2009 Papers

10th December 2009 - BVSC Digbeth, Birmingham

• Meeting venue map:

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Progress Against actions
• Business Updates
• Draft WM Regional Biodiversity Delivery Plan
• Shropshire Council Paper on Broadband and Digital Media
• Broadband in Shropshire Business Survey Report
• Lois Dale's presentation - Broadband and Digital Media:
  a Shropshire perspective and a regional opportunity
• EU Connects Paper
• Illuminating the Rural Fringe - intro paper
• RDPE Update Paper
• RDPE List of Grants
• Update on Axis 2 RDPE
• RSS Update Paper
• RSS Update: Phase 3 Special Nov 2009
• Leader's Board Paper (Regional Governance Changes)
• DRAFT Defra RAF National Review ToR

WMRAF Review Papers:

• WMRAF Review: Vision and Purpose Report
• Chair Job Description
• Vice-Chair Job Description
• Member Job Description
• Questionnaire Results
• What Happens Now?

10th September - Quatt Village Hall, Shropshire

• Agenda
• Minutes
• Progress Against Actions
• Horizon Scanning (DCLG & DEFRA)
• Cross Border MoU succession arrangements
• West Midlands Food and Farming statement of intent
• Campaign for the Farmed Environment
• Proposal to refresh to WMRAF Governance
• WMRAF Forum Task and Finish Group Review Notes
• Info paper 71 – Task Group updates
• Info paper 72 - Business Updates
• The Farmsteads and Landscape Project – West Midlands
• also see the Farmsteads and Landscapes Project Report

Presentations:

• Heart of England Fine Foods
• Campaign for the Farmed Environment -explained!
• Agri- environment schemes update (RDPE)
• Climate Change - What the latest projects tell us?
• Proposal to refresh to WMRAF Governance

Specialist Seminar - Climate Change the risks and opportunities

The workshop will be led by Tony Crompton - Defra, GOWM and Anna Hall - Environment Agency

Workshop was in three parts -

• a presentaion and discussion on the key issues and risks for rural areas
• a presentation on land mangement and climate change, then discussion on risk management and rural planning
• a presentation on biofuel case study and discussion on opportunities for communities and business

11th June 2009 - Uttoxeter Racecouse

• Minutes
• Soundbites
• Agenda
• WMF30i - Progress Against Actions
• WMF30ii - RSC Introduction & West Midlands latest picture
• WMF30iii - Sub National Review Update
• Presentation: Understanding and responding to recession in the West Midlands
• Presentation: Social Enterprise in the West Midlands
• Presentation: Village SOS - Big Lottery Fund
• Info paper 68 - Carbon Neutral report - Stratford Town Hall
• Info paper 69 - Business Updates
• info paper 70 - Task Group Updates
• Information Paper Index 2009

12th March 2009 - Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall

Papers and Presentations from the twenty-ninth meeting held at Stratford-upon-Avon Town Hall,Stratford-upon-Avon,Warwickshire on 12th March 2009

• Minutes
• Rural Soundbites
• Agenda
• WMF29-3i Progress Against Actions
• WMF 29 Information Paper 66 Business Updates
• WMF 29 Information Paper 67 Task Group Updates
• Regional Strategy Document Key Points
• West Midlands Regional Assembly Policy Update
• Rural Broadband

Power Point Presentations

• Rural Broadband
• Farm Crisis Network
• Adapting to Climate Change

21st January 2009 - Management Committee Meeting

Management Committee Meeting held at GOWM on 21/01/09

Minutes