Events
Forthcoming Hub Events | Recent Hub Events | Year of Food & Farming Events | Other Events
Our Events Programme
Topical, relevant workshops offering understandable, practical presentations by experts and case study speakers, often followed by a good lunch! These are the hallmarks of Warwickshire Rural Hub events.
There have been more events and visits in the last 12 months than ever before and they fall into three categories: information, regulation and innovation. The latest survey responses from Members have told us that 96% feel the information provided by the Hub is both reliable and useful.
The last characteristic of our programme of events is that delegates are very reluctant to go home! The opportunity to network is a crucial component of our events and delegates certainly take the chance to do so. At evening meetings, this can lead to bleary-eyed Hub staff at 11.00 pm, but they recognise that well connected businesses are successful businesses.
Forthcoming Hub Events:
Drop-in Clinic - CANCELLED - 9 August 2010
Due to the good weather and busy time of year for you all we have decided to cancel this months Drop In Clinic.
Contact: Hub Office
Contact number: 02476 858244
Drop-in Clinics - 13 September 2010
Starting from November the Hub has been holding monthly drop-in clinics for Farmers and Rural Businesses where you can come along and get one to one advice on funding and business issues. Help and advice will be on hand from a variety of organisations including:
Business Link West Midlands – Terry Draycott
Rural Enterprise Grant Scheme
Strategic Investment Grant Scheme
Lantra Landskills
Warwickshire Rural Hub
Woodland Enterprise Grant Scheme / Forestry Commission
The clinics, which are being held on the second Monday of each month, will take place in the ARC, Stoneleigh Park.
Contact: Hub Office
Contact number: 02476 858244
Drop-in Clinics - 11 October 2010
Starting from November the Hub has been holding monthly drop-in clinics for Farmers and Rural Businesses where you can come along and get one to one advice on funding and business issues. Help and advice will be on hand from a variety of organisations including:
Business Link West Midlands – Terry Draycott
Rural Enterprise Grant Scheme
Strategic Investment Grant Scheme
Lantra Landskills
Warwickshire Rural Hub
Woodland Enterprise Grant Scheme / Forestry Commission
The clinics, which are being held on the second Monday of each month, will take place in the ARC, Stoneleigh Park.
Contact: Hub Office
Contact number: 02476 858244
CIEH Level 2 Awards in Food Safety Course - 20 October 2010
Do you work within an industry, where gaining new knowledge, skills, certificates and awards regarding issues such as Food Hygiene, Temperature Control and Food Safety Hazards in Catering is required? If the answer is yes, then please sign up to our Food Safety course.
In collaboration with Mid Warwickshire Training Group, the course is designed for anyone working in a catering, manufacturing or retail setting where food is prepared, cooked and handled. The programme will last one day with a multiple choice examination to conclude.
The course will cost: £85 per person to be made payable to MWTG, (Sorry but Credit Cards cannot be taken)
Refreshments will be provided, however please ensure you bring your own PACK LUNCH.
Location: Council Chamber, ARC, Stoneleigh Park
Date: 20th October 2010
Time: 9.30am – 4.00pm
To book please see contact details below.
Contact: Jill Salt
Contact number: 01926 495024
Email: mwtg@supanet.com
Website: www.warwickshiretraining.co.uk
Drop-in Clinics - 8 November 2010
Starting from November the Hub has been holding monthly drop-in clinics for Farmers and Rural Businesses where you can come along and get one to one advice on funding and business issues. Help and advice will be on hand from a variety of organisations including:
Business Link West Midlands – Terry Draycott
Rural Enterprise Grant Scheme
Strategic Investment Grant Scheme
Lantra Landskills
Warwickshire Rural Hub
Woodland Enterprise Grant Scheme / Forestry Commission
The clinics, which are being held on the second Monday of each month, will take place in the ARC, Stoneleigh Park.
