain permission from their families.
Can anyone help us track the relatives
of the following members?
Other than the cost of providing the
deal, there is no charge to businesses
wishing to join up, so if you know of any
who may be interested tell them to get
in touch!
Ooh la la!
We took a
coach-load of
members over to France in April, for a
day shopping in the beachside town of
Le Touquet. Cooper spent his time there
eating patisseries
as it was too
overcast to
sunbathe.
Member
Events
• Beatrice Evelyn (Washington) Double,
former President (b. 1896)
• Ben Ryman, former Grocery
Department Manager
• (Albert) Clarence Clamp, former
office employee (b. 1908)
• Alf Seabrook, former employee in the
Footwear Department and involved with
Education Committee
• Mrs Hammond, member of the
Chelmsford Society
• Percival William Godfrey Bennett,
former employee and member of the
Education Committee (b. 1913)
Any information, however vague,
could be of help. Please contact
[email protected],
who can also tell you more about the
project.
Thank You!
10th May Kew Gardens Trip
11th May Members’ AGM
(6pm – Chelmsford)
20th June Houses of Parliament Trip
11th July The Shard Trip
22nd July The Gardens of Easton
Lodge Trip
31st July Harry Potter Studio Trip
Your local Co-operative update...
So far this year, our members have
donated £3,500 to the Charities that
have come to speak at our coffee
mornings. A fantastic effort!
AGM Update:
New members up 93%
year on year
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Travel
Destination of the Season...
Iceland
Why not escape the summer heat and visit
Iceland? Many of our members have found
it a great destination for a weekend break,
and with Reykjavik less than 3 hours away
by plane a winter wonderland is not far from
your door.
Perfect for gentle sightseeing or exciting
activities, tours can include jeep adventures,
horse-riding, Viking experiences, or the
Pingvellir national park, Gullfoss waterfall or
the erupting Strokkur geyser. Whatever
you’re in to, you’d be crazy to miss a trip to
one of the 25 wonders of the world. The
Blue Lagoon is a naturally formed hot spa,
and the waters see people returning to the
country year after year.
ICElAND
Where’s Cooper?
Our little furry friend has had a great
few months...
uBrenda
Bailey
(Moulsham)
took him for a
Vespa ride
through Butlins
holiday park...
Nice deal:
Flying from Heathrow, 4 nights in
the luxurious Radisson Blu Hotel 4*
hotel (including breakfast and two
dinners) will cost approximately
£750pp. Speak to one of our
representatives to get a
personalised quote.
pWhilst Vivienne Barnard (Chelmsford)
whisked him off for a camel ride in Morocco.
AGM Update:
Gross takings up ‘like
for like’ 25.6%
Member Day Trips:
Bletchley Park - During World War II
secret codes were broken here!
20th September, £35 per adult
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Freephone 0800 254 0404
uFrom the heat of the desert to the
chills of Iceland, Amanda Jennings (Tile
Kiln) was kind enough to dip him in the
Blue Lagoon spa to warm him up!
To keep up with Cooper on
his travels, you can follow
him on Facebook by
searching ‘Cooper Travel’
and liking his page.
Funeral Services
A Perfect Keepsake
A new option available from our funeral
team is the option of a beautifully carved
oak keepsake for the bereaved. The
‘Tribute Heart’ fits in the palm of your
hand, and contains either a tiny quantity
of ashes, a piece of jewellery, lock of hair
or a sample of favourite perfume, along
with a photo of the loved one. It can also
be engraved with their name.
Free Obituaries
We now offer a free online obituary with
every funeral, which not only allows the
bereaved to communicate details to
those across the world but also acts as
a secure platform for friends and family
to share condolences and memories of
the loved one they have lost.
This is the latest in a long line of unique
mementos available to our clients, which
also includes ash-infused glass
paperweights, diamonds and fire-works.
Day Out For
Chelmsford Group
pEric Idle
Looking On The Bright Side
Already the soundtrack to people’s lives,
pop music has now become the sound
track to their deaths too as it now outplays traditional hymns at funerals by two
to one, according to research.
Eric Idle’s ‘Always Look On The Bright
Side’ was named most popular choice by
those planning their own funeral, beating
Frank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’ and Celine
Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’. High on the
list was also the Muppet theme-tune, ‘It’s
Time To Face The Music’, and even the
clock from Channel Four’s ‘Countdown’
made an appearance. “Modern funerals
are very much about personal choice and
this is often reflected in the choice of
music,” said a funeral representative.
