Wiltshire & Swindon Local Nature Partnership (LNP) Workshop

Thursday 16th February 2012

Salisbury Room, Cleeve House, Seend

(10am start- 3.30pm finish)

9.30 am Arrive- Tea/Coffee. Registration

10.00 am Stephen Davis, Head of Conservation Policy, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. Introduction, opportunities facing the natural environment

10.15 am Minette Batters, County Chairman, Wiltshire NFU Future of Farming; Challenges and opportunities facing the rural sector?

10.30 am Steve Richards, Wiltshire & Swindon Local Enterprise Partnership The role of the LEP; Economic Development and Growth in Wiltshire and Swindon

10.45 am Alistair Cunningham, Director of Economy, Wiltshire Council Opportunities for sustainable development

11.00 am BREAK- Tea/Coffee

11.15 am Present LNP Proposal; What can the LNP offer Wiltshire & Swindon? Breakout session- working groups consider and discuss the way forward

12.45 pm LUNCH

1.30 pm Feedback session, summary from the working groups

2.30 pm Guy Thompson, Executive Director Customers, Natural England LNPs: A national perspective

2.45 pm Open Panel Session: Unlocking opportunities; ensuring the LNP secures benefits for Wiltshire and Swindon

3.15 pm Close and Actions for the second workshop

3.30 pm Tea/Coffee

Delegate List

First Surname Organisation name Avent Maurice Butterfly Conservation Barden Ruth Wessex Water Batters Minette Wiltshire NFU (National Farmers Union) Blake David Cranborne Chase AONB Brenman Simon South West Wildlife Trusts Briscoe Ian Forestry Commission Clark Eric Wiltshire & Swindon Countryside Access Forum Collinson Ian West of England Crampton Arianne Wiltshire Council Cretney Nicola NHS Cripps Oliver North Wessex Downs AONB Cunningham Alistair Wiltshire Council Davis Stephen Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Dijksterhuis Oda British Waterways Dudin Roger Salisbury GreenSpace Initiative Elphick Fiona Wiltshire Council Glass Sally Woodland Trust Hamersley Gerry Natural England Henshaw Anne Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) Horrey Helen Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Hussey Gill Marlborough Downs NIA (Nature Improvement Area) Hynes Juliet Natural England Light Kevin Action for the River Kennet (ARK) Linham Purgle Wiltshire & Swidon Biological Records Centre Mantle Gary Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Monk James Center Parcs Perkins Gill Bumblebee Conservation Trust Pitt Harvey GreenSquare Pittaway Zoe Wiltshire & Swindon Local Nature Partnership (WSLNP) Prior Matt Thames Water Purse Cathy Thames Water Rayner Pippa Bumblebee Conservation Trust Rayner Marion Community First Richards Steve Wiltshire & Swindon Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Riggs Charlotte Swindon Borough Council Routh Charles Natural England Sheldrake Phil RSPB Smith Simon Cotswolds AONB Stratton Louise Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) & FWAG South West Swain Julie Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) Taylor Jon Wiltshire Council Thompson Guy Natural England Webb Tony FreeSource Energy Yates Jane Natural England