Co-op shoppers can now benefit from a new Membership app that saves them money whilst supporting fantastic causes in and around Congleton.

As well as benefiting from special offers and discounts, becoming a Co-op Member allows customers to give something back to their local community.

Co-op has around 4.6 million active Members, who see 2p for every pound spent on own-brand groceries returned to their personal Membership rewards balance. There are also savings to be made on funerals, insurance policies and legal products and services.

But it is not just Members that reap the rewards.

The Co-op also donates the same amount (2p in every pound that Members spend on Co-op own-brand groceries) to local grassroots projects.

This amount has recently doubled, and supports the vital work of local causes to create healthier and happier communities and to help those most in need, including a focus on access to food and mental wellbeing.

Since 2016, Co-op have donated over £70 million to over 21,000 local causes.

Members who shop at Congleton's Bromley Road Co-op store have recently helped to raise much-needed funds for Visyon, a mental health charity that supports local children and young people when they need it the most.

Thanks to those Members, Visyon have recently received funding that they are putting towards their Open Access Service. This service is their first contact with a young person and where they can engage with young people and/or their families before their problems overwhelm them.

As part of its recently-refreshed Membership programme, the Co-op's new Membership app includes a new scannable digital Membership card, enabling consumers to swipe their card in a contactless way.

Members can also access recipe suggestions and choose the local causes that they want to support through the app.

Exclusive personalised and tailored offers made available through the app have already seen about 250,000 Members 'bag' a free Co-op Irresistible 100g Fairtrade chocolate bar during launch week, and Scalini Prosecco 75cl offered at a special Member price of just £5.

Greg Hutchison, Director of Membership & Personalisation, Co-op, said: "Co-op is committed to creating value for our Members and communities, and with the refresh of our Membership programme and launch of our digital app we are now able to do even more of this.

"We're delighted to be able to reward our Members for their loyalty and to double the amount we give to local causes to support the vital work they carry out in communities during this unprecedented and challenging time."

More information about the benefits of Co-op Membership is available by visiting their website.