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Communications
Topic Group
15 August 2000
Greater London Authority
Attendees:
Chris Skinner, RSPB (chair)
Karen Kemmis-Betty, LWT
Ruth Hayhurst, Wildlife 2000
James Farrell, London Biodiversity Partnership
Julie Brownbridge, GLA
- Apologies
Tamsin Maunder, LWT.
- Minutes Agreed
- Matters arising
Communication guidelines: have been sent to all boroughs
and members of S/HAP working groups.
Chris reported on the steering groups comments:
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Should
have included local government on target list |
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Felt
that this group should be involved in fund-raising. `This
groupˆ felt rather that a sub-group should be set up when
the time is ripe. |
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Steering
group wanted this group to decide on which definition of biodiversity
applies to the work of the partnership. Again `this groupˆ
disagreed. Concluded that definition should be left vague
but tightened up for particular events/publications to avoid
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Karen commented that the examples cited as case study 4 are
in the wrong place and that itˆs Wildlife Watch not WATCH now.
4. Action Plan progress
All wkg gps have met except house sparrow, heron & mistletoe.
James estimates will have 90% of action plans in time, some
as drafts. Wastelands has become a statement now and peregrines
a plan. Members of the communications group will receive copies
of all of them for comments. Chris will work on some terms of
reference to give us all appropriate filters.
5. English Nature People and Wildlife Funding
Opportunities
£15,000 is available for London. Emergency meeting of Project
Board on Friday will make application. Probably for stag beetle
leaflet, website development and conference funding.
6. December Culture & Nature Conference
James prepared a discussion paper which was much discussed.
Initially Chris and Julie got excited about a biodiversity fair
in a central park but concluded there isnˆt enough time and
December is the wrong time of the year. However this could be
the first in a series of events and something may be possible
next summer. Iˆve tried to summarise the decisions so far in
attached paper (which could be circulated to additional people
whose input we want at the next meeting).
7. Communication Strategy/Action Plan
Chris asked for clarification on why we need one. James replied:
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Where
we want to be in 5 years (partners decide) |
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Strategic
juggling of communications action |
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To
draw in more partners. |
Date of next meeting
WEDNESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 2.30 at the
GLA
SUMMARY OF ACTION
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Action
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By
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When communications guidelines updated, remember to add
comments (italicised) in 3.
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JF
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Read the draft communications guidelines closely and e-mail
comments to James
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All
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Provide comments on SAPs and HAPs to be circulated soon
after 15/9
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All
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Prepare terms of reference to aid above task.
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Chris
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Ideas on other items for EN funding (see item 5)
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All to James by this Friday (18) URGENT
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Sound out potential contributors to December event (see
list attached)
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All
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Talk to GLAˆs Culture Strategy person
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JB
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Invite to next meeting:
Eno Amooquaye, Carolyn Harrison
Thrive, Jeff Higley, Doug Gleave, Helen Bovey
A sympathetic tourism contact
Anyone else who might be helpful
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JF
JB
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All
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The (culture and nature) December Event
draft structure so far (following 15/8 discussion)
Title:
Missing Links is the only suggestion so far. Cross-sector Carrot
Cake?
Recipe: the event will bring together biodiversity decision-makers
(to be invited by borough biodiversity sector reps i.e. from NW,
NE, SE, SW London) and decision-makers in arts, health, tourism
and community development sectors, in roughly equal proportions.
What sort of bread will we end up with?:
Hopefully:
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Tourism,
arts, health and ethnic community development workers will
know more about (and now be interested in) biodiversity.
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Biodiversity
workers will have more fully realised the importance of community
outreach in fulfilling the objectives of their own work.
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Some
potential joint projects will have been mooted and new links
identified (formalised at the end as pledges ‚ to be followed
up and monitored). |
The Doughy Day
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Introductory
session in which the non-plussed health etc workers are briefly
inducted in all things biodiversity (and vice versa shouldnˆt
it be?). Perhaps a huge food web-type game (with cotton thread)
showing interdependency of life. Followed by a quick launch
of Volume II? |
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Lots
of short 10-20 minute presentations (as many as possible in
an interactive format) illustrating case studies of health/arts/tourism/community
development projects which have had a biodiversity element.
Perhaps there could be 5 repeat performances of each one to
allow smaller audiences??? |
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Followed
by time for questions then LUNCH. |
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Participants
split into 4-5 one hour `discussion groupsˆ (no choice about
which one) with skilled facilitators (may use community development
games to prompt ideas) to work together on a (pre-set task?)/problem
of how to forge the desired new links/how we can benefit from
each others work. |
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Brief
presentations to summarise findings of discussion groups.
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Plenary
‚ pledges (in a paper chain?) and summing up. |
The Soggy Souffle?
Will any arts, tourism, health, community development workers
want to come?
The secret ingredient?
Invite sympathetic (to biodiversity) representatives of each
sector to come to our next meeting to help us plan the event and
advise us on how to attract participants. Meanwhile we all need
to be researching current projects and sounding out potential
presenters (some listed below) for the morning.
Possible presentations mentioned so far:
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Combination Dance
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RH
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Kitchen Studios (sculpture from scrap)
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RH
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Poets
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Body Shop
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Thrive, friendly health person, Lucy at Hounslow?
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JB
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Adam Brown/BEN
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BTCV (Aberfeldy Estate)
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Cycling
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Tourism ‚ has EA contacted river boat operators re inc
of biodiversity??
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Kew Gardens
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Adam Ingleby, Biodiversity Officer, Westmin
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CS
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British Lung Foundation
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JF
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London Walking Forum
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JF
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Chumleigh Gardens ‚ 11 nov 99 Food for Thought. Working
lunch. Healthcare pros, environmentalists and artists. Talk
by Malcolm Rigler (psychologist) ‚ psychological health.
Social workers, teachers, occupational therapy, env artists.
Kate Miller, Community Projects Co-ordinator 020 7277 4297
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Mathew
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KKB
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Pond Doctor
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