The Co-operative Party

County Hall, Preston – 16 June 2012

This event has been designed by the North West Regional Co-operative Party around requests for more support for those elected as Labour & Co-operative councillors. It will take place at 10am in the Council Chamber, County Hall, Preston PR1 8XJ. The entrance to be used is on Pitt Street, running down the side of County Hall directly opposite Preston railway station.

The event is free for Co-operative Councillors in the North West region. Those intending to book and anyone else interested in attending or finding out more should email bilwit@phonecoop.coop

Agenda

Light refreshments available from 0900, with information stalls from the following organisations:

• Co-operative Party
• Co-operative Group Membership
• Co-operatives NW
• The Phone Co-op
• The Co-operative Energy
• Co-operative Financial Services
• Co-operative News
• International Year of Co-operatives
• Fairtrade North West

1000 Welcome & introductions from the Chair, Councillor Jim King

1045 Refreshments

1100 The role of the Co-operative Councillor

• Being a Co-operative Councillor: Karen Wilkie, Acting General Secretary, the Co-operative Party (tbc)
• Co-operative Group Membership and the Society’s key social goals: Simon Plunkett, NW Regional Secretary of the Co-operative Group
• Creating Co-operative Councils: Anna Turley of the Co-operative Councils Network

1230 – 1315 Buffet lunch

1315 Seminars:

• Co-operative Housing Solutions: Nic Bliss, Chair, Confederation of Co-operative Housing
• Financial Exclusion & Legal Loan Sharking: Yvonne Fovargue MP, Makerfield
• Fairtrade & International Development: Tim Ormrod of Pendle Fairtrade Steering Group (UK’s 1st Fairtrade Borough)
• Becoming a Co-operative MP: Mark Hendrick, Co-operative MP for Preston & Karen Wilkie (tbc)

1415 Seminars:

Repeated as above

1515 Refreshments

1530 Expert Panel – Question Time

1615 Closing Greetings from Cllr Carl Crompton, Co-operative councillor & Preston Guild Mayor 2012