AGM 2023

The Annual General Meeting of the East Sussex Co-operative Party will be held on Zoom on Saturday 14th January 2023, at 11.00am.  All members should have received the link via email. 

The agenda shall be: 

1. Apologies for Absence 

2. Minutes of the 2022 AGM. 

3. Reports:

• Chair
• Vice Chair, 
• Secretary/Treasurer (including annual accounts) 
• Constituency Labour Parties
• SE Regional Party

Annual Conference 

4. Elections:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Any other officers
• Delegates to SE Regional Party (2)

Delegates or nominated contacts (where an all-member meeting structure) to Constituency Labour Parties as required 

5. Plan of Work for 2023 

 We look forward to seeing you there!

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 2nd July, commencing at 11.00am This will be an online meeting via Zoom. 

A G E N D A 

1. Apologies for Absence 

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting and any matters arising 

3. Reports: ·

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties including results of local elections 2022
• South East Regional Party Council 

4.  CO-OPERATIVE PARTY AND LABOUR PARTY PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: To receive a report on the selection process in Hastings and Rye CLP, and to discuss the procedures and processes for Co-op Party nominations and endorsements in PPC selections. 

5. CO-OPERATIVE PARTY ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2022:  Any arrangements and agreement on funding etc. 

6. CAMPAIGNS AND ACTIONS

(a) Co-operative Housing

(b) Political Education Event

(c) Other campaigns

7. Any Other Business 

East Sussex Co-op AGM 2022

The Annual General Meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party,  will be held via Zoom, on Saturday 22nd January 2022

Paid up members will have been emailed a link.  Please contact the secretary if you have not received this. 

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

 
2. Minutes of the 2021 AGM.

3. Reports:

• Chair,
• Vice Chair,
• Secretary/Treasurer (including annual accounts)
• Constituency Labour Parties
• SE Regional Party

4. Elections:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Any other officers
• Delegates to SE Regional Party (2) 
• Delegates (where a GC Structure operates) or nominated contacts (where an all-member meeting structure) to Constituency Labour Parties as required

5. Plan of Work for 2022

To allow for advance notification, nominations for vacant posts are sought in advance of the meeting. Members may self-nominate, (and a formal proposer and seconder will be sought at the meeting) Please email nominations to the current Secretary.

Next Branch Meeting: 10th July 2021

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 10th July, commencing at 11.00am This will be an online meeting via Zoom. 

A G E N D A 

1. Apologies for Absence 

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting and any matters arising 

3. Reports: ·

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties- including County Council election results
• Police and Crime Commissioner Election campaign report
• South East Regional Party Council 

4. CO-OPERATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE to include selection of delegates for the online conference that will take place on 9th-10th October 2021. Also to decide on whether to nominate to the Conference Arrangements Committee and/or the Achievement Awards. 

5. Campaigns and Events:  further discussion of ideas for campaigning on the Co-operative agenda in the summer and autumn. 

6. Any other business

Branch Meeting (Local elections) This Saturday

There will be a Zoom meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party on Saturday 10th April 2021 at 11.00am.

The main business of the meeting will be to hear from our Labour and Co-operative Candidate for the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner election, branch member Paul Richards;  and updates from other Labour and Co-operative Candidates for the local elections in May- and how branch members can support.

All paid up members of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party should have received a registration link via email.  If not, please email the secretary.

New East Sussex Team for 2021

The East Sussex Branch held its 2021 AGM online on January 16th. A well attended Zoom meeting saw members from every part of the County, and heard from our Labour and Co-operative MP  Lloyd Russell-Moyle (Brighton Kemptown including Peacehaven) and from elected Labour and Co-op Town Councillors Ben Cox, Angie Smith (Uckfield ) and John Edson (Seaford)   There were reports from all of the Labour Party constituencies in the County. 

The meeting elected Neil Woodroffe as the new Branch Chair, with Jane Marter as vice-chair, Dave Brinson as secretary,  Rue Franklin as treasurer and Dawn Dublin as equalities officer. 

The Branch agreed to endorse a number of Labour and Co-operative candidates for the forthcoming County Council elections.

Branch AGM 2021

The Annual General Meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party,  will be held via Zoom, on Saturday 16th January 2021.  

Paid up members will have been emailed a link.  Please contact the secretary if you have not received this. 

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

 
2. Minutes of the 2019 AGM.

3. Reports:

• Chair,
• Vice Chair,
• Secretary/Treasurer (including annual accounts from August 2019)
• Constituency Labour Parties
• SE Regional Party

4. Elections:

• Chair
• Vice Chair
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Any other officers
• Delegates to SE Regional Party (2) if still required
• Delegates (where a GC Structure operates) or nominated contacts (where an all-member meeting structure) to Constituency Labour Parties as required

5. Plan of Work for 2021 , to include confirmation of meeting dates for the year, arrangements for endorsing candidates for ESCC elections (and postponed borough council elections where applicable) and possible rescheduling of events cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions (day school and film showing events.)

