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Content idea: feature local parks, allotments and gardens

28th June 2010 by nickygetgood

Farnham Allotments

Try to feature some information and news about your local green spaces, be they parks, gardens or allotments. Last August Clare White wrote a blog post that featured some of Britain's garden blogs, such as the Patient Gardener’s Weblog from … [Read more...] about Content idea: feature local parks, allotments and gardens

Filed Under: Campaigning, Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: Annette Albert, Bingfield Park, birmingham, Bristol, clare white, Farnham Allotments, Highbury Park Friends, kings cross environments, Kingsley House, Oxford Road Community Garden, Patient Gardener’s Weblog, talcontent, W14 & SW6, Welsh Girl's Allotment

Content idea: publish local photos on your website

22nd June 2010 by nickygetgood

Newcastle Rocks: Saturday morning prep at The Strand

For some simple and effective content, try posting some photos of your local area on your website, these can either be taken by yourself, contributed to you or something you've found elsewhere online. Photos can be a local landscape, landmark or … [Read more...] about Content idea: publish local photos on your website

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Using Images, Video and Audio, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: 4am Project, birmingham, Birmingham Flickrmeets, Birmingham it's Not Shit, Creative Commons, digbeth is good, flickr, Friday Photo, karen strunks, Newcastle Rocks, Northern Ireland, photography, photos, talcontent

Content idea: write about art on display in your area

22nd June 2010 by nickygetgood

Out of the Box exhibition

Try writing about any visual art that is on display in your area, such as in a local art gallery, museum or arts centre.  This could be a simple notice of a forthcoming art exhibition, as Ventnor Blog did with the Out of the Box photographic … [Read more...] about Content idea: write about art on display in your area

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: alan in belfast, as one, Belfast, birmingham, birmingham city council, bishopthorpe, created in birmingham, digbeth, digbeth is good, graffiti, isle of wight, public art, street art, talcontent, ventnor blog, war memorial

Content idea: publish a local notice or poster

14th June 2010 by nickygetgood

Often local people will try to get the word out about their news, event or call for help by putting up posters in the area on places such as lampposts, bus stops and notice boards in local pubs, clubs, churches, foyers, etc. You could help bring … [Read more...] about Content idea: publish a local notice or poster

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Using Images, Video and Audio, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: birmingham, digbeth is good, drimnagh is good, dublin, karen strunks, meowseley, notice, parish post, poster, talcontent, W14 & SW6, wake green park

Content idea: local memories

14th June 2010 by nickygetgood

Drimnagh schoolyard in the 1940s on Drimnagh is Good

A bit of local history or heritage on your site makes for some lovely content that often gets people reminiscing in your comments box.  You could try including an element of this in your site by: Talking to a local resident or ex-resident about … [Read more...] about Content idea: local memories

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: birmingham, clarion, digbeth is good, drimnagh is good, dublin, hayes peoples history, pauline sargent, talcontent

Content idea: write a review of a local gig, play or event

14th June 2010 by nickygetgood

Ventnor blog review a local Battle of The Bands competition

If you are going out to enjoy a local play or concert, why not write a review of it on your community website?  Take a look at these links for inspiration: Pits 'n' Pots' Tony Walley reviews the Stoke Christmas panto Dick Whittington. The author … [Read more...] about Content idea: write a review of a local gig, play or event

Filed Under: Quick Tips, Writing and Content Ideas Tagged With: birmingham, isle of wight, more canals than venice, pitsnpots, stoke, talcontent, ventnor blog

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