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Dig out those old foreign coins, says Co-operative Travel

Charity
Gary Noakes
21 February 2020

Co-operative Travel is stepping up its campaign to encourage customers to donate unused currency during Fairtrade Fortnight, which runs from 24 February to 8 March.

Stephanie Baker from Co-operative Travel's Lydney branch

The agency, which has 57 branches spanning the West Midlands, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, East Midlands, Derby and surrounding areas, passes donations to The Travel Foundation, which works with tourism organisations to protect popular holiday destinations and ensure tourism benefits local people.
 
Natalie Turner, the agency’s head of branches, said customers bought home an average £78 of unused currency:

“Customers can exchange their foreign notes in our stores for a market leading exchange rate, but those pesky coins inevitably go to waste.