Voices of Cook aims to strengthen community engagement in the democratic process by providing a venue that encourages the discussion of ideas, concerns and needs in an open and respectful setting. 

In order to do this we use a 'Kitchen Table Conversations' process and a survey to gather and present community ideas and concerns in a Listening Report. These will be supported by events such as forums and webinars, as well as informal gatherings such as coffee chats, politics in the pub and 'democracy walks'.

To express interest in any of our upcoming events click on the RSVP button below the event you are interested in and fill in your details. One of our team members will be in touch with you shortly.

Want to know more about Kitchen Table Conversations? See our FAQ page here

In all of our meetings and events an on all our communications channels we agree to the abide by the following ‘norms’ of behaviour:

●      We accept that everyone is entitled to have a say

●      We will make the effort to listen to one another

●      We respect people’s right to their opinions, even if we disagree - whilst we might offer alternative views, we are here to hear and gather everyone’s views, not to debate.

●      We will try at all times to be constructive

●      We will try to stay on track and be mindful of time

You can watch our second forum event, “Power to the People” here on our YouTube channel.

Did you miss our first forum with Denis Ginnivan and Ruby Bisson? You can watch the recording here on our YouTube channel.