Autumn Assembly 2026

For our 2026 Autumn Assembly, we are excited to be partnering with workers.coop member Stir to Action and support their national initiative 21st century social clubs. 

Dates: Thursday 19th and Friday 20th November

Location: The Holbeck (Working Men’s Club), Jenkinson Lawn, Holbeck, Leeds LS11 9QX

Ticket prices: Inclusive of refreshments and lunch on Thursday. Does not include accommodation.

Small co-ops and individuals - £40
Larger co-ops with ten or more members - £80
Solidarity tickets to enable some bursary places - £120 

Bursaries for members of workers.coop

There is a bursary application form for members of workers.coop to apply for a bursary, deadline 2 November and we will confirm bursary distribution 6-8 November. The Young Cooperators Network (YCN) also offer travel bursaries. Please apply to the YCN bursary for travel before you apply to workers.coop for those who are eligible.

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The Autumn Assembly is a chance for members of our federation to come together and take stock of what we have built so far and join others, whether from our local communities, new generations or sectors of workers, or the wider co-operative movement, to explore future possibilities together.

This year we’re hosting the Autumn Assembly in a new kind of space at The Holbeck in Leeds, a community club which has been serving its members and the wider community for 150 years. We are connecting with Stir to Action's 21st Century Social Club, an essential, long term initiative to revitalise member-owned social spaces for a new generation. 

Preserving and growing community spaces which are democratically run by the people who use them is essential to worker cooperation. These spaces bring us together, foster the skills we need to participate effectively in direct democracy in our working lives and build our capacity to advocate for worker control.

Programme

The programme will be based around member submissions for workshops and activities.

We'll be hosting break-out sessions covering some of the federation's main activities and working groups. 

Programme submission document

As always the programme will be member-led, please add submissions to the collaborative document above.

Our Thursday evening social will be joining in with The Holbeck’s weekly pub quiz.

5.30pm onwards

We'll organise a table at a local restaurant if you want to grab food with others between the end of Thursday's programme and the evening social at 8pm.

7.45pm onwards

Arrive for 7.45pm. The quiz starts at 8pm, 4 per team, 40 questions and the winning team gets a £30 bar tab.

Thank you to Stir to Action for their sponsorship of this event. We are proud to be supporting their vital 21st Century Social Clubs programme.