CCH Annual Conference 2026 – Strong Foundations, Sustainable Futures
Saturday 3 October 2026

9.00

Registration –
Cambridge Foyer

9.30

Welcome and Plenary – Oxford Suite

Chair: Katie Reilly – CCH Vice Chair

• Blase Lambert – CEO, CCH, Treasurer of Co-operative Housing International, and Board Member, International Cooperative Alliance
• Anna Spencer – CCH Board Member [Liverpool]
• Co-operative Showcase

Sponsor: MB Housing

10.30

Tea/coffee –
Cambridge Foyer

11.00

Workshops – STREAM A
Oxford Suite/Merton Suite/Trinity Suite/Somerville Suite

• Your Homes: Awaab’s Law Phase 2: from rules to reality – Hayley Hulme, Chief Executive, North West Housing Services
• Your Co-operative: Domestic violence and your housing co-operative – Demi Harrington, Senior Regional Lead, Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance
• Your Business: Data matters: managing your co-operative’s Information – Paula Farrow, CCH Associate, Minster Housing Co-operative
• Your Future: From idea to impact: growing your co-operative – James Neward, Chief Operating Officer, and Sue Bird, Yorspace

12.00

Workshops – STREAM B
Oxford Suite/Merton Suite/Trinity Suite/Somerville Suite

• Your Homes: Know your stock, shape your future – Michaela Bygrave, CCH Building Services Co-ordinator
• Your Co-operative: Hate incidents -Kush May-Chahal,Director of Training Services, Stop Hate UK
• Your Business: Using the new housing co-operative Code of Governance – Helen Bartlett, CCH Associate
• Your Future: Powered by Members: Strengthening Active Membership – Paul Kelly, CCH Associate

13.00

Buffet lunch and networking –
Restaurant

Sponsor: Co-op Homes

14.00

Workshops – STREAM C  – Oxford Suite/Merton Suite/Trinity Suite/Somerville Suite

• Your Homes: Effective complaint handling: what good looks like -Kirsty Noakes, Duty to Monitor Manager, Housing Ombudsman Service
• Your Co-operative: Sharing the right information: your co-operative and STAIRs -Helen Bartlett, CCH Associate
• Your Business: Competence and Conduct: building skills for the future – Daryl McIntosh, Share Learning Ltd
• Your Future: Powered by Members: Strengthening Active Membership – Paul Kelly, CCH Associate

15.00

Tea/coffee –
Cambridge Foyer

15:30

Workshops – STREAM D – Oxford Suite/Merton Suite/Trinity Suite/Somerville Suite

• Your Homes: Repairs and maintenance: getting compliance right – Ashleigh Martin, Head of Housing and Repairs, MB Housing
• Your Co-operative: Co-operative Values and Principles: building a co-operative culture -Blase Lambert, Chief Executive Officer, Confederation of Co-operative Housing
• Your Business: Know your risks: building a resilient co-operative – Kevin Wan, Director of Finance, North West Housing Services
• Your Future: The Long Game: is your co-op financially sustainable? – Helen Bartlett, CCH Associate

16.30       

Networking session and award ceremony –
Cambridge Foyer

Sponsor: Prentis Solutions

17.30       

Conference ends