Community Britain: UK Regional Conferences 2026

Throughout the summer of 2026, the Co-operative Party is hosting a series of of regional conferences across the UK, bringing together people, places and perspectives from within each local area.

These regional events are designed to create space to hear directly from our local elected representatives and partner organisations as they share the lived experiences and stories of local communities – insights that are essential to shaping the Co-operative Party’s solutions to make meaningful change happen. By attending, members will be able to hear more about the Party’s Community Britain campaign as we showcase local community-based examples of best practise; promote co-operative solutions that address local government issues; contribute to policy discussions rooted in the realities of each region; and hear directly from those who live and represent us locally.

Programme

We will be working closely with local organisers to develop a programme that is both useful and valuable for the event. Our aim is to create a programme that encourages members, as well as those interested in our work, to take part by connecting with others and engaging in our shared commitment to understanding the Co-operative Party’s aims and objectives, and how we are working together to strengthen our local communities.

Our regional conferences this year will follow our Annual Conference in drawing inspiration from the themes of our Community Britain campaign. As part of this, we want to ensure the programme highlights what matters most to communities in your region.

To make feeding back straightforward, we’ve put together a short list of 12 potential session ideas. We’d be grateful if your Party Council could review these and select your preferred four sessions, as well as suggest any additional ideas you think would resonate locally. You can find the feedback form here: https://party.coop/community-britain-regional-conferences-2026/. As each regional conference brings together multiple Party Councils, feedback will be collated from across the region to help shape a balanced programme.

Confirmed dates for these events are as follows

Sat 30 May – Midlands Conf, Leicester
Sat 30 May – East of England, Witham
Sat 6 June – South West, Taunton
Sat 6 June – London, Westminster
Sat 27 June – North East, Newcastle
Sat 4 July – Yorkshire & Humber, Doncaster
Sat 11 July – North West, Manchester
Sat 11 July – South East, Worthing

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