Community Shares Practitioner Meet-up (Hebden Bridge)

Agenda

10.30am - Arrival and introductions

11am - Structured workshops on community shares and ownership

• Unchartered territory: rising interest rates, cost of living crises, how do we address these challenges?
• Scale of the market: how do we maintain best practice as the share offers become more popular and widely adopted?

1pm - Lunch (provided by Community Shares Unit) and networking

2pm - Study visits and talks from local societies who have run community share offers:

• Calder Valley Community Land Trust
• Heptonstall community shop and post office
• Equal Care Co-op
• The Fox and Goose community pub

Evening entertainment (for those who wish to stay)

Dinner and potentially a gig at the Trades Club

Some of us will be staying overnight for to celebrate the International Day of Co-operatives on Saturday. This will include a visit to the graves of co-op pioneers and a festival in Heptonstall. 

Venue

Hebden Bridge Town Hall

The Town Hall

St. George's Street

Hebden Bridge

HX7 7BY

This event is free to attend.

Getting there

Parking is limited in Hebden Bridge so please come by public transport if possible. There is a carpark next to the Town Hall but can be full quite early on in the day. 

Accommodation 

There are plenty B&Bs and accommodation in Hebden Bridge. The Hebden Bridge Hostel has private and shared rooms and is more affordable.