Marathon Effort from Scotmid Business Manager

As a Regional Business Manager for Scotmid Co-operative, Jim Harper is used to marathon road trips between Scotmid’s head office in Edinburgh and his stores in South Lanarkshire, Dumfries, Cumbria and Durham.  However, on 31 May, Jim swapped his business suit for running shoes when he completed the 2015 Edinburgh marathon, raising over £2500 on […]

Clothes Recycling

Clothing & Textile Banks There are 54 Salvation Army clothes banks at Scotmid and Lakes & Dales Co-operative stores all over Scotland and in the North of England. It’s easy to donate your old clothes and textiles. When you do, the money raised will be split between the Salvation Army to continue its invaluable social […]

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Scotmid Staff Take Titanic Plunge For Charity

15 plucky Scotmid staff members took a high dive off Clydebank’s Titan Crane at the weekend on behalf of blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan. The ‘Scotmid Lifesavers’ undertook the 164 foot freefall to raise over £3000 which will go towards helping Anthony Nolan to find matching donors for those who desperately need a bone marrow […]

Co-operatives Fortnight 2015: The Big Co-op Clean

The Big Co-op Clean is a simple, but powerful, idea. It shows that by working co-operatively we can achieve much, much more. During Co-operatives Fortnight 2015, thousands of co-operative members, employees, customers and school pupils will take part in clean-up events across the country. School grounds, parks, beaches, community facilities, businesses… the clean-up operation knows […]