• William Perrin TAL

Talk About LocalActive citizens using the web to improve their area

Baroness Newlove Seminar – tackling ASB23 February 2011

William Perrin – william@talkaboutlocal.org@willperrin

Talk About Local Ltdhttp://talkaboutlocal.org

Abandoned cars and weekly arsonBingfield Park, Rufford Street 2002 Pics – Mark Bailey

Stolen moped Grand Prixs c2002Bingfield ParkKings CrossMost Saturdays when Arsenal at homeEnd with traditional moped bonfire Pics – Mark Bailey

The ‘Crackavan’Rufford Street 2004 Pics – Mark Bailey

Caledonian Ward Safer Neighbourhood Panel

North King Cross Environmental Taskforce

West Area Committee

West Area Planning Committee

CYP Management committee

Kings Cross Development Forum

Gifford, Rufford and Randells Residents Association

Team Cally

Sparkplug Management Committee

Planning Applications (dozens)

....but found huge information burden mostly from council and local public services

We used the web to streamline all this

Got stuck in to these local exercises over several years........

‘Strategic plans’ - many

www.kingscrossenvironment.comOver 1000 articlesSix volunteer writers – aged up to 65Campaigns, information, wildlife, events etcStrongly pro community/placeImportant part of wider regeneration 400-500 readers a day

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Neighbourly relations change as a direct consequence of using local website

Online networked neighbourhoods study – Flouch, Harris 2010

Web-led campaign secured £1 million for community under S106Website drove people into traditional comms channels required for statutory processesC21st interface on C19th process

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Translate council planning documents into locally relevant language

A planning campaign is an information and process game

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Alcohol and entertainment licensing

Another information game residents tend to win locally thanks to the web

Strong engagement from Cllr

Simple community action on broken things‘Broken window’ works for us, Enhances service levels

Residents involved in website also on Safer Neighbourhoods Panel

Action at own initiative to drive people to meetings through info on website

Pics – Mark Bailey

The web isn’t magic – but it does help active local citizens, their representative and officers to be more effective and more efficient

Very big society

‘Local websites of all shapes and sizes are providing community news and information to hundreds of thousands of people.....grass roots media can provide an accurate, reliable, popular sources of news and information without regulation or subsidy. Their news values and thresholds are new, reflecting grass roots interests and priorities.’Digital Britain report

Alan Rusbridger, Guardian Editor Cudlipp Lecture:... At the other end of the spectrum we have millions of William Perrins, beavering away for free.....Depending on your point of view, you may find that vision of new ways of connecting and informing communities inspiring or terrifying. I think it is both’

http://openlylocal.com/hyperlocal_sites

We can work with you to train local people to set up a site they own and run

william@talkaboutlocal.org @willperrin

It isn’t expensive – similar rates to any other technology trainer

Talk about local would love to help - just drop us a line

info@talkaboutlocal.org

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