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Annual Conference 2007 & Accompanying Exhibition The Clyde: A destination to enjoy. Marine Leisure and Recreation in the Firth of Clyde Wednesday 7th November, Glasgow City Chambers' Banqueting Hall Scotland is renowned for it's beautiful beaches and coastal scenery, its maritime history and the variety of excellent marine recreation and leisure opportunities. With Scotland considered to be one of the top six sailing destinations in the world, the Firth of Clyde home to a burgeoning eco-tourism industry and recognition of the current and potential economic benefits to the Clyde area, marine leisure and recreation are high on everyone's agenda. The Firth of Clyde Forum, in collaboration with Glasgow City Council, will bring together experts in marine leisure and recreation in the Firth of Clyde. Presentations will be given by people who are involved in the different marine industries, in the planning and coastal regeneration ongoing around the Clyde, those who cater for leisure and recreation interests, local businesses who will describe their experiences and discuss how they see the future of marine leisure and recreation in the Clyde and last but not least the people who use the water for numerous different activities be it canoeing, diving or simply walking along its shores. An accompanying exhibition to encourage networking and communication within the marine leisure and recreation sector and allow organisations to share good practice will run alongside the conference. Exhibits from a wide range of local businesses, organisations, community groups, voluntary organisations, NGOs and public bodies will provide showcase for the work of each organisation. Conference presentations will include: - Wildlife in the Firth of Clyde, Anne Saunders, Marine Conservation Society. - Marine Leisure in the Clyde, Carolyn Elder, Largs Yacht Haven. - Current Industry Initiatives, The Green Blue Scotland. - The Sail West Project, Robin Cole, Scottish Enterprise. - Coastal Town Regeneration and Economic Development on in the Firth of Clyde, John Kelly, EKOS Consulting - The Majestic Line, Margaret Matthew, Marketing Manager or Ken Grant, Director. - Watching Wildlife in the Clyde - ensuring its sustainability, Fiona Manson, Scottish Natural Heritage Places are limited, to secure your conference seat and/or exhibition space complete and return a booking form to Clyde@clydeforum.org by Monday 29th October. Download a conference booking form here with information on conference and exhibiting costs. Sponsorship packages are available for the conference, click here for further information. For more information on how to become a Forum member and take advantage of free tickets for future Information Events and reduced price Annual Conference tickets click here.
ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2006, 21 November Marine Spatial Planning: A Scottish Perspective Conference presentations available here now! Just click on the titles below Presentations included:
Breakout session 1: Function, Processes and Benefits, explored: - the function of the marine environment and the activities that can take place within it. - the processes, interactions and requirements of the various sectors sectors - benefits each sector would wish to see from the implementation of a Marine Spatial Plan. - should certain activities take priority and can zonation be used to encourage sustainable development? Breakout session 2: Local Marine Spatial Planning, explored: - how should the concept of Marine Spatial Planning be translated to a local level such as the Firth of Clyde? - what are the challenges to be overcome? - what should be the scale for such a plan? - How should such plans interact with the terrestrial planning system? Delegates also had the opportunity to discuss and review the draft strategic aims of the Firth of Clyde Local Marine Spatial Plan. The conference was held at The Lighthouse, Glasgow: Scotland's Centre for Architecture and Design. Click here for directions and a detailed map. Exhibition Opportunities Scottish Environment LINK exhibited at the conference, for further information go to www.scotlink.org ----------------- The FoCF Annual Conference 2006 was held in collaboration with the Scottish Sustainable Marine Environment Initiative (SSMEI) Clyde Pilot.
----------------- Past Events Earning Our Living: The Firth of Clyde as a Sustainable Economic Resource
2005 Conference Proceedings available here. The Firth of Clyde area has a long history of being used as a resource for its inhabitants and visitors. From the 17th century when the city became an important hub for international trade through the industrial revolution and the ship building industry as well as ongoing use for fishing, to the present day surge in development and regeneration along the Clyde Waterfront, the firth has long provided us with a valuable economic resource. This year’s Firth of Clyde Forum conference focused on the economic uses we make of the Firth of Clyde today. We will also address how we can best use the area in a sustainable way combining the needs of the environment, the people and our economy. The day was split into three sessions: development and regeneration, environment and communities. We had a wide range of presentations including the historical perspective from the Scottish Maritime Museum, sustainable approaches to design in the built environment, Clyde and Inverclyde Waterfront Regeneration, the environmental economic benefits of the Clyde including environmental tourism and linking the Clyde’s resources with its communities.
