The Heritage Section of Clare County Council has announced details of a major heritage conference scheduled to take place in Ennis at the end of April.
The conference, which will focus on community action, is being organised to explore the formation of the new Clare Heritage Plan, 2008-2013. The conference will feature presentations on such issues as funding, community heritage, built heritage, natural heritage, networking and the effectiveness of the Clare Heritage Plan since its introduction in 2003.
The event will also include addresses by Junior Environment and Energy Minister Tony Killeen and John Gittins of the Cheshire Landscape Trust, along with representatives of various community organisations from across Clare.
Mr. Gittins, who spoke at the last Clare Heritage Conference in June 2001, will discuss the importance of communities taking responsibility for their own heritage while Minister Killeen will explain how the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government can facilitate such actions. The Clare Heritage Conference takes place on 24th/25th April, 2008, at the Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis.
