Event archive
ACRE's Fieldworkers Conference
ACRE ran a successful conference for fieldworkers in June 2009 entitled 'Skills for Development Work'. It was designed for people who work to support communities in areas such as Village Halls, Rural Housing and Community Led Planning (CLP). read more about the event here
Rural Futures
Tues 19 & Weds 20 February 2008
Walton Hall & Hotel, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, CV35 9HU
Programme
Rural Life Conference - 21st century rural communities
14/15 June 2007, Keele University, Staffordshire
Programme
Plenary one
George Martin, Academy of Sustainable Communities view presentation
Rob Hopkins, Founder & Coordinator of Transition Town Totnes & the Transition Town Network view presentation
Scenario setting seminars
A changing demography
The experience of migrant workers - Sean Bamford, TUC view presentation
Migrant worker project - Jonathan Cole, Community Council for Berkshire view presentation
Food and farming
Joy Carey, Soil Association & Charlotte Hollins, Fordhall Farm Initiative view presentation
Resource depletion and climate change
Oliver Baines, Environmental consultant
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Rural service delivery
Professor Stephen Owen, University of Gloucestershire view presentation
Penny Thame, Access Officer, Community Council of Devon view presentation
Dr Bob Middleton, Consultant view presentation
The regional planning system
Eamon Mythen, Senior Planning Officer, Communities and Local Government view presentation
Stephen Fox, Yorkshire and Humber & Wolds RCCs - Regional Coordinator view presentation
Workshop session one - Communities in action
Climate change and your community
Louise Rutterford, Community Action for Energy view presentation
Low energy communities – what does it mean?
Laura Jansen, Senior Campaigns Communicator, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Cllr Dave Cockroft & Molly Scott Cato, Transition Town Stroud view presentation
Workshop session two - Building blocks for community action
Empowering the voluntary sector
Terry Perkins, Public Law Training Offi cer, NAVCA view presentation
Village agents
Barbara Piranty, Senior Manager, Gloucestershire RCC view presentation
Local governance in rural areas
Mark Rickard, Head of Democracy and Well Being, CLG view presentation
Plenary two
Dr Stuart Burgess, Rural Advocate, Commission for Rural Communities view presentation
If you have any enquiries about past or forthcoming events please email acre@acre.org.uk |
