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Cultural Documents of Foot and Mouth (FMD)

Conference and exhibition Manchester Town Hall, 14th-16th March 2006.

Imaging Pandemics: A review of the social, health, veterinary, cultural
and scientific records of the 2001 FMD outbreak in Britain.

Tuesday 14th March, 2006 In the Public Interest?
Reviewing the records of the 2001 Foot and Mouth outbreak;
understanding the social, environmental and cultural impact of FMD

10 am - 1.00 pm Conference registration and exhibitions open at Manchester Town Hall 

12.30 pm Official opening of the 'Cultural Documents of FMD' exhibition at the Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University.

2 pm: Introduction and an overview of the 2001 FMD outbreak. Presentation by David Black, veterinary surgeon Paragon Veterinary Group, Cumbria, and Chris Chapman film maker and photographer Devon, Chair, Chair Professor Sheila Crispin Visiting Professorial Fellow, The School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol. 4.00pm Panel discussion: In the Public Interest; documenting, archiving and communicating the experiences of FMD five years on.

7.30 pm Evening Public forum: Documenting a Rural Crisis:re-thinking rural documentary and landscape photography after FMD Shaping media and public perceptions of the 2001 FMD outbreak: How photographers, artists, and the media recorded and documented the 2001 FMD outbreak; articulating the ethical and animal welfare issues involved and informing and widening the public debate about FMD and pandemics.

Wednesday, 15th March Learning from the past?
Pandemics and society; Rural Health perspectives, and
voicing the community and individual experiences of FMD.

10 am: Bearing witness: the iconography and documentary records of animal epidemics; acknowledging community and individual experiences of FMD. Presentations and first hand accounts by some of those directly involved in documenting and dealing with the 2001 FMD outbreak; presentation by farming and rural leaders, rural businesses, vets, artists and medical practitioners.

Session 1 (Great Hall)
Presentation by photographers, poets and artists: Marcus Vergette (Devon), Clive Landen (Newport School of Photography), James Crowden poet/writer (Devon), and Alan Birch artist (Manchester)

Session 2 (Lord Mayor's parlour) 
Presentations by scientists, artists and film makers: Dr Sheila Crispin, The School of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol, Mary Marshall, EU-funded FMD & CSF Coordination Action, Dr Daro Montag (University of Plymouth), Dr Roger Breeze, Centaur Science Group, Washington DC.

2 pm: Documenting FMD and its impact on rural communities and Rural Health: 
Animal epidemics and their psychological trauma and emotional impact on communities. 

Session 1 (Great Hall) 'The health and social consequences of the 2001 UK Foot and Mouth Epidemic'. Dr Maggie Mort, Director Institute of Health Research, University of Lancaster. Speakers to be confirmed. Followed by a panel discussion

Session 2 (Lord Mayor's parlour) The work of film makers, radio/broadcasters and new media in documenting the impact of FMD on rural and farming communities: Nic Millington (Rural Media Company, Hereford), Roger Drury (Forest of Dean Community Radio), Nick May film maker artist (Cumbria), and Dr Michael Meredith.
7.30 pm. Keynote presentation and Evening public forum (Town Hall) 


IF WE GIVE THEM THE TOOLS, THEY CAN FINISH THE JOB 

A manifesto for global livestock epidemic disease eradication in our lifetimes. 
Dr Roger Breeze, Centaur Science Group, Washington DC. Former USDA advisor on FMD and an expert on Agro-Terrorism, Dr Breeze is currently Chief Scientist to the Defense Department's Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).

"Why exactly does society tolerate the deleterious effects of FMD, classical swine fever, Rinderpest and other major plagues of the world's livestock? It is not for lack of technology to eliminate them. The most important outcome of the 2001 FMD outbreak would be for members of the public who are not farmers to take up the cause of eliminating these diseases that are so important to pastoral and small farmers all over the world and among the root causes of poverty in societies that depend upon livestock in ways not appreciated in the developed world." 

Thursday 16th March Could it ever happen again? 
 Metaphors and misunderstandings; the role of the animal sciences, 
academic and cultural sectors in interpreting and responding to pandemics.

