Good morning from Swansea Guildhall! We’re nearly ready to begin our ‘Building a resilient workforce seminar’, incorporating the APSE Wales AGM #APSEwales

Hannah Bartram, ADEPT Chief Executive, discusses the ‘Find your path’ recruitment campaign to encourage gen z into the local government workforce #APSEwales

Professor Steven Griggs, Staffordshire University, looks at how local government can re-imagine officer-member relations #APSEwales

Following a q&a session, we now break for coffee! #APSEwales

Chris Cutforth, Swansea Council, provides an overview of his council’s ‘pathways to work’ strategy to support the long term unemployed and economically inactive #APSEwales

Up next is Simon Dunn, Regional Manager, UNISON Wales, discusses Fostering productive, respectful partnerships with frontline staff and trade unions #APSEwales

Our final speaker is Cllr Julie Sangani, Cabinet Member for Adult Services, Public Health and Equality, Cardiff City Council - discussing Cardiff’s journey to becoming a neurodivergent friendly council #APSEwales

With the APSE Wales AGM wrapped up, we will now be breaking out for a networking lunch. Thank you to all the delegates and speakers who made the journey! #APSEwales

About to start the Apse Southern Region Seminar 2025 - Regeneration & Local Economies, in Oxford. syn #apseregen25

First speaker, Apse Chief Executive, Mo Baines. 👏🏽👏🏽 APSE events #apseregen25

Can council’s contribute to good growth using community wealth? Second speaker at today’s APSE events #apseregen25 , Conrad Parker, from Centre For Local Economic Strategies (CLES). 👏🏽👏🏽

Last speaker before the morning break, is Cllr Chewe Munkonge, from Oxford City Council here to speak on Oxford City Council’s Procurement Strategy. 👏🏽👏🏽

Social impact by design - commercial models that serve communities - thanks to Steve Wilson from Commercial Services Group. 👏🏽👏🏽 APSE events #apseregen25

Last speaker of the day at APSE events #apseregen25 is Apse’s own Amy Caldow, Senior Training Officer, here to talk about Managing Change In Local Government in the face of local government reorganisation. Welcome, Amy! 👏🏽👏🏽

Cllr Tracey Dixon - APSE Northern Region Chair, welcome delegates to the APSE Northern Region Seminar in Newcastle

Councillor Paul Frew, Cabinet Member for Resources and Performance providing an insight into how Newcastle City Council are protecting and enhancing their neighbourhoods.

Heather Johnson, Climate Emergency Project Officer at Wirral Council presenting details of Wirral’s Let Breathe Better campaign

Great work ⁦Calderdale Council⁩ on active partnerships in parks 👏🏻👏🏻

As ever great work from ⁦Wigan Council⁩ on local environmental quality 👏🏻

Our last speaker today is Adam Bateman of ⁦Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council⁩ working on reducing crime and working with neighbourhoods. 👏🏻