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Jim Langridge BA Hons, PGCE, Cert. in Countryside Management Jim's background includes twelve years experience of youth and community work, eleven years with the Countryside Commission and Countryside Agency covering a wide range of countryside matters and five and a half years in the national Sustainability and Rural Regeneration Teams in British Waterways. Jim is an adviser to the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts’ Local Food programme and a judge for the Green Flag Award scheme for parks and green spaces. |
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Our Services Include:
- Sustainable recreation and leisure at both practical and strategic levels. We have written sustainable tourism and leisure studies for the Kennet & Avon and Droitwich Canals and the River Avon
- Countryside access for all, particularly in the waterway environment
- A wide range of countryside matters, including rural and urban fringe countryside management, access and rights of way, landscape matters and social inclusion
- Green space development and management. Jim worked on the Millennium Greens programme, both as adviser and National Programme Manager
- Community engagement in the youth and community sector
- Sustainability, including over five years in the British Waterways national Sustainability Team
- Rural regeneration. Jim was involved in taking forward BW's Rural Regeneration Strategy, working with rural partners to maximise the economic and social opportunities of waterways
- Business planning and funding bids. Jim coordinated the Countryside Agency's successful £13 million bid to New Opportunities Fund for the Doorstep Greens programme.
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Jim regularly works with a number of associates and is able to put together a team to address a wide range of countryside and waterways projects. These include:
| Countryside Equality Marketing Ltd | phil@philchambers.f9.co.uk |
| Facilitating People Ltd | www.facilitatingpeople.co.uk |
| Richard Glen Associates | www.glenassociates.co.uk |
| Ice House | www.icehouseweb.co.uk |
| The Planning Company (Worcester) | www.theplanningcompany.co.uk |
