Conference Reports
CCD holds major conferences annually, and others according to need or demand. Our annual conferences are on topical themes and are located in different parts of Devon. We usually involve a range of speakers from national policy makers to local activists developing ground-breaking projects. CCD conferences always feature fertile discussion between rural communities and the agencies involved in supporting them.
Full reports for recent conferences are freely available on our website as below
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Date - October 2008
Location - Bridestowe Village Hall
Theme - Rural Health and Social Care
Link to Main Report - [Report on Conference 2008 ] - 489Kb
Dr Martin Stevens, Kings College, London: [ see presentaion Here ] - 380Kb
Jane Kivlin, Bideford Bay Children's Centre: [ see presentation part 1 Here ] - 1.23Mb [ see presentation part 2 Here ] - 1.9Mb
Dr Virginia Pearson, Devon PCT: [ see presentation Here ] - 442Kb
Peter Couchman, Plunkett Foundation: [ see presentation Here ] - 1.98Mb
Date - October 2007
Location - Halberton Village Hall
Theme - The 21st Century Village
Link to Report - [ Report on Conference 2007 ]
Bovey Climate Action: [see presentation Here ]
Devon Association for Renewable Energy: [ see presentation Here ]
Date - October 2006
Location - Branscombe Village Hall
Theme - Rural Volunteers - The Magic Ingredient
Link to Report - [ Report on Conference 2006 ] 1.10MB
Link to large print Report - [ Large print report on Conference 2006 ] 1.28MB
Date - October 2005
Location - Filleigh Village Hall
Theme - Working Together: From Community Planning to Community Action
Link to report - [ Report on Conference 2005 ] - 142 Kb
Date - October 2004
Location - Okehampton Camp
Theme - All Aboard! Active rural communities encouraging social inclusion
Link to report - [ Report on Conference 2004 ] - 2.6Mb
Date - October 2003
Location - Newton Abbot Racecourse
Theme - Rural Housing: New Solutions. Keynote speakers including Ewen Cameron
Link to report - [ Report on Conference 2003 ] - 377 kb
Date - October 2002
Location - Bradford & Cookbury Village Hall
Theme - Rural Futures: Professor Michael Winter presentation
Link to report - No longer available: contact CCD office for hard copy
Date - October 2001
Location - Dartington Hall
Theme - Helping Communities Help themselves: CCD’s 40th Anniversary conference
Link to report - No longer available: contact CCD office for hard copy
