UK Conference ‘Village SOS’ Presentations

Source: Village SOS

On the link http://www.villagesos.org.uk/node/5211 you will find presentations from the first UK Village SOS national conference, held on Monday 27 February 2012. These are free to access and download, but if you want more information on any of the items, contact max@villagesos.org.uk.

Keynotes

Peter Couchman — Chief Executive, Plunkett Foundation
Bruce Gray — Talgarth Mill

Morning

Business Planning presentation — Richard Snow and Maurice McCartney
Business Planning — useful contacts
Community-led planning — Liz Bourne and Nick Chase
Grants — Adam Lang and Mick McGrath
Legal and Governance — Mark Simmons and Emma Laycock
Managing Community Assets — James Alcock
Managing Community Assets — Neil Berry
Volunteer management — Alicia Griessel
Volunteer management — Frances Hughes
Volunteer management — Tessa Willow

Afternoon

Broadband — Malcolm Corbett
Energy — Eithne George
Energy — Esther Jones
Establishing a Community Library — Jim Brooks
Establishing a Community Library (Case Study) — Jim Brooks
Food Masterclass — Jennifer Smith
Shops and Cafes — James Alcock, Sue Ransley and Alison Macklin
Taking Over Public Assets — Annemarie Naylor
Taking Over Public Assets — Jim Brooks
Transport — Keith Halstead
Village Halls and Community Centres — Barbara Vaughan
Village Halls and Community Centres — Deborah Clarke