Community Blog
Vienna Bakery: Meet the producer
13 August 2020
How a small, family-run business rose to produce the local’s favourite loaf
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Jersey Trees for Life: Meet the community champion
25 March 2020
Meet Beverly Dallas-Chapman, and find out how we partnered with JTFL to protect our local environment.
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Perelle Butchery: Meet the producer
18 March 2020
Tony Fiore says he loves being able to make something unique for a customer.
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Brooklands Farm: Meet the producer
11 March 2020
What started as a hobby has now turned in to a business for Jon and Jenny Hackett.
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How we're supporting prisoner rehabilitation
10 December 2019
Our partnership with La Moye Prison is a gift that keeps on giving, especially at Christmas.
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Meet our head office helpers
05 December 2019
Christmas is our busiest time of year, so our head office helpers lend a hand in stores.
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Guernsey Youth Commission: Meet the community champions…
16 October 2019
Helping young people learn to cook, make friends and take part in sports.
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Castel Farm eggs: Meet the producer
03 October 2019
Can you imagine collecting 14,000 eggs a day? Meet the couple that do.
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Sérgio Marcelino: Meet the community champion
24 September 2019
Our colleague Sérgio dedicates hours of his time to support the lonely, elderly and disabled.
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Minioti: Meet the producer
10 September 2019
Mums Anna and Natasha started their business after struggling to buy healthy snacks for their children.
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Trevor's summer favourites
04 September 2019
Meet Trevor Haynes
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Meet the man picking up thousands of cigarette butts in…
30 August 2019
Andrew Munro is on a mission to make the world cigarette butt free. Read how we have supported him.
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Maurice's summer favourites
25 August 2019
Meet Maurice who loves having BBQs at L’Etacq in the summer.
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A full day’s menu made from all local produce
21 August 2019
Why eating local with Jersey’s Local Food Challenge is good for you and your island.
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Kim's summer favourites
16 August 2019
Meet Kim Tostevin who loves visiting France in the summer
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Our plastic free produce trial unwrapped
06 August 2019
An update on our plastic free produce trial at Grand Marché stores
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A golden evening at Lé Viaër Marchi
02 August 2019
See the highlights from this year’s 50th anniversary event.
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Carlos' summer favourites
30 July 2019
Meet your Society’s Carlos Aries who loves eating fresh fish throughout the summer months.
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Spreading joy with random acts of kindness
12 July 2019
Find out what we got up to during Co-op Fortnight.
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How is an outdoor classroom helping Guernsey's children…
03 July 2019
Vale Primary school have a new outdoor classroom, thanks to a little help from the Co-op's Eco fund.
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What is a Co-op anyway?
25 June 2019
For Co-op Fortnight, we’re looking at what makes us different.
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Ever wondered who owns Co-op Share Number 1?
17 June 2019
Meet islander Carol Romeril, the proud owner or our very first share number.
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Strengthening our roots in the community
08 May 2019
Who knew our humble potato could give so much joy?
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Working with local suppliers to tackle plastic packagin…
10 April 2019
Discussing the issues of single-use plastic and food waste.
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How we achieved our Silver ‘Keep Guernsey Green’ award
22 March 2019
We successfully retained this three-yearly prestigious award in 2018.
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Celebrating all things Fairtrade!
08 March 2019
We’ve been busy for Fairtrade Fortnight with a range of activities.
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A hands-on lesson about Jersey Royals
13 February 2019
Rouge Bouillon pupils get stuck into the Genuine Jersey growing competition
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7 ways we’re supporting local charities this Christmas
27 November 2018
We love to give back! Here's how we're giving back throughout this festive season.
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Celebrating a 50-year milestone with a local producer
16 November 2018
We threw a surprise party to celebrate 50 years of the Le Gresleys supplying the Co-op.
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Introducing our plastic-free commitments
24 October 2018
Find out what we're doing to reduce single-use plastics locally and with Co-op Group in the UK.
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4 ideas for totally local dinners
13 August 2018
Find out how easy it is to cook a meal from only local ingredients from your co-op.
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Celebrating the old ways at Lé Viaër Marchi
20 July 2018
We're proud to be the main sponsor of Guernsey's Lé Viaër Marchi. Here's what happened at this year's event.
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Co-op Bikes a Workers Co-operative Business
01 July 2018
How co-operation really made a difference to a local business in accelerating their progress.
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How we've been educating children on the importance of …
29 June 2018
We really like to encourage healthy eating in any which way we can.
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What is the Eco Fund and how does it work?
08 June 2018
Eco Fund Q&A with Community Officer, Tanya Dorrity
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Protecting Guernsey's bees with the Eco Fund
07 June 2018
A donation of £1,600 enabled Guernsey Beekeepers Association to purchase an equipment shed.
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How Eco Fund helped Alderney Wildlife Trust
06 June 2018
Alderney Wildlife Trust were able to purchase a telescope for their seabird observation programmes.
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How a rope bridge is helping Jersey's red squirrels
05 June 2018
A donation from our Eco Fund helped Peter kick-start his squirrel conservation project.
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Tree planting with 'Birds on the Edge'
04 February 2017
A team of 30 colleagues and members helped plant hedges for Jersey's wildlife.
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