Community Engagement Agenda

Guide to Social Media for Engaging your Community
Jess Cartwright and Leah Bromley, Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE)

Social media is a powerful tool for getting your message out into the community. This session will provide an overview of how to effectively use social media channels to engage different audiences in your community on the topic of climate change and what you as a council are doing. The session will include an explanation of the basic principles behind social media and useful tips and tricks to be aware of – including how to manage social media accounts consistently and schedule posts, target your messaging for different audiences and tapping into campaigns.  

Managing your Future Risks
Brian Brookes, Risk Manager of Clear Councils – Our Sponsor 

Brian Brookes, Risk Manager of Clear Councils will take you through the future risks facing Local Councils. The session will include a detailed look at horizon scanning and what Councils can do to manage those risks. 

‘Nothing About Us, Without Us! – Engaging with our deaf and disabled communities for transformational inclusion

Tanvir Bush, Town Councillor

In this session, Bush and Thomas will explore definitions and models of disability and share their experience of collaborating on creative methods of public engagement to connect with issues of access and inclusion in Corsham, UK.

Taking a Cash-First Approach to Food Insecurity Locally  
Maria Marshall, Food Aid Network (IFAN)

This session will touch on the scale of the UK’s food insecurity crisis and the need to challenge the default institutionalisation of a second-tier charitable food aid system. It will also address the conflation of the food surplus and food poverty problems. In this context, we will discuss how IFAN advocates for a cash first approach on a national and local level and how we can all be players in promoting a cash first approach in our communities.

IFAN is a network of charitable food aid providers including over 550 independent food banks. IFAN’s vision is of a country without the need for charitable food aid where adequate and nutritious food is affordable to all. We advocate on behalf of our members and call for a ‘cash first’ approach to food insecurity.

The SEE MONSTER Legacy for Weston-super-Mare
Becky Walsh, Community Manager on the SEE MONSTER Art Installation Platform

Getting local engagement with residents, communities, businesses, voluntary organisations and other partners can be tough. It’s often the case that the same people apply for grant funding and turn up to meetings. What about the wider community and how can we engage with them so the council isn’t ‘hard to reach’? 

In her role as Community Manager on the SEE MONSTER art installation platform, Becky Walsh will share her experiences in creating a ‘Think Tank’ engagement strategy for SEE MONSTER and how this same strategy can be applied to town and parish councils.  

CAMpra – Financial Benefits of Embracing Motorcaravan Tourism
Eddie Yarrow & Steve Haywood  

We will explain who CAMpra are, what our aims are and what an Aire is. 

We will explain the huge financial chasm that exists between UK and Europe when it comes to welcoming motorhomes and the largely untapped revenue, they bring with them. 

We will give examples of the Aires system in Europe and will explain what financial rewards councils are missing that will help with economic recovery and examples of success stories in the UK over the last two years. 

We will explain how we can support our town clerks to establish Aires, bringing this year’s revenue stream to their towns, extending the tourism season, and levelling out tourism across the Country. 

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