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 this year's event has started. We no longer have separate meetings but the festival will be a standing item at Trades Council meetings.

Future meetings

7th January

4th February

4th March

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Towneley Park, Monday 3rd May 2010, 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