To allow for advance notification, nominations for vacant posts are sought in advance of the meeting. Members may self-nominate, (and a formal proposer and seconder will be sought at the meeting) Please email nominations to the current Secretary.

Next Branch Meeting: October 5th

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 5th October, commencing at 11.00am at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX. 

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting and any matters arising

3. Reports:

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties
• Party Council

4. CO-OPERATIVE PARTY CONFERENCE discussion around the agenda of the forthcoming Annual Conference.  All policy documents and reports can be read and downloaded online here: Annual Conference 2019 Hub

5. Campaigns and Events:    Plans and progress for film showing, possible dayschool and other events. 

6. Any other Business

We will be staying for lunch afterwards, and all members are warmly invited to join us.  

Next Branch Meeting: 11th May

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 11th May, commencing at 11.00am at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX. (Please note that the meeting room is up one flight of stairs) (map)

(Note- change of meeting date to avoid clashes with local election campaigning)

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting and any Matters arising

3. Reports:

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties
• Party Council

4. LOCAL ELECTIONS- evaluation of results, lessons for next time, and liaison with (hopefully) elected Labour and Co-operative Councillors

5. Campaigns and Events 

6. Any other Business

We will be staying for lunch afterwards, and all members are warmly invited to join us.  

Next Branch Meeting: 19th January

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 19th January, commencing at 11.00am at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX. (Please note that the meeting room is up one flight of stairs) (map)  

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting and any Matters arising

3. Reports:

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties
• Party Council

4. LOCAL ELECTIONS

5. EVENTS: Film Showing, and Fairtrade Fortnight

6. Any other Business

We will be staying for lunch afterwards, and all members are warmly invited to join us.  

Next Branch Meeting: Saturday 6th October

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 6th October, commencing at 11.00am at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX. (Please note that the meeting room is up one flight of stairs) (map)  

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the Previous Meeting and any Matters arising

3. Reports:

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties
• Party Council

4. PREPARATION FOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE including discussion on motions and agenda.

5. MONTH of ACTION on Modern Slavery and possibility of a speaker meeting later on.

6. Local elections preparation- reference to the Co-op Party's 12 ideas for Local Government Manifestos

7. Any other Business

We will be staying for lunch afterwards, and all members are warmly invited to join us.  The RAFA lunch is always excellent!

AGM 2018- Lots to do!

The branch held its 2018 AGM at the RAF Association in Eastbourne on 14th July:

We were pleased to welcome Andrew Pakes, from the Co-operative Party NEC as our guest speaker.  Andrew was able to talk about a variety of campaigns the Party is mounting- not least in response to John McDonnell's commitment for an incoming Labour government to double the size of the co-operative economy by 2030.   Housing, transport and co-operative models for community services were amongst the topics discussed.

New Branch Officers:
The branch gave its thanks to outgoing Chair Gill Roles and outgoing vice-chair Jean Couture, and elected Jane Marter as our new Chair, and Geraldine Rolfe as our new vice-chair.  Dave Brinson will continue as Branch Secretary.

End Modern Slavery:

Members of the branch were also encouraged to promote the campaign against Modern Slavery, and to encourage their local Labour Party branches to sign up.

Branch AGM: 14th July 2018

THE 2018 AGM OF THE EAST SUSSEX BRANCH OF THE CO-OPERATIVE PARTY  will be held in Eastbourne on Saturday 14th July, at 11.00am 

The meeting will elect officers for 2018-9 (Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary), delegates to the Sussex Co-op Party, and delegates to all of the Constituency Labour Parties in our Branch area (Lewes, Eastbourne, Wealden, Bexhill and Battle and Hastings.)

GUEST SPEAKER: ANDREW PAKES:
We are pleased to be welcoming our NEC member for the South East Region, Andrew Pakes to the meeting.  Andrew is a phenomenal campaigner who served as President of the National Union of Students in the 1990's,Chair of SERA- Labour's environmental campaign,  a Labour/Co-op councillor in Southwark, and was the  Labour and Co-operative Parliamentary candidate in Milton Keynes at the 2015 General Election.


THE MEETING WILL BE: at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX (map) on Saturday 14th July starting at 11.00am (note slightly later start time than usual) 

The bar will be open after the meeting, and the club also serves excellent lunches (we all left the last meeting thoroughly well fed!) Please note there is a staircase to the meeting room. We look forward to seeing you there!