It is argued that.. "the slaughter policy adopted by the British government in response to the 2001 outbreak of FMD was framed in terms of a cluster of metaphors that ultimately trapped the government inside a single policy solution to the detriment of searching for other possible solutions. FMD itself carried no health risks for humans, but the 'solutions' adopted to deal with FMD did." (Conceptualising Foot and Mouth Disease:The Socio-Cultural Role of Metaphors, Frames and Narratives Brigitte Nerlich/Craig A. Hamilton/Victoria Rowe)

10 am: Poetry, Politics and Pandemics; researching the social and cultural impact of FMD. The outcomes of academic research projects about FMD; the role of epidemiologists and the ethical dimensions of the outbreak. 

Session 1 (Great Hall) Presentations by sociologists, philosophers, and poets; Dr Brigitte Nerlich and Dr Sam Hillyard (University of Nottingham, Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks & Society), Dr Nick Wright, 'The Ethics of Disease Control' (University of British Columbia), Dr Martin Doering 'An Outbreak of Poetry' (GKSS, Institute for Coastal Research). http://www.metaphorik.de/02/nerlich.htm

Session 2 (Lord Mayor's Parlour) a review of the UK FMD control measures, with a view to learning learning how we might address other possible epidemics, including avian flu. The emphasis thus being on the retrospective review - but with a view towards future control, in general. Dr Peter Nettleton (Moreun Institute), Dr David Campbell (University of Durham), Chair: Michael Thrusfield (University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush Veterinary Centre Roslin). 

Conference plenary:
2 pm Animal Epidemics and Society; Learning from FMD, and preparing for Avian Flu?
Society's preparedness, or lack of preparation for future pandemics. What can we learn from the FMD experience and current epidemiological research that might help us deal with new pandemics such as Avian Flu. Scientists, economists, academics, media and health experts in dialogue with civic leaders about the proposed preventative measures and potential social, health and economic impact of Avian Flu pandemic in Britain. <www.birdfluimmunisation.co.uk>. 

5.00pm conference close

Exhibitions and public programmes; presenting the Cultural Documents of FMD. Using the experience and records of FMD in devising new cultural strategies by which to document and tackle future pandemics. Exhibitions by artists, film makers and photographers who have been documenting the social, economic and environmental impact of FMD since 2001: Dark Days, by photographer John Darwell (Cumbria); Till the Cows Come Home, by Cumbrian photographer Nick May; 'Silence at Ramscliffe' by Chris Chapman, Devon, Alex Moore 'Childs Play - Documenting FMD in Cumbria', and Clive Landen,'The Abyss' FMD in Gloucestershire and Wales. Holden Gallery, Manchester Metropolitan University 6th to 30th March 2006. Other exhibitions and DVD presentations will also be on display at the Town Hall, 14 - 16 March.

A cultural centre for the study of pandemics and society - a proposed national FMD study centre, museum and archive. Proposals for a national FMD museum, and an archive and study centre devoted to study of pandemics, society and culture. A national repository and archive for the rural community records, scientific, documentary art works about the 2001 FMD outbreak. The Vache Folle, Cité des Sciences Museum Paris conference and exhibition about BSE will also be discussed at the conference as a possible museological precedent: <http://www.cite-sciences.fr/francais/ala_cite/affiche/vache_folle/droit_fs.htm>

The exhibitions, conference and educational programmes are free and open to the public.
 
To book a place for the conference and research seminars please contact:

LITTORAL
42 Lodge Mill Lane, Turn Village,
Lancashire BL0 0RW, UK 
Tel & FAX: 00 44 (0)1706 827 961 E-MAIL: littoral@btopenworld.com 
website: www.littoral.org.uk

The conference is supported by Manchester Museum of Science and Industry; Nottingham University; the Rural Cultural Forum; Lancaster University, Manchester Metropolitan University; Arts Council England; and LITTORAL Arts

 

"Unconditional Discharge"

Kirstin McBride appeared in Court at Dumfries to answer the charges brought against her to which she pleaded 'Not Guilty'  

I am delighted to report that she was given an unconditional discharge and the Procurator Fiscal severely criticised those who had brought the case against her.

You will remember that Kirstin arrived home from work one day last year, to find her adored pet goat, 'Misty' lying dead in the driveway of her home.

'Misty' had been slaughtered by a vet on the orders of MAFF/SERAD, believing that she posed a risk of spread of FMD while shut in her stable, where she had been kept since before the start of the epidemic, and in spite of the fact that the animals on the neighbouring farm had been slaughtered two weeks previously. Kirstin's Mother, Elizabeth, was in her home, talking to the police who had accompanied the vet, trying to persuade them to persuade SERAD to do a blood test on Misty. Meanwhile, unbeknown to her, the vet was slaughtering 'Misty'.

