Do you help maintain a green area that is accessible
to the public? Then you are invited to a free half day conference for Greenspace groups. 


The conference will be 9.30-2.00 on Saturday 22nd September 2012, at the Friends Meeting House, Lancaster, to discuss the following:

  • To share best practice
  • To discuss common problems and issues e.g volunteer recruitment.
  • To explore ways of sharing resources eg expertise
  • To gain ideas and inspiration from what others have done
  • To improve our mutual understanding and working relationship with the City Council and other land owners
  • To Identify opportunities to enhance the district further
  • To give Lancaster City and County Councils an opportunity to learn from our greenspace groups
  • To celebrate the achievements of our voluntary groups in enhancing green spaces in the district.

Many
public parks have a greenspace volunteer group; there are also ‘Friends
of…’ groups in cemeteries, woodlands, church grounds, village halls
and community centres. Other groups cover a wider area, enhancing
wildlife habitat or volunteering on different sites and there are at least 32 such groups in the Lancaster district.

The organisers have brought
together some speakers with extensive experience who have battled with
many of the same issues that many Greenspace groups have. These include Andy Goldring, CEO
of the Permaculture Association, and David Redmore who is leading the
design process for Ryelands Park in Lancaster, and Regents Park in
Morecambe.

There will also be representatives from Lancaster City Council
and award-winning voluntary groups in the district on hand.

• To register your place, please complete the on-line survey at: http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/968304/Greenspace-groups-conference-2012.
There are only 45 conference places available so we will need to limit
places to two or three per group. Committee members will be given
priority over general volunteers,

This conference is organised by Lancaster Green Spaces, registered charity no 1046701. Our Objects are:
The preservation, enhancement and maintenance of public areas and
amenities in the City of Lancaster for the benefit of the public.