December 17, 2015 11.35 am This story is over 99 months old

Lincolnshire Co-op celebrates 250,000th member

Quarter of a million members: Lincolnshire Co-op has reached 250,000 members and will give 100 members extra dividend this Christmas.
Old Leake Food Store Community Liaison Representative Kelly Game, Ray Cooke, Member Engagement Manager Richard Whittaker and Old Leake Food Store Manager Ben Pickwell

Lincolnshire Co-op has signed up its 250,000th member, and will be sharing the celebration with 100 other customers.

Ray Cooke was the quarter of a millionth member to sign up for a dividend card at the Old Leake Food Store near Boston.

He bagged himself £250 in dividend as well as £250 for his store’s Community Champion, the Bennington Community Heritage Trust.

Some 100 other existing members will also receive £25 in divided to celebrate the membership milestone and winners will be notified on their till receipts.

A quarter of a million members marks how far Lincolnshire Co-op has come since its humble beginnings in 1861, when the founders first joined together to work co-operatively to get decent food, healthcare and education.

Community Liaison Representative at the store Kelly Game said she was pleased that a regular customer had been the 250,000th to sign up: “We see Ray in the shop every day and he’s always really friendly, so I’m glad he was the one to benefit from the spot-prize.”

Member Engagement Manager Richard Whittaker said: “Members always get more for shopping with us so we thought we’d acknowledge what a special moment this is with an extra reward.”