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Action for Market Towns joined with the Rural Services Network for its National Convention 2009 in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.

Over 200 people attended the Convention whose theme ‘Beyond the Recession’ was developed in plenary and workshop sessions covering practical steps to help towns survive the recession and prepare for the upturn, as well as study tours of projects in Melton Mowbray.

Click on the links below to see photos from the day and plenary and workshop presentations.

• The AMT Convention in pictures

Plenary sessions

Beyond the recession – setting the scene (opens Powerpoint presentation) by Chris Wade, Chief Executive of Action for Market Towns

Chris Wade’s speaker’s notes (opens Word doc)

A typology of ‘secondary centres’ in the East Midlands (opens pdf) by Liz Price, University of Lincoln

Influencing policy towards small towns: nationally, regionally and locally (opens Powerpoint presentation) by Alison Eardley, Policy Manager, Action for Market Towns

Sustainability in rural areas and market towns (opens pdf) by Leslie Watson, Director, Sustainability South West

Workshop presentations

Vulnerable rural communities and sustainability (opens pdf) by Carlene Golightly

Rural communities workshop notes (opens Word doc)

The challenge of delivering rural services (opens pdf) West Devon Connect by Darren Cole, Customer Services Manager, West Devon Borough Council

Rural services workshop notes (opens pdf)

Affordable housing workshop notes (opens pdf)

Transforming towns through culture and sport workshop notes (opens pdf)

Going Green – Transition Towns (opens pdf) presentation by Andrew Reeves and Doug Golding

Delivering the Rural Development Programme for England (opens pdf) presentation by Sophie Fraenkel – RDPE Network, Melanie Fischer – emda and Amanda Brown – DDEP

Sustaining Town Partnerships (opens pdf) presentation by Sally Williams, Market Towns Academy National Training Manager

Supporting local business, economic and skills development (opens pdf) presentation by Mike King, amt-i

Presentation on loyalty schemes (opens pdf) by Steve Wyllie, Managing Director SAVVY UK

Supporting local business, economic and skills development workshop notes (opens pdf)

What next?

• Find out about this year’s AMT Convention