Community FM 1 February 2004

Community FM, February 2004, Manchester Radisson Airport Hotel "Towards a Toolkit for Community Radio"

This two-day conference that kick-started many community radio groups into action. The event featured some intensive and inspirational workshops. Other highlights included two views of global community radio presented by Zane Ibrahim of South Africa and Craig Liddell discussing Australia's Bush radio. Other speakers included Ivan Lewis MP, Minister for Lifelong Learning, Soo Williams of OFCOM, and Professor Anthony Everrit, evaluator of the Access Radio Pilot Scheme for the Radio Authority.

A World View Zane Ibrahim (South Africa)
Chalk and cheese examples of Community Radio from South Africa and Australia. Compare and contrast Bush Radio, designed for development and Australian community radio which often fosters the alternative lifestyle. Zane Ibrahim & Craig Liddell are your guides.

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A Journey into Community Radio
The Radio Authority’s Evaluator of the ‘Access Radio’ Pilot Scheme, Prof Anthony Everritt, who will describe his journey from cynic to champion as he explored the world of community radio. This session provides a very clear picture of what CR can do for every community.

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KEYNOTE SPEECH
Ivan Lewis MP, Minister for Lifelong Learning explores the role of lifelong learning in regeneration, the place for ‘learning communities’ in that process and how community radio can step up to that challenge.

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OFCOM Speaks
The regulator for radio licences introduced the latest news on the roll-out of full time stations. This included the Draft Order and the OFCOM consultative paper.

Soo Williams - OFCOM speech in full
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A World View Craig Liddell (Australia)
Chalk and cheese examples of Community Radio from South Africa and Australia. Compare and contrast Bush Radio, designed for development and Australian community radio which often fosters the alternative lifestyle. Zane Ibrahim & Craig Liddell are your guides.

Craig Liddell's speech in full plays the item