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APSE parks seminar: Managing parks in the age of financial austerity- Thursday 25th March 2010, Manchester |
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| Session 1: The future of parks |
| Budget cuts imminent? Can we afford to cut parks services? Looking at the bigger picture - Mark Bramah, Assistant Chief Executive, APSE |
| A strategic approach to green space and the story of Preston’s parks - Mick Lovatt, Corporate Director of Environment, Preston City Council |
| Session 2: Delivering efficiencies; tools and techniques |
| Managing an efficiency review for parks – and coming out on the other side - Paul Wright, Landscape Services Divisional Manager, Halton Borough Council |
| Maximising income opportunities to fund parks - David Allister, Head of Parks and Open Spaces, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames |
| A partnering approach to groundcare fleet management - Steven McInroy, Managing Director of SGM (UK) Ltd |
| Session 3: Developing skills and managing parks effectively |
| Procuring play equipment - Judith Anderson, Regional Programme and Development Manager, Play England |
| Diplomas and new level 4 qualifications for parks - David Winn, Industry Partnership Manager, Lantra |
| Session 4 - Issues for service delivery |
| Nottingham’s Green Champions: working in partnership with the community - Eddie Curry, Head of Parks and Open Spaces, Nottingham City Council |
| New guide “Amenity best practice: using pesticides in the community” - Dominic Lamb, Crop Protection Association |