“Lyrics can either acknowledge how
much a person will be missed or they can
serve as a reminder of their humour.”
The Baddow and Broomfield bereavement
support groups organised a trip out to a
popular garden-centre in April. Sixteen of
our regular members visited Polhill in Kent
for the day, continuing to support each
other through sharing memories and
experiences, but also planning ahead by
planting their gardens.
Craig Jackson, our funeral operations
manager, said, “We’re delighted to be
able to offer this to our clients. The
feedback so far has been very positive,
and it seems to be providing a great
source of comfort.”
To find out more about our services
offered, view our online film at:
www.chelmsfordstarfunerals.co.uk
If you feel you would benefit from one of
our support groups, call 0800 0284808
any time to find your nearest meeting.
AGM Update:
According to surveys,
96.9% of families would
use us again
We simply cannot fault the service,
Pam Goldberger was incredible - patient,
caring, always ready with a cup of tea! She
went above and beyond what we expected
and didn't hesitate to offer her support.
She is a real asset to your company and to
the Braintree Community.
Your local Co-operative update...
Where we are:Braintree
01376 551951
Broomfield
01245 353978
Danbury
01245 221444
Great Baddow
01245 268993
Great Dunmow
01371 875542
Ingatestone
01277 350988
Writtle
01245 422622
email: [email protected]
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Co-operatives
The Big Co-op Clean Up
Start Your Own Co-op!
Why? Co-operatives are a way for people
to collectively ‘do it for themselves’ whether that’s responding to a market
opportunity or meeting a need. They
engage people in their own solutions and
enable members to share the risks, costs,
but also the profits of the business.
They draw on the knowledge, skills and
expertise that diverse membership brings.
How? Setting a co-op up is similar to
setting up any business - you need to
identify a market, offer products or
services, arrange labour, etc. The main
difference is that it must be owned and
operated by its members - primarily to
meet their needs, but also to provide
wider economic, social and environmental
benefits. Use these steps as a guide:
A Co-operative Vision
We love to ‘co-operate’ with others,
particularly when it means we can
provide our members with additional
benefits , and this is particularly true
when it comes to our work with other
co-ops. We’re pleased to say we are
supporting the Anglia-based East of
England society with a new venture
in Braintree.
• Outline a broad plan: what are
the objectives of the business?
• Discuss the structure: who are
the members and what will their
benefits be?
• Develop a business plan.
• Do you need employees?
This would limit the liability of
your members.
• Carry out detailed financial
planning.
• Look for start-up finance. Many
co-ops do this by raising money
from members.
• Draw up an action plan, including
performance standards and
staff policies.
• Develop a marketing plan.
• Communication: How will your
members have their say?
• Don’t be afraid to ask for help:
Visit www.uk.coop for some
excellent advice.
The East of England Co-op, who are
already trusted to provide affordable,
quality eye care across Suffolk and
Essex, have opened a new optical
branch in George Yard, near our
Braintree Quadrant. They carry a wide
range of frames for the family,
including exclusive designer brands
such as Oakley and Michael Kors, and
currently have a competition running to
win a pair of Tom Ford frames.
“The Big Co-op Clean will make a
difference to many local communities,
as well as introduce people to the idea
of co-operation - proving that we can
achieve more together than we can on
our own,” said a representative.
On the 4th July, from
10am - 2pm, we’ve
organised a Clean Up
July
event for the centre of
Chelmsford City and we need
volunteers! Together with the local
council, we’ll be cleaning up the river
and the parks near our Quadrant
department store. Lunch will be
provided! To register your interest,
please email
[email protected].
4th
Organise a clean up of your own!
Whether it’s tidying your room, mowing
the garden or organising a litter pick of
your own, let us know and we might
feature you in the next issue!
tManager Rachael Brennan (3rd from left)
is offering all Chelmsford Star members a
free sight test and 10% off with the voucher
below. To book your test, call them on 01376
542200 or request an appointment online at
www.eastofengland.coop/opticians.
20th June sees the start
of Co-operatives fortnight,
two weeks where
June
thousands of different
co-ops across the UK and beyond
combine forces to highlight the
differences of ‘going co-op’. This year’s
theme is The Big Clean, and we are
asking all members, customers and
employees to get involved. From
cleaning up local parks or rivers, litter
picking the streets, graffiti removal,
house or bedroom tidies, or even
cleaning out excess food for donation
to food banks, please consider taking
part.
