Seminars are free but as places are limited, bookings must be made. Contact Sarah Glendinning on 01835 826542 or sglendinning@scotborders.gov.uk
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A Working Countryside theme team- Monday 20th August 2007
Mr Richard Lochhead, Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment came to Tweed Horizons to hear the views of Borderers and answer questions, as part of his summer tour of Scotland. For detials of this event click onto http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Rural/QandA-evenings
Community Well-being theme team- Tuesday 29th May, 2007
Mr Paul Gray, Director of Primary Care & Community Care, Scottish Executive Health Department came to the Borders to provide a keynote address, on Shifting the Balance of Care followed by questions and a panel session.
Borders Sustainable Energy Forum (part of the Working Countryside theme)- Wednesday 31st January 2007
Sustainable Energy in the Borders- real solutions
Alan Hobbett, Business Development Manager (Social Housing) with the Dunfermline Building Society talked about community owned wind farms. In particular he focussed on the Isle of Gigha, which has the first and only grid connected community owned wind farm, as well as discussing how Housing Associations can utilise and incorporate wind farms into developments. he was joined by Alistair Brown of Berwickshire Housing Assocation who spoke of the various renewable energy intitiatives with whihc the organisation is involved
Borders Sustainable Energy Forum (part of the Working Countryside theme)- Monday 11th December 2006
COMMUNITY OWNED WIND FARMS- a real option for Borders Communities?
We were joined by Hugh Donnelly, of Scottish Co-operative Development, who has been been involved in supporting the efforts of Energy4All (a subsidiary of Baywind Energy Co-operative) to promote community co-operative ownership of windfarm developments in Scotland and in encouraging Ecotecnia, a Spanish worker co-operative manufacturing wind turbines, to enter the Scottish market.Co-operative Development Scotland has been given a specific remit to promote co-operatives in wind and bio-mass.
A Working Countryside- Thursday 8th June 2006
BIOFUEL IN THE BORDERS
This seminar explored some of the practicalities of diversifying into this area for Borders land managers. Representatives from two leading UK biofuel producers shared their experiences- Rural Generation Ltd (Londonderry) and Frontier Agriculture Limited. The Scottish Executive supplied information on current Scottish policy and thinking in this area.
The Borders Learning Partnership - Monday 27th March, 2006
Nicol Stephen MSP, Deputy First Minister and Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning formally launched the Scottish Borders Lifelong Learning Strategy. Following a brief presentation of the Strategy by the Borders Learning Partnership, the Deputy First Minister will discussed the strategy in the context of the national Lifelong Learning agenda and its importance to individuals, communities and the economy.
Connected Place Theme Team- Wednesday 1st February 2006
Malcolm Roughead OBE, Director of Marketing for VisitScotland talked about successful branding; how it‘s done, how it‘s executed, and how its impact is measured. A Fellow of the Marketing Society and the Institute of Direct Marketing, his brand experience includes work with Nestle UK, GlaxoSmithKline and Guinness, in the UK and internationally. He has been with VisitScotland since May 2001.
A Working Countryside Theme Team- November 7th 2005 Richard Wakeford, Head of Environment & Rural Affairs, The Scottish Executive came to talk about the future CAP Reform in the Scottish Borders;how does Richard see the CAP reforms affecting the environment and rural economy of the Scottish Borders over the next ten years. He also talked about the vision he (and SEERAD) have for the future of areas like the Scottish Borders in view of these and other significant changes.
Thriving Organisations Theme Team- October 11th 2005
New Ways welcomed Sir Roger Jones, Chairman of the Welsh Development Agency, to the Scottish Borders to discuss ‘Prosperity for Rural Communities: Key Approaches in Wales‘. David Gass, Chair of Scottish Enterprise‘s Rural Group, also outlined the work going on across Scotland to develop the rural economy, and specifically in the Borders through New Ways. This was followed by an open discussion session, and an opportunity to question the speakers.
Vibrant Communities Theme Team (in conjunction with the Scottish Borders Rural Partnership)-April 26th 2005,
Pioneering Community Led Solutions....Scottish Borders Communities Leading the Way?
A presentation by Kate Braithwaite, Director of the Carnegie Commission for Rural Community Development, followed by a discussion and panel session on the contribution that communities can make towards the future of the Scottish Borders
