DRAFT AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE Annual Convention and AGM of Civic Voice Westgate Hall and Canterbury Cathedral Lodge 24th – 25th October 2014 Delegate Pack Programme for Friday 24th October Agenda for Saturday 25th October Map of key locations Delegates’ list Feedback form Hosted by The Canterbury Society and supported by Canterbury City Council & Kent County Council Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 Friday 24th October, 9.30 – 16.00 Venue - Westgate Hall 10.00 Welcome Desk opens for registrations for lecture and tour selection, if not already booked. 11.00-12.00 Griff Rhys Jones Public Lecture (registration essential) http://tinyurl.com/griffrjincanterbury 12.00-12.45 Welcome Desk opens for registration and delegates not attending the Griff Rhys Jones Lecture. Refreshments and lunch available to purchase. Exhibition available to view. 12.45-13.00 welcome to Canterbury and Convention by Jan Pahl, Chair of the Canterbury Society 13.00-13.30 A Canterbury Tale: the story of saving Westgate Hall and official opening of Hall 13.30-14.00 Refreshments and lunch available to purchase. Exhibition available to view. 14.00-16.00pm - tours of Canterbury (registration required at info@civicvoice.org.uk) Clive Bowley, Architect and ex-Conservation Officer. Conservation in an historic city. Text TBC Dr Paul Bennett, Director of Canterbury Archaeological Trust. The archaeology of Canterbury; cuts and constraints in archaeology today. The walk will touch on the extraordinary and near continuous history of the city from the Later Iron Age to the present. Using topography, standing buildings and descriptions of past discoveries. Delegates will be introduced to aspects of the city’s past. Dr Bennett will also discuss issues of heritage protection and the need to maintain sound curatorial advice and robust archaeological conditions within the planning process for new development. David Birmingham, Professor of History. Historic buildings and gardens of Canterbury. From Westgate Hall to the River, into the Westgate Gardens with dramatic accounts of the Peasants Revolt when Poll Taxed to pay for the Gate; into the High Street to discuss Free Masonry in Kent in front of the Gothic Temple; All Saints Lane and The Weaver’s with reference to Walloons and Hugenots; through the Master’s Lodge garden to the Grey Friars; into Jewry Lane and the Iron Foundry Ghetto, finishing in the Beaney and Sidney Cooper’s giant cattle and snowbound sheep. Bob Jones, City Centre Partnership and BID. Managing a modern city centre. When the money runs out, the thinking starts… a connected city, better for everyone. A walk around the city to talk about our experience of how the business community can play its part and make a positive difference to the city in changing financial times. Nick Blake, architectural consultant. Recent planning disasters and successes The Planning regime...expensive ?...clumsy ? ...slow ?...does it work? ...does it deliver ? Lets walk around some “planned “ bits of Canterbury and find out. Workshop – TBC Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 16.00 – free time or visit Canterbury Cathedral as part of guided tour If you would like to join a pre-booked group visit to Canterbury Cathedral, you are required to register via info@civicvoice.org.uk – please note, this is an additional £14.00 cost not covered in the Convention booking fee. You are required to pay the £14.00 on the day. 17.30-18.15 - Canterbury Cathedral Choral Evensong with official welcome – free entry. Friday 24th October, 19.30 – late Reception – Canterbury Cathedral Lodge 18.45-19.00 official arrival time of delegates and guests at Canterbury Cathedral Lodge. Opportunity to network and view exhibits. 19:30 Welcome from Kent County Councillor Martin Vye Reception and Convention Dinner (dress code – smart casual) Presentation of Civic Day awards. Later - tour of Canterbury’s historic public houses - Gill Keay (local CAMRA group) Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 Saturday 25th October Canterbury Cathedral Lodge Registration for AGM opens at 8:30am with refreshments Civic Voice AGM 2014 (9:00am prompt start) 1 Welcome – Freddie Gick, Chair of Civic Voice 2 Apologies 3 To agree the minutes for AGM 2013 4 Chair’s presentation – Freddie Gick, Chair 5 Ratification of annual report and accounts 2013-14 – Martin Meredith, Treasurer 6 Discussion 7 Appointment of independent examiners – proposed by Martin Meredith, Treasurer 8 Board elections – announcement of results – John Walker, Deputy Chair 9 Ratification of Chair and Treasurer 10 Any other business _________________________________________________________________________ Comfort break and registration for people not attending AGM (9:30 – 10:00am) Welcome to delegates by Canterbury City Council and Canterbury Society (10am) Video Message: Griff Rhys Jones, President of Civic Voice (10:05am) Freddie Gick, Chair of Civic Voice annual address (10.20-10:45) Marsh Christian Trust Awards – Nick Carter (Trustee of Marsh Christian Trust) (10:45) Comfort break (11:30am) ________________________________________________________________________ Join a workshop or a panel discussion on one of the following topics (11:30 – 12:45pm) Creating a parish council – Justin Griggs, NALC Accessing Lottery Funding – Ray McDonald, HLF Neighbourhood Planning – is it really power? DCLG Record your war memorial – War Memorials Trust Selection of tours repeated from Friday Recent planning disasters and successes: Nick Blake, architectural consultant Conservation in an historic city: Clive Bowley, architect and ex-conservation