Midlands District Congress

The next Midlands District Congress will be held on Saturday 11 January 2020 from 1.15pm to 4.30pm at the Michael Hubbard Room, Carrs Lane Conference Centre, Birmingham, B4 7SX.
 
http://carrslane.co.uk/
 
This is a very short walk from Birmingham New Street railway station.

The CPB’s district congresses do not debate national themes but deal with how to implement existing policy matters within, in this case, the Greater Midlands Region.   Whilst the congress will be closed to all but full delegates elected from the seven branches covering the Greater Midlands area of central England, according to membership strength, Party members will be able to engage in substantive Inner-Party debate over the next few months.

We’d also love to hear ideas not only from our members but allies and friends of the Party in the Midlands area, too. The congress is an essential party of our party’s internal democracy, which we take very seriously.

The following timetable applies:
 
Ø      31st August: Retiring Midlands District Committee (DC) discusses initial ideas for themes to be discussed at District Congress
Ø      12th October: DC finalises draft proposals to congress
Ø      28th October: all DC proposals to be sent out to CPB members.
Ø      1^st November to 7^th December: Closed CPB branch meetings to discuss district congress business
Ø      8^th December @ midnight – deadline for sending nominations for new DC membership, branch motions, and branch amendments to the DC motion.
Ø      14 December: DC makes all final arrangements.
Ø      1^st January 2020: all papers emailed out to elected delegates.
Ø      11^th January 2020: District Congress to be held.