Events
International Conferences
The BLRS is often represented at relevant international conferences, and disseminates relevant information back to the membership, or wider afield.
Up and Coming International Conferences
"New opportunities to apply our Science" ASMR Conference 14-19 June 2008, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Visit the conference website here.
BLRS Conferences
The Society sponsors and co-sponsors a variety of conferences, crossing the full spectrum of subjects that lie within the field of land reclamation, with themes such as:
BLRS AGM:Regeneration of the Irwell Valley and the East Lancashire Railway.
Bury, 30th April 2008
Programme
Registration Form [word]
Registration Form [pdf]
Some examples of past conferences include:
Markham Vale Regeneration, Chesterfield (May 2007).
Delivering the Olympics -- A Reclamation Showcase, London Metropolitan University (April 2006).
Wrexham Reclamation Legacy, Brymbo, North Wales (June 2005).
Soils as a Building Block for the Restoration of Sustainable Ecosystems and Habitats, Cranfield University, Silsoe Campus (April 2004).
Land Reclamation: Extending the Boundaries, The Heath Conference Centre, Runcorn (May 2003).
When Waste Management and Land Reclamation Combine, The University of Derby (April 2002).
The North East England Land Reclamation Conference, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead (April 2001).
Land Reclamation and Regeneration, Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall (2000).
Copies of the proceedings from previous BLRS conferences can be purchased where still available from the blrs. Please contact General Enquiries.
BLRS Events and Site Visits
The BLRS annually organise a large number of field trips and site visits for its members and other interested parties to locations across the United Kingdom. Past examples include:
Two day visit to South Wales co-ordinated by the Welsh Development Agency. This trip included visits to; The Barry Dock Regeneration Scheme hosted by Associated British Ports; Rhoose Point Reclamation Scheme (hosted by Blue Circle); Upper Garw Land Reclamation Scheme (hosted by Bridgend County Borough Council); The Pelenna Minewater Remediation Project (hosted by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council) and Reclamation of the Felindre Steelworks (hosted by Swansea City Council).
The Gas Research and Technology Centre in Loughborough. The visit looked at the technology being developed for the investigation, treatment and monitoring of contaminated land (including bio-technology remediation processes). Hosted by BG Technology.
Mountsorrel quarry near Loughborough. Despite this quarry being known as \"The largest granite quarry in Europe\" the operators have won the industry\'s prestigious Environmental Award and its premier Gold Award. The visit considered the full range of operations at the quarry including landscape restoration. Hosted by Lafarge Redland Aggregates.
The Mersey Forest (England\'s largest Community Forest). The trip examined how forest partnership creates community woodlands from areas of derelict and under-utilised land. Hosted by The Mersey Forest Organisation.
Information about future visits and events is published in the BLRS newsletter and on the News page of this web site.
Further information on BLRS Events
For information or to confirm / book a place on a BLRS conference or event, contact:
Admin Secretary
C/O SLR Consulting, Westleigh House, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, HD8 8QJ.
For enquiries about events, or to suggest sites and topics, email:
events@blrs.org
The BLRS is often represented at relevant international conferences, and disseminates relevant information back to the membership, or wider afield.
Up and Coming International Conferences
"New opportunities to apply our Science" ASMR Conference 14-19 June 2008, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Visit the conference website here.
BLRS Conferences
The Society sponsors and co-sponsors a variety of conferences, crossing the full spectrum of subjects that lie within the field of land reclamation, with themes such as:
- Planning and restoration of quarries
- Recycling land for forestry
- Reclamation and water
- Reclamation for wildlife
BLRS AGM:Regeneration of the Irwell Valley and the East Lancashire Railway.
Bury, 30th April 2008
Programme
Registration Form [word]
Registration Form [pdf]
Some examples of past conferences include:
Markham Vale Regeneration, Chesterfield (May 2007).
Delivering the Olympics -- A Reclamation Showcase, London Metropolitan University (April 2006).
Wrexham Reclamation Legacy, Brymbo, North Wales (June 2005).
Soils as a Building Block for the Restoration of Sustainable Ecosystems and Habitats, Cranfield University, Silsoe Campus (April 2004).
Land Reclamation: Extending the Boundaries, The Heath Conference Centre, Runcorn (May 2003).
When Waste Management and Land Reclamation Combine, The University of Derby (April 2002).
The North East England Land Reclamation Conference, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead (April 2001).
Land Reclamation and Regeneration, Camborne School of Mines, Cornwall (2000).
Copies of the proceedings from previous BLRS conferences can be purchased where still available from the blrs. Please contact General Enquiries.
The BLRS annually organise a large number of field trips and site visits for its members and other interested parties to locations across the United Kingdom. Past examples include:
Two day visit to South Wales co-ordinated by the Welsh Development Agency. This trip included visits to; The Barry Dock Regeneration Scheme hosted by Associated British Ports; Rhoose Point Reclamation Scheme (hosted by Blue Circle); Upper Garw Land Reclamation Scheme (hosted by Bridgend County Borough Council); The Pelenna Minewater Remediation Project (hosted by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council) and Reclamation of the Felindre Steelworks (hosted by Swansea City Council).
The Gas Research and Technology Centre in Loughborough. The visit looked at the technology being developed for the investigation, treatment and monitoring of contaminated land (including bio-technology remediation processes). Hosted by BG Technology.
Mountsorrel quarry near Loughborough. Despite this quarry being known as \"The largest granite quarry in Europe\" the operators have won the industry\'s prestigious Environmental Award and its premier Gold Award. The visit considered the full range of operations at the quarry including landscape restoration. Hosted by Lafarge Redland Aggregates.
The Mersey Forest (England\'s largest Community Forest). The trip examined how forest partnership creates community woodlands from areas of derelict and under-utilised land. Hosted by The Mersey Forest Organisation.
Information about future visits and events is published in the BLRS newsletter and on the News page of this web site.
For information or to confirm / book a place on a BLRS conference or event, contact:
Admin Secretary
C/O SLR Consulting, Westleigh House, Wakefield Road, Denby Dale, HD8 8QJ.
For enquiries about events, or to suggest sites and topics, email:
events@blrs.org
