What Counts as Essential? Play, Share & Win with Co-op!
Date & time
30 October 2026 | 10.00-16.00
Event format
Attend event in person
Event type
Participatory interactive event
Event topic
Business, finance & economics, Health and wellbeing, Money & finance
Audience
All
Academic discipline
Economics management and business studies, Sociology and social policy
Venue
The Galleria - Upper Mall, Comet Way, Hatfield, AL10 0XR
https://thegalleria.co.uk/
Money & finance theme
What's on offer?
This informal, interactive drop-in event will explore how co-operatives and other community-led initiatives can help people respond to cost-of-living pressures.
What's it about?
How would you decide what's essential on a tight budget? Join us for a fun and thought-provoking activity, featuring a free raffle, prize wheel, and an interactive challenge about what counts as an essential item today. Share your views, hear what others think, and discover how co-operative solutions can help people and communities manage the cost of living and build resilience together.
Who's leading the event?
Geraldine Strohm, Co-op Member Activator for Hertfordshire
Dr Francesca Gagliardi, Reader in Institutional Economics, University of Hertfordshire
Open to
All
Of particular interest to
All
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