It is hardly surprising that Kirstin was in severe shock and completely devastated by what had happened. Desperate to say farewell to her beloved pet, she struggled with the police who tried to hold her back as Misty's body was loaded to be taken away. In order to free herself, she bit the officer and beside herself with grief, rushed into the house and grabbed a knife with the intention of killing herself.

The charges against Kirstin were 'Breach of the Peace' and 'Having a dangerous weapon in a public place'. Kirstin has appeared in Court several times over the past year and this sorry saga still dragged on. While no charges have been brought against the Police or the vet concerned, in spite of the fact that Kirstin and her family were within their legal right to request a blood test on Misty and the slaughter of a healthy animal without a positive result for virus being found in such a test, was in breach of the EU Directive

Kirstin received great support from a crowd of well wishers at the Court today, many people travelling from as far away as Suffolk to show solidarity with her.

Juanita Wilson of the Mossburn Animal Sanctuery in Dumfries and many local supporters have been a constant source of encouragement to Kirstin and her family and I know they are very grateful for all the sympathy, kindness and understanding shown to them by so many. JB.

 

Heart of Galloway FMD Support Group - AGM at Wigtown Primary School

Monday 9th September at 7.30pm

Agenda

7.30pm  - 'Regenerating Rural Communities'

Address by - Robin Harper Green Party MSP 

8.15pm - Question Time

8.30pm - Refreshments

8.45pm AGM

Treasurer's Report -Chairperson's Report

Officers stand down and election of new officers

Change to Constitution

Future Plans

Any other relevant business - (please submit to the Secretary 3 days before the meeting)

 

The Countryside Alliance

LIBERTY & LIVELIHOOD MARCH - SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER

MARCH REGISTRATION LINES NOW OPEN

Have you registered? Have you asked your family, friends, colleagues and neighbours to register?

We have set-up a special hotline for the Liberty and Livelihood March

 Register your support and receive an information pack.


Simply call 0900 102 0900 today
Calls cost 60p/min, max cost £1.80. Hours of operation 8am - 8pm 7 days a week.
The Countryside Alliance, 367 Kennington Road, London SE11 4PT.

YOU CAN ALSO REGISTER YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS ONLINE - IT'S EASY, ONLY A CLICK AWAY !
Click here

 

FIRST "SOD" FARM VISIT!   

Saturday 29th June from midday onwards

"Smallholders Online Devon" farm visit to South Week Farm, Week, near Chulmleigh, Devon by kind invitation of Matthew Knight and Suzanne Hobbs.

Bring a picnic lunch, or buy your organic "fast food" from the "YumYum" burger bar on site.

15 acres of orchids in flower and Marsh Fritillary butterflies flying over the Culm grassland.

 We've been meaning to arrange a Smallholders Online get-together, and in conversation with Matt Knight before the EU Inquiry visit to Devon, he mentioned the fantastic display of orchids that has shown on his Culm grassland this year, better than he's ever seen them before with countless flower spikes of Southern Marsh, Spotted Heath and Twayblade.  This explains the short notice for this event - we need to visit NOW to appreciate the flowers at their best and, hopefully, to see the nationally-rare Marsh Fritillary butterflies on the wing.  

This is an opportunity to see how sensitive farming management produces the kind of countryside that we all want to live and work in.  South Week is an idyllic farm with a range of traditional buildings in a lovely part of rural Devon.  It's worth the journey from wherever you live.  Matt and Suzanne have Red Devon suckler cows, some sheep, ducks and poultry, and they also extract and process hardwood timber from their ancient woodland.  A new venture this year is their organic mobile snack bar, the YumYum  "burger van", believed to be the first of its kind in the country and booked to appear at a series of high-profile events this summer.

This will be on-site on Saturday, so you can choose to bring your own picnic lunch, purchase it from the van, or maybe do a bit of both.  If it rains, there are large barns to keep us dry.  After a social lunch, our hosts will lead a guided walk around the farm, taking in all aspects of their management.

It promises to be a really enjoyable day out, and an opportunity to meet e-mail friends in person.  Do come if you possibly can, all are welcome.

South Week Farm is situated at map reference SS 740 169 (approx mid-way between Meshaw and Chulmleigh) and access is via the farm lane at the cross-way between the hamlets of Week and Molland. These are very narrow lanes so take care driving.

For detailed directions, contact Matt on:  matthewnuit@ukonline.co.uk

See you there!

