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Summer Seminars
SUMMER SEMINARS AT THE SPA 2010
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Is our democracy in good health? UK local government under the microscope
An investigative event for members, officers and others interested in town, parish and community councils in England and Wales at the University of Gloucestershire
Times and dates: 10.30am on Thursday 8th July, until 3.15pm on Friday 9th July 2010
Venue: FRANCIS CLOSE HALL: Off St Paul’s Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ
Day One: Thursday 8th July
All plenary sessions will be in the CeAL Building (CE102). Group discussions will be held throughout the CeAL Building; you will be advised which group to join.
| 9.30 | Registration and refreshment in the CeAL Building |
| 10.30 | Welcome in CE102 John Whitney PILCM: President SLCC Setting the Agenda: Bruce Poole FILCM (ILCM) |
| 10.45 | Johnathan Bourne FILCM (Town Clerk Wootton Bassett) and Elisabeth Skinner FILCM (University of Gloucestershire):: Reflections on democracy with reference to a study visit to Switzerland in March 2010 and the UK’s general election |
| 11.45 | Group discussions |
| 12.15 | Plenary |
| 12.30 | Lunch in the refectory |
| 1.30 | David Barrie (Community Participation Consultant): New ways of encouraging citizen participation and influence in the democratic process |
| 2.00 | 38 Degrees: Introducing an independent ginger group stimulating citizen involvement in decision making (Presentation by video conference) |
| 3.00 | Group discussions |
| 3.30 | Refreshments in the CeAL |
| 4.00 | Jon Hobson (Lecturer in Sociology: UoG): What is post-democracy and how does it affect citizenship and local government? |
| 4.30 | Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Local Council Management |
| 5.30 | Close of day followed by dinner at 7.30 at the Storyteller, Cheltenham |
Day Two: Friday 9th July
| 9.15 | Registration and refreshment in the CeAL Building |
| 9.45 | Setting the Agenda: Elisabeth Skinner FILCM (UoG) |
| 10.00 | The three degrees: Findings from dissertations 2010 Bruce Poole FILCM: Does the process of achieving Quality Parish Status improve quality? Linda Roberts PILCM: Bullying and harassment in local councils James Derounian on behalf of Hayley Townsend: The motivation of clerks |
| 11.00 | Group discussions |
| 11.30 | Refreshments in the refectory |
| 12.00 | Plenary |
| 12.15 | Dave Briggs (Learning Pool) Using networking technologies for mobilising political and community action |
| 12.45 | Lunch in the refectory |
| 1.30 | Michael Chater (Chairman of the National Association of Local Councils): Reflections on the future of our democracy in the light of the General Election including thoughts on the NALC Manifesto (Partly arising from discussion at last year’s Summer Seminars) |
| 2.00 | Workshop: discussing key issues and actions |
| 2.30 | Graham Hunt MILCM (Newbury Town Council) to respond to the issues raised over the last two days noting especially his view of how local councils can respond to future challenges |
| 3.00 | Concluding thoughts Farewell from Johnathan Bourne FILCM |
| 3.15 | Close |
Seminar Information
- Students and ILCM Members £140 *Early bird offer
- Members of the SLCC & CALC Officers £160 * Early bird offer
- Open to everyone working in our sector – Clerks, Councillors, Officers and Advisers
- The event will be held at our home campus – Francis Close Hall
- The fee includes all refreshments, lunch on both days, the annual celebratory dinner and all documentation. Accommodation is NOT included.
Institute of Local Council Management
All Institute members are especially welcome to our third Annual General Meeting on Thursday 8th July at Francis Close Hall at 4.30pm.