LGA Conference

Running from 30 June - 2 July 2009, The Local Government Association annual conference and exhibition brought together 2,000 of the leading players in councils, central government, partners and business.

The LGA is a cross party organisation which represents councils in England and Wales, who together employ 1.6 million people, spend £85 billion and have more than 20,000 elected members.

The four National enhanced two tier Pathfinders worked together to hold a stand at the event in the exhibition arena. Leading Councillors and senior officers attending the event helped out on the stand and worked alongside Nick Cave, Rachel Bennett and Amy Festa to inform others of our progress and develop understanding. The event was a great opportunity to illustrate our willingness to share the learning we have acquired in project areas and this in turn helps with the application for external funding and status of the programme at a national level.

In preparation for the event a short video was produced which starred the leader of South Bucks District Council Cllr Adrian Busby seen here at Elstree Studios arranged with thanks to Hertfordshire Pathfinder. We hope to be able to get this short video which also contains content from Councillors in Hertfordshire on the extranet site in the near future.