30 Co-operative and Social Enterprise Development Agency - CASE

30
Years
Co-operative and Social Enterprise
Development Agency - CASE
Newsletter
Issue 11
Celebrating
Welcome to the latest edition of the CASE newsletter. Read
about our trip to Co-operatives United world festival in
Manchester and discover some great shopping tips for a
co-operative Christmas.
Inside
CASE at Coops 2012
Gift ideas for a
co-operative
Christmas
On Wednesday 1 November, case staff and
members of local co-operatives travelled to
Manchester with Midlands Co-operative
Society to attend the Co-operatives United
world festival and ICA expo.
Soft Touch
showcase at
Westminster
During the week Monday 27 October to
Friday 2 November, co-operators from all
around the world gathered at this global
event organized by the International
Co-operative Alliance (ICA), in partnership
with The Co-operative Group and Cooperatives UK, to host the ICA General
Assembly.
Smarter Travel in
Leicester with Go
Travel
Former CASE
advisory board
member honoured
as alderman of
Leicester City
stories. We heard inspirational stories such as
how The Handmade Bakery, an artisan bakery
in West Yorkshire, borrowed money from the
local community to buy premises and how
investors could opt to have interest repaid in
loaves of bread.
Nade Townsend and Jane Avery also
participated in Co-operative Congress on
Thursday 1st November thanks to the
generosity of Midlands Co-operative Society.
The event featured presentations and
discussion around 'Growing the co-operative
economy’.
At the International Co-operative Alliance's
General Assembly, the organisation's
President, Dame Pauline Green, shared some
of her fondest memories of this year: "This
The event featured a Co-operative Living
UN International Year of Co-operatives has
expo, an entire village built inside the
been a fabulous year. As I visited the
exhibition centre for the occasion, with
movement across the world, I couldn’t help
cooperative shops, a farm, a pub, restaurants being struck by the impact. The impact of the
and a garden, all of which represent a world
logo and slogan, Co-operatives Build a Better
built by cooperatives. Delegates also had the World, It adds to our values, it adds publicly
opportunity to participate in a number of
to who we are. Never before in its history has
conference and workshops.
the co-operative movement globally come
together around a single logo and slogan, we
We enjoyed the opportunity to network with have never been as cohesive as we are now.”
fellow co-operators and share our
With less than 4 weeks till Christmas, we’ve visited our directory to find
ideas for a co-operative Christmas
Just...Fairtrade
Just, the Fair Trade shop in St Martins Square, is a great
place to pick up a special gift. The shop offers a varied range
of items, from clothing to cookware, through to decorations,
gift ideas and toiletries. Stocking the widest and latest range
of fair trade products in Leicester, you will be sure to find
something cool and quirky, from greetings cards and
handmade paper to jewellery. The Just shop also stocks a
wide range of crafts and gifts including toys, puzzles, pottery,
silver plate bowls and picture frames. And their ethical
clothing lines of dresses, tee-shirts and many other items
are selling fast! Personal favourites are the beautifully soft
socks made from bamboo fibre and available in a wide range
of colours.
Just...Fairtrade
St Martins Square
36 Silver Street
Leicester
LE1 5ET
Tel: 0116 253 8032
www.justfairtrade.com
Leicester Wholefoods Co-operative
Let Leicester Wholefoods, the premier organic food store in the East Midlands, take some of the stress away from
the festive period. Leicester Wholefoods is the perfect place to buy local produce and organic food and drinks as
well as a range of Christmas gifts.
Spending your hard-earned cash on food produced locally is also a great way of cutting down on pollution - food
that hasn't had to travel far, means less fuel and fewer fumes.
Visit www.wholefoodcoop.co.uk to start your shopping today to get your goods delivered to your door.
Don’t forget to check out Leicester Wholefoods’ Facebook page where you’ll find tips and recipes on how to make
Christmas extra special. Go to www.facebook.com/LeicesterWholefoods
Leicester Wholefoods Co-op
Unit 3
Freehold St,
Leicester
LE1 2LX
Tel: 0116 251 2525
Indived Ayurvedic and Holistic Therapy Centre.
Do you want to treat someone special to a unique Christmas present? Why not
book them into the Indived Therapy Centre for treatments such as Indian head
massage, Hopi Ear Candle treatment, Reflexology, an Ayurvedic lifestyle changing
consultation or an aromatherapy session?