 

 

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ON FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

Preliminary Draft Programme

For the visit of a delegation of the temporary committee to Wales, Devon and Gloucestershire

Wednesday 19 June to Saturday 22 June 2002

Wednesday 19 June 13.30 -  Departure by coach to Zaventem airport 15.20- Arrival in Birmingham18.00 - 19.00 -  Short meeting at Welshpool Livestock Sales John Jones - Phil Owens - Mr P.C. Jinman (vet) or Mr Huw Brodie (Welsh Assembly) - other groups 20.30: Dinner hosted by Mr Glyn Davies, chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Welsh National Assembly at Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, In attendance: Presidents of National Farmers' Union Cymru and the Farmers' Union of Wales.

Thursday, 20 June: Wales

08.15 -  Departure by coach to Builth Wells 09.00 - 11.15 - Public meeting  at the International Pavillion, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells Theme: The impact of the Foot and Mouth Crisis on the Rural Economics - Ian Mitchell (local accountant) - Mr Jackie Tonge (Powys County Council) - other groups:11.30  Departure by coach to Sennybridge Disposal Site 12.30 - Buffet lunch near Sennybridge - A small contribution for the buffet will be requested 14.00 - Visit of Sennybridge Disposal Site (further details to follow)15.00 - 17.00 Public Meeting at the Market Hall (near the Sennybridge Disposal Site) Janet Watkins -  Sennybridge Community Action Group Mr Huw Brodie - other Groups 17.15 - Departure for Exeter 20.30 - Dinner, hosted by Devon County Council, in the Cavendish Room at the Thistle Hotel in Exeter - Exchange of views with Professor Ian Mercer, Chairman of Devon County Council’s Foot and Mouth Inquiry, and Anthony Gibson, Regional Director of the National Farmers' Union.

Friday, 21 June: Devo

9.00 - 10.45  Public meeting at the Thistle Hotel in Exeter Tom Griffith-Jones -Alan Beat  - other Group 11.00 - Departure by coach to Oakhampton 11.45 - Visit to the Farm of David Heards, Place Farm, Okehampton 12.45 - Individual lunch at Betty Cottels, on the B3260, Okehampton 13.45 - Depart for Knowstone 15.00 - 16.30 - Meeting with farmers and affected people at Knowstone Village HallDavid Trigger (former district Councillor) Mrs Lynne McBride (affected farmer from Knowstone) 16.45 - Depart for Alveston (Gloucestershire) 18.30 - Open Meeting at Hotel Premier Lodge in Alveston (Bristol North) Theme: The cost of the FMD crisis - Carol Trewin - David Drew MP - Other Groups 20.15 - Departure by coach for dinner 20.30 - Dinner with key stakeholders at the Tortworth Court Four Pillars Hotel - Gloucestershire County Council 22.30 - Departure by coach for hotel Premier Lodge, Alviston (Bristol North)

Saturday, 22 June - Forest of Dean

9.30 - 11.30 - Public Meeting at the Speech House Hotel in the Forest of Dean Janet Bayley - Diane Organ MP - Other Groups:12.00 - Coach to Birmingham Airport - Departure

 


Concerned about GM Crops in Scotland?
We have a vision of a MILE OF PEOPLE who stand quiet to be heard
Men, women, children ­ young and old ­ who stand to look upon Munlochy GM field. 

Their power is only in the number of their presence. They come to give their silent speech.

THEIR SILENCE IS A SHOUT FOR DEMOCRACY

Join us at Rosemarkie Beach, Sunday 26th May from noon.

COME AND STAND QUIET TO BE HEARD

2:00 pm gather on Rosemarkie beach for stories, songs and 
procession with fiddle and pipes. 
3:00 pm bus to GM field. Form line.
4:00 pm STAND QUIET
4:15 pm Piper leads us off; walk back to buses which 
return to Rosemarkie.

Bring your friends. Car share to minimise transport and parking space.

COME AND STAND QUIET TO BE HEARD

This is a Scottish cultural event, NOT direct action on the field. We ask all who come to respect this opportunity for legal, non-violent demonstration. Volunteer marshals will support us in honouring this commitment.

Organised by Stand Quiet to be Heard Group with the support of H&I GM Concern and the Munlochy Vigil. 
For more information phone Auriol de Smidt on 01309 691088.

 

THE CENTRE FOR TROPICAL VETERINARY MEDICINE - MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF

THE CENTRE FOR TROPICAL VETERINARY MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

Tuesday 21st May from 11am to 12 mid-day.

