CCA Councillor Development Weekend 2024

23rd – 24th November at the Cambridge Belfry

PROGRAMME


Please note that some of the programme is still being confirmed and as such, this page will be updated in due course.
Council candidate workshops will only run once to maximise audience participation and allow candidates to attend other workshops.
Attendees will be able to book 1-to-1 advice sessions with the Head of CCHQ’s Lib Dem Unit. Details will be distributed in due course.

Saturday 18th November

10.00am Registration and Refreshments
10.50am Welcome, Cllr Phil Broadhead, CCA Chairman
11.00am Richard Holden MP, Party Chairman
11.30pm Net Zero Homes kindly sponsored by Thakeham
12.15pm Campaign 2024 - Effective Material and Messaging
1.00pm Lunch
1.50pm - 2.30pm Workshops 1-4 (repeated at 2.35pm - 3.20pm)
  1. Using Social Media to Engage with Voters Online
  2. Local Business Engagement
  3. Effective Literature
  4. Roles and Responsibilities of a Councillor (*council candidate session)
3.20pm - 3.40pm Tea and Coffee Break
3.40pm - 4.20pm Workshops 5-8 (repeated at 4.20pm - 5.00pm)
  1. Building Digital Ambassador Teams
  2. Successful Councillor Incumbency
  3. Your Relationship with the Local Media
  4. Getting Organised (*council candidate session)
5.00pm - 5.30pm Q&A with the CCA Board
7.15pm Drinks Reception
7.45pm Dinner with guest speaker Paul Holmes MP


Sunday 19th November

9.30am Your Career Development
10.20am - 11.00am Workshops 9-11 (repeated at 11.00am - 11.40am)
  1. Campaigning Against Labour
  2. The Challenge of the Greens and Lib Dems
  3. Working Effectively with Council Officers
  4. Social Media and Communication (*council candidate session)
11.40am - 12.00pm Tea and Coffee Break
12.00pm - 12.40pm Workshops 12-15 (repeated 12.40pm – 1.20pm)
  1. Campaigning on the Environment
  2. Preparing for a Target Ward Campaign
  3. Effective Opposition
  4. Representing your Community (*candidate)
1.20pm Closing remarks, Cllr Phil Broadhead, CCA Chairman
1.25pm Lunch
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