Conferences and Training

Living Streets organises conferences and training events across the UK around the subject of Walking and the Public Realm.

Conferences

Living Streets Conferences are organised in response to topical issues and bring together practitioners to share best practice and offer practical opportunities for learning. Please contact julia.crear@livingstreets.org.uk or telephone 020 0720 1010 for more information about our conferences and training opportunities.

Healthy Towns Conference

We are excited about our upcoming Living Streets Conference, being held at Glaziers Hall in London on the 3 July 2008. Healthy Towns=Healthy People; a one day conference with workshops on health, walking and the environment; health is all of our business.

Our confirmed keynote speaker is the Minister of State for Public Health, the Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP. Other speakers include Tony Armstrong, Chief Executive of Living Streets and Sarah Gaventa, Director of CABE Space.

Workshop sessions include working with hard to reach communities to promote walking, new active travel initiatives, how to roll out your Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives strategy and more.

Living Streets will also be launching a new Living Streets health policy briefing at the conference.

This conference is sponsored by Capita Symonds and the Department of Health and supported by CABE Space and the National Heart Forum.

There is a £50 discount for any organisation booking two or more delegates.

For more information download a booking form.

Healthy Towns Booking Form PDF (167Kb)

Masterclasses

Community Engagement Masterclasses

We are pleased to announce The Community Engagement Masterclass; practical one day workshops that will confront the realities of community engagement.The masterclasses will be held in Liverpool, Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and London on various dates in May and June.

For more information download a booking form and sign up to a masterclass near you.


Community Engagement Masterclasses PDF (165Kb)



Scotland Community Engagement Masterclass PDF (171Kb)

Training

Open Workshops
Living Streets delivers regional workshops across the UK to provide practical opportunities for learning in smaller groups. Our most recent Walkability workshops took place in February in Sheffield, Preston, London and Wolverhampton.

Bespoke Training
Living Streets are experienced in providing bespoke training in walking and public realm issues to clients. This offers a cost effective solution where groups of staff or members from an organisation or area are involved. These practical training events are an excellent opportunity for staff development and encourage networking and joint working to improve service delivery.

We have recently delivered Walkability Training Day for Southampton City Council and have organised a series of School Travel Audit Workshops for Transport for London.

Bespoke training can also be combined with Audits as happened in Wansbeck, Northumberland, where a Community Street Audit was organised in Bedlington with local people and stakeholders, followed by staff training. Wansbeck District Council has since rolled out a Street Pride initiative as a result of the Living Streets Training.

For details of what Living Streets delegates thought about their conference or training, read their testimonials.