SURF is hosting five online regional events this Autumn, all designed to provide information, enhance place-based trust and share learning on cooperative responses to COVID related challenges in regeneration. They will encourage open, inclusive and constructive cross sector discussion. Participants will have the opportunity to share their COVID experience and to join a national conversation on how we can move forward together.
Read full information on the SURF website here.
The aim is to encourage more cross sector collaboration which can:
- respond to immediate, and longer-term issues created by the pandemic
- provide socially and economically pressured communities with more holistic support
- identify common causes, shared challenges and collaborative solutions
- record, analyse and present further learning, which will assist communities and relevant policymakers to rebuild better
The series of regional interactive events will be based on SURF’s own continuing research and learning from its unique cross sector forum of frontline delivery organisations and those national agencies which support them.
SURF’s final report on shared and differential learning across the five geographic settings, will include recommendations on policy and further activity on a sectoral and collective basis, to help sustain post pandemic community resilience.
Regional Event Calendar
October 20th South East: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders
October 22nd North: Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City Council, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands
October 26th East Central: Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth & Kinross and Stirling
October 28th West: East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire
November 3rd South West: North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway
Programme
10.30 Welcome and introduction
10.40 Brief outline of SURF COVID findings
10.45 Funding and COVID – Creative Scotland
10.55 Scotland Online, the digital challenge – Katy McNeil, Programme Director, Connecting Scotland
11.05 Working together, building on COVID collaboration – Representatives from each region on local responses.
- South East – Leah Black, WHALE Arts
- North – Hannah MacSween, Muir of Ord DT
- East Central – Rose Duncan, Collydean Community Centre
- West – Andy Gilbert, Easthall Residents Association
- South West – Kirsty Fowler, Ochiltree Community Hub
11.15. Observations and conversation from the floor
11.35 Close.
Background
The SCSC is an expanded version of SURF’s successful People and Sector Connector Service, which has previously worked with local government to share and promote knowledge and best practice on topical regeneration policy themes. The original programme provided networking and shared learning opportunities for more than 100 participants with regeneration related responsibilities in local authorities across Scotland. https://www.surf.scot/projects/alliance-for-action/people-sector-connector/
The knowledge and experience of those members remains at the core of the enlarged SURF COVID Cross Sector Connector Service, but now includes a wider range of regeneration partners. including those working in the community, voluntary, academic and private sectors, in addition to other public bodies such as Health Boards and national agencies.
Booking
Please click on the link below to book a place on the relevant Virtual Event. If you have any queries contact [email protected]
Book onto the October 20th South East: City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian, Midlothian and the Scottish Borders
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrf-GsqzwuGNAkzZEKSE9u7vO8lny1IyXE
Book onto the October 22nd North: Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City Council, Argyll and Bute, Highland, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYldeqrqjwvE9LFmRCpYvQgXsTthPUauT-A
Book onto the October 26th East Central: Angus, Clackmannanshire, Dundee, Falkirk, Fife, Perth & Kinross and Stirling
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrce6pqzooEtL4WhIompb_n8QF0gXC_iCC
Book onto the October 28th West: East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Glasgow City, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMod-urrjMqGdUnBoIfplG7khx9q4hV2Dc2
Book onto the November 3rd South West: North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, East Ayrshire and Dumfries & Galloway
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvdOytrTkiHdN0tEtotTApL6AP_EPhEaCN
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