Contact: Hub Office
Contact number: 02476 858244
Drop-in Clinics - 13 December 2010
Starting from November the Hub has been holding monthly drop-in clinics for Farmers and Rural Businesses where you can come along and get one to one advice on funding and business issues. Help and advice will be on hand from a variety of organisations including:
Business Link West Midlands – Terry Draycott
Rural Enterprise Grant Scheme
Strategic Investment Grant Scheme
Lantra Landskills
Warwickshire Rural Hub
Woodland Enterprise Grant Scheme / Forestry Commission
The clinics, which are being held on the second Monday of each month, will take place in the ARC, Stoneleigh Park.
Contact: Hub Office
Contact number: 02476 858244
Recent Hub Events:
None at present.
Year of Food & Farming Events
None at present.
Other Events
3rd National Care Farm Conference, Care Farming - Working Partnerships - 16 September 2010
In September 2010 the 3rd national care farming conference will take place. This event will examine some of the practical issues facing care farmers and look at the next steps forward in the evolution of an organisation to support the movement across the UK.
For more information and to book please contact Lisa Chapman
Contact: Lisa Chapman
Contact number: 01952 815324
Email: enquires@ncfi.org / conferences@harper_adams.ac.uk
Website: www.ncfi.org
Wood Works Funded Professional Short Courses 2010 - 5 November 2010
Woodworks II is a Lantra funded programme offering reduced price training to those employed in Forestry, Agriculture or Horticulture in the West Midlands. Partners include: Small Woods, The Greenwood Centre, Walford and North Shropshire College.
August 16th – 20th 5 days - OCN Level 2 Coppice Products: £80
September 4th- 5th and 18- 19th 4 days - OCN level 3
Introduction to Social Forestry: £80
September 27 – 29th 3 days - OCN Level 3 Sustainable Woodland Management: £70
October 4 – 8th 5 days - OCN Level 2 Hedge Laying: £80
October 9 – 10th 2 days - Introduction to Small Woodland Management, OCN level 3: £30
October 16th – October 30th 2 days - Tool Sharpening, OCN Level 2: £30
October 23 – 24 2 days - Woodland Ride management , OCN level 3: £30
November 1st – 5th 5 days - Coppicing OCN Level 2: £80
To be eligible for funding you must work in the West Midlands and be employed or self-employed in a land-based industry e.g. Forestry workers, game keepers or farmers with woodland on their holding.
Contact: Harriet Wood
Contact number: 01952 432769
Email: harrietwood@smallwoods.org.uk
Website: www.smallwoods.org.uk
Natural England – Farm Demonstration Plots - Getting the most from wildlife seed mixes. - 30 November 2010
Natural England invites you to The Hill Farm, Castle Frome, Ledbury, HR8 1HL, where we will examine the merits of a range of environmental mixes, discuss their establishment and plan their agronomy.
Dates:
20th May: Agents Tea Time Meeting: 5.30pm – 7.30pm WMFW556
24th May: Agents Breakfast Meeting: 8.30am -10.30am WMFW555
16th June: Farmer Meeting: 2.00pm – 4.00pm WMFW557
7th July: Farmer Meeting: 2.00pm- 4.00pm WMFW558
14th Sept: Farmer Meeting: 2.00pm – 4.00pm WMFW559
12th Oct: Farmer Meeting: 1.30pm – 3.30pm WHFW560
30th Nov: Farmer Meeting: 1.30pm – 3.30pm WMFW561
Booking: To book a place at these events please phone: 03000601695, and quote the WMFW reference number above. These events do not have facilities to accommodate people with access difficulties. If you believe you have access difficulties, please contact ISS Farm Events on 0300 060 1695 before you accept this invitation.
The events have been registered for Environmental Stewardship BASIS and NRoSO points. 3 Environmental points will be available for BASIS, and 2 Environmental points will be available for NRoSo.
Contact: ISS Farm Events
Contact number: 0300 0601695