Indived offers a wide range of Ayurvedic and Holistic Therapies to suit your needs
and all products and treatments are tailored to suit your individual requirements.
Contact Dr Sonal Bhavsar at Indived for more information
Call: 07769358179
e-mail: advice@indived.com
Visit www.indived.com
Complete Wasters Co-operative
Are you looking for a green gift this Christmas? Why not take a visit to Complete Wasters’ gift shop? Complete
Wasters, a Sileby-based recycling co-operative, sell a range of individual and funky hand-made items produced from
household recyclables. You’ll be amazed at how tin cans, drink cartons and old 78 records can be transformed into
beautiful and desirable objects.
Visit: www.completewasters.co.uk
Complete Wasters
The Green Place
6 Cossington Road
Sileby, Leicestershire
LE12 7RS
Tel: 01509 815181
Midlands Co-operative Stores
There are Christmas offers at co-op food and department stores on everything from party food and champagne, to
Christmas table linen, children's toys, perfume and fragrances.
Whether you're buying for yourself or for someone special, you can find the perfect gift at your local Midlands
Co-operative Store.
Visit www.midlands.coop/christmas/offers for Christmas gift ideas from the co-operative.
Don’t forget to look out for the Red mix and Match stickers on 100’s of great gift ideas.
Congratulations to Roy Stuttard on receiving the honour of Alderman of Leicester City
Many of you will know Roy Stuttard who was, for many years, a stalwart of the Co-operative Development Agency (as
we were known then) advisory board. Roy is a committed co-operator and was councillor for Humberstone in
Leicester between 1983 to 1998. We are delighted to report that Roy Stuttard was recently made an honorary
alderman of the city in recognition of his sterling work in Leicester over the years. We send our congratulations to
Roy and his wife Pat who is also keenly involved in the co-operative movement.
Soft Touch showcase at Westminster
Liz Kendall is a strong supporter of Soft Touch’s creative
engagement work with young people in the west of the
On Tuesday 23rd October 2012 the Soft Touch
Beatsmobile, a specially adapted car, blazed a trail to Old City. The aim of the event was to engage key stakeholders
Palace Yard in Westminster. This special event, organised and to influence the Labour Party policy making process on
by Liz Kendall MP at the Houses of Parliament, was set up the importance of youth services and youth participation.
MPs Alex Cunningham, Jon Ashworth, Lisa Nandy, Karen
to showcase the best aspects of Leicester’s youth work.
Soft Touch arts co-operative took a group of young people Buck, Stephen Twigg and Graham Stuart attended the
from New Parks who worked alongside Streetvibe and the event and chatted with young people and Soft Touch
Youth Service Young Advisors to show MPs the benefits of directors about their work. Hugh James also attended from
the Arts Council, which provides funding to Soft Touch
doing high-quality street-based creative activities.
through the National Portfolio Scheme.
Smarter Travel in Leicester
Do you want to know how you can make commuting and
business travel cheaper and more efficient? The Business
Travel Package, part of Leicester Fit 4 Business, will help
you explore options for cheaper, easier commuting and
explain how you can lower your business travel costs and
improve your business efficiency, perhaps leading to
improved staff recruitment and retention.
Smarter Travel Leicester has been developed by Go Travel
Solutions, a specialist transport consultancy co-operative
specialising in the delivery of sustainable transport
solutions, serving public bodies, businesses and transport
operators.
For more information contact: Robin Pointon - Managing
Director
Go Travel Solutions
Business Box
For organisations with fewer than 250 staff within the
3 Oswin Road
designated travel to work areas, you will also
receive free business support, one year’s free membership Brailsford Industrial Estate
Leicester
of Smarter Travel Leicester and be eligible to apply for
LE3 1HR
grants of up to £5,000 to assist you to develop and
implement effective travel reduction strategies.
Tel: 07887 950 633 or 0116 279 5122
Email: info@go-travel-solutions.com
Visit www.leicester.gov.uk/fit4business to find out dates
of the next taster workshop and criteria for the
programme.
If you would like further information on any of the stories and articles
featured in this edition of the newsletter please
contact Dimple Mistry at: d.mistry@case-da.co.uk
CASE
1 The Crescent
King Street
Leicester
LE1 6RX
Phone: 0116 222 5010
Fax: 0116 222 5495
Email: enquiries@case-da.co.uk
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