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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

 

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