2004 - Firth of Clyde Forum Annual Conference Friday 12th November, the Tall Ship, Glasgow. Transport in the Firth of Clyde: is Integration Possible? Last year's conference focussed on transport in the Firth of Clyde, the challenges of sustainable transport and of making the full use of the Firth of Clyde for passenger, commercial, freight, recreational and leisure transport. Despite some unforeseen glitches with the venue, the event was a great success with over 100 attending. The venue and event also drew much press interest which was great for raising the profile of the Forum and all the issues. Many thanks to those who attended and presented. The program is available here. Click here for conference papers.
2002 - Clyde Catchment Conference:
Living and Working with the River
In December 2002 the Firth of Clyde Forum, EnviroCentre and The Clyde Heritage Trust held a conference to explore the challenges faced in managing the Clyde catchment, to maximise sustainable economic development along the Clyde and to promote and protect the river and estuary. Key speakers presented a range of topics affecting the Clyde and investigated how a strategic Clyde wide catchment management approach could provide a mutual benefit to all stakeholders working and living alongside the river. More details available from the conference flyer which is available to download here (58kb). Click for more details and reports of proceedings of the Clyde Catchment Conference. 2002 - Clyde Conference: the Ecology and Management of the Clyde In January 2002, the Firth of Clyde Forum focussed on the ecology and management of the Clyde. The research papers presented to the Clyde Conference are available on request. There are also a limited number of copies of the CYBESTUARIES CD ROM - Supporting Good Practice in the Sustainable Management of Europe's Estuaries. Contact the Project Officer for details. Firth of Clyde Forum Information Events September 2005 - Marine Leisure Management in the Firth of Clyde This was a very successful event focussing on the management of marine leisure - sailing, water quality, wildlife watching, the Navy and diving. Links to the agenda and presentations below:
March 2005 - Natural Heritage and Access around the Firth of Clyde This event was held in Largs on 21st March 2005. Links to agenda and presentations below:
2004 - Relaunch Event The first Firth of Clyde Forum Seminar was held in Helensburgh on 7th June 2004. The high turnout, interesting presentations and input from Forum members made it an informative and enjoyable day. Click on the presentations below for further info:
Water Framework Directive 2: Introduction to the River Characterisation Report.
Clyde Archaeological Survey. Presentation from CFA Archaeology on Phase II of the Clyde survey. SIMCITY Models of Glasgow. SIMCITY4 is sold worldwide as a PC game but has facilities for modelling city regions, which have potential uses for individuals and voluntary agencies engaged in the planning process and understanding economic and environmental impacts. Mic Starbuck from the Clyde Heritage Trust showed models of Glasgow made using the previous SIMCITY3, these include scenarios, modelling the completion of the M74, sustainable energy generation and impacts of out of town shopping centres. He will then demonstrate his recent efforts to model the communities and transport links in the Firth of Clyde. "Weaving the Clyde". The Firth of Clyde Forum has been involved, and funded, this fascinating community project lead by Mary Craig at the GalGael Trust. The aim of the project is to weave a tapestry depicting the Firth of Clyde using natural, local, hand spun and hand dyed wool using volunteers from the local community in Govan where the project is based. Once the tapestry is completed it is hoped that it will be taken on a tour of the Firth of Clyde with various workshops and events taking place around it. Mary will described progress so far and show some of the materials and methods which she is using to create the tapestry. Some of the colours achieved from natural, local dyes were absolutely stunning. Click for photos of the loom and the hand dyed wool. June 2004 - Imagine the Clyde!
This was a very successful event run by Imagine Scotland and part
funded by the Firth of Clyde Forum. The community event was held
on the Waverley and gave people an opportunity to voice and discuss
their aspirations for the Clyde. Click
here
for details about the day's outcomes.
April 2002 This took place on Monday 15th April 2002 in the Glasgow
Science Centre. The title of the event was: The Clyde: Past, Present and
Future. A summary of each of the speakers follows: CLYDE PAST: Professor Michael Moss,
renowned archivist and author of 'The Clyde', 'Clyde Shipbuilding from Old Photographs'
and 'The Workshop of the British Empire' will present the Clyde from a historical
perspective. CLYDE PRESENT: Glasgow City Council, Planning Department will introduce us to
current development plans and issues relating to land use along the inner reaches of the
Clyde. CLYDE FUTURE: Dr Gareth Jones, Geography Department, University of Strathclyde
has been researching the local impact of global warming on the Clyde estuary. Dr Jones
will give a summary of future impacts on Clyde coastal communities in the context of
environmental change and flood prediction. There was also an opportunity after the speakers concluded for members to input into the management issues relating to the Clyde. There will be four topic groups based on the structure of our management strategy: economic enterprise, management of environmental resources, infrastructure renewal and community engagement. These were facilitated by Ian Johnson (Ayrshire Joint Structure Plan Manager), Douglas McLeod (Chairman, Association of Scottish Shellfish Growers), Angus Clark (Argyll and Bute Council) and Jillian Boag (Glasgow Science Centre) respectively. May 2002 Minutes from the Topic Group meetings now available to download. If you have any comments please sent them to the Project Officer.
