North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference

2026 North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference

We are pleased to announce that the North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference 2026 will take place on Friday 16 October 2026.

The theme is 'Stronger together - Connecting people, places and partners to nurture communities that are resourceful, resilient, inclusive and empowered.'

This year's conference will bring partners together to explore how we can work collaboratively to ensure our communities remain connected, supported, and able to access the services they need.

Save the date in your diary. Further details, including registration information, will be shared in July. 

2025 North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference

The North Yorkshire Wider Partnership conference is a high profile event in the county, which attracts a varied audience from the public, private and, particularly, the voluntary and community sectors, and represents a much valued opportunity for partnership working and networking.

The 2025 North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Conference took place on Friday 21 November at the Pavilions of Harrogate. This year's conference theme was 'Collaboration for change: Unlocking local potential.'

Delegate pack

Please download the North Yorkshire Wider Partnership Delegate Pack 2025 for details on:

• speakers
• interactive workshops
• the Marketplace
• our Community Award finalists

Speakers

• Creative Health boards - presentation given by Professor Chris Dayson on how South Yorkshire is trying to embed creative community assets within the health and care system
• information on Creative Health in North Yorkshire
• Turning stories into action - presentation given by Sam Hayes from Placed, with storytellers David Sharp from North Yorkshire Youth and Charlotte McEvoy from Chain Lane Community Hub
• storytelling exercise summary

Workshops

Workshop 1: From arrival to integration - supporting diversity in our communities.

• workshop 1 myth busting migration facts

Workshop 2: Moving North Yorkshire

• workshop 2 presentation
• workshop 2 story of us

Workshop 3: Embedding lived experience into your organisation

• workshop 3 presentation
• workshop 3 learning from phase one notes
• workshop 3 summary notes

Workshop 4: Exploring the evidence pie

• workshop 4 presentation
• workshop 4 summary notes
• workshop 4 finding evidence poster HDRC Doncaster
• workshop 4 sources of evidence summaries HDRC North Yorkshire

Workshop 5: Strengthening partnerships: Building collaborative capacity

• workshop 5 presentation

Workshop 6: Revitalising the high street: Learning from local successes

• workshop 6 circular Malton and Norton
• workshop 6 Bentham boost the journey

Please email nywpconference@northyorks.gov.uk if you have any questions.