Our Launch

Our launch event took place on 27 May and was attended by about 150 people. Sadly, two of our keynote speakers, Alun Michael and Sir Christian Bonington were ill and unable to attend. However, they sent message by video and in person, to lend their support to the Centre.

LAUNCH EVENT

 Thursday, 27 May 2004, Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal 

Programme

10.00      Coffee and registration

Presentations

Chair:     Professor Paul Wellings, Vice Chancellor, Lancaster University

10.15      Welcome by the Chair

10.25      Video message from Rt Hon Alun Michael MP JP, Minister of State for Rural Affairs and Local Environmental Quality, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

10.40      Bruce Bennison, Head of Cultural Policy, Cumbria County Council, incorporating a message from Sir Christian Bonington CBE

10.45      Kit Nicholson, Director of the Uplands Centre

11.00      Councillor Rex Toft, Leader, Cumbria County Council

11.10      Charles Woodhouse, Chair, Rural Regeneration Cumbria

11.20      Steve Broomhead, Chief Executive, Northwest Development Agency

Discussion

11.30      Eden Media film of Cumbrian residents and visitors identifying the issues which they would like to be researched 

11.40      Questions and discussions

12.00      Cumbria Institute of the Arts film of Cumbrian residents and visitors identifying the issues which they would like to be researched

12.10      Concluding questions and discussions

12.25      Close and lunch