officer ________________________________________________________________________ Lunch and the opportunity to network (12:45pm – 1:45pm) ________________________________________________________________________ Repeat of workshops (1.45 – 3pm) ________________________________________________________________________ Afternoon theme is “looking to the future” 11 Civic Survey 2014 12 Selecting a major campaign – presentations & discussion 13 Civic Voice Manifesto – Localism for Real 14 Closing remarks Finish at 16.00 Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 Workshop outlines for the Saturday AGM National Association of Local Councils The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents the interests of town and parish councils in England - a total of around 8,500 councils. These councils have powers to raise their own funds through precept. Parish and town councils provide employment for over 25,000 staff, while their annual expenditure is in the region of £400 million. Visit us to learn how The Charlton Society and Batley Society are looking at creating new parish councils. Heritage Lottery Fund The Regional Director of the Heritage Lottery Fund will deliver an overview of the HLF covering who we are and what we do, with a brief history. The mechanics of how the funding works, examples of successful projects and a discussion about projects you may want to apply with. Discover some of the stories form the 80+ civic groups who have received funding. Department for Communities and Local Government Does neighbourhood planning really give more power to local communities? Does it mean less discretion for local planning authorities? How are developers and landowners responding to this new aspect of the planning system? And is it power for some; the rural and parished, and not for others; the urban, non-parished. Using current case studies these questions and more will be explored by Mick Duggan form DCLG one of the country's leading experts on neighbourhood planning. A brief introduction to Heritage Open Days for anyone who has never heard of them or wants to know more. Come along and get your What, Whys and Hows answered! Find out how you can make England’s biggest grassroots event work for you. War Memorials Trust Civic Voice and War Memorials Trust are working together to develop a programme to support local communities to improve their understanding of their war memorial heritage throughout the centenary of the First World War. Join this workshop to learn how to undertake a condition survey of our war memorial heritage and to understand how you can help to protect and conserve our nation’s war memorials for future generations. Civic Manifesto Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 Exhibitors at the Convention include Heritage Open Days celebrates England’s fantastic architecture and culture by offering free access to places that are usually closed to the public or normally charge for admission. Civic Voice is one of three partners that lead on Heritage Open Days. This is a workshop about all things HODs related! Living Streets is the national charity that stands up for pedestrians. We work with you to create safe, attractive, enjoyable streets where it’s great to walk. The War Memorials Trust works for the protection and the conservation of war memorials in the UK. We provide advice and information to anyone as well as running grant schemes for the repair and conservation of war memorials. The Considerate Constructors Scheme is the national initiative set up by the construction industry to improve its image. Being a considerate constructor means being a good neighbour. KFAS works with Civic Voice in supporting the civic movement. We support and strengthen communities by rescuing and reusing important British buildings at risk of being lost forever through demolition or decay. The countryside of South East England is facing exceptional threats. The level of development proposed is environmentally unsustainable. The region is in danger of drying out through water shortages, of suffering steadily worsening traffic congestion and air pollution, of eroding many of its green lungs and of undermining its quality of life. The National Association of Local Councils (NALC) represents the interests of town and parish councils in England - a total of around 8,500 councils. These councils have powers to raise their own funds through precept. The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) sustains and transforms a wide range of heritage through innovative investment in projects with a lasting impact on people and places. As the largest dedicated funder of the UK’s heritage. Since 1994, HLF has supported over 36,500 projects allocating more than £6billion across the UK English Heritage is the Government’s official advisor on the historic environment. We are working closely with Civic Voice to inspire more individuals to participate in protecting their local heritage. Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 Map of Canterbury and key locations during the Convention and AGM For any difficulties while you are visiting Canterbury, please note Civic Voice staff can be contacted on 07877 096968. Civic Voice Convention and AGM 2014 Feedback form What did you think of the Convention and AGM? We are very interested in your assessment of this event so we can make future events even better. It would be really helpful to have your feedback and your ideas for the future. Please hand your feedback in to the registration desk at the end of the event or send to info@civicvoice.org.uk. Thank you. 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