Get Active 2023

Our annual Get Active event is heading to Taunton!

This year’s event is on the theme ‘get inspired – get involved – get active’ and we’ll be taking over Holiday Inn Taunton from Friday 19th – Saturday 20th May 2023.

Here’s the outline timetable (subject to alteration):

Friday
10.00 – arrival and registration
10.30 – welcome and introductions
10.45 – plenary session 1: “you are here!” – an interactive guide to UNISON’s structures
11.45 – refreshment break
12.00 – plenary session 2: discussion panel of striking workers, chaired by Ines Lage, SW TUC regional secretary
13.00 – lunch
14.00 – plenary sesion 3: impact of the cost of living crisis on women and how “There for You” (UNISON’s welfare charity) can help members (introduced by the SW women’s committee)
15.00 – refreshment break
15.15 – workshops (see link below for more details)
16.45 – workshops end
18.30 – drinks reception (sponsored by Thompsons Solicitors)
19.00 – dinner and awards evening, followed by DJ/disco

Saturday
09.00 – arrival and registration
09.30 – plenary session 4: UNISON’s year of Black workers – establishing legacy to inspire change
11.00 – refreshment break
11.15 – workshops
12.30 – close and recap
13.00 – lunch
14.00 – regional council
16.30 – end