Soup’s on for Coupar Angus as Scotmid supports festival for second year
A soup festival that encourages Perthshire residents to make and enjoy homemade soup has received support from Scotmid for the second year. The Coupar Angus Soupathon runs throughout the month of November, with soup making workshops and cooking lessons for children and families. A key part of the festival is also about raising awareness of […]
Scotmid sponsors Team Muirhead in their quest for Olympic glory
Scotmid Co-operative has officially announced its increased sponsorship of Scottish and World curling champions Team Muirhead, as they prepare to go for gold in the 2014 Winter Olympics. The support from Scotmid will help Eve Muirhead and her team of Claire Hamilton, Vicki Adams and Anna Sloan to focus on training for the Olympics full-time. […]
Giant pumpkins cause a stir in Scotmid for Halloween charity competition
Two giant pumpkins have taken up residence in Scotmid’s Portobello and Uddingston stores, as part of a Halloween ‘guess the weight’ competition. The competition will raise funds for Prostate Cancer UK and gives customers the chance to win a £100 shopping voucher. Each guess costs £1 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to […]
Store managers Zipslide the Clyde for charity
Three Scotmid store managers have helped to make a difference in the fight against prostate cancer by zipsliding across the River Clyde in Glasgow on Saturday 12 October. Mo Cook, Store Manager of Scotmid Whitehills, Angela Watters, Store Manager of Scotmid Kilmarnock and Sharon Angus, Store Manager of Scotmid Stevenston, were suspended 170ft above the […]
Busy bees in Coupar Angus receive funding from Scotmid
Scotmid has helped fund a new educational initiative about bumblebees in a local park in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross. The ‘bumblebee interpretation board’ will provide the local community with information on bumblebees and their importance in society. It is also designed to encourage park visitors to explore an area designated for biodiversity. The bumblebee […]