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pinpoint conference - putting parents in control?

Date:20th Oct 2011

Time:9.30am to 3pm

Where:St Ives Corn Exchange, The Pavement, St Ives PE27 5AG

Who should attend?
Parents, carers and workers providing support to families in Cambridgeshire

Further information

pinpoint conference inviteIf you are a parent, carer or family support worker living or working in Cambridgeshire, please come along to our first-ever conference! It's free, and refreshments and lunch are included. It is being held in The Corn Exchange, St Ives. Please consider supporting other parents to attend by offering to share lifts with parents you know, or to come to the conference with them.

Timetable

Registration, workshop booking and information stalls open at 9.30am. The opening welcome is at 10am. Closing comments are at 2.30pm but the information stalls will stay open until 3pm, when the conference closes. Download the conference timetable for more information.

Speakers

We are delighted to have Adrian Loades, Executive Director of Children & Young People's Services. Andy Burgess, Parent Support Manager and Lead Commissioner for parental involvement and Eve Webb, a parent who also runs the St Ives Parent Support Group, as our speakers.

Question Time panel

Adrian Loades, Andy Burgess and Eve Webb will be joined on a Question Time panel by senior managers representing health, education, social care, and the voluntary and community sector. For more information, download the Question Time panel membership list. Some members of the panel will also be available for 5 minute 1-to-1 discussions which you will be able to book on the day. The panel will accept questions on the day about topics that have been discussed, and also questions that have been submitted in advance. You can submit a question by completing our Conference Question Form.

Taster workshops

We are running 7 taster workshop sessions on building self-confidence, managing behaviour, benefits, personalised budgets and more, plus a range of relaxation therapies and make-overs. The market place will be full of information on short breaks, family learning, family information, childcare, volunteering, parenting courses, adult learning opportunities and much more. For more information download the conference workshop list.

Information stalls

25+ services and organisations will be represented at the conference. For more information download the conference display layout. There will also be information available from the people and organisations providing the taster workshops and therapies who may not have an information stand.

How to book

Please don't miss out on this very special opportunity for parents, family support workers and senior service managers and directors to get together and to celebrate Parents' Week 2011. Contact Rebecca to book your place now by phone 0751 741 9761 or email. Please let us know if you have any special dietary or access needs when booking. We are sorry we cannot provide childcare, however we can help towards the cost of childcare, transport and any other support parents need to let them attend.

How to get there

By car, St Ives is about 3 miles off the A14. The St Ives Corn Exchange is about 200 metres from St Ives bus station, and the guided bus stops there. Huntingdon Railway station is about a 15 minute drive, depending on the traffic (which can be very busy at rush hour times). Visit the St Ives Corn Exchange website for more information.

Venue and parking

St Ives Corn Exchange is fully accessible. Parking (disabled, free and chargeable) is available nearby and St Ives bus station is about a 5-10 minute walk (the guided bus stops here). For more information on the venue and parking visit their website. We recommend parking at the Dolphin Hotel car park off London Road. You can no longer drive over the old bridge but the venue is a short, pleasant walk over the river from the Dolphin Hotel where they charge £1 per day to park (or if you have time to pop in for a coffee before or after the conference ask for a parking token which allows you to park for free). If you don't mind walking a few minutes more, look out for free parking on London Road as you drive towards the Dolphin Hotel.