The 'Corby' case has reinforced the view that competency is a crucial issue for land quality practitioners. The need to ensure we can all demonstrate our ability to undertake work at a recognised standard to third parties is paramount and hopefully something we can all relate too. Of equal importance is recognising that we all have limitations within our skill base, nobody can be an expert in every area nor should we try to be; but we can all be proactive in recognising our limitations, taking positive steps to improve in these areas or seeking assistance.

The YCLF and EPUK Yorkshire Division joint meeting at the E.A. offices in Leeds on 27th November will explore what is currently happening nationally and give you the opportunity to influence the skills development framework process.

At some point, not too far from now, it is looking increasingly likely that we professionals will all be expected to sign up to some method that demonstrates our competency to do our job, or risk losing work. Now is your chance to have your say, to influence the direction this agenda takes. Should we all be working to the same scheme, should it be independently managed, should it be accredited...? So many questions come to mind.

The presentations at this meeting will give some background to the different approaches being proposed and the afternoon session will collate your views and feed these back to Housing & Communities Agency, Environmental Protection UK, Chartered Institute of Environmental Health and other organisations. If possible please commit to the full day (we will ensure it finishes on time at 4pm), these schemes will affect us all and we must have our say.

• Agenda
• Agenda
• Contaminated Land Competency Work - Ann Barker (Content from Matt Whitehead)
• Training Competencies & Accreditation - Ann Barker
• Training, Mentoring and the use of the TDF in E.A. Yorkshire Area - James Finigan (Content from Sarah Scott)
• Competencies and Accreditation: a SiLC viewpoint - Kevin Eaton
• A Report Capability Framework Scheme for Contaminated Land Practitioners in England - Liz Hamer
• LC Skills Development Framework - Matt Whitehead
• Environmental Protection UK - Neil Schofield
• Regional Local Authorities Skills Development - Sarah Greenhough
• Environment Agency Technical Development Framework - Sarah Scott
]]> Fri, 11 Sep 2009
The Deep, Hull
• Agenda
• The LDF Process
• Contaminated Land - Roland Bolton & Katrina Hulse
• Best Practice Though The Planning Application Process - Indigo
• YAHPAC Planning Guidance - Mary Jones
• Former Gas Works, Clough Road, Hull - Nik Dixon & James Dunnet
]]> Fri, 08 May 2009 (09:30 - 12:30)
'The Barn', Bradford University, Horton Building
• Agenda
• Brownfield Regeneration in Challenging Times
• Regeneration in Challenging Times - Stephen Wielebski
]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2009 (09:30 - 12:30)
Sheffield University, George Porter Conference Room
• Agenda
]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 (09:30 - 13:00)
Eversheds LLP, Bridgewater Place, Leeds
• Agenda
• Building and Maintaining Standards - The Relevance of SiLC - Phil Crowcroft
• YCLF Annual Review - Ann Barker
• Way forward for Local Authorities - Sarah Greenhough
• Yorkshire Forward - Dave Custance
]]> Fri, 05 Sep 2008
Priory Street Centre, York
• Agenda
• Vapour Intrusion - Empirical Measurement in Risk Assessment - Mat Warboys
• Poole Case Study - Mat Warboys
• Ground Gas Risk Assessments - Using the Traffic Lights - Dr Richard Boyle
]]> Fri, 04 Jul 2008
Centuria Building, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough
• Agenda
]]> Fri, 16 May 2008
National Coal Mining Museum
• Agenda
• Hub & Cluster - Anthony Walker
• Johnson and Ettinger model - Steve Wilson
]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008
Sheffield University, George Porter Conference Centre North Campus
• Agenda
]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2007
Eversheds LLP, Bridgewater Place, Leeds
• Agenda
]]> Fri, 14 May 2010 (09:30 - 13:00)
EA Offices Leeds
• Agenda
• Minimal Risk to SPOSH - Simon Cole
• Japanese Knotweed - Maxine Jay
]]> Fri, 10 Sep 2010 (10:00)
Avenue Coking Works near Chesterfield

The next YCLF meeting will be at Avenue Coking Works near Chesterfield on Friday 10 September 2010. The meeting starts at 10am and unfortunately can only be open to 40 delegates and these will be limited to only one person from each organisation. The delegates will need to bring basic PPE of hard hat, high viz and safety boots. The visit will be in two halves with 20 delegates arriving by car at the main site entrance on the A61 Derby Road for the site tour and the other 20 delegates arriving by car at the site's visitor centre on Mill Lane at Tupton for the presentation. The two parties will then swap over for the other half of the visit. Delegates will be assigned to the two groups nearer the time and location maps will be provided.