Committee Room 3, Houses of Parliament  

Chair – Hazel,  Baroness Byford

Speakers -

' The History of the CTVM' Prof. Duncan Brown DVM&S MRCVS & Prof. Morley Sewell MA VetMB PhD MRCVS             

Is there a need for a British centre to provide training in tropical veterinary medicine ? Martyn Edelsten  MSc DVSM BVM&S MRCVS & Archie Hunter BVM&S DTVM MRCVS  Al Haji, Sir Dawda Jawara GCMG DTVM FRCVS

' The role of the CTVM in the wider world' - Prof. Ian Maudlin BSc. MSc. PhD. - Director of the CTVM 

' The Future' - Roger S. Windsor MBE MA BSc BVM&S MRCVS

' How do we raise the money ?' - The financial problems resulting from changes in policy of the State Veterinary Service (by no longer supporting post graduate degree courses), the Department for International Development and the University of Edinburgh, and what they have meant for the CTVM, This, the only university department in Britain to teach about exotic animal diseases, is in danger of being closed down.  Before this is allowed to happen, there are three questions which need to be asked:- 

1. Is there a need for a CTVM in Britain ? We have just experienced the worst outbreak of foot and mouth disease that this country has ever seen, which almost equalled in its severity the outbreak of rinderpest in the 1860s.  We, therefore, need to train British vets to recognize, FMD, rinderpest, bluetongue, swine fever, contagious bovine pleuro-pneumonia, sheep pox, fowl plague and the many other diseases just waiting to gain entrance into Britain.

2. Is Edinburgh the best place for it? With its history and traditions of globe trotting and pioneers, Edinburgh University has a proud past.  The physical facilities of the CTVM are already there: why pay for others ?

3.  How is it to be put on a permanent financial footing ? In 1975 Lord Swan was of the opinion that the government of the day should make a commitment to the long term funding of the CTVM !  Sadly this advice was not followed up. The only way to secure the future of the CTVM is to remove it from the vagaries of government financing: this means large sums of money, too large for a simple veterinary appeal. You are, therefore invited to take part in a debate on these questions at the Meeting to be held in Committee Room 3 in the Houses of Parliament, on Tuesday 21st May from 11am to 12 mid-day.  

An information pack on the CTVM is available. Please indicate to Roger S. Windsor, whether or not you will be able to be present. You can e-mail him here!

 

An important meeting

Regarding the 8,055 tonnes of the Foot & Mouth associated carcasses that had
mass burials in the landfill site at Heathfield Viridor.
Monday on 13th May 2002 at 6.00pm - Kingsteignton Rydon Community Centre Rydon Road organised by The Kingsteignton Parish Chairwoman Mrs E Wickham
has invited MP Richard Younger Ross  

Contacts  John & Diane Irwin   - Tel:01626 356742

 

Bobby Waugh appears in Court today - 7th May 2002

Mr Waugh will appear at Bedlington Magistrates Court, Northumberland. The courtroom is small - there is not likely to be much spare space for all the people who will be there, and there are likely to be many. Bobby Waugh and his supporters claim that he has been made the scapegoat for the failures of the government and there are likely to be revelations during the trial that make headline news.
He faces allegations under the Animal Health Act 1981, the Protection of Animals Act 1911 and the Trade Descriptions Act.
Among the 22 charges against him are claims that he failed to notify officials of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, caused unnecessary suffering to animals, fed unprocessed catering waste to pigs, failed to dispose of animal by-products and failed to record the movement of pigs. We shall be watching the trial as closely as possible.

 

Cumbria's Inquiry

The first session will be Tuesday 7 May and will run until Friday 10 May. 
The second session will be Tuesday 28 May and run to Friday 31 May. 
Venues to be announced - for  details received so far - please click here
Contact :fmdinquiry@cumbriacc.gov.uk

John Hetherington, 
FMD Inquiry Lead Officer 
FMD Inquiry
Chief Executive's Directorate
Cumbria County Council 
The Courts Carlisle
Cumbria CA3 8NA

Tel:Tel:01539 773430 

For a list of the Panel Members please click here!

 

NATIONAL MILLS DAY -  SUNDAY 12th MAY

We are opening our smallholding and water mill to the public from 10.30am to 4.30pm

The mill restoration is well advanced and the waterwheel can be seen for the first time.Guided mill tours at intervals through the day

Rosie's annual plant sale is bigger and better than ever - arrive early for the bargains!

