European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
10.00 – 12.00 Visit of the Wakefield region lead by Mr. James Stephenson
Visit of several former colliery sites
- Prince of Wales colliery - housing
- Glasshoughton colliery - Xscape/Freeport – retail/leisure joint Venture with Waystone
- Frickley Colliery - now a country park - green open space
- Langthwaite Colliery - industrial estate
- M62 corridor (logistics and former coal fired power stations)
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch break
13.00 – 15.00 Round table meeting on UK coal regions in transition
Moderator: Ms. Lucie Studničná, EESC - CCMI
- Mr. Steve Fothergill, National Director, Industrial Communities Alliance, Professor, CRESR, Sheffield Hallam University
- Mr. Alan Carter, Director of Portfolio Management, The Land Trust
- Mr. Tom Stannard, Director of Regeneration, Wakefield City Council
15.00 – 15.50 Discussion
15.50 – 16.00 Conclusions by Ms. Lucie Studničná, EESC - CCMI