Archived News

South West Region Events - 01/03/11

Below is a selection of events taking place in the South West Region up to the end of March. The events are hosted by different organisations and, if you are interested in attending any of the events, please get in touch with the organisers. Details of all events are available on the RES website:  www.ruralenterprisesolutions.co.uk/content/events/default.aspx

 Cornwall

2nd Mar Make Soil Smile, Ponsanooth, Truro

3rd Mar How Low Carbon Farming Practices Can Increase your Profit Margins, Ladock

9th Mar S4P: Supporting Efficient Farming, St Dennis

10th Mar Rebuilding and improving yields from forage, Wadebridge

15th Mar Sensory Analysis, Stoke Climsland

21st Mar Food Safety Level 3 (CIEH), Stoke Climsland

21st Mar Plan ahead and avoid unnecessary tax bills, Launceston

21st Mar Renewable Energy: The Costs and Benefits with the new Feed in Tariffs, Stoke Climsland

24th Mar Marketing your rural business successfully, Truro

26th Mar Hedgelaying Course, Bude 29th Mar Environment Kernow Conference, Redruth

30th Mar Ignite woodfuel training - 3 day Lantra certified course, Saltash

 

Devon

2nd Mar Sheep Mobile Handling Workshop and Demonstration, Okehampton

2nd Mar Tree Planting Workshop, Culmstock

2nd Mar Welcome Line, Paignton

3rd Mar Business Planning for Grants & Loans, Okehampton

3rd Mar Make Soil Smile, Rattery

3rd Mar Making the Most of your Maize, Holdsworthy 3rd Mar Marketing and the law, Plymouth

3rd Mar Steps to a Successful Business Start Up, Okehampton

3rd Mar Welcome to Devon, Ivybridge

4th Mar SW CoRE Conference - Rural and Resilient, Exeter

5th Mar Introduction to Smallholding, Okehampton

5th Mar Lambing for Beginners, Budleigh Salterton

5th Mar Successful wintering - for beekeeper trainers, Honiton

8th Mar FREE Open Farm Sunday workshop, Kingsbridge

8th Mar Seafood Quality, Paignton

9th Mar Food Labelling and Packaging, Nr. Kingsbridge

9th Mar Making the Most of Soils Manures and Nutrients Walk and Workshop, Smithaleigh

10th Mar Austerity & CAP Reform: Successful Farming in a New Era, Exeter

10th Mar Steps to a Successful Business Start Up, Okehampton

13th Mar Introduction to Hedgelaying/Coppicing and Crafts, Nr. Burrington

14th Mar Pruning of Top Fruit Orchards for Effective Pest and Disease Management, Woodbury

15th Mar Fish Filleting, Paignton

15th Mar Make your business shine through the gloom, Exeter

15th Mar Marketing On and Off the Web, Tiverton

16th Mar Basic ICT, Bideford

16th Mar Introduction to Fishmongery, Paignton

16th Mar Welcome to Devon, Crediton

17th March Getting Started: How to set up a food co-op or buying group in your community, Plymouth

17th Mar Steps to a Successful Business Start Up, Okehampton

17th Mar Welcome to Devon, Paignton

22nd Mar Renewable Energy Marketplace - Exhibition and Seminar, Exeter

22nd Mar Search Optimisation and Analytics, Tavistock

23rd Mar Let's Start Talking in Business, Okehampton

23rd Mar Search Optimisation and Analytics, Exmouth

24th Mar Basic ICT, Ivybridge

24th Mar Steps to a Successful Business Start Up, Okehampton

24th Mar Understanding your competitors and making the most of your relationships, Plymouth

29th Mar Green Edge, Totnes

29th Mar Retail Skills, Okehampton

30th Mar Welcome Walkers and Cyclists, Exmouth

31st Mar Green Edge, Exeter 31st Mar Leadership, Motivation and Management, Bideford

31st Mar Sustainable land use, Okehampton

 

Dorset

2nd Mar Making the most of soils manures and nutrients walk and workshop, Nettlecombe, Bridport

3rd Mar Advanced Interherd Use to Improve Herd Performance, Dorchester

9th Mar Farm Walk, Beaminster

10th Mar Expansion and Diversification - a farm for the future, Poundbury

 

Exmoor

8th Mar Lyn Valley National Trust & Hunters Inn Tourism Event, Heddon Valley

9th Mar Exmoor Awareness for Tourism Providers - Recreation New Opportunities, New Audiences, Parracombe

17th Mar Carbon Neutral Exmoor Celebration event, Exmoor

23rd Mar Exmoor Awareness for Tourism Providers - Social History of Exmoor, Dulverton

 

Gloucestershire

3rd Mar Fruit tree pruning, Brookthorpe

7th Mar FREE Open Farm Sunday workshop, Cheltenham

10th Mar Green Efficiency, Cheltenham Racecourse

10th Mar Renewable Energy Feasibility Workshop – Solar,  Cirencester

16th Mar Eco Property, Bisley, Stroud 16th Mar Renewable Energy Feasibility Workshop – Wind, Cirencester

22nd Mar S4P Supporting Efficient Farming, Tewkesbury

 

Somerset

2nd Mar Advanced Interherd Use to Improve Herd Performance, Ilminster

5th Mar Dry Stone Walling, Priddy, Wells 5th Mar Hedge Laying, Cannington

9th Mar Branching out into Biomass, Taunton

9th Mar Making the most of soils manures and nutrients walk & workshop, Shepton Mallet

15th Mar Eco Property, Langport

15th Mar FREE Open Farm Sunday workshop, West Bradley

24th Mar Lambing for Beginners, Cheddar

30th Mar Introduction to Smallholding, Fivehead, Taunton

 

Wiltshire

8th Mar S4P Help! Complying with NVZ, Chippenham

9th Mar Meeting challenging times head on, Melksham

11th Mar Austerity & CAP Reform: Successful Farming in a New Era, Netherhampton, Salisbury

12th Mar Introduction to Beekeeping, Devizes

29th Mar 2011 Farm Walk, Calstone-Wellington, Calne

 

Beyond the South West

3rd Mar BSAS Conference - Best Practice Knowledge Transfer, Worcester

8th Mar Challenges for the food and drink industry of the future - skills, sustainability and competitiveness, Central London

13th Mar International Food & Drink Event, Royal Victoria Dock, London

17th Mar SDUK 2011 (Sustainable Development UK), London  

 

Contact Details:

Rural Enterprise Solutions: res@plymouth.ac.uk  01752 588 334 Karen Murray – Karen.murray@plymouth.ac.uk 01752 584965 Paula Heath – phheath@plymouth.ac.uk 01752 584963 Jane Housley; jane.housley-jeive@plymouth.ac.uk 01752 584964