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Events taking place in the South West Region - 10/11/10

A selection of events taking place in the South West Region up to the middle of December.  These are hosted by different organisations and, if you are interested in attending any of the events, please get in touch with the organisers. If you know of any events or meetings that may be of interest to others, please let us know and we’ll circulate details. Details of all events are available on the RES website:   

Cornwall
10th Nov Introduction to Food Microbiology, Stoke Climsland
10th Nov Local Action for Rural Communities, Camelford
11th Nov Governance and Legal Structures for Social Enterprise, Launceston
11th Nov Making the most of Soils, Manures and Nutrients, Stoke Climsland
12th Nov Informal one-to-one advice clinic for social enterprises, Truro
12th Nov Local Action for Rural Communities, Pensilva, Liskeard
15th Nov Growing in the Tamar Valley, Calstock
15th Nov Shining a light on Photovoltaics (PV), Bodmin
15th Nov Solution-Focused Communication - A 2-Day Training Workshop, St. Austell
16th Nov Cheese Making Theory and Practice, Stoke Climsland
17th Nov Successfully Promoting Your Business, Bodmin
18th Nov FREE ELS & OELS Renewal Workshops, Launceston
19th Nov Social Enterprise Trade Fair, Camborne
23rd Nov Access to Finance and Managing Risk, Truro
23rd Nov FREE ELS & OELS Renewal Workshops, Truro
23rd Nov Making the most of Soils, Manures and Nutrients, Camborne
24th Nov Developing & applying direct marketing - food & drink businesses, Bodmin
24th Nov How can the sustainable business agenda present entrepreneurial and commercial opportunities for businesses in Cornwall? M&S: a success story, Truro
25th Nov CIEH Level 2 Award in Environmental Principles and Best Practice, Bodmin
25th Nov FREE ELS & OELS Renewal Workshops, Roche
27th Nov Hatch, Match and Dispatch (Poultry), Wadebridge
29th Nov Advanced HACCP Level 4 for Food Manufacturing (RSPH), Stoke Climsland
30th Nov Making effective use of the internet - food & drink businesses, Bodmin
12th Dec Social Media for Civil Society, Penzance

Devon
10th Nov Introduction to Social Enterprise, Paignton
10th Nov Masterclass - From grants to trade. Managing your Cashflow Torquay
11th Nov Litigation Surgery – ACAS, Torquay
11th Nov Modern Vegetarian Cookery, Ashburton
16th Nov Big Society - Local Solutions, Exeter
16th Nov Getting Started: How to set up a food co-op or buying group in your community, Exeter
16th Nov Leadership, Management and Motivation, South Molton
16th Nov Quick Wins Workshop, Tiverton
16th Nov Welcome Walkers and Cyclists, Newton Abbot
17th Nov Anaerobic Digestion - is it viable with slurry? Barnstaple
17th Nov Innovation in a Low Carbon Age, Plymouth
17th Nov Web Health Check, Tedburn St. Mary
18th Nov Advice Clinic - social enterprise, Torquay
18th Nov AdWords and Social Media, Ivybridge
18th Nov Agro-ecosystem modelling, Okehampton
18th Nov Social Enterprise Day, Plymouth
19th Nov Legal Hotspots, Exeter
22nd Nov Introduction to Social Enterprise, Brixham
22nd Nov Masterclass: Finance for Growth, Plymouth
23rd Nov Employability Skills, Exeter
24th Nov Digital Matters, Bovey Tracey
24th Nov Everything you ever wanted to know about raising money from your community but thought too complicated to ask!  Tiverton
25th Nov AdWords and Social Media, South Molton
25th Nov Governance and Legal Structures for Social Enterprise, Plymouth
29th Nov How VAT can boost your cashflow, Paignton
29th Nov Introduction to Social Enterprise, Torquay
30th Nov Taste of the West Country Cookery, Ashburton 1st Dec FREE informal one-to-one advice clinic for social enterprises, Honiton
1st Dec RISE annual conference: What's the BIG idea? Exeter
2nd Dec Our farming system and the knowledge we need to run it profitably and for low-impact, Okehampton
3rd Dec Your business and how the law can help you, Torquay
7th Dec Litigation Surgery - Redundancy and Re-organisation, Okehampton
7th Dec Marketing Social Enterprises: social networking and more, Exeter
8th Dec  AdWords and Social Media, Exeter
8th Dec Boosting sales through the internet, Torquay
8th Dec International Visitors, Totnes
9th Dec Adopting social media to boost business, Torquay
9th Dec AdWords and Social Media, Paignton
9th Dec Leadership, Management and Motivation, Newton Abbot
9th Dec Starting in Social Enterprise - A Practical Approach, Paignton
9th Dec Welcome All, Tiverton
13th Dec Pricing for success, Torquay
14th Dec Introduction to Social Enterprise, Torquay
14th Dec Web Health Check, Bovey Tracey
14th Dec Welcome Walkers and Cyclists, South Molton


Dorset
25th Nov A positive approach to succession - The farming way of life, Blandford

Exmoor
10th Nov Free IT Clinics for Businesses, Wheddon Cross
16th Nov Leadership, Management and Motivation, South Molton

16th Nov Quick Wins Workshop, Tiverton
24th Nov Exmoor Tourism Partnership Conference, Ralegh's Cross
25th Nov AdWords and Social Media, South Molton
6th Dec Soil Protection Review Workshop, Exford
14th Dec Welcome Walkers and Cyclists, South Molton

Gloucestershire
12th Nov Introduction to smallholding, Daylesford
25th Nov Succession Academy, Cirencester
2nd Dec Solar Workshop, Cirencester
13th Dec Insight into Agriculture - Farming for non-farmers, Cirencester

Somerset
10th Nov Free IT Clinics for Businesses, Wheddon Cross
11th Nov EBLEX Free Cattle Handling Workshop, Dulverton
16th Nov A Brighter Balance Sheet: Everything you need to know about solar PV and your Farm #2, Glastonbury
19th Nov New woodlands - planning, planting and funding, Winsham
24th Nov Exmoor Tourism Partnership Conference, Ralegh's Cross, Exmoor
1st Dec Where there's muck there's money, Glastonbury

West of England
13th Nov Seeing Futures: Climate change knowledge and what we do with it, Bristol
20th Nov South West Fairtrade Day, Bath
23rd Nov Renewable Futures, Bath
23rd Nov SW food co-ops event, Bath
24th Nov Data Presentation and Visualisation Masterclass, Bristol

Wiltshire
10th Nov Community farming and landscape restoration, Laverstock, Salisbury
25th Nov Smart Business Wiltshire - Landbased Industries (Horticulture), Lacock
1st Dec Smart Business Wiltshire - Food and Drink Producers, Lacock

Beyond the South West
12th Nov Food: Managing Water for Life, London
16th Nov LEAF President's Event, Clerkenwell, London
17th Nov National Everywoman Conference, London
17th Nov National Farm Management Conference, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire
17th Nov Planning in Transition, One Bishop's Square, London
17th Nov Wildlife Management and Zoonotic Infections, London
20th Nov English Winter Fair 2010, Stafford
20th Nov The National Poultry Show - 2 day event, Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
22nd Nov Biogas UK - 9th International biogas networking conference (3-day event), Kensington , London
25th Nov Better Business, St. Quentin Gate, Telford, Shropshire
25th Nov CHPA Annual Conference and Dinner, Westminster, London
3rd Dec Combinable Crops Conference, Grantham, Lincolnshire
6th Dec Making Food Security Work - Matching supply to demand, London
7th Dec 5th Sustainable Agricultural Partnerships Summit, London 
8th Dec Farm Energy Event, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire