Join local Co-operative Party members, members of Co-operative East, other local co-operatives and those involved in in co-operative ways of working at this day event
Programme (subject to change) 10.30 Arrive, sign in and refreshments 11.00 Welcome to the day – How co-ops are different? 11.15 Co-operation in our everyday lives 11.30 The Co-operative Party – Claire McCarty, General Secretary of The Co-operative Party 12.00 The Norwich FarmShare story – Bee Springwood 12.20 Co-operatives East – Mark Ashton & Sarah Kirkpatrick 12.30 LUNCH 13.00 Co-ops East AGM 13.00 – 13.20 13.30 Community co-operatives – Marvin Symes, Plunkett Foundation 13.50 Workshops 14.30 Community Land Trusts as a method of community-led housing –Rachel Watts, Emily Mulvaney, East Cambs Community Housing 14.50 Your local co-operative working for co-operation – Kevin Bennett, Chelmsford Star Co-operative 15.05 Summing up and actions for the future 15.15 End and networking
The event is being organised by Co-operatives East (www.cooperatives-east.coop) and the Eastern Region Co-operative Party (www.party.coop)
To book click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-co-operative-region-co-operation-in-action-tickets-46345355205
For any queries contact: Sarah Kirkpatrick, Co-operatives East Secretariat e: contact@cooperatives-east.coop t: 01362 850122