Members meetings are scheduled quarterly but do rely on CLOA members volunteering assistance with venue, programme etc.
Members' meeting 21 October 2011
Around 50 delegates attended a highly effective members' meeting at Birmingham City University on 21st October 2011. Supported by Serco and with a programme largely featuring Birmingham City Council's B programme, the theme of 'culture and sport's contribution to health and well-being' highlighted a raft of important strategic issues from which CLOA will be developing position statements and advice in due course.
Vincent Paliczka, CLOA's lead for health and well being, introduced the theme for the day. He referred to the challenges and opportunities facing us and gave his opinion that this agenda could be the most important for us in our working lifetime. For the full text of Vince's speech, click here
The presentations to the conference are available below:
There was also a video on the B Programme which you can see if you click here
Members' Meeting and AGM 2011
Blenheim Palace was the venue for the AGM 2011 and a Members' Meeting focusing on Big Society. The meeting was followed by a tour of the Palace. CLOA Honorary Secretary John Bell reports on the meeting here; this has now been published, at: http://www.leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital/index1.cfm?codeid=23063&CFID=67508423&CFTOKEN=63885847
Presentations to the meeting were made by:
Martyn Allison, LGID - Big Society or Bust!!
John Fuller, Herts 2012 - The Big Society and London 2012
Duncan Wood-Allum - Big Society in New York
Paul Collings, Timberplay
Nigel Lynn completed his two years as CLOA Chair, being replaced by Richard Hunt. For Nigel's speech click here
Please click here for the minutes.
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 .
