Ledbury is the venue for the third meeting of West Midlands Market Towns, working within Advantage West Midlands' £12million regeneration programme.

The Market Towns Forum is just one of the ways that the 34 towns are able to access specialist information, share ideas and develop innovative solutions to economic, social and community regeneration.

The group has already undertaken workshops on funding and marketing, and in Ledbury they will discuss 'engaging with business' and broadband communications.

The Ledbury meeting will be held today (Thursday) at the Pavilion Rooms, Ledbury Rugby Football Club, from 10am.

Advantage West Midlands chief executive John Edwards said: "The approaches used to bring about change have varied greatly from place to place, making it vital we share ideas."

The forum has been set up by West Midlands Market Towns Task Group, funded by AWM and the Countryside Agency.