Co-operative Group National Members Council South West

A few items have caught my attention since I last posted.  A random collection, but the theme as usual is Co-operation. Paris.   I was moved by the response of everyone I knew after the atrocities in Paris.  Those of us active on Facebook would have seen an overwhelming people adopt the Tricolour for their profile as an act of solidarity with the people of France. It was also good to see that the Co-operative reflect our collective feelings by illuminating the air in-take towers in front of Angel Square. Co-operation is a international movement and I was delighted to see that Monique Leroux was elected to be the next President of the International Co-operative Alliance. Moniques profile  can be found here Member Nominated Directors This week, the process to elect two members to our Board of Directors started. We're looking for members who can help drive our businesses forward in our unique co-operative way.  Both the Council and the Board are a...

The second week in September saw the National Members Council gather in Manchester for our autumn meeting.  The day before the meeting, I, along with other members of the Council attended a social media training session. We concentrated on how we could use Social Media to interact with you, our members. I was delighted that this blog was mentioned!   We talked about blogs, Facebook and Twitter, and how our individual posts could be pulled together in one central area on the Co-operative Group Membership site. As a start we agreed to tag our posts with #coopmembers as a means of keeping track of our efforts.   Click #coopmembers to view other posts from around the UK. The first session of the Council was an update on the half years results of the Group. My previous blog carried the headlines.   The big positive that I took from the presentation was that each of our major businesses increased their profitability, with both the Food business and the Funera...