The Ministry of
Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is inviting park
and landscape managers, along with other key stakeholders, to take
part in an all-day event on 26 September at the studio in Birmingham.
Delivered by the
Landscape Institute, in association with the Parks Action Group, West Midlands
Parks Forum and The Parks Alliance, this is a day of learning and development
for people who manage natural spaces of all scales – from
urban parks and green spaces to national parks and designated
landscapes.
The free conference
will explore the future of our parks and landscapes and the challenges they
face, and share insight and innovation from across the sector, in the UK and
abroad.
During the event you
can learn more about the skills and tools vital to securing the benefits of
parks and landscapes: partnership brokering, community empowerment, big
data and natural capital accounting.
Also, there will be
opportunity to make and debate the business case for parks, introducing
new approaches and building the skills we need to tackle to challenges they
face in the 21st Century.
Speakers at the
high-profile event include:
- Matthew Bradbury, Chair of
The Parks Alliance and CEO of Nene Park Trust will present the Business
Case for Parks in England
- Alice Casey, Head of
Government Innovation Programmes at Nesta, introduces delegates to the
pioneering Rethinking Parks programme – looking at innovation in
governance models, income generation streams and usage data.
- Victoria Bradford-Keegan,
Project Manager at the National Trust and Kathryn Deeney, Natural
Infrastructure Manager at Plymouth City Council, explain how the new
Future Parks Accelerator is supporting ambitious projects that will
transform the way we manage and fund public parks and green spaces in the
UK.
- APSE’s Paul O’Brien examines
the findings of the workstreams established by MHCLG in response to the
2017 Inquiry into Public Parks.
Free to attend.
Limited tickets available – and will sell out fast! Book now here.
