Primary school given bumper book donation at opening of new-look Culloden Scotmid
Pupils from Duncan Forbes Primary School and Ginno Conti from Moray Firth Radio opened the new-look Scotmid in Culloden on 20 September 2013, following a complete refurbishment to improve the store for customers. The store’s re-launch was also a chance for Scotmid Co-operative stores in the area to present the primary school with a donation […]
Semichem raises over £10,000 for Northern Ireland’s children’s heart charity
Semichem Northern Ireland today (16 September 2013) announced that staff and customers have raised £10,400 for the Children’s Heartbeat Trust during their charity partnership year. Semichem staff visited the Clark Clinic at the Royal Belfast Children’s Hospital, where the charity is based, to celebrate the partnership and see the care provided to children with heart […]
Prostate Cancer UK chosen as Scotmid Co-operative’s new charity partner
Prostate Cancer UK is to receive a welcome boost after being chosen as the new charity partner for Scotmid Co-operative. The independent co-operative Society, which includes Scotmid stores, Semichem stores, The Fragrance House stores, funeral branches and post offices, has set a fundraising target of £150,000 over the next year. Staff are now planning a […]
Scotmid saddles up for Scotland’s biggest bike ride
A team of nearly 40 from Scotmid Co-operative Society saddled up for Pedal for Scotland on Sunday 8 September. The cross-country cycling challenge, which is Scotland’s largest mass participation bike ride, saw more than 8,000 people pedal from Glasgow to Edinburgh. 33 Scotmid team members completed the 47 mile cycle, including staff from Scotmid’s stores […]
Scotmid raises over a quarter of a million for Maggie’s in record charity year
Scotmid Co-operative today (2 September 2013) announced that it has raised over £260,000 for Maggie’s Centres in its charity partnership year. The figure is the most the organisation has ever raised for a charity of the year and is £110,000 over the original fundraising target. Staff and customers across the organisation’s 350 outlets, which includes […]