This year’s APSE (Southern Region) Parks and Green Spaces Seminar, will take place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel, Oxford, OX2 8AL, on Tuesday 18 November 2025.
Join us for the APSE (Southern Region) Parks & Green Spaces Seminar 2025: Connecting communities through parks and green spaces.
This seminar will explore the future of parks within the context of local government reorganisation, the vital services Park Rangers provide for their districts, the invaluable contributions made by volunteers as tree guardians, what we can learn from Parks colleagues with over 40 years of experience in the sector, the lessons learned from major play area refurbishments and how engaging with Tree Guardians can maximise community ownership and value.
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Seminar Presentations:
Local Government Reorganisation and Devolution - What does it mean for Local Authority Parks and Open spaces?
Speaker: Mo Baines, Chief Executive, APSE and Visiting Professor, University of Staffordshire
40 Years of Supporting Parks
Speaker: Chris Worman, MBE MPMA, Parks and Green Spaces Manager, Environment and Communities, South Derbyshire District Council
A word from our Sponsor: Utilising Confirm to connect communities with parks and green spaces
Speaker: Roger Leverett, Service Consultant, Brightly Software
Chichester District Council – refurbishment of play areas project
Speaker: Andy Howard, Operations Manager, Chichester Contract Services, Chichester District Council
Wyre Forest District Council’s Ranger Service
Speaker: Adam Hamilton, Biodiversity & Conservation Officer, Wyre Forest District Council
Oxfordshire’s Tree Guardians – Maximising Community Ownership and Value
Speakers: George Milne-Day and Sam Jones, Countryside & Tree Service, Oxfordshire County Council
The Tree Council’s Shared Outcomes Fund: Trees Outside Woodlands Project
Speaker: Jackie Shallcross, Shared Outcomes Project Manager, The Tree Council