Avenue is owned by East Midlands Development Agency and the £172M cost of remediation is funded by the Homes and Communities Agency. The remedial works have been designed by Jacobs and will be carried out over 5 years by the VSD Consortium, which includes Volker Stevin, SITA, DEC and Entec. At 100 hectares Avenue is considered to be one of the largest and most contaminated sites in Europe. The site contains two large tar sludge lagoons and a hazardous waste landfill as well the plant area. The remedial strategy involves soil washing, bioremediation and thermal desorption. The River Rother runs between the two lagoons and needs to be moved to a new location so that all of the alluvium can be remediated. A dam will be constructed across the river valley as a flood alleviation scheme for Chesterfield. The site will be redeveloped as a mixture of housing, industrial units, public open space and wildlife habitats.

If allocated a space please ensure you can guarantee attendance - confirm by email to zoe.cooper@wspgroup.com by Friday 27th of August

They will also be a waiting list created should none of the allocated 40 can attend.

• The Avenue former Coking Works Remediation and Regeneration Project - Natalie McIldowie & Brian Sims
]]> Fri, 26 Nov 2010 ( 13:00 - 16:30)
Leeds Art Gallery, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AA

YCLF & RTPI Yorkshire Joint Meeting

'Planning & Land Contamination'

Followed by refreshments and social networking session from 16:30 to 18:30 at the nearby 'Revolution Electric Press'. First drink and canapes to be provided.

Speakers will examine legal issues, discuss case studies, look at ways of designing development around land quality issues, and review the current and planned changes to the planning systems and documentation. (Full programme and location details to be circulated).

For further information and to book your place at this free event please email Zoe Cooper at zoe.cooper@wspgroup.com. If you are a current member of YCLF or RTPI, please note when booking.

• Meeting Programme
• Yorkshire Contaminated Land RTPI
• Creating Land Value
• JMD RTPI Planning and Land Contamination Presentation
• YCLF 3rd Annual Review - Ann Barker
• SuRF
]]> Fri, 11 Feb 2011 (9.30-12.30)
George Porter Conference Room, Sheffield University
• Agenda
]]> Fri, 20 May 2011
Priory Street Centre, 15 Priory Street, York YO1 6ET

Please see attached agenda for the forth coming event please confirm to John by Friday 13th of May JohnScott@barnsley.gov.uk.

The places will be allocated on a first come basis - be aware that we have a limited capacity of 100 attendees and our members list has grown to 450.

• Agenda
• Compost use in Soil Manufacture - Lee Best
• The Environmental Permitting Regulations 2010 - Mike Hales
• Overview of Code of Practice V2 - Nick Willenbrock
]]> Wed, 06 Jul 2011 (09:30 - 12:30)
Centuria Building, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, TS1 3BA
• Agenda
• Press Release
• Conference Speakers and Chair
• Conference Speakers and Chair
• Carbon Neutral Remediation - Andrew Barton
• Engineering the Soil Carbon Sink - Professor David Manning
• Practical Application of a Cluster Arrangement - Mike Longman
• The SuRF-UK framework - Naomi Regan
• Dose Response Roadmaps
]]> Fri, 16 Sep 2011 (09:30 - 12:30)
Eureka Museum – Halifax (www.eureka.org.uk)
Making Sense of the Spending Review, new Regulations and Changes to the Planning System
• Agenda
• Press Release
• The Bright Side of Tax - Hilary Allen + Sian Llewellyn (Aecom)
• The New Environmental Impact Regulations - Juliette Bradbury (Gateley)
• Reflections on the Decentralisation and Localism Bill - David Shaw (University of Liverpool)
• The Environmental Damage of Regulations - Richard Turney (Landmark Chambers)
]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 (13:30)
Thoresby Room, Leeds City Museum
YCLF Meeting
• Updated Agenda
• Hydrogeological aspects of Risk Assessment in relation to Decommissioning Nuclear Sites - David Hall
• Effective Use of Rota-Sonic Drilling in Site Investigation - Wesley Wray
• Assessing health risks associated with contaminated land - Dr James Wilson
• Managing Contaminated Land During New Build on the Sellafield Site - YCLF
• Press Release - YCLF
]]> Fri, 17 Feb 2012 (09:30 - 13:00)
George Porter Conference Room, University of Sheffield
• Press Release - YCLF
• The new Statutory Guidance - Andrew Wiseman
• Chemical Resistance of Geosynthetic Polymers to Hydrocarbons and Toxic Soil Contaminants - James Holt
• CIRIA VOC remediation guidance - Joanne Kwan
• Measuring the Bioaccessibility of PAHs in soil - Mark Cave
• Pathogens and Land Contamination - Dr Russell Thomas & Dr Brian Crook
]]> Tue, 01 May 2012 (TBC)
Leeds United, Elland Road
Next YCLF event will be part of the Ecofair – www.ecofair.co.uk]]>