Achieving added value through community engagement

Chester - 22/23 September 2010
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About the conference
The new Government agenda* advocates: devolving power down to neighbourhoods a Big Society based around social responsibility and community action the delivery of public services by social enterprises, charities and voluntary groups celebrating the work of neighbourhood groups & encouraging more people to take part empowering communities to come together to address local issues. from the Conservative Party website Do we have proof that this works and if so, are there examples of good practice that we might learn from? This conference will offer information and guidance from people with experience and expertise to help you to deliver added value to your projects and corporate objectives. WHY? and HOW? will be explored and tested with the aim of producing a ‘Charter for Community Engagement’. This conference will carry CPD certification* Book here View map of Chester View sponsorship and exhibition opportunities

Who should attend

Local Authority elected members and officers from all disciplines; community leaders and representatives of community groups, civic and amenity societies; professionals concerned with all aspects of planning, conservation, tourism, traffic management, urban design and economic development.

Conference Venue

The Pavilion, Chester Racecourse, CH1 2LY

The Programme

Wednesday 22 September

15.30

City Walking Tour

Meeting point outside outside the TIC at Chester Town Hall

18.30

Reception hosted by the Lord Mayor of Chester Cllr Neil Ritchie

(venue tbc)

Thursday 23 September

The Pavilion, Chester Racecourse,
CH1 2LY

09.15

Registration / coffee / tea

09.45

Welcome

Lord Mayor of Chester Cllr Neil Ritchie

Introduction

Debbie Dance, Chair, Historic Towns Forum

10.00

Keynote speech

Professor Phil Redmond CBE

10.25

The Big Society - its contribution to planning

Government representative (invited)

10.50

Why it’s worth it

Tony Burton, Director, Civic Voice

11.15

Coffee / tea

11.45

Broadening engagement

Deborah Lamb, Director of National Advice and Information, English Heritage

11.55

Community involvement in practice: an architect's view

Tony Barton, Deputy Chairman, Donald Insall Associates

12.15

Our programme of community engagement

Cllr Mike Jones, Leader, Cheshire West and Chester Council

12.40

Q&A

13.00

Lunch

14.00

Study tours
demonstrating community engagement in Chester

Portico Project
City Walls
Gent
Water Tower Gardens

15.00

Tea / coffee

15.30

Parallel sessions to identify good practice, gaps and pitfalls

Involvement or Public Inconvenience? -
the role of civic societies

Stephen Langtree, Chester Civic Trust

Enquiry by design

James Hulme, Director of Public Policy, The Prince's Foundation

Case study - All Souls, Bolton

Peter Aiers, Major Projects Manager, Churches Conservation Trust & Mohammed Mangera, Director, Urban Solutions

16.30

A Charter for Community Engagement

Debbie Dance, Chair, Historic Towns Forum

17.00

Ends

Fees	HTF Members	Non-Members	Representatives of Civic Amenity Societies & Community Groups
Familiarisation Tour	£5	£5	£5
Reception	£10	£10	£10
Conference Day	£90*	£120*	£50
Special fee: for an Officer and an Elected Member attending the conference day from the same Local Authority one place is offered at half price*.

Accommodation

HTF has negotiated a special rate at The Holiday Inn Express at Chester Racecourse (at delegate's own expense) - £75 B&B per room per night. To book please call 01244 327900 or email hotelreservations@chester-races.com quoting ‘HTF’

Alternatively visit www.visitchester.com for a range of accommodation.

Book your conference place here

Historic Towns Forum