PLENARY PAPERS
Welcome 1
Geoff Hughes, Span England
The Government Perspective 3
Susan Carter, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP 1
Recreation Issues for the Urban Fringe, The Community Forest Experience
The Community Forest Programme 9
Simon Blenkinsop, Recreation Officer, Tees Forest
Summerhill 14
Tony Davidson, Summerhill Manager
Sustrans Experience 17
Owen Wilson, Cycling Initiatives Officer, Tees Valley
WORKSHOP 2
Linking Town and Country
Integrated Access — Demonstration Projects 21
Bruce Cutts, Countryside Officer, Countryside Agency
The National Trust— Working with Local Communities 28
Liz Fisher, Area Manager Tyne & Wear and County Division
The National Trust
Key Findings from the Workshop ‘Linking Town and Country’ 33
WORKSHOP 3
Social Inclusion 35
Dr Bill Slee, University of Aberdeen
Key Findings from the Workshop ‘Social Inclusion1 37
WORKSHOP 4
Access to Water – Issues and Solutions
Opportunity Knocks 41
Roger Butler, Strategic Initiatives Manager, British Waterways
Improving Access to Water in the Countryside 47
Professor Andrew Church, University of Brighton
Key Findings from the Workshop ‘Access to Water ~ Issues and Solutions’ 53
ALL WORKSHOPS – REPORT BACK ON KEY ISSUES 55
Summary by the Chairman, Geoff Hughes
Closing Remarks 57
Geoff Hughes, Sport England
SUPPORTING PAPERS
Annex 1 59
Programme
Annex 2 60
Speaker Biographies
Annex 3 66
Delegate List