An informative, inspiring and practical day celebrating and exploring co-operative solutions for us and our communities.

Come along to:

Listen to our excellent speakers who will be sharing local co-operative stories and talking about community run co-operatives, community housing, the Co-operative Party vision for co-operative communities, how we can all be more 'co-operative' and the co-operative difference of your local co-operative society. More information below.
Join in workshops to explore topics in more detail
Visit a range of stands
Chat to other co-operators
Enjoy a good lunch
Come to the Co-operatives East AGM, if you would like to

You can also find out more about Co-operatives East, an organisation supporting and promoting co-operatives in the east, and the Co-operative Party.

ALL are very welcome. You may be involved in or with co-operatives, be a member of the Co-operative Party, see a need in your community that could be met through a co-operative approach or have an interest in co-operative ways of working.

The talks:

The co-op difference - Adrian Ashton
Co-operation in our everyday lives - Stuart Newbold
Co-operative Party visions for co-operative futures - Claire McCarthy Co-operative Party
The Norwich FarmShare story - Bee Springwood, Norwich FarmShare
Community co-operatives - Marvin Symes, Plunkett Foundation
Community Land Trusts as a method of community-led housing – Rachel Watts, Emily Mulvaney, East Cambs Community Housing
Your local co-operative working for co-operation – Kevin Bennett, Chelmsford Star Co-operative

Workshops - details on the workshops will be sent to those booking

The Co-operatives East AGM will be held during the lunch break and all are welcome to the meeting

A big thank you to the Co-operative Party and local Co-operative Party Councils for covering many of the costs of this day and enabling us to make the event free.

Stand spaces are available if you want to share any co-operative type information - just let us know if you are interested when you book

For more information contact Sarah at contact@cooperatives-east.coop

Registrations are closed

A Co-operative Region - 'co-operation in action'