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(This is a sample admin message you can use to send to your community.)
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Hi,
Hi,


We ask that members use their home communities in the first instance to offer and request items.
We ask that members use their home community first when offering or requesting items.


Using one's home community has personal & collective, community & environmental benefits. It:
Using your home community first has personal, collective, community and environmental benefits. It:


* Reduces the 'competition' for items
* Reduces competition for items
* Reduces 'no shows'
* Reduces no-shows
* Saves money - by reducing the amount of traveling that community members need to do to give and receive items
* Saves money, by reducing the amount of travel members need to do to give and receive items
* Reduces abuse of the system as the community is less anonymous - members get to know each other better which leads to fewer 'bad behaviours'
* Reduces abuse of the system, since a smaller community is less anonymous - members get to know each other better, which leads to fewer bad behaviours
* No transport? Local communities make Freegle more accessible to everyone
* Makes Freegle more accessible if you don't have transport
* No van/trailer? Bulky items may even be collectible on foot if they are only a few streets away
* Means bulky items may be collectable on foot if they're only a few streets away
* Reduces the number of emails per community - lots of smaller communities means we have more choice in how many posts we receive and from where we receive them.
* Reduces the number of messages per community
* Increases good neighbourliness
* Increases good neighbourliness and local community spirit
* Enhances the local community spirit
* Reduces the environmental impact of the distance travelled
* Reduces the negative environmental impact - distance travelled is lessened, reducing the carbon foot print


Thank you to all those members who already choose their local
Thank you to everyone who already chooses their local Freegle community first - we appreciate your support.
Freegle community in the first instance, we appreciate your support.


With many thanks to everyone from the $groupname Team.
With thanks from the $groupname team.


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Latest revision as of 12:00, 17 July 2026

(This is a sample admin message you can use to send to your community.)

Hi,

We ask that members use their home community first when offering or requesting items.

Using your home community first has personal, collective, community and environmental benefits. It:

  • Reduces competition for items
  • Reduces no-shows
  • Saves money, by reducing the amount of travel members need to do to give and receive items
  • Reduces abuse of the system, since a smaller community is less anonymous - members get to know each other better, which leads to fewer bad behaviours
  • Makes Freegle more accessible if you don't have transport
  • Means bulky items may be collectable on foot if they're only a few streets away
  • Reduces the number of messages per community
  • Increases good neighbourliness and local community spirit
  • Reduces the environmental impact of the distance travelled

Thank you to everyone who already chooses their local Freegle community first - we appreciate your support.

With thanks from the $groupname team.

Back to Admins

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