PLENARY PAPERS
Welcome and Introduction 1
Jennifer Stewart, Manager for Wales, Heritage Lottery Fund
The Impact of the Lottery on Countryside Recreation and Conservation 3
Dr Kevin Bishop, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
Sport England Lottery Fund 11
Paul Richardson, Senior Strategy and Statutory Services Manager, Sport England Lottery Fund
WORKSHOPS
New Opportunities Fund: Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities, 21
‘Doorstep Greens’
Pete Johnstone, National Project Officer, Countryside Agency ‘Doorstep Greens’
An Application to The Heritage Lottery Fund by the Yorkshire Dales 25
Millennium Trust
Ian Oag, Director, Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust
Lottery Funding from the Point of View of a Successful Applicant 29
– Kennet & Avon Canal Restoration Project
Michael Goodenough, Kennet and Avon Canal Waterway Manager, British Waterways
The Community Fund (formerly known as The National Lottery Charities Board) 34
Anna Orton, Policy Officer for Wales, National Lottery Charities Board
Countryside Agency Local Heritage Initiative 38
Chris Burke, Local Heritage Initiative Advisor, Countryside Agency
Tips for Successful Applicants: Lottery Funding from the Point of View 41
of a Professional Fundraiser
Nitin Thakrar, Consultant
New Opportunities Fund ‘Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities’ 47
Programme
Helen Earner, Policy Officer, New Opportunities Fund (Workshop Leader)
Fflur Lawton, Senior Information Officer, New Opportunities Fund, and
Elaine Reynolds, Out of School Hours Learning Co-ordinator, Mountain Ash
Comprehensive School
SUPPORTING PAPERS
Annex 1 51
The Impact of the National Lottery on Countryside Recreation and Consen’ation
Dr Kevin Bishop
Annex 2 54
Approved Countryside Agency Local Heritage Initiative Projects
Chris Burke
Annex 3 55
Lottery Distributor Contact Information
Compiled by Emma Bishop
Annex 4 59
Programme
Annex 5 60
Speaker Biographies
Annex 6 67
Delegate List