Introducing: The Fertiliser
A new annual event dedicated to the regeneration of Labour’s rural roots. Rob Pursey, David Ward The Fertiliser will take place on June 29th in Rolvenden Layne, a small village in the Weald of Kent. It will be a serious event, yet it will also be festive, with talks, discussions, music and supplies of local…
LCC’s 2023 Virtual Coast & Country Conference
Keynote Speech by Lord Mandelson Our Candidates LCC policy pitches for Country and for Coast
Join us for our Virtual Coast & Country Conference on September 30th!
We look forward to seeing you at our annual Virtual Coast & Country Conference, this year to be held on: Saturday 30th September, from 09:45am till 1pm on zoom Our confirmed speakers and panellists include: Rt Hon Lord Peter Mandelson, of Foy, Herefordshire, and of Hartlepool, County Durham Alex Norris MP, Shadow Minister for Policing…
LCC Fringes at Labour Party Conference ’23
Almost every fringe focused on an area of domestic policy will have coast and /or country implications, given the 1,000+ market and coastal towns across the country, and with more people living in rural England than in greater London (~ mid 2021). As a conference delegate or visitor we hope you will take a moment at…
Town and Parish Councillors meeting in Uttoxeter
RSVP Join Labour &/Cooperative Town/Parish Cllrs on Tuesday 20 June from 7pm at Dapple Grey pub, Town Meadows Way, Uttoxeter, ST14 8AZ (LCC event, developed with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust)
NE and North Yorkshire Town and Parish Councillors meeting
RSVP Join Labour &/Cooperative Town/Parish Cllrs from across the North East and North Yorkshire from 4pm on Thursday 22nd June at Barnard Castle Working Mens Club, Barnard Castle, England, DL12 8EP (LCC event, developed with the support of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust)
Watch the 2022 Virtual Coast & Country Conference
Check out the first (1/4) session – Fairness for our Towns & Villages too – of our latest Virtual Coast & Country Conference, held on Saturday 3rd December, with Hywel Lloyd, Co-Founder, LCC and Duncan Carter, CALOR – the case study of ‘the challenge of decarbonising heat, fairly’. Check out the second (2/4) session – Is Levelling Up the answer for our Towns and…
Labour:Coast&Country’s Annual Gathering @ Connected
Join us on Sunday 20th September from 1pm to 2pm on Zoom for our regular lunchtime fringe event bringing together coast and country party members and advocates. We’ll continue our tradition of taking the air on the issues and solutions being seen and explored by coast and country members and CLPs, with Colin Smyth MSP,…
Join us for our Virtual Coast & Country Conference!
The countdown is on to our first ever Virtual Coast & Country Conference on Saturday 5th September from 10am till 2pm, check out the agenda and RSVP below: 10:00 WELCOME. Hywel Lloyd, Co-Founder, Labour: COAST&COUNTRY. 10:05 A VIEW FROM THE COAST AND THE COUNTRY. Chair: Cllr Pam Buchan, Plymouth City Council & Labour: COAST&COUNTRY. Cllr…
Virtual Conference | SAVE THE DATE!
We’re delighted to announce that we’ll be holding a Virtual Rural Conference later this year. There’s still a few details to finalise before we confirm the agenda and speakers, but please save the date now and do let us know if you’d like to take part! Saturday 5th September 10am – 2pm If you’d like…
Organise To Win with David Drew | Zoom Event
Join us for an informal Zoom discussion on Thursday (25th) at 6:45pm about the organisational tools needed by rural and coastal CLPs to win and the motions we should send to this year’s virtual party conference to make that a reality. We’ll be joined for the session by David Drew, the former MP for Stroud and Shadow…
The challenges of COVID-19 for rural communities | David Drew
The last few months have been particularly difficult for rural communities as they have for the rest of the country. Obviously COVID has hit rural areas particularly hard but the issue has been made worse by this Government’s pursuit of a free trade deal with the US whatever the dire consequences. This has caused consternation…
COVID-19: The Rural Dimension with Daniel Zeichner MP | Zoom Event
We’re happy to support and promote the following online session with Labour’s new Rural Affairs Shadow, Daniel Zeichner MP. See below for further details and to RSVP. There are plenty of news articles about people wanting to flee the cities for rural idylls yet coronavirus has not been plain sailing for people who already live…
LCC @ Labour Party Conference 2019
‘Winning England’ drinks, in partnership the English Labour Network | Sunday 22 September, 12:00 – 12:30 Ahead of our annual gathering at 12:45, start conference in style by joining us for a drink at the seaside Tempest Inn to meet other like-minded Labour members who recognise that our party must win outside of the major cities to form…
Event | Coast and Country: Have your Say
Rural and coastal communities face a number of unique problems that are often misunderstood by the politicians in London who set national policy. ‘Coast and Country: Have your Say’ is a free public meeting, giving you an opportunity to share your concerns about the challenges of living in rural and coastal South West Devon and…
LCC Fringe – Conference 2015
Sunday lunch-time of the first day of Conference 2015 saw over 40 members from across England and Wales gather to reflect on what next for Labour in communities of coast and country. After moving to a larger room to accommodate everyone more comfortably, a wide ranging discussion occupied those present for almost two hours. That discussion…
Sympathy to all Agents!
This is my first, perhaps only, foray into the role of Agent. This is for an excellent candidate in a safe Tory seat, with probably less than a dozen Labour activists across the whole sprawling constituency. No experience; no people; no money; no realistic hopes beyond unashamedly showing Labour’s colours and values to the heathen;…
One Nation Labour, for the communities of coast and country too! Labour: Coast & Country’s Conference Fringe
The first fringe of the Labour List tent Conference 2014 was hosted by Labour: Coast & Country this sunny lunchtime. Over 100 delegates, including local activists, PPCs, MPs, and MEPs gathered to consider the question of how the Party’s policy review will deliver One Nation for coast and country. Hywel Lloyd, one of the founding…
Labour: Coast & Country’s Conference Diary (Sat 20th)
As many of you know Manchester is the setting for this year’s conference, starting yesterday with the Women’s conference. By the evening of my arrival, delegate numbers had grown with the arrival of many from the south west, south east and eastern regions, all keen to meet up with old and new colleagues at their…
Coast and Country at Conference
Please join Labour Coast and Country at our conference fringe event on Sunday 22nd September at 6.30pm Title: Labour Coast and Country: How Labour can be a voice for non-urban Britain Speakers: Hywel Lloyd, (Chair) Labour Coast and Country Angela Eagle MP, Chair of Labour’s National Policy Forum Baroness Royall, Shadow Leader of the House of…