20th
FREE SIGHT TEST & 10% OFF*
for all Chelmsford Star Co-op Members
Terms & conditions apply for full info www.eastofengland.coop/opticians.
*£99 minimum spend applies for 10% discount, present your Chelmsford Star Membership Card with this voucher. Offer valid until 30 August 2015
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Community
Older Persons
Information Day
Once again, Chelmsford Star provided
refreshments for Chelmsford City
Council’s Older Persons Information
Day, which took place in the cathedral
in April. The event, which provided over
350 attendees with the latest updates
from the likes of Age UK, First Buses
and the British Health Foundation was
a great success. For more information
on services for older people, visit the
council’s website;
www.chelmsford.gov.uk/55plus.
Supporting
Equality
Since 1867!
12th
July
We will be at Essex Pride in July,
proud to show support to the LGBT
community with other allies at the
event in Chelmsford’s Central Park on
the 12th. Chelmsford Star has included
equality, diversity and solidarity
amongst its ethical values since it was
formed almost 150 years ago.
pCouncil environmental service crews gather
with volunteers at our store for lunch.
pAmanda from the membership team joins
the ‘Easter Bunny’ to help raise money for the
local community.
Community Action
Hardie Park Fund-Raiser
The Meadgate community, working with
Chelmsford City Council, organised a Day
of Action in April. The event saw litterpicking, graffiti removal, emergency
services and teams from the DVLA, cleaning
crews and other government services
working together to rejuvenate the local
estate. Chelmsford Star was on hand to
provide lunches to all the volunteers.
We joined the Stanford-le-Hope
community for a fund-raiser in lateMarch, as locals collected money for a
new skate park and toilet block for
Hardie Park, near to our Sorrells store.
We helped with the Easter Egg Hunt
and raised nearly £1000, despite strong
winds forcing many of the attractions to
move indoors or close early.
Another Day of Action is planned for
Melbourne Parade on the 11th September.
If you live in the area, get involved!
Coming To A Store Near You
Out & about
in your local
community
We’ll be out and about over the coming
months, to listen to your feedback and
offering prizes and giveaways.
Make sure you come and say hello!
22nd May
Blackmore
27th June
Kings Road
8th July
Hawkwell
24th July
Moulsham Lodge
29th July
Thundersley
5th August
Hullbridge
6th August
Mungo Park
11th August
Danbury
12th August
Nevendon
These dates may be subject to change.
AGM Update:
Funds For Friends
pLast year’s event saw us handing out
rainbow lace sweets to the crowds!
We donated a hamper of luxury goodies
to our most successful Community
Boost affiliate, Hairitage hair salon, when
they organised a fund-raiser earlier this
year. They raised an impressive £2,000
for Cancer Research UK.
Your local Co-operative update...
Number of Community
Groups supported up 20%
Funds withdrawn... £5,913
93.13% of waste now
recycled. Total waste
produced down 15.5%
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Youth
Politicians In The Making
Anglo European Aid
Sixth – formers from the Anglo European
Co-op school in Ingatestone collected a
cheque of funds raised from their
Community Card recently. Money will be
put towards improvements to their
facilities. Do you know of a sixth-form or
college group that would benefit from
some fund-raising assistance?
Building A Food Business
Also in Anglo European, the school held
their second Enterprise Day earlier in the
year. This event, aimed at 13 and 14 year
olds, asked them to create a concept,
design and financial plan for a food
business, and Chelmsford Star was on
hand to provide advice.
Vanessa Howard, our Head of Marketing,
said, “I was impressed by the creativity
displayed, and the students had a real
grasp of what was needed to make a
successful business.”
A member of our Youth Council, Erin Raif
from St Clere’s school, organised a
political debate between local MP’s from
the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal
Democrats and UKIP. Despite being too
young to vote himself, he and a packed
hall of sixth-formers demonstrated that
many younger people are keen to have
their say and get involved in politics
despite the opposite being portrayed in
the media. It was heated, well managed,
and Erin earned a standing ovation for
his efforts.
pOur St Clere Youth Council members
(Erin is 2nd left).
pThe debate in full swing.
Calling All Mini People!
Support Your Team
We’ll be back at the Three Foot Festival this
year, after last year’s fruit give-away proved
so popular amongst the thousands of
youngsters and their parents who attended.
This year, to try and top it, we’ll be bringing
along with us ten of our local food and drink
producers in what promises to be a
Chelmsford Star Marketplace. Tickets are
hot property, but if you can get hold of one
we’ll see you there!
