Outdoor Access – Local Access Forum

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The Local Access Forum provides an opportunity for interested people to discuss access issues. A core group has been formed as the ‘business’ part of the Forum. This is a group of about 16 representatives from the wider Access Forum. The core group meet four times a year and will report back to the wider forum annually.

Typical functions of a Local Access Forum include:

Informing, raising awareness and generating discussion
Involving members in access strategy and policy development
Co-ordinating access projects and initiatives
Advising and problem solving

An initial public meeting was held on 8th February 2005 in Committee Room 1, 14 City Square. The meeting included presentations from Dundee City Council, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Paths for All Partnership. The meeting was designed to give potential forum members an insight into access issues and to show how a Local Access Forum might work for Dundee.

A further meeting for those interested in being part of the wider forum and/or the core group was held on 2nd March 2005. This involved focused workshops to find ideas about how the Local Access Forum should operate.

The core group of the Local Access Forum met for the first time on 3rd May 2005.

Minutes of the core group meetings are available below:

August 2008 (52KB MS Word Doc)
April 2008 (37KB PDF)
January 2008 (25KB PDF)
Minutes for 2007 (78KB PDF)
Minutes for 2006 (103KB PDF)
Minutes for 2005 (84KB PDF)

Members of the Core Group are:

Name:	Organisation/Interests:
Land Owners/Managers
Sandy Inverarity	Landowner – woodland, arable, horticulture
Bill Meikle	Land Manager – livestock, arable
George Potts (Chair)	Countryside Ranger – local nature reserves, nature conservation
Communities
Alan Young	West End Community Council
Bill Valentine	Stobswell Forum
Ruth Brenk	University of Dundee
Recreational User Groups
Pam Watson	British Horse Society, Horseways
David Martin	Various Cycle Groups
Peter Glen (Vice Chair)	Health Walk Groups
Bruce Forsyth	Ancrum Outdoor Education Centre
Public Agencies/Bodies
PC Kevin O’Donnell	Tayside Police – Community Safety
John Mackay	ScotWays

If you would like to contact Dundee’s Local Access Forum about a specific issue, or if you would like to be added to our communications database, please email Local Access Forum

There are currently 4 spaces available on the Local Access Forum, which can be filled across the representative groups, depending on interests. If you would like to become a member, please email the Local Access Forum or call 01382 433748 for more information.

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