Hot drinks, raffle, walks around the smallholding

 Entrance £1.50 adult, 50p child, towards the restoration fund. Sorry, no dogs admitted

Location:  Bridgerule is situated between Holsworthy and Bude, on the upper river Tamar.  The Bridge Mill is on the edge of the village, on the Holsworthy road

 Tel 01288 381341 for any further details.

 

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE:

CONTROL STRATEGIES

2-5 JUNE 2002

International Symposium
organized by the Mérieux Foundation
the International Association for Biologicals (IABs)
and the Office International des Epizooties (OIE)

LYON - FRANCE

 International scientific Committee

Fred Brown, Kris de Clerck, Eduardo Correa Melo, John Crowther, Betty Dodet, Tim Doel, Alex Donaldson, Laurence Gleeson, Bernd Haas, Andrew King, Paul Kitching, Yves Leforban, Juan Lubroth, Gardner Murray, Jim Pearson, Kenechi Sakamoto, Victor Sariva, Gavin Thomson, David Yang

 Organizing Committee

Betty Dodet, Claude Lardy, Michel Lombard, Jim Pearson, Micha Roumiantzeff

 Forum Session & Presentation of  information

A poster session will provide a forum for scientists to present their findings.

Abstracts must be typed in english, using single spacing. They must include the title of the poster, the name and title of authors, their professional affiliation and address. The text must be no longer than one page (typed single spacing) and sufficiently details to enable the Organizing Committee to assess its scientific merit and suitability.

Abstracts must be sent by e-mail  or by mail with a diskette.
Size of poster panels: 1.20 m high X 0.80 m large
Deadline for abstract reception: 25 April 2002

Further information can be obtained from:

Fondation Mérieux,
17, rue Bourgelat, BP 2021, 69227 Lyon Cedex 02, France
E-mail
Tel: 33 (0)4 72 40 79 72 / Fax: 33 (0)4 72 40 79 50

 

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - Inquiry Team
Temporary committee on foot and mouth disease draft programme for the visit to the United Kingdom Scotland, Northumberland and Cumbria Thursday 18 to Saturday 20 April 2002
Aims of the visit:
To learn from affected individuals who do not normally have the chance to be heard.
To learn how the relevant Community legislation was implemented.
To learn what the national UK measure were to combat the disease and the crisis.
To learn which economic and social sectors were affected by the crisis.
To learn how the crisis was managed from a logistical point of view (transport
matters, how were the animals killed, animal welfare issues).
Participants of the delegation:
- 7 non-British Members of the committee
- 6 permanent British Members of the committee
- 4 substitute British Members of the committee
- 2 staff from the secretariat
- 1 staff from Parliament's London and/or Edinburgh office
- 7 staff from the political groups
- 6 interpreters
- 4 staff from the European Commission - 5  assistants of members
In total between 35 and 40 persons.
Wednesday, 17 April - Northumberland
Members to fly to Newcastle airport, then travel to Slaley Hall, (Hexham) Hotel and Conference centre. 17.30 Meeting with experts (to be confirmed) PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups two experts or other guests to be divided between them. 20.30 Dinner
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them.
Thursday, 18 April - Cumbria

Longtown market and Scotland Border 08.30: Coach travel from Longhirst to Longtown 10.00: Visit to Longtown market which will be in action that day
Members will speak to farmers and traders.
12.00 Lunch with farmers at Longtown Market
14.00 Coach to Gretna.
14.30: Visit to the farm there at the museum complex
15.00 Public Meeting at Gretna (museum complex)
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them.
First the experts will be given the floor, then the public according to
the principle 'catch the chairman's eye'
18.00 Visit Linstock Castle Farm, near Carlisle, which is farmed by Mr
Alisdair Wannop
19.30 Coach to the Slaley Hall (Devere Hotel) in Hexham
20.30 Dinner:
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them.
Friday, 19th April - Northumberland and Cumbria
08.15 Departure to the farm of Mrs Cath Aynsley north of Hexham (Whiteside Law, Hallington) 09.00 Arrival at the farm
10.00 Departure to visit of the Auction market in Hexham 11.30 Depart
for Vinandola 12.30 Lunch at Vinandola
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them 14.00 Coach to
Great Orton Airfield 15.00 Visit to Great Orton Airfield
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them.
16.30 Coach to Carlisle
17.00 Meeting in …………
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them.
19.00 Coach to Kendal
20.30 Dinner in the Catle Green Hotel in Kendal
PPE/ED and PSE invite each two experts or other guests, the other groups
two experts or other guests to be divided between them.
Saturday: Cumbria
09.00: Meeting at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal, Cumbria. Invitations
to be send out by the groups. Total number of 50. Breakdown on the basis
of the D'Hondt systyem.
Theme: effects of the FMD crisis on the tourist industry.
11.00: Departure by coach to Manchester Airport 13.00: Press Conference
to conclude the first visit to the UK followed by a lunch at the Radisson
Hotel, Manchester Airport P.M.: Return trip from Manchester Airport
Office of Dr Caroline Lucas
Green Member of the European Parliament for S.E. England
Rue Wiertz, 1047 Brussels, Belgium
Brussels: +32 2 28 45153 Fax: +32 2 28 49153
London: +44 20 7407 6281 Fax: +44 20 7234 0183
web: www.carolinelucasmep.org.uk

