CLOA London Meetings

The London CLOA Network usually meets three time a year. Agendas, notes and presentations from the meetings can be found below.

Thursday 20 October 22, 10.30 – 12.00

Isobel Hunter, Chief Executive, Libraries Connected gave a presentation on green libraries. Thorsten Dreyer, Interim Chair also presented the results from recent London CLOA survey. You can read the meeting notes here and review London CLOA – do we still need it?

Tuesday 5 July 22, 10.30 – 12:00

Tonya Nelson, Director, London Area Council presented on ACE’s Let’s Create strategy, Helen Tovey, Co-Executive Director talked about the work of The Unicorn Theatre and attendees gave updates on the latest cultural developments in their boroughs. You can read the meeting notes here.

Wednesday 27 January 22, 3.30pm – 5pm

This meeting focused on the future direction for the London Youth Games and included a presentation from Anne Torregiani, Co-director of the Centre for Cultural Value. You can read the meeting notes here.

An Introduction to Centre for Cultural Value – Anne Torreggiani Co-Director
Every Young Londoner’s Games – Stuart Burnside, Interim Chair of LYG, and John Burton, Head of Operations and Events

Thursday 15 July 21, 2pm – 3.30pm via Microsoft teams

You can view the agenda for this meeting, which will focus on re-opening for the cultural sector, reflections on London Borough of Culture 2020 (Brent) and post-lockdown physical activity here.

Wednesday 21 April 21, 2pm – 3.30pm via Microsoft Teams

You can view the agenda for this sport and leisure themed meeting here. Contact Tim.gallagher@londoncouncils.gov.uk if you would like to participate in the discussion.

Wednesday 27 January 21 2pm – 3.30pm via Microsoft Teams

The focus of this meeting was climate change and sustainability. You can read the meeting notes here.

London’s plan to address climate change – Kate Hand, Head of Climate Change, London Councils
Culture and sustainability – Andrew Ellerby, Senior Manager Combined Arts and Environmental Sustainability, Arts Council England
How libraries can contribute to sustainability – Diana Edmonds, National Libraries Director, GLL

Wednesday 7 October 2020 3pm – 4.30pm via Microsoft Teams

You can view the agenda for the meeting here. Contact Tim.gallagher@londoncouncils.gov.uk if you would like to participate in the discussion.

Wednesday 12 August 2020 3pm – 4.30pm via Microsoft Teams

Chris Donkin, London Sport gave an update on reopening of the leisure sector. Cassie Bridger, Assistant Director: Greenspaces & Leisure, Barnet Council, Lorna Lee, Asst Director, Culture and Heritage Services, Waltham Forest and Richard Wiltshire, Tower Hamlets, Archive Manager, Tower Hamlets talked about Cultural activity online during Covid-19.

Minutes of the London CLOA meeting Wednesday 12 August 20

Monday 15 June 2020 3pm – 4.30pm via Microsoft Teams

The first part of the meeting focused on the issues facing leisure providers, both immediately and in the medium to long term and our Past Chair, Ian Brooke, talked about the situation nationally and how councils are responding, while Chris Lee, Director of Environment & Regeneration at Merton Council gave an update from a London perspective. The second part focused on the impact on the wider cultural sector.

Minutes of the London CLOA meeting – Monday 15 June 20

Friday 15 December 2017: 10.30 – 12.30 at London Councils

Minutes of the London CLOA meeting

Presentations:

Minutes of the London CLOA meeting – Wednesday 11 May 2016

Minutes of the London CLOA meeting – Thursday 3 March 2016

10 September 2013: 9.30 – 11.30 at London Councils

This second Hot Topics Session was attended by DCMS advisor on public libraries Yinnon Ezra.

Yinnon was keen to understand from local authority senior manager’s how the current public sector financial challenges, alongside the rapidly evolving world of books due to e-technology advances etc, was being addressed in London. You can read more about the discussion through Yinnon’s blog Premiere League or Conference Division?

Key points from the discussion will be fed back to Culture Minister Ed Vaizey.

22 May 2013: 2pm – 4.30 at London Councils

‘Hot Topics’ session on the subject of Contracting. The session is intended to be an accelerated learning event and will incorporate both Action Learning and Peer Mentoring styles.

The session will be of interest to anyone grappling with issues around negotiating a contract and to anyone who can offer learning from recent experience, innovation, or particular expertise in this area. The session will also be attended by a couple of peers from the London Cultural Peer Bank to provide challenge.