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This issue includes the following articles: 'Now's the time to make a noise', as the Government launches its consultation on the future of informal adult learning, now is the time to be noisy, passionate and assertive, says Alastair Thomson (p. 7); 'The future of informal learning', the Government says it values informal adult learning and has 'invited everyone with an interest' in its future to help shape a 'new vision for the twenty-first century', leading voices on informal adult learning respond (p. 8-17); 'Learning for roaming', Alastair Clark gives a personal and professional reflection on the current challenges to countryside access (p. 18- 21); 'The quality of Mersey', too many employers see learning as a cost rather than an investment. Merseytravel's wide-ranging and inclusive learning strategy demonstrates the transformational difference it can make to a workplace and a business, writes Neil Scales (p. 22-25); 'What computers can't do for you', adult educators must accept the limitations of computer use for overcoming barriers of access to learning - and build on what older adults actually use ICTs [information and communication technologies] for, argue Neil Selwyn and Stephen Gorard (p. 26-27); and 'No longer the 'poor man's university'', staff working to create and develop learning opportunities in museums, libraries and archives are using a broad framework that articulates clearly a wide range of potential learning outcomes, write Abi Hackett and Jan Novitzky (p. 28-29).