Council’s and Communities’ roles in Civil Renewal
Monday 24th October 2005,
Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

This conference was organised jointly by the Institute for Political and Economic Governance (IPEG), The University of Manchester and the newly formed North West Improvement Network (NWIN). It was designed to stimulate innovative thinking, explore fresh ideas and create a new sense of purpose linking the different aspects of local government to civil renewal and focus on the drive towards “improvement” for local communities.

Speeches, presentations and workshop notes from the conference are available via the links below. There is also a discussion and feedback forum here.

• The Politics of Community
  Rt Hon. David Miliband MP
  Minister of Communities and Local Government
  
  
• The NWIN Partnership - developing and delivering excellence in the North West
  • Phil Watson
    Chief Executive Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
  • Joyce Redfearn
    Chief executive Wigan Borough
  • Mike Emmerich
    Director IPEG, The University of Manchester
  • Michael Greenwood
    Director Local Government Practice GONW
    
    
• Political Governance: Getting the Politics Right
  Professor Gerry Stoker
  Co-Director IPEG, The University of Manchester
  
  
  
• The Test for North West Improvement
  John O'Brien
  Director of Local Government: Performance and Practice
  

Workshops

• Building and supporting sustainable communities - using design experiments in developing more effective community interventions
  • Steve Jones
    The In Practice Partnership
  • Professor Peter John
    Co-Director, IPEG, The University of Manchester
  • Professor Hal Wolman
    Director of George Washington Institute of Public Policy and Professor, Department of Political Science, The George Washington University
    (Peter John & Hal Wolman's presentation slides)
  • Nicola Yates
    Drugs and Alcohol Business Manager, Wigan Community Safety Partnership
    (Nicola Yates' presentation slides & handout)
    
    
    
• Neighbourhood Governance and community engagement: making it work?
  • Professor Gerry Stoker
    Co-Director, IPEG, The University of Manchester
  • Anna Randle
    Head of Policy, NLGN
    (Anna Randle's presentation slides)
  • Andy Zuntz
    Executive Director, Rochdale Borough Council
    (Andy Zuntz's presnetation slides)
    
    
    
• Efficiency and improvement in service delivery for communities - getting the basics right?
  • Janet Callender
    Chief Executive, Tameside Borough Council
    (Janet Callender's presentation slides)
  • Colin Cram
    Director, NW Centre of Excellence
    (Colin Cram's presentation slides)
  • Sharon Kemp
    Assistant Director (Neighbourhoods) Regeneration, Housing and Neighbourhoods Department, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
    (Sharon Kemp's presentation slides)
    
    
    
• Community leadership - the role of councils in listening and learning
  • Helen Platts
    Regional Associate - North West, IDeA
  • Anne Bingham-Holmes
    Chief Executive, Vale Royal Borough Council
  • Cllr Tony McDermott
    Leader, Halton Borough Council
    

The original conference programme is available here.