PLENARY PAPERS
Welcome and Introduction 1
Chair, Richard Witt, Development Director, The Watenvays Trust
Social Inclusion in the Countryside – Setting the Agenda 3
Helen Thomson, Head /Rural Services, Countryside Agency
Funding Sources – Outline of fund objectives, conditions and applicability 15
Karen Brookfteld, Deputy Director (Access and Learning)
Heritage Lottery Fund
Sophie Keats, Development Manager, Sport England and
Trudi Else, Community Green Spaces Programme, Sport England
Links \vith Health and Well-being 35
Graham Simmonds, Senior Health Promotion Specialist
Gloucestershire NHS
Aggregates Levy – English Nature 39
Carole Birt\vhistle, Regional Grants Office, North England
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1
Involving Communities 43
James Pendlebw-y, Partnership and Funding Development, Forestry Commission
WORKSHOP 2
Multi-activity Programmes and Community Consultation 47
Rita Crowe, Tlie Waterways Trust, Scotland
WORKSHOP 3
Appraisal and Evaluation 58
Pat Snowdon, Economic and Statistics Unit, Forestry Commission
Closing Remarks 66
Chair, Richard Win, Development Director, The Watenvays Trust
SUPPORTING PAPERS
Annex 1 68
Programme
Annex 2 69
Speaker Biographies
Annex 3 74
Delegate List