Next Branch Meeting: 13th January

The next meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 13th January, commencing at 11.00am at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX (map)

A G E N D A


1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the October Meeting and any Matters arising

3. Reports:

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties
• Party Council

4. Annual Conference Report

5. Events: Feedback on the Rochdale Pioneers film showing, and the proposed Housing Event with Lord Roy Kennedy

6. Campaigning in 2018, including any local elections- reference to the Co-op Party's 12 ideas for Local Government Manifestos

7. Any other Business

We will be staying for lunch afterwards, and all members are warmly invited to join us.  The RAFA lunch is always excellent!

Next branch meeting- 7th October

The Next Meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held on Saturday 7th October, commencing at 11.00am at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Any matters arising from last meetings (AGM and Claire McCarthy Meeting)

3. Reports:

• Membership
• Finance
• Constituency Labour Parties
• Party Council

4. Centenary Conference

5. Forthcoming Events- Rochdale Pioneers Film Showing, and Local Training Event

6. Any other Business

AGM 29th July

The AGM of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held in Eastbourne on Saturday 29th July, at 11.00am The meeting will elect officers for 2017-18 (Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary), delegates to the Sussex Co-op Party, and delegates to all of the Constituency Labour Parties in our Branch area (Lewes, Eastbourne, Wealden, Bexhill and Battle and Hastings.)

The meeting will also discuss and agree campaigning activity for the coming 12 months.

THE MEETING WILL BE at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX (map) on Saturday 29th July starting at 11.00am (note slightly later start time than usual) The bar will be open after the meeting, and the club also serves excellent lunches (we all left the last meeting thoroughly well fed!) Please note there is a staircase to the meeting room.

Full agenda to follow.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Next Branch Meeting- AGM

The AGM of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party will be held in Eastbourne on Saturday 29th July, at 11.00am

The meeting will elect officers for 2017-18 (Chair, Vice-chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Secretary), delegates to the Sussex Co-op Party, and delegates to all of the Constituency Labour Parties in our Branch area (Lewes, Eastbourne, Wealden, Bexhill and Battle and Hastings.)

The meeting will also discuss and agree campaigning activity for the coming... 12 months.

THE MEETING WILL BE at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX on Saturday 29th July starting at 11.00am (note slightly later start time than usual) The bar will be open after the meeting, and the club also serves excellent lunches (we all left the last meeting thoroughly well fed!)

Please note there is a staircase to the meeting room.

Full agenda to follow.

Next Meeting: 11th February with Claire McCarthy

We are very pleased to welcome our General Secretary, Claire McCarthy, as guest speaker at the East Sussex branch meeting on 11th February in Eastbourne.

As well as being General Secretary of our Party, Claire is an Eastbourne girl, who once had a far more prestigious role as Secretary of Eastbourne Young Labour.... Claire will talk about the campaigns of our party, and how we can make sure our values are central to Labour's policy making.

Other business will be kept to a minimum, although we will have an opportunity to nominate to the NEC and National Disciplinary Committee elections.

THE MEETING WILL BE at the RAF Association, Wish Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4NX (map) on Saturday 11th February starting at 11.00am (note slightly later start time than usual) The bar will be open after the meeting, and the club also serves excellent lunches! Please note there is a staircase to the meeting room.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Next Branch Meeting: 19th November

There will be a meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party on Saturday 19th November 2016 at 10.30am at the Ivy Room, Eastbourne Central Library, Grove Road, Eastbourne.

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the last ordinary meeting held September 2016

3. Matters Arising

4. Brief Reports:
     a) Membership
     b) Treasurer
     c) Constituency Labour Parties
     d) Sussex Co-operative Party Council

5.  EAST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL: Getting the co-operative agenda into the County Council election campaigns in May 2017. There will be a chance to update on the selection of co-operative candidates, and the process of an agreed Labour manifesto for the county.

6. Any other business

The Ivy Room is on the second floor of the library: there is lift access.  Coffee and Tea is available from the coffee shop in the Under Ground Theatre (basement floor)

Next Branch Meeting: 3rd September

There will be a meeting of the East Sussex Branch of the Co-operative Party on Saturday 3rd September 2016 at 10.30am at the Ivy Room, Eastbourne Central Library, Grove Road, Eastbourne.

A G E N D A

1. Apologies for Absence

2. Minutes of the last ordinary meeting held November 2015 (AGM Minutes for Information)

3. Matters Arising

4. Brief Reports:
     a) Membership
     b) Treasurer
     c) Constituency Labour Parties
     d) Sussex Co-operative Party Council

5. CO-OP PARYT ANNUAL CONFERENCE:  To discuss the busniess of Conference with our delegate Gill Roles. Copies of the three policy documents will be available.

6. Any other business