 

Royal Society of Edinburgh    

INQUIRY -
Foot and Mouth Disease in Scotland

Public Meetings

"The Inquiry Team wants to hear what you have to say!"

The Royal Society of Edinburgh,

22-26 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 2PQ  Tel 0131 240 5000 - Fax 0131 240 5024

 

ART GALLERY EXHIBITION
Love, Labour & Loss: 300 Years of British Livestock Farming in Art
20 July to 15 September 2002

Tullie House Museum, Carlisle

ADMISSION FREE
Continues at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter, 5 October 2002 to 4 January 2003

Following the recent foot and mouth crisis, amidst growing concern for the future of agriculture, Love, Labour & Loss reviews the huge importance of livestock farming to the physical, cultural and economic environment of Britain over the last 300 years.
Through works drawn from over seventy public and private collections nationwide, Love, Labour & Loss takes a critical look at how our attitudes to farming and the countryside have changed over time. The exhibition also examines the historical development of agriculture in terms of labour, mechanisation, stock-breeding and the marketplace.
This spectacular selection of work includes great artists from past and present - from Gainsborough, Claude Lorrain, Turner and Constable through to Sam Taylor-Wood, Dorothy Cross, Siobhan Hapaska, and Damien Hirst with his calf-in-formaldehyde sculpture, Prodigal Son.
Curated by Clive Adams, Love, Labour & Loss has been organised by Tullie House with the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery in Exeter. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-colour catalogue with foreword by Lord Melvyn Bragg and an introduction from the exhibition's patron, HRH The Prince of Wales.

Admission by ticket to the main museum and Millennium galleries. (Free to Tullie Card holders and Friends members, who should obtain tickets from reception)

At 12.30pm each day from Monday 19 - Friday 23 August, visitors are invited to a series of free 10 minute 'spotlight' talks on works selected from the exhibition by Tullie House education and curatorial staff.

http://www.tulliehouse.co.uk/index2.htm

 

 


Dr. Tom Lonsdale - From Australia

'Raw Meaty Bones' 

UK Morning seminar

 Saturday 14 June 2003 - 10:00am to 1:00pm 

 Sullington Village Hall - Sullington - Storrington - West Sussex

Tickets: £15 each (£40 for three) Cheque or money order to: 

'Tune in to your Dog' - Coda, Florida Road, Ferring, W Sussex, BN12 5PE 

Telephone: 01903 244445 OR 01903 745166
Email: Jenny Sanders or Email: Sue Merrikin

UK Evening seminar

Thursday 19 June 2003 - 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm 

 Britannia Club, Bank of England Printing Works, Langston Road,
Loughton, Essex. IG10 3TN 
 
Tickets: £12 each (Discounts for block booking) Tel: 020-8590-3604  

Cheque, credit card or money order to: 

Crosskeys Select Books, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex. RM5 2BH 

Telephone: 0208-590-3604 or 0208-599-3317
Fax: 0208-599 6177
Email: Karen@crosskeysbooks.com
Web: http://crosskeysbooks.com/ 

UK All-day seminar

Sunday 22 June 2003 - 10.00 am to 5.00 pm 

Little Haywood Village Hall, Chilwell Avenue, Little Haywood, Stafford

Tickets: £30.00 each (Buy 5 get 1 free)

Cheque or money order to: 

Scallywags Canine Education Centre, 9 The Meadows, Rugeley, Staffordshire. WS15 1JH 

