Final Community Shares event - were you there?

Nearly 120 practitioners attended the Community Shares policy seminar on Thursday 7 July at the Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre in London. 

Speakers included Jim Brown, Baker Brown Associates and lead consultant for the Community Shares programme (download presentation), Andy Walsh, General Manager, FC United of Manchester and Angela Davis, Hastings Pier and White Rock Trust.  Ed Mayo, General Secretary, Co-operatives UK was delighted to talk about the "Share Economy" as part of the Co-operatives Fortnight national campaign www.uk.coop/yourstoshare. 

The event culminated with the launch of the Practitioners' Guide to Community Shares.  The 64 page document brings together the learning from the two year Community Shares action research programme and can be downloaded here