Members meetings are scheduled quarterly but do rely on CLOA members volunteering assistance with venue, programme etc.

We are currently looking to organise an open executive meeting to which all members will be invited on the afternoon of the 22nd September 2010 at Leisure Industry Week, at the National Exhibition Centre - Birmingham.

There will be a members' meeting at the Pavilion Birmingham City University on Friday 26th November 2010. The programme will focus on changing policies and in particular the efficacy of free use of culture and sport services.

Finally there will be a members' meeting in or near Oxford in the new year 2011.

Members' Meeting and AGM 2010

The Old Town Hall, Stratford was the venue for the AGM 2010 and a members' meeting focusing on the opportunities and challenges of 2012. The members' meeting was followed by a fascinating tour of the Olympic Park, the highlight of which was the enthusiasm of volunteer tour guide Sarah: If this is an example of the 'soft legacy', 2012 will be well worth it.

Presentations from the meeting are available here:

NCF and Improvement: Richard Hunt NCF and Improvement: Richard Hunt

'Hoof': The equestrian legacy: Dennis Bell

Skills for 2012: Stephen Studd, Skills Active

Notes of the AGM 2010 are available here .

Members' meeting and AGM 2009

This highly successful event in June 2009 hosted by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, included a unique dialogue with Secretary for State for Health, Andy Burnham.

For a comprehensive report by The Leisure Review click here.

The CLOA Executive meets every other month.   

Past meetings:

27th November 2009                            MLA, Birmingham action notes

2010 meetings:

29 January                                            CLOA Executive meeting action notes

29 March                                                Conference Gateshead

May (with AGM)

24 September

26 November

CLOA is a member of the National Culture Forum (NCF) and provides policy and administrative support.  Working closely with DCMS, LGA and the NDPBs, the main role of NCF is to co-ordinate action by all of the institutes and associations in our sector and to lobby on behalf of the sector.

Membership of NCF is by invitation only.

Future meetings are:

July 2010 TBC

October 2010 TBC

CLOA organises and supports a variety of meetings from time to time with partners.