AGM & Conference 
25 February 2009,
Forum 28, Barrow-in-Furness

The Partnership's next AGM & Conference will be held on
Wednesday 25 February 2009 at Forum 28 in Barrow-in-Furness.  

Programme

10:00    Registration & coffee

10:30    Welcome – Chair, Captain Graham MacLean

10:35    Morecambe Bay Partnership – Susannah Bleakley

10.55    AGM & Business Meeting

11.05    Responding to climate change: renewable energy options and challenges – Rebecca Willis, Vice-Chair of the UK Sustainable Development Commission

11.35    Waterfront Barrow in Furness - Regeneration in Action – Dennis Laird, Senior Project Manager,West Lakes Renaissance

11.55     The Bay Programme – Regional Regeneration for Morecambe Bay and Duddon

Regional Parks – the NW context – Walter Menzies, Regional Parks Exchange and Mersey Basin Campaign

The Bay Programme – a way forward for Morecambe Bay and the Duddon – Kate Willard, independent consultant

12.50     Art Gene - artists working with regeneration in Barrow – Maddi Nicholson, Artist Director, Art Gene

13.00    Lunch

14.20    Workshops, Looking at potential of a regional park - vision, projects, actions for immediate and longer term

15.30    Report back from workshops

16.00    Coffee and network

If we have to make changes to the programme, the latest will always be shown here.

 Conference Papers  
 

     Programme

     Speakers Biographies

      Business Papers 

     Location details

    Reply Slip

    Annual Report (0.2MB)  

To register:

To register, please send an email message to office@morecambebay.org.uk with your contact details.  It will help our planning if you can reply promptly. 

If you prefer you can fax the reply form to 01539 773439

Contacting us

This year our colleagues in Cumbria County Council are helping us by handling much of the conference work, including your replies and queries, so if the phone is answered “Environment Unit” don’t worry, they will be able to help you.

If you have any conference queries, please call Paul Pearson on 01539 713403 (office hours) or to leave a message (out-of-office hours) on 0787 5845693 and leave your name, telephone number and a short message - your call will be returned.

Costs

We welcome contributions towards the cost of the event.  We suggest a donation of £10 from individuals and £25 from large organisations.  Cheques should be made payable to ‘Morecambe Bay Partnership’ and enclosed with your reply form, or you can pay by BACS (the bank details are: Morecambe Bay Partnership Registered Charity Account, Cater Allen Private Bank, account number 53956588, sort code 16-57-10).  If you require an invoice please let us know.

Conference Sponsors:

Barrow Borough Council,   Cumbria County Council,    Duchy of Lancaster,  

                 

Regional Parks Exchange,   North West Regional Development Agency