Telephone: 01889 802685 or 01543 270026
Fax: 0870 134 0902
Email: Sheila Harper sheila@scallywags.force9.co.uk
Erica Bennett bennett.erica@talk21.com
Web: http://www.scallywags.force9.co.uk/ 

UK Evening seminar

 Monday 23 June 2003 - 7:00PM TO 10:00PM

City of Norwich School, Eaton Road, Norwich, NR4 6PP

Tickets: £10 each or £8 per ticket for 5+ 

Cheque or money order to: 

Happy Pets, 83 Stafford Street, Norwich. NR2 3BG 
Telephone: 01603 611184

 

WORLD PORK CONGRESS

BIRMINGHAM 19-20 JUNE 2003

The MLC and British Pig Executive are, with the help of the International Meat Secretariat, organising the first World Pork Congress to take place at the Birmingham International Conference Centre in June.

The plan is to gather CEOs from the world's biggest pig producers and processors (along with Government representatives, key retailers and other senior players with an interest) for a forward-looking, business-focused conference. The Congress will cover four major subjects: trade concerns, technical issues, production and market trends, and the consumer's perspective. The conference will give UK delegates the opportunity to mix with the world's best and learn from their competitors.

The proposed theme for the congress is 'Competing Successfully in the Global Market' and its objectives are: to provide a strategic, forward looking and business oriented congress that provides a unique insight into the future development of the world pork market; and to provide an excellent networking opportunity for all delegates and speakers. Defra are co-sponsoring the event along with others including the MLC, Tesco's, JSR (a major pig breeding company), EFSIS (the quality inspection service).

Further details are available by e-mail - Click here! or on their website - Click here! 

 

 

The HEART OF GALLOWAY 

The McMillan Hall - Newton Stewart

presents -

A LOAD OF RUBBISH 

A day of ideas 

Information and Lobbying on Renewable Energy, Re-Using and Recycling

7th JUNE 2003

10.00am Doors open
In the main hall at - 10.15am - Opening speech to be made by Alistair Geddes, Councillor for the Whithorn Ward

Speeches will continue downstairs in the meeting room, near the main entrance. The room holds approximately 50 people seated and 30 standing. A program will be posted outside the room as well as a program produced to hand out to the visitors and published in the newspaper.

The following talks will be approx 10 minutes each with a couple of breaks for coffee!

10.30 am Chris Balance - Local Green MSP. - 'The Ideal'
Pointing out why we should aim to recycle, use renewable energy and produce less waste. A speech to incorporate the days aims and to explain the importance of these matters to the people in our communities.

10.40 am Joan Mitchell - Councillor - 'What’s changed?'
Talking on a similar day that took place 12 years ago and Agenda 21

10.50 am The Council's Representative - 'Their Goals'
The Councils agenda

11.00 am Stephen Flood - SEPA - 'The future'
Talking on Dumfries and Galloways Waste Management plan.

11.10 am Kerr MacGregor - Chair of Scotland's Solar Energy Group
Talking on Solar Energy and the lack of Government support.

11.30 am Joe Ferguson - Community Re-Newables Development Officer Energy Advice Centre, Ayr. 

12.00 pm. Gordon Walling - Experience on making Solar Panels and setting them up as well as a Wind Turbine.

12.15 pm. David Sumner & Finn McCreath - The Swallow Theatre and Wind Turbines.

12.30pm. Paul Smith -  Stanraer Furniture Project. 
Talking about the project and starting up in Newton Stewart.

12.40 pm. Mrs.Petrie from the Village of Wylam - 'What’s possible?'
Her experience of setting up a recycling scheme in rural Northumberland

1.10 pm John Gorman - SEPA
Talking on the local recycling initiative in Newton Stewart.

LUNCH

2.30 pm QUESTION TIME - 'The obstacles'

Questions will be invited from the public attending on the day in writing by 1pm. 

PANEL IN THE AFTERNOON - Chairman: Alistair McConnachie

Kerr MacGregor - Director of Macgregor Solar Consultancy.Jeremy Sainsbury - The Natural Power Consultant - Representing "Robin Rigg" Wind Power and Eco Building., Alex Fergusson MSP., Chris Balance MSP., A Council Representative., Mrs.Petrie - Rural Re-Cycling., Stephen Flood - SEPA.,

Each member of the panel will have a few minutes at the beginning to introduce themselves.

In the Main Hall 

1pm - The Fashion Show

Refreshments

&

Children's Activities  - All Day!

Scottish Charity number: SC032660
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