Invested in local life

We live locally and work locally. We’re part of our communities, and we listen to our Members who live there. We invest in hundreds of local community initiatives and projects, we stock local products in our stores, and work to show up for our communities whenever they need us.

We’re Member-owned and Member-led.

Just some of our recent funding

JANUARY 2024

  • St Matthews Big Local - £863 towards new tiled flooring and PVC washable walls.
  • Breakthru CIC - £1000 for two acoustic glass doors and side panels for the counselling rooms.
  • Eddies Club - £996 towards three PCs, two laptops, and four tablets.
  • Earthed Up! Limited - £400 towards buying composting equipment to run workshops. A biochar kiln design & build, a worm bin, three compost thermometers, bran to make bokashi, three bokashi green manure demos, flakes, actiferm (activated microbes), gloves (PPE), refreshments, flyers, handout, feedback forms and educational handout graphic design.
  • Team Verrico - £300 support will fund 60 counselling sessions. This would support 10 local families who are facing a cancer diagnosis.

MARCH 2024

  • The Purfleet Trust - £500 towards single beds, bedding packs, towels, bottles, toasters and tea towels.
  • Ashbourne Hilltop Primary and Nursery School - £470 towards redeveloping our Early Years outside space. Three green house and potting tables, three see through planters, two long planters, a raised herb planter, two milk bottle holder stands, three pound shop gardening kits, a worm farm, a natural treasure collection, three tuff tpots, two fairy houses, a natural measuring set, a multifunctional work station, castles, two bamboo collecting pots (1-10), digraphs/trigraphs wood disks, phase 2 disks.
  • Thrapston Town juniors football club - £500 towards a full kit for 19 kids and 2 coaches including; tracksuits, sponsorship printing and a subs bench.
  • Solihull Amateur Boxing Club - £500 towards mirrors, boxing gloves, head guards.
  • Salcare Ltd - £250 to support the purchase of stock for the food poverty projects. This equates to approximately two months worth of food stocks.

Every colleague becomes a Member

  • Have a say in where our community funding goes.
  • Vote for who represents you on our board.
  • Get rewards by building up points every time you shop with us.
  • Get a share of the profits – a small bonus from us twice a year.
  • Join a class: try cookery, creative writing, kids’ clubs, choirs, bands, dance classes, spainting, wine clubs and more.

The benefits of working with us

Getting rewarded for a job well done

Find your fit

Location
DERBY
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
8
Company Name
REPTON ROAD, WILLINGTON - 100769
Contract Dates
7/6/2026-7/9/2026
Location
Kettering
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
8
Company Name
STAMFORD ROAD KETTERING STORE - 100809
Location
OXFORD
Position
Funeral
Advertising Salary
£13.43 per hour
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
39
Company Name
FUNERAL OPERATIONS OXFORD - 523832
Location
DERBY
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
25
Company Name
REPTON ROAD, WILLINGTON - 100769
Contract Dates
19/5/2026-19/1/2027
Location
Essex
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
8
Company Name
HAWKWELL - 100347
Location
Corby
Position
Funeral
Advertising Salary
£13.43 per hour
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
39
Company Name
FUNERAL OPERATIONS NORTHANTS - 520884
Location
MELTON MOWBRAY
Position
Funeral
Advertising Salary
£13.43 per hour
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
39
Company Name
RICHARD BARNES FUNERAL DIRECTOR - 520009
Location
Oundle
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
8
Company Name
OUNDLE FOODSTORE - 100806
Contract Dates
6 Months
Location
Leicester
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
12
Company Name
HALLAM CRESCENT STORE - 100847
Contract Dates
6 month Fixed Term Contract
Location
MOUNTSORREL
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
8
Company Name
MOUNTSORREL STORE - 100974
Contract Dates
3 month fixed term
Location
Sawbridgeworth
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
8
Company Name
SAWBRIDGEWORTH, LONDON ROAD - 100196
Contract Dates
17/5/26- 17/11/26
Location
LOWESTOFT
Position
Customer Services Assistant
Advertising Salary
£12.75 per hour
Vacancy Type
Fixed Term
Hours Per Week
12
Company Name
KIRKLEY STORE - 100649
Contract Dates
07/06/26 - 03/10/26