Agenda for the topic group meetings included below. Please note the change in time for the Engaging the Community topic group which will meet in the Lorne Street Community Hall, Kinning Park, Glasgow.
The scheme uses the Marine Conservation Society's successful Beachwatch formula and co-ordinates volunteers all over the UK in carrying out seasonal surveys and beach cleans of their favourite 'adopted' stretch of coast. The annual Beachwatch, taking place on 18th and 19th September 2004 continues as the flagship event to Adopt-a-Beach and is part of the International Coastal Clean up, taking place in over 80 countries. By adopting a beach you will be showing your commitment to a healthy marine and coastal environment for future generations and contributing to the largest national project of its kind. Anyone can take part in one of two ways: Adopt a Beach organisers - organisers receive a user-friendly organiser pack full of all the information needed to help set up and co-ordinate a local group of volunteers; Adopt a Beach volunteers - if you want to join the project and help out an adopted beach in your area, you can join as a volunteer. MCS will put you in touch with a local organiser. We would like to get as many beaches in the Clyde area adopted as possible and to encourage Forum members to take part in the Beachwatch event on the 18th and19th September 2004. To find out more please telephone the Adopt a Beach hotline on (01989) 762064 or email aab@mcsuk.org. If you would like a presentation made to your community group about Adopt a Beach or Scotland's marine environment, please call Calum Duncan, the marine conservation officer for Scotland, on (0131) 226 6360 or email mcs.scotland@care4free.net Bag it and Bin It The Forum supports the Scottish Water Bag It and Bin It campaign as part of its focus on clean beaches and a healthy marine environment. Visit the website for more information on how you can get involved and make a difference. November 2002 Clyde Litter Symposium, HelensburghThe Firth of Clyde Forum and East Esplanade Protection Group held an info evening on the shores of the Clyde in the context of, beach and marine litter, water quality and community action. Presentations were given by: - Adopt a BeachClean Coast Scotland - Water Quality, Beach Management and Community Recognition. Group Recycling Argyll and Bute (GRAB) - Community Action September 2002 - Beachwatch Now celebrating its 10th year, Beachwatch has become the most extensive monitoring programme in Europe for coastal and marine litter, and thousands of volunteers have joined the nation wide war on litter each year. Beach and marine litter can have a wide range of impacts - thoughtless disposal can harm or kill wildlife, reduce the aesthetic quality of beaches, spoil fish catches and even damage human health and property. Five beaches within the Firth of Clyde were cleaned under the Beachwatch 2002 litter blitz. The beaches cleaned are show below.
March 2002 - Clyde/Solway Clean-Up The GRAB trust (Group Recycling Argyll and Bute) undertook their first beach clean of the year on the 28th April. Over 30 groups were involved in their clean-up. GRAB and The Westin Turnberry Resort, Ayrshire, are teamed up in June for a Clyde wide marine litter campaign.
January 2002 July 2002 For one weekend in July, The Sea Watch Foundation invited the public to take part in the UK's first ever National Whale and Dolphin Watch Weekend. How Can you Get involved? The surveys are ongoing this year too (2004). Do your Own thing - This is for those who have experience of 'official watches', and can quite readily identify species. So, if that sounds like you and you're planning on being out on the water or on the coast anyway that weekend - then all you will need is some sightings forms which you can download from the link on the Sea Watch website www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk, a pen, and some binoculars - and off you go! So that you know the best places to head for, a list of sightings 'hotspots' around the UK will be listed on this website. Head for an official viewpoint - This is for 'first timers' or people who have little experience of official watches and need a bit of help in identifying a whale, dolphin or porpoise. Official viewpoints will be manned by Sea Watch regional co-ordinators and other volunteers who will have sightings forms with them. You can also download forms from the website, where official viewpoints and regional co-ordinators are listed. Get out on a wildlife boat trip - Wildlife Tour Operators taking part in the weekend will be listed on the Sea Watch website with their contact details. |
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