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🌿 Join Us for the 2024 Lough Erne Stillwater Event – 3-4 October – A Meeting of Minds! 🌿 

We’re excited to announce that the 2024 Lough Erne Stillwater Event is just around the corner! This year’s event will take place 3-4 October with the stunning backdrop Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, in venues in and round Enniskillen. Whether you’re passionate about environmental sustainability, lough, lake and catchment management, or simply love the natural beauty of waterscapes, this is the event you won’t want to miss! 

🌍 Why Attend? 

The conference brings together experts, policymakers, researchers, landowners and community stakeholders to share insights and solutions for the sustainable management of stillwaters, rivers, and their catchments. Whether you are involved in academia, conservation, land management, government, or just passionate about preserving our natural landscapes, this is the place to connect, learn, and make an impact. 

Highlights include: 

  • Stimulating short talks to generate conversations with a wide range of stakeholders. 
  • Interactive workshops focused on practical solutions and innovations. 
  • Field trips around beautiful Lough Erne showcasing local wildlife, economy, landscape and heritage. 
  • Networking opportunities with key stakeholders from across the UK, Ireland, and beyond. 

📅 Booking Options Now Open! 

We’ve made it easier than ever to secure your place at this one-of-a-kind event. Head over to our conference webpage to explore registration, including the FREE daytime sessions and an attendance bursary for those who would normally find it difficult to attend this type of event in-person. 

How to Book: 

  1. Visit our conference page 👉 UK and Ireland Lakes Network Conference 2024
  1. Select your booking options (separate bookings needed for each session, including two parallel options on Day 2). 
  1. Follow the simple steps to confirm your spot. 

Remember, the daytime sessions are all FREE to participants, so make sure to book your tickets soon! 

💬 Stay Connected 

Follow us on social media and use the hashtag #UKILakes2024 to stay up-to-date with the latest news, speakers, and announcements. We look forward to welcoming you to this incredible event where we’ll work together to protect our beautiful still waters and water ecosystems for future generations! 

Don’t miss out – Book your spot today and be part of the conversation on stillwater management and conservation in the UK and Ireland. 

🔗 Explore more & Register Now! 

#LakesConference2024 #SustainableWaters #UKIrelandLakes #LoughErne2024 #ConservationConversations 

2018 Conference

UK and Ireland Lakes Network Conference 2018

21st and 22nd May, Seamus Heaney Homeplace, Bellaghy

“CONNECTING PEOPLE AND LAKES: PAST AND PRESENT”

SEE BOOKING LINK BELOW

Conference Day Two – £25.00

Tour Day One – £25.00

 Dinner  Day One – £25.00

The UK and Ireland Lakes Network is an association of people and organisations who have an interest in managing lakes through a whole catchment approach. The body achieves this through the sharing of the experience and expertise.

UKILN brings together all those different organisations, ranging from national regulators to local interest groups and specialist professionals. It covers the whole variety of lake issues from the environment to local community needs, leisure uses and legal requirements through to the more intangible values such as their cultural and spiritual qualities.

2018 Conference

In 2018 the UK and Ireland Lakes Network will be holding its conference in Northern Ireland in the new Seamus Heaney Homeplace Centre. Over the last number of years, the themes of the UK and Ireland conference have been fairly scientific based including, water quality management and environmental protection.  However, this year 2018 the conference will look at other aspects of Lakes that are equally important.  These include themes such as the connections between lakes and health and well-being, the sublime and poetic features of our wet landscapes, the  past and present cultural traditions associated with our lake resources and how and why we just want to connect with water itself.  (See below for booking details)

Venue

The new Seamus Heaney Homeplace centre has just been opened in 2017 in Northern Ireland.  Seamus Heaney was a Nobel laureate and internationally renowned poet whose work often celebrated the Lough Beg landscape in which he was born and brought up.   It would therefore be of relevance and opportune to maybe examine themes he often wrote about such as the connections of  water to the cultural, historic and spiritual aspects of our lives. The main conference day is on the 22 May 2018

Themes

The theme of the conference will  be “ Connecting People and Lakes: Past and Present”

Speakers and potential speaker topics will therefore include:

  • The sublime inspiration of lakes and water.
  • The healing power of water and Lakes.
  • The importance of water and lakes to ancient people. (The archaeology of lakes as food sources, sanctuaries and places of worship and habitation.)
  • The cultural legacy and traditions stemming from lakes.  eg traditional fishing boats, religious traditions, songs and ballads of lakes, heritage buildings left on shores.
  • How and why do people connect to lakes
  • What do we mean by a sustainable lake and what are the health, social and economic benefits ?

Dates and Timeline

Monday 21st May 2018: Tour Day

2pm – 5pm      Tour of Heaney Country –  the starting point of the tour is Seamus Heaney Homeplace 45 Main Street, Bellaghy.  BT45 8HT

You will be taken on a guided tour around Heaney Country by Gerry Darby, you will visit some of the sites referred to in his writing, hear poetry recitals and gain an understanding of his interpretation of the landscape.  Please bring appropriate outdoor wear in case of inclement weather.  Following the tour, the bus will drop you off at your hotel (Ardtara Country House) to check in

8pm                 Conference Dinner at Ardtara Country House

Tuesday 22nd May 2018: Main Conference Day

9.30am            Registration, tea & coffee

10am               Conference opened by Gerry Darby, Chairperson, UKILN

10.30am          Dr Liam Campbell, Built and Cultural Heritage Officer Lough Neagh: The
Cultural Legacy of Ireland’s Loughs.

11.00am          Dr Paul Logue, Senior Archaeologist with Department for Communities,
Historic Environment Division: Lakes Crannogs and Irish Landscapes of Power.

11.30am          tea & coffee break

12noon            Alish Hanna and Niall Hanna. The Musical and Singing Traditions of Lough
Neagh, Past and Present.

12.30pm          Greta Mc Carron, Local Authority Waters and Communities Officer, Republic
of Ireland: How Lakes and Water can improve our Health and Well-being.

1.00pm            Lunch

2.00pm            Dr Trish Murphy, Celebrate Water, Inishowen Donegal: A view from Lough
Foyle. Joining Rivers, People and The Sea.

2.30pm            Scott Ferguson, Seven Lochs Wetland Park, Scotland: Connecting Lakes and
People In an Urban Environment.

3.00pm            tea & coffee break

3.30pm            Conference summary & close by Gerry Darby UKILN Chairperson

4pm                 Transport to Belfast International Airport & Belfast City Airport

Getting there

By Car

The conference venue is Seamus Heaney Homeplace

45 Main Street, Bellaghy.  BT45 8HT

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The Conference dinner venue / Hotel is

8 Gorteade Road, Upperlands.  BT46 5SA

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Accommodation

You are advised to book your accommodation as early as possible, there are only a limited number of rooms available.  The recommended accommodation is Ardtara Country House Hotel  8 Gorteade Road, Upperlands.  BT46 5SA

 

The following delegate rate has been agreed:

B&B single occupancy £99

B&B twin occupancy £139

Please telephone to book 028 7964 4490 – this delegate rate cannot be booked online, you will need to quote UK & Ireland Lakes Network

 

If Ardtara is fully booked, the nearest hotel is Walsh’s Hotel, Maghera https://www.walshshotel.com/  There are no special delegate rates