Find out how this exciting, innovative project got off the ground and be inspired (and informed) to start your own environmental and/or community regeneration schemes.

Download a booking form here and return it to Dawn Dowds at dawn.dowds@towns.org.uk by Friday 6 November to secure your place.

Venue: Settle Victoria Hall, Kirkgate, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 9DZ www.settlevictoriahall.co.uk

Programme for the day*

10.00: Refreshments served and networking opportunity

10.30: PROGRAMME BEGINS

Presentation: Riverside Regeneration – Andrew Laycock Craven District Council – Project Partners

Presentation: Settle Hydro – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, but mostly just Fabulous – Ann Harding and Steve Amphlett – Settle Hydro Directors

12:00 – 13:00: LUNCH

Delicious lunch of local, seasonal produce.

Demonstrations and showcases of other Settle Projects.

Marketplace – a chance to talk about and/or display material on projects taking place in your own town.

Local community choir to sing to you while you eat!

13:00: Tour of Town Centre, Riverside and Hydro site – Please be aware that although the screw will be in, the ‘prettification’ won’t be complete and access may be restricted to one side of the site only. It might rain, so it might be a bit muddy. But we LOVE RAIN – complaining about the weather is banned! Rain=Water=Electricity=Money. If it ain’t turning it ain’t earning.

14:30: Action Stations: group work to plan your next steps with input from the day’s speakers.

15:15: It’s time to put your burning questions to the people behind the projects you have visited.

16:00: PROGRAMME ENDS
*Start and finish times fixed but session times subject to change.

Travel
From Leeds: The first train from Leeds to Settle leaves at 08:49 and arrives at 09:48. The return train from Settle leaves at 16:35 and arrives into Leeds at 17:40.

From Carlisle: The first train from Carlisle to Settle leaves at 08:53 and arrives at 10:31. The return train from Settle leaves at 15:45 and arrives into Carlisle at 17:28.

The station is very close to the venue for the day so it is not a problem to arrive on the 10:31. If getting the return train at 15:45 do not worry about missing the last 20 minutes of the Q&A session as the full Q&A list will be posted on the AMT website and participants will have the opportunity for continued networking through a dedicated online forum.

The station is just a few minutes’ walk from Victoria Hall, our venue for the day.

See directions to Victoria Hall by car and train here: www.settlevictoriahall.co.uk/gettinghere.html

What next?
We have 45 places on this Study Tour but they are going quickly! To secure your place, please return your booking form to Dawn Dowds at Action for Market Towns at dawn.dowds@towns.org.uk as soon as possible. This will allow us to confirm numbers with the caterers and venue.

Let others know you’re going and ask any questions you would like answered on the day in our AMT Forum: http://members.towns.org.uk/forum/north-yorkshire-towns-alive-programme/study-tour-settle-hydro-sept-09/

Designed for third sector organisations, Collaborate|2009, supported by Charity Bank, is a unique opportunity to discover new and innovative ways of working, learn from case studies delivered by peer organisations and develop new partnerships and ideas; all with a focus on saving you time and money. In addition to the Office of the Third Sector, sessions will include:

Help from Charity Bank

The work of the Regional ICT Champions

Collaborating for Funding – a case in progress Support from Business Link Use of Social Media

The event is being held at the Dunchurch Park Hotel & Conference Centre near Rugby, Warwickshire from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.The day will consist of a number of parallel workshops and demonstrations and includes built in networking time. Lunch and refreshments will be provided along with free wireless internet access and a cybercafe to support the technical elements of the day.

Early Booking Discount

Book before 25th May and pay just £40 (excl vat), a saving of over 25% on the normal price of £55 (excl vat). To secure your place book online at http://collaborate2009.ruralnet.org.uk/book-now/

Melton Mowbray is one of 14 Welland market towns which will contribute their experiences of community-led planning through a series of study tours. The town itself is famous as a food town, which has just achieved EU Protected Designation of Origin status for its most famous product – Melton Mowbray Pork Pies.

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