Our Youth Council’s annual
July
Charity Football Tournament is
in July, and with teams taking
part from St Cleres, Anglo
European, Brentwood County High, their
teachers and our own employees, it is
sure to be a tough competition! It starts at
3.30pm on the St Cleres football pitch, so
come along and cheer your team.
3rd
30th-2nd
june
July
Nursery Support
Pumpkin’s Day Nursery have received a
cheque of funds raised by parents and
teachers carrying our Community Card.
The children were very excited to learn
that the money was being used to buy a
camera for the nursery, to record all the
fun they were having!
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pOur Kings Road food-store’s team from last
year’s completion.
pGoing bananas at last year’s
Three Foot Festival.
Delving Into The Archives!
We love discovering previously unseen
old photos of our Societies long history,
like this one from the early 1960’s. We
believe it shows our Chelmsford
department store in its new ‘state-of-theart’ cladding, which was unveiled at the
start of the decade.
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Have you any old photos of one of our
stores, or of a community in which we
operate? We’d love to see them!
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Address list
‘quadrant’ department stores:
220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex
CM2 0LS • 01245 490101
George Yard, 9/15 Rayne Road, Braintree,
Essex CM7 2QA • 01376 321303
The co-operative food stores:
40 Duke Street, Chelmsford, Essex
CM1 1JA • 01245 345490
25/27 Exchange Way, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 1XS • 01245 266752
164/170 Meadgate Avenue, Great Baddow,
Chelmsford, Essex CM2 7LJ • 01245 354759
372/376 Baddow Road, Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 9RA • 01245 493900
83 Barnard Road, Galleywood, Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 8RS • 01245 474591
Beehive Lane, Westbourne Grove, Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 9RP • 01245 357761
156 Gloucester Avenue, Moulsham Lodge,
Chelmsford, Essex CM2 9LG • 01245 258089
15 Havengore, Springfield, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 6JP • 01245 262923
14/15 Torquay Road, Springfield, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 6NF • 01245 347868
108 Kings Road, Chelmsford, Essex
CM1 2BB • 01245 353630
47/49 Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 7BU • 01245 440316
Trent Road, Chelmsford, Essex
CM1 2LQ • 01245 258585
26 Melbourne Parade, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 2DW • 01245 347774
17 Bridge Street, Writtle, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 3EY • 01245 421148
78/82 Forest Drive, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 2TS • 01245 258855
3/5 Spreadeagle Place, Ingatestone,
Essex CM4 9EA • 01277 353124
1 Fingrith Hall Road, Blackmore, Ingatestone,
Essex CM4 0RU • 01277 822231
62/64 Woodland Avenue, Hutton, Brentwood,
Essex CM13 1HH • 01277 228042
16 Main Road, Danbury, Essex
CM3 4NQ • 01245 227733
42 Challis Lane, Braintree,
Essex CM7 1AN • 01376 321615
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62 Church Street, Bocking, Braintree,
Essex CM7 5JY • 01376 326516
174/176 Cressing Road, Braintree,
Essex CM7 3PL • 01376 320952
203/205 Mountbatten Road, Braintree,
Essex CM7 9UL • 01376 334479
1 Panners Parade, Priory Lane, Great Notley,
Braintree, Essex CM77 7AE • 01376 334644
115/117 Ferry Road, Hullbridge,
Essex SS5 6ET • 01702 232388
Post Office facilities:
16 Main Road, Danbury, Essex
CM3 4NQ • 01245 222001
35/39 Masefield Road, Braintree,
Essex CM7 1AA • 01376 348083
Funeral Services:
78 Broomfield Road, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 1SS • 01245 353978
216 Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley,
Essex SS5 4EG • 01702 204939
348 Baddow Road, Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 9RA • 01245 268993
(corner of Beehive Lane)
7/8 St. Peter’s Terrace, Wickford,
Essex SS12 0AP • 01268 768833
60 The Green, Writtle, Chelmsford,
Essex CM1 3DU • 01245 422622
157/159 Nevendon Road, Wickford,
Essex SS12 0NY • 01268 766999
57A Main Road, Danbury, Essex
CM3 4NG • 01245 221444
493/495 Southchurch Road,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS12PH
01702 461550
6 Clare Road, Braintree, Essex
CM7 2PA • 01376 551951
85/87 West Road, Shoeburyness,
Essex SS3 9DT • 01702 290679
159 Church Road, Thundersley,
Benfleet, Essex SS7 4EN • 01268 753908
47 High Street, Ingatestone, Essex
CM4 9DU • 01277 350988
10 Jutland House, White Hart Way,
Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 1WX
01371 875542
