Talk About Local slides for Bizzfizz

William Perrin TAL

BizFizzAt NEF 17 September 2009

William PerrinMichael RawlinsTalk About Local

•www.kingscrossenvironment.com

•700 articles

•four authors

•budget £8/month

•opens up democratic engagement

•empowerment is about information

•Cemex campaign – long running anti social plant operations

•Video of noise pollution – unarguable prima facie case

•Send links to CEMEX CEO UKMEA and Council noise officers

•Successful resolution – plant restructured

•Sheffield forum –biggest web estate in Yorkshire?

•3.4 million posts

•76,000 registered users

•Population Sheffield 450,000

•‘Hi, as a local businessman in Digbeth and vice chair of The Digbeth Business Association l would like to thank you for your articles and interest in our sometimes wonderful district of Digbeth with all our input and continued efforts it can only get better.’

•Stoke-on-Trent Pits’n’Pots

•Campaigning, challenging style

•Reflects local frustration at political scene

•Opens up public dialogue

William Perrin TAL

Simple, modern, low cost websites hugely powerful for Bizfizz and your clients

If you want a session in your area drop us a line – info@talkaboutlocal.org

We mainly work with UK online centres but will use other facilities