PLENARY PAPERS
Welcome and Introduction 5
John Watkins, Countryside Council for Wales
Strategic Overview – Government Policy, Scale and Scope of Volunteering 7 Angela Ellis Paine, Institute for Volunteering Research, Volunteering England
Volunteers – A Blessing or a Curse 11
Miles Sibley, BTCV
The Volunteers Perspective 14
Henry Cole, Forestry Commission Volunteer)
The Volunteers Perspective 17
Peter Ward, English Nature/RSPB Volunteer
How to Make Best Use of Volunteers 21
Sarah Javis, Volunteer Development Scotland
Managing Risk with Volunteers 27
Vicky Myers, Forestry Commission
A Strategy for Volunteering 36
Sean Prendergast, Peak District National Park Authority
CASE STUDIES
Volunteering in Ireland 39
Bill Murphy, Mountain Meitheal
Involving New Audiences of Volunteers through Groups including Youth Volunteers 44
Jennie Owen, National Trust
The Worcestershire Wardens Partnership 48
Andy Maginnis, Countryside Management Association
SUPPORTING PAPERS
Annex A – Programme 52
Annex B – Speaker/Workshop Facilitator Biographies 55
Annex C – Delegate List 61
Annex D – Slide Handouts from Speakers 67