News in Godalming

Do you or someone you know receive Healthy Start Vouchers?

Co-op stores have started topping up the value of Healthy Start Vouchers by an extra £1.00. The vouchers will still have £3.10 printed on them but once they have been scanned at the till, customers will receive £4.10 off the transaction instead.

A teatime treat for older folk living alone is bringing a touch of cheer as we battle through these dreary lockdown days.

Little packages of afternoon tea - a teabag, a chocolate biscuit, a puzzle page and a pen - are being delivered by Farncombe Day Centre staff and volunteers to people who receive a daily hot lunch from the centre.

The Co-operative Society has a long and proud history of helping communities.

The Co-op Group has its origins in the co-operative consumer societies started by the Rochdale Pioneers.

UP CLOSE: With Co-op Member Pioneer Deborah Speirs.

Godalming Nub News aims to support our community, promoting shops, businesses, charities, clubs and sports groups.

On December 1st Co-op decided to spread festive cheer by launching their Christmas card competition, which asked the children of Farncombe and Godalming to get creative and design some festive cards.

We received all the children's wonderful cards and were very impressed with the fantastic quality of the creations.

On December 1st Co-op launched their Community Kindness competition, which encouraged the readers of Godalming Nub News to nominate someone in the community who has shown kindness – no matter how big or how small.

Despite a tough year, our friends, family, neighbours and colleagues across the nation have been helping out where they can. That's why the Co-op are celebrating kindness in our community.

This year has been tough. But, despite the difficulties our communities have faced, we have rallied and supported one another.

Across the nation friends, family, neighbours and colleagues have been helping out where they can. That's why the Co-op are celebrating kindness in our community.

Downloading Co-op's Membership app will not only help you to make great savings, but it also benefits local causes.

More than one million Co-op Members have now downloaded the app, which gives them extra value with in-store promotions and personalised special offers. They also receive 2p in every pound back into their personal Membership rewards balance when they buy own-brand groceries.

Nub News spoke to Bev Cook, Director at Huckleberries Nurture Farm CIC in Elstead, a local cause receiving funding as part of November's Co-op Payout.

She told us about the farm, and how the money has helped her to support vulnerable children.

The importance of local communities supporting local causes in the borough has been highlighted by Bev Cook and Huckleberries Nurture Farm CIC.

Huckleberries Nurture Farm is a local cause that is receiving much-needed funds from the Co-op's Local Community Fund, thanks to Co-op Members.