Cooperatives Yorkshire and Humber

Wortley Hall

Wortley Hall (the Workers Stately Home) is a co-operative made up of members of Co-operatives, Trade Unions, The Labour Party and broad Labour Movement.
It was founded 51 years ago and hopefully, with a healthy membership, will go from strength to strength into the future.

For information about membership see www.wortleyhall.org.uk

The A.G.M. will take place at Wortley Hall on Sunday 11th March 2012 at 3.00p.m and there is a quarterly meeting on the Sunday 29th January. 11.00a.m. at Wortley Hall.

International Womens Day Event

The Co-op Group is organising a Swap &Shop Event with 60 stalls, refreshments, clothes swap, goody bags, raffle, tombola and much more on the 4th March from 1pm to 5pm at the Queens Hotel, Leeds. To book email donna.murgatroyd@cooperative.coop.

Making Local Fruit Work

28 January, 10am-4pm Todmorden Unitarian Church, Honey Hole Road, Todmorden, OL14 6LE. Making Local Food Work and Incredible Edible Todmorden host a day of workshops, networking and inspiration. - bring stalls, displays, produce, scions, ideas, opinions, co-workers, friends and colleagues for a real festival of fruity enterprise. Free but please book here. For more information contact 0161 246 2907
 

Working Capital - A Social Investment Conference

Working Capital is a Social Investment Conference designed to bring together the leading exponents in Social Investment with Social Enterprises and Social Enterpreneurs to learn about emerging products, do deals and undertake business.

Co-operative Community Finance and the Co-operative Bank will have a stand at the event.

More information and booking at http://workingcapital.eventbrite.com/

Co-opoly

Co-operative Yorkshire and the Humber members at our AGM expressed an interest in a group purchasing of the Coopoly Board Game. In Co-opoly, players collaborate to found and run a democratic business. In order to survive as individuals and to strive for the success of their co-op, players make tough choices regarding big and small challenges while putting their teamwork abilities to the test.  By playing Co-opoly, players discover the unique benefits, challenges, and operations of the cooperative world – as well as the skills needed to participate in a co-op! More info at http://coopolygame.com/

If you would be interested in purchasing co-opoly as part of a group to reduce shipping costs please email alex@cooperatives-yh.coop or leedscath@fastmail.co.uk

Co-operatives UK launches new IPS model rules

Model rule descriptions at. In brief, the legislative reform makes changes in three key areas: age limits, share capital and interim accounts. More information here
 

Mutuals Information Service

Co-operatives UK has been successful in a consortium with PA Consulting, Employee Ownership Association, Baxi Partnership,, Office of Public Management and Social Enterprise UK to deliver the Mutuals Information Service.
The service will have three elements:

• A web portal
• An enquiry phone line
• A triage system

The web portal was launched on 5th December. It provides access to a number of key documents, http://mutuals.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/. Co-operatives UK was not involved in preparing the specification, design or content of the documents on the portal.

More information will follow in the New Year about this service.

SEYH Survey

Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber is undertaking a survey of co-operatives and social enterprises in Yorkshire and the Humber following it's first succesful survey (the report can be downloaded here) . If you have 5 minutes it would be great if you could fill in the survey at http://www.viewpoint-research.co.uk/seyh_survey2012web.htm so co-operatives are represented in the results as they were last year when 10% of those who responded were co-operatives.

Co-operatives Yorkshire and the Humber has moved

Co-operatives Yorkshire and the Humber is now based with sister organisation Involve Yorkshire and the Humber in Central Leeds, our new address is:
c/o Involve Yorkshire and the Humber
Floor 5, Gallery House
131 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 5RD

Co-operatives Yorkshire and the Humber Enhanced Benefits Package

Join our enhanced scheme for a number of new benefits including a free place at Futures North 2011. The package is being delivered jointly with Social Enterprise Yorkshire and the Humber and includes benefits such as membership of a business club for social enterprises and co-operatives and inclusion on a marketplace e-directory.

The package starts at just £25 for small co-operatives and full details can be downloaded here.

The Phone Co-op Affinity Scheme

CYH have an affinity scheme with The Phone Co-op. Any individual or organisation can join so If you're considering joining the The Phone Co-op there are several benefits you can receive by quoting our affinity number AF0461- details are available here.

If you are not a member but wish to be membership of Co-operatives Yorkshire and the Humber is free and open to all organisations who support co-operative values and principles. A membership form can be obtained by downloading a form from here