Co-operative Congress

The Co-operative Congress is the national conference of a UK Co-operative Movement. The first of the advanced congresses took place in 1869 following a series of meetings called the "Owenite Congress" in the 1830s. Members of Co-operatives UK ago the Co-operative Union send delegates to the annual congress, where reports of national bodies are reported and debates held on subjects of importance to the Co-operative Movement. The meetings also add the Annual General Meeting of Co-operatives UK.

Publications

Verbatim proceedings of Congress used to be published by Co-operatives UK shortly after regarded and spoke separately. event. Between 1880 together with 1960, Congress handbooks were also published giving a history of the area the event was being held in together with details of the co-operatives that were based there. From 1869 to 1899, Congress Papers on topics that would be discussed and debated at the event were also published, often in pamphlet form. Examples of these are held in the National Co-operative Archive, keeps by the Co-operative College.