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Co-operatives Fortnight 19 June - 3 July - BE PART OF IT?!

Dear friends, colleagues and co-operators

You may well have already heard that Co-operatives Fortnight ‘hits’ the calendar for the first time in June/July this year.

Co-operatives Fortnight is a call for people to do things differently – to work together as individuals, colleagues, communities and businesses.

It is the time for everyone who cares about co-operatives to show that there is an alternative and the East of England Co-operative Society is proud to be part of the first ever Co-operatives Fortnight. For 14 days, co-operatives and community initiatives across the economy and up and down the country will be showing that there is an alternative.

The East of England Co-operative Society is planning to hold three ‘Building Co-operative Awareness’ days to show to the wider public what co-operatives are all about and demonstrate them in action!

We are holding the days as follows:

 

Ipswich – Wednesday 23^rdJune – Cornhill Forecourt, Ipswich Town Centre – 11am to 3pm

 

Colchester – Thursday 24^thJune – Co-op Stanway Store, car park – 11am to 3pm

 

Norwich – Tuesday 29^thJune – The Forum Concourse, Norwich Town Centre – 11am to 3pm

 

We hope that, with your help, we can set up a ‘co-op fair’ with individual Co-ops, Credit Unions and co-operative organisations each having a table/stall/display which demonstrates what you are about as a co-operative organisation.

Surrounding this we will have our own exhibition trailer with Fairtrade demonstrations and food tastings plus music, drumming and co-operative activities. We aim to make a big co-operative ‘splash’ on the prime locations we are in!

It will only work if you join us!

If you, as a co-operative organisation, would like to come along and set up your bit of ‘co-op life’, we would be delighted. We would like a strong showing from co-op businesses, credit unions and co-operative organisations such as the Woodcraft Folk and the

Co-operative Women’s Guild.

You may get this more than once (apols!) and I would be grateful if you forward on this invitation to relevant colleagues, businesses and friends in the co-op sector.

We look forward to hearing from you and together making that ‘splash’ that will set the co-op waves rolling!

If you are interested in coming then complete this form and send back to the address on the form

Best wishes

Pam Walker

Education Development Officer

East of England Co-operative Society