General Council meetings take place at Burnley Town Hall on the first Thursday of the month. They start at 7:30pm and should finish no later than 9pm.

May Day committee - Planning for next year's event will start in the autumn. We no longer have separate meetings but the festival is a standing item at Trades Council meetings.

Future meetings:

2nd September

7th October

4th November

.

Towneley Park, Monday 2nd May 2011, 11am till 4pm.

Burnley May Day parade from Burnley Town Hall to the Park, begins at 12noon.

The Trades Council set up a fund in memory of Bill Whittaker and started with a legacy he left us. The fund is used to help trade unionists with the costs of TUC education courses that they otherwise couldn't afford such as ECDL and CLAIT computer courses which hopefully then enable the member to get a better job.

We are always looking for donations to the fund which is becoming depleted due to increased fees charged by the college.

Anyone wishing to make a donation to either appeal should send cheques, payable to "Burnley Trades Council", making clear which appeal you are donationg to, to our Treasurer: Ian Alderson: 6 Shakespeare Street, Padiham, Burnley, Lancs, BB12 8SN. Tel: 01282-775591.  e-mail: isald@ntlworld.com