NRN and RDPE Network

Leader Short Course

Aims of the Course• To reinforce participants’ understanding of the

Leader approach and its place within the RDPE and wider relationship to rural development policy and institutions

• To exchange information and ideas on the practical delivery of the Leader approach and ways of building the capacity and effectiveness of LAG’s

• To explore the practical steps that might be taken to facilitate cooperation and joint working between the Leader groups within the northern regions and beyond

Introduction

Introduction to the day and context of the RDPE Terry Carroll, CRE and Rebecca Frost, RDPE

Network CRC

GROUP SESSIONSA) Animation of the LAG: how to inspire and secure ongoing

commitment of the members Adrian Banford, Fells & Dales and Michael Nixon,

Northumberland Uplands

B) Project facilitation and appraisal Adrian Sherwood One Northeast and David Boyce,

Northern Marches

C) Achieving effective communication with local people Dee Mitchell, Coast Wolds Wetlands & Waterways

and Richard Betton, LAG Chair North Pennine Dales

PLENARY SESSION

Plenary session: An action plan for capacity building and joint working between the northern Leader territories Prof Mark Shucksmith, Newcastle University and CRC