It was a real privilege to be able to share the plans for St Sampson’s Bridge with so many islanders over the weekend. I am sincerely grateful to all those that found the time to attend - 600 people over two days was a phenomenal response! As the leader of

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of January? A cold return to work after the festive season? A relentless bombardment of ‘get fit now’ schemes? Or maybe just a desire to hibernate until spring? Whatever it is, I’m sure one of the last

In the fast paced world of convenience that we live in today it’s easy to forget that vegetables are grown in the ground and are not born in freezer bags. Most consumers are now more informed about the importance of growing and buying local, but have little opportunity or

The Cooperative belongs, in a concrete way, to every Member. We all have a stake in the success of the Society, and the people who are part of it. We made a commitment to each of those who were facing redundancy last year to help them into other roles either

It’s a shame that many children in our local community can’t experience a garden, let alone get their hands and knees dirty on a farm. We are proud to be helping to put this right. These days, our local growers are enjoying a much more informed consumer, one

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of working with our Jersey and Guernsey Members on the future direction of the Society. Every business needs a compass and your Society’s management team have spent many months examining the long term trends that will influence the future choices

It doesn’t seem like eight years ago that we stopped issuing free carrier bags in our food stores. The Channel Islands very much led the way on this environmental initiative and since then, we have reduced the use of single use carrier bags from 17 million in 2008, to

Later this year we plan on celebrating the 60th Anniversary of our Channel Islands Co-operative. Of course, both the Jersey and Guernsey Societies predate this anniversary but this is like a Diamond Wedding for us. And an opportunity to recognise and celebrate a special union. Our business obviously looked

I am genuinely thrilled that we have been shortlisted for the Co-operatives UK’s Co-operative of the Year Award. It really is an honour for our small Society to be recognised in this way. We are one of nine co-operatives across the UK in the running for

Soon our communities will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Liberation of the Channel Islands from German Occupation. I have been reflecting on the responsibility our former co-operative colleagues shouldered during that terrible period in our history. The Jersey Co-operative Society, as it was then, was still a

To whom do we owe dignity, respect and fairness? As the community retailer, we take our role in daily life seriously. Making a real difference to the communities we serve is our primary purpose. But what does that mean? Well, it means lots of things. First and foremost it means

Triumph, adversity, creativity, honesty and compassion. Last year we had a lot of everything. Some of the highlights include: * We successfully diversified into community pharmacy creating a platform for future growth * We created Co-operative Medical Care a new and disruptive model for patient focussed health care at an affordable

“Colin, can you help us restore a crane?” Now, there’s a request you don’t get every day! Community giving is a topic that is close to my heart and central to the ethos of The Channel Islands Co-operative. We take our social responsibilities seriously and try to

Jersey is a relatively small Island, just 45 square miles. Nowhere is really that far away and it doesn’t take very long to drive from one side to the other. For those unlucky enough to suffer a cardiac arrest, the few minutes it takes to get an ambulance could

In response to some members’ questions over the last few days, I thought it would be useful to clarify the Society's policy on local sourcing. Contrary to some speculation, let me firstly state that the proposal to consolidate our food warehousing in the UK will have no impact

Donna Abel and Sinead McColgan at the CIPD awards Retail is a people business. Always has been, always will be. That’s why we were really thrilled to collect the Jersey Water Award for Best Learning and Development Strategy at the CIPD awards on Saturday. There is no greater reward

The Variety Club of Jersey launched the ‘Variety’s Star of the Year Awards,’ to celebrate the courage, creativity, and commitment of children and young people in Jersey. The awards are now in their fifth year and the Society is honoured to be key sponsors for this event again, we

In response to some members’ questions over the last few days, I thought it would be useful to clarify the Society's policy on local sourcing. Contrary to some speculation, let me firstly state that the proposal to consolidate our food warehousing in the UK will have no impact