• BOSF Conference 2018

    Sunday 29th April 2018 at The MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham

    This packed event was attended by delegates from groups across the city and was enthusiastically received. Here is what happened on the day:

    10:00 Registration and Refreshments

    10:30 Introduction and Welcome by the Conference Chair

    10:35 Councillor Trickett – Cabinet Member for Clean Streets, Recycling and Environment

    10:45 BOSF Update – Sarah Royal BOSF

    11:05 West Midlands Police – Safer Parks

     

    11:25 ‘Just a minute’ speakers corner session – sixty second presentations of the different activities from groups

                  

    11:35 Introduction to the ‘Inclusive Spaces’ Campaign – Groundwork & Young Green Ambassadors

    11:55 TAWS – Gaynor Roberts

    12:10 ‘Just a minute’ speakers corner session – sixty second presentations of the different activities from groups

    12:20 Networking Lunch

    13:20 Activity Workshops:

    • Trees with BCC Tree Officers in Cannon Hill Park
    • Green Woodworking with BCC Parks in Cannon Hill Park
    • Active Parks in Cannon Hill Park
    • Water Testing – Waterside Care Lee Copplestone KBT
    • How to Run an Event – Emma Woolf, Cotteridge Park
    • How to do a Risk Assessment & Tool Talk with BCC Rangers

    14:45 Future Conference Ideas

    15:00 Networking tea