Introduction to the Conference
Thomas Huxley, Chairman of CRRAG
Jobs in rural areas: Where? When? Whether?
Martin Whitby, Reader in Agriculture Economics, Newcastle University
Rural Employment Creation: Quantity or Quality?
James Hughes, Professor and Head of School of Policy Studies, Cranfield Institute of Technology.
Rural Employment Creation: A private sector view
Peter Craig, Operations Director PGL Ltd
Rural Employment Creation: A community View
Trevor Bailey, Employment Promotion Officer, Community Council for Wiltshire
Countryside Sports and Leisure – Private Estates
Kenneth Royston, Land Agent to Duke of Buccleuch and the Boughton Estates
Farm Tourism
Gerald Bulman, Eastern Region Socio-Economic Adviser, Agricultual Development and Advisory Service
Holiday Parks
Dennis Woodman, Caravan Park Owner and Leisure and Recreation Consultant
Leisure on Inland Waterways
Robert Hall, Leisure Planning Officer, BWB
Nature Conservation and Employment
Peter Downing, Acting Director, Dartington Institute
The National Trust
Cecil Pearse, Assistant Chief Agent, National Trust
Employment multipliers: More than advocacy?
D.R.Vaughan, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Marketing, Dorset Institute of Higher Education
Experience of public/private partnerships
Nigel Walker, Leisure Marketing Manager, British Waterways Board
Catalysts for job creation in countryside reacreation
John Slater, Director Southern Tourist Board
The Wirral Way
Brain J. Barnes, Leisure Consultant
The Peak District Integrated Rural Development Project
Ken Parker, Project Leader, Peak District National Park
Key macro influences of the rural environment
Fiona Stewart, Editor of Leisure Futures, The Henley Centre for Forecasting.