Colchester Green Party 2025 Annual General Meeting

Start: Saturday, October 11, 2025•02:00 PM

Colchester Green Party 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM)

Please join us for our Annual General Meeting on Saturday 11th October, from 14:00 to 16:00 at Colchester’s YMCA, 159 Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2JX.


🤗 To help us plan the AGM, please use the RSVP to let us know if you will join us.


What will we do at the AGM? At the AGM, we will go through our work and achievements over the last year (including at Colchester City Council); approve our accounts; elect our Executive Committee for the next year; and discuss any other items raised by our membership.

We might also have hustings and elect, if possible, our target candidates for the May 2026 Castle Ward City Council and the Abbey Division County Council elections.

Setting the Agenda: If you have any items for the AGM agenda, please send them by email to colchestergreens@gmail.com before Friday 3 October. The final agenda for the AGM will be circulated to participants on the 5th of October.

❗ Note that only members can attend the AGM. Not a member yet? Join the Green Party now to have your say!

JOIN OUR FRIENDLY COMMITTEE!

We would love to have you on the Executive Committee and all roles are up for election at our upcoming AGM. You can see a full list with the formal job descriptions here.

The Executive Committee is a friendly group, who welcome everyone who wants to help make a difference. In particular, we need to elect for an annual term the core Committee roles, as follow:

  • Convenor, who acts as the co-ordinator and chairs meetings.
  • Election Agent, i.e. the agent for our candidates in local and national elections.
  • Treasurer, who is responsible for the Party’s accounts and ensures compliance with financial rules.
  • Campaign Manager, who plans and has the strategic oversight of our election campaigns.

We also welcome applications for the following roles:

  • Comms & Media Officer, to build our presence online and in the media.
  • Membership & Engagement Officer, to help recruit members and make members feel welcome and engaged.
  • Fundraising & Events Officer, to organise membership and fundraising events, like external speaker or visits from party leaders or MPs.
  • Policy Officer, to develop our local policy in collaboration with other members and the national party.
  • Digital Officer, to maintain the party's website and make sure we comply with GDRP rules.
  • Young Greens Officer, who coordinates the Young Greens in Colchester.
  • Nominating Officer, who has the authority to nominate candidates for the Green Party and request Electoral Registers.
  • Secretary, who shall take minutes of committee meetings.

If you have any questions about any of these roles, please do not hesitate to get in touch on colchestergreens@gmail.com or by calling Patrick on 07307 213 079.

To apply for any of these roles, please email colchestergreens@gmail.com  by the 3rd of October, with your name, contact details and a short (no more than 100 words) outline of why you would like the role.