GOVERNMENT OFFICE FOR LONDON IN

PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MAYOR OF LONDON

The London ESF Story

Wednesday 4 June 2008
at Chelsea Football Club

A conference and exhibition to celebrate the legacy of the European Social Fund 2000-2006 London Programme and the operational launch of the ESF 2007-2013 London Programme

This conference was opportunity to celebrate both the achievement and the promise of ESF. First from presentations by key governmental speakers at European, national and regional levels; then, from testimony by practitioners and individual participants themselves; and finally, by having a chance to walk round and see an exhibition which highlights some of what London has gained from ESF and what is on offer for the future.

Views from government

James Plaskitt MP
DWP Parliamentary Under Secretary with responsibility for ESF

The ESF moving forward

 

 

 

Santiago Loranca Garcia
European Commission, DG Emploi, Head of Unit
( UK , Ireland , Latvia )

The ESF promoting social cohesion

 

 

Ian Clement

Deputy Mayor for Government Relations

The London Agenda

 

 

 

Legacy of the 2000–2006 Programme

 

Chair: Lorraine Shepherd
GOL Deputy Regional Director Resilience and Europe

 

Views from the field - presentations

Disability Hackney

Third Age Foundation

St Giles Trust

YMCA Fitness Industry Training

Chicken Shed - Performance

Ellingham Employment Services

New Step

Davenant Centre

The Hair Force [external website]

 

"The London ESF Story through third sector eyes"

The London ESF Story through third sector eyes; a poster displaying a sample of ESF projects, funded through ESF Objective 3, Fast Forward Grants and the Objective 2000-2007 programme.

The Projects featured: Third Age Foundation, Newham Asian Women’s Project Cameroon Asylum Support Association, CREDO, Hillingdon Somali Women’s Group, Tower Foundation, Free Form Arts Trust, John Grooms, O-Regen, GHARWEG, Organisation of Blind Africans and Caribbeans, Sahara Communities Abroad, The Citizen’s Trust, Disability Hackney, Ellingham Employment Services
Fairbridge and St Christopher’s Training Group.

 

 

EXHIBITION

List of Exhibitors profiles

 

 

Personal Best / Olympic Legacy Team
Account3/Hilcroft Women's College

Business 2 Business
London Child Poverty Commission
Gingerbread / One Parent Families
Acton Training Centre
SACOMA Communities Abroad
Off the Streets and Into Work
London Development Agency
Equality & Diversity Team
ELATT
Tribal Group PLC
LLU+
Greater London Enterprise (Fast Forward Grants)
London Voluntary Sector Training Consortium
Ellingham Employment Services
London Development Agency
City Lit
Free Form Arts Trust
YMCAfit
Mary Ward Centre
Vital Regeneration
Connections Communications Centre
LEAP
Fairbridge in London
Hammersmith & Fulham Volunteer Centre
Westminster Kingsway College
Organisation of Blind Africans & Caribbeans
Third Age Foundation
Disability Hackney
Lewisham College
European Social Fund Division

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