173/175 Long Road, Canvey Island,
Essex SS8 0JD • 01268 693004
The co-operative travel branches:
12 Pauls Court, Meppel Avenue, Canvey Island,
Essex SS8 9RZ • 01268 690092
‘quadrant’, 220 Moulsham Street,
Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0LS
01245 490290
12 Stanford Place, Princess Margaret Road,
East Tilbury, Essex RM18 8YP
01375 857786
14/16 Calcutta Road, Tilbury,
Essex RM18 7QU • 01375 843401
‘quadrant’, George Yard, 9/15 Rayne Road,
Braintree, Essex CM7 2QA
01376 551444
Customer Service facilities:
3/4 Canterbury Parade, South Road,
South Ockendon, Essex RM15 6NH
01708 852488
‘quadrant’, 220 Moulsham Street,
Chelmsford, Essex CM2 0LS
01245 490101
105-105C Mungo Park Road, Rainham,
Essex RM13 7PP • 01708 520984
‘quadrant’, George Yard, 9/15 Rayne Road,
Braintree, Essex CM7 2QA
01376 321303
The Sorrells, Stanford-Le-Hope,
Essex SS17 7DZ • 01375 642129
Petrol filling station:
372/376 Baddow Road, Chelmsford,
Essex CM2 9RA • 01245 493900
Off licence:
210 Main Road, Hawkwell, Hockley,
Essex SS5 4EG • 01702 207577
Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Limited
220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex.
Registered Number: 973R, Essex.
email: [email protected]
www.chelmsfordstar.coop
Members questions
If you have a question you’d like answered, get in touch!
Question
Question
How much dividend will I get
this year?
Answer At our AGM in May,
Members agreed that £7 would be
awarded for every 1,000 points
earned.
Question
in April but I
I had 1000 points
any dividend?
haven’t received
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February to the
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Question
Do I need a PIN number to access
my dividend?
Answer You no longer require a
PIN number to spend your dividend.
Question
How do I spend
my ‘Share of
the Profits’?
Answer Hand
over your ‘maste
r’
membership ca
rd when purcha
sing
from any of Chelm
sford Star’s food
,
department or tra
vel stores, and
simply ask the
cashier to dedu
ct
all/part of the div
idend from your
shopping.
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I’ve received a ‘Share of
unable
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Profits’, but the
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to detect it on my me
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memb
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sho
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mb
given to other me
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household
Can I spend my dividend with
another Society?
Answer Your dividend is your share
of Chelmsford Star’s profits, and can
only be spent by re-investing in
stores owned by us.
Question
I spend a lot of money
with
another Co-op Society.
Why have
I not received dividend
from
these spends?
Answer We do spe
ak to other
societies to ensure any
profit share
you have earned with
them is
transferred to your Ch
elmsford Star
account, although it
can take a little
longer. If a society has
not made any
profit, you may not rec
eive a dividend
from them.
Question
Question
Do I have to spend my dividend
straight away?
Answer No, you can save it on your
card until you wish to use it, or build
it up over several years. Some
members prefer to save it for
Christmas for example.
Part of Chelmsford Star Co-operative Society Limited
I have a Community Card, will
my group get a dividend?
Answer Community Card groups
receive statements 4 times a year
and they can withdraw funds
y
anytime. Groups earn £5 for ever
a
ive
rece
and
ed,
1000 points earn
Star
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msfo
Chel
from
tion
50% dona
Co-op on top.
Membership Hotline: 0800 254 0404
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Photo Competition
We’ve an exciting opportunity for the
amateur photographers amongst you.
Chelmsford Star is sponsoring the
National Wildlife Photographer of
the Year exhibition when it comes to
Chelmsford Museum next year, and
we’ve negotiated space for twelve
entries from our own members to be
included within it! The winning photos
will also be used in a 2016 calendar,
which we will sell in all our outlets.
All photos of wildlife will
be considered (so no pets,
farm or caged animals),
but they should be taken
within Essex.
To enter, email a hi-res digital image to:
[email protected]
stating the name of the photo and
where it was taken. Alternatively, you
can post 8x6 matt photographs to the
address below:
Chelmsford Star Photo Competition
220 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford
Essex. CM2 0LS
The final deadline is
30th September 2015. Good luck!