What practical lessons can be drawn from sharing experience and learning across the UK on converting the experience of local regeneration projects and initiatives into enhanced service provision within conventional budget lines?
SURF and the Scottish Government’s Scottish Centre for Regeneration (SCR) are hosting a free joint workshop event to explore the experiences of mainstreaming regeneration initiatives across the four UK nations.
The event will examine the scope for mainstreaming in the current context as a means of securing good practice locally while successfully extending it across wider local authority service delivery and budgetary frameworks.
Key questions for debate
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How can we capture the added value of local experience and knowledge while working at a local authority wide level?
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How do we successfully refocus budgets and services and become more effective at using the range of resources available to us?
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How can we ensure regeneration activity remains a priority for resource allocation in a time of financial restraint?
UK participants
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England – Nicky de Beere, Operations Manager, Leadership Centre for Local Government
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Northern Ireland – Keith Sutherland, Planning and Transport Policy Manager, Belfast City Council
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Scotland – Peter Allan, Community Planning Manager, Dundee Partnership
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Wales – Paul Dear, Head of Communities First Unit, Welsh Assembly Government
Date and location
The workshop will take place on the morning of Thursday 24th June in Dundee Hilton, which is centrally located within a five minute walk of Dundee train station.
Programme
09:30 Registration and coffee
09:45 Welcome by SCR and SURF
10:00 Keynote speakers
11:05 Tea and coffee
11:20 Facilitated discussion session
12:15 Discussion group feedback
12:35 Plenary panel session
1:00 Closing summary
1:10 Networking session
2:00 Close of event
How to book
The workshop is free to attend, and we ask that places are booked in advance for catering and administrative purposes. Please simply phone or email Gabriella Coia at SCR on the details below to register.
