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This page will detail what's been done over the year - and list other on-going publicity efforts.
This page will detail what's been done over the year - and list other on-going publicity efforts.


= Blog entries =
= Blog entries, articles and press releases =


Local volunteer Chris is writing a blog with posts at least every fortnight, often more often.


Chris is also submitting a piece every month to the free magazine [http://www.penrith-today.co.uk/ Penrith Today] that is delivered to 13,500 addresses in Penrith and many nearby areas - though not the whole of Eden District. There is only room for one photo and 200 words ie quite short.  The lead time is long, so the copy date is about a month before the magazines start being delivered.


Do on website with monthly piece at Penrith Today (200 words and a photo).
Occasional press releases will be sent to the local weekly newspaper the [http://cwherald.com/ Cumberland and Westmorland Herald] and various parish magazines, eg to publicise Give and Take events or stall appearances. Note that parish magazines usually only appear every couple of months, so you need to start getting publicity out in good time.


= Local group website =
= Local group website =
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The site uses Drupal 8 but other and possibly easier logging system can be used.
The site uses Drupal 8 but other and possibly easier logging system can be used.


* Site user logins can only be created by the site admin
* More than one user can write a blog
* More than one user can write a blog
* Blogposts are shared by hand onto the group Twitter and Facebook pages
* Blogposts are shared by hand onto the group Twitter and Facebook pages
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A tool was written to show this, broken down into the categories that the Freegle system automatically detects.
A tool was written to show this, broken down into the categories that the Freegle system automatically detects.
By default the tool restricts the shown items to the ones listed in the last week;
By default the tool restricts the shown items to the ones listed in the last week;
however you can select to show items over different period: from 'today' to '3 months;.
however you can select to show items over different period: from 'today' to '3 months'.
Note that this tool does NOT show items that have come and gone - so the


* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php?groupid=49 Current active items at Penrith and Eden District Freegle]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php?groupid=49 Current active items at Penrith and Eden District Freegle]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php Active items tool for other Freegle groups]
* [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/modtools/groupitems.php Active items tool for other Freegle groups]
To actually use Freegle to respond to these offers and requests - or post your own - please sign in at  [https://direct.ilovefreegle.org/ Freegle Direct].


= Report on activities =
= Report on activities =


This wiki page is main report on the outputs and outcomes of this project
This wiki page is main report on the outputs and outcomes of this project

Revision as of 10:00, 30 May 2016

Penrith and Eden District Freegle received funding in May 2016 for a year from the Cumbria County Council Community Waste Prevention Fund - more details - supplemented with a little funding from Freegle itself.

  • Run four Give and Take events across Eden District
  • Produce a fortnightly blog
  • Produce a list of alternatives to Freegle in Eden District
  • Produce a guide/short report for other Freegle groups indicating the success of these publicity efforts

This page will detail what's been done over the year - and list other on-going publicity efforts.

Blog entries, articles and press releases

Local volunteer Chris is writing a blog with posts at least every fortnight, often more often.

Chris is also submitting a piece every month to the free magazine Penrith Today that is delivered to 13,500 addresses in Penrith and many nearby areas - though not the whole of Eden District. There is only room for one photo and 200 words ie quite short. The lead time is long, so the copy date is about a month before the magazines start being delivered.

Occasional press releases will be sent to the local weekly newspaper the Cumberland and Westmorland Herald and various parish magazines, eg to publicise Give and Take events or stall appearances. Note that parish magazines usually only appear every couple of months, so you need to start getting publicity out in good time.

Local group website

The website www.penrithedenfreegle.org.uk was revamped for Penrith and Eden District Freegle. This has blog entries and one or two information pages. The site uses Drupal 8 but other and possibly easier logging system can be used.

Current active posts tool

For the blog and articles, it is useful to have a comprehensive list of all the items currently available. A tool was written to show this, broken down into the categories that the Freegle system automatically detects. By default the tool restricts the shown items to the ones listed in the last week; however you can select to show items over different period: from 'today' to '3 months'. Note that this tool does NOT show items that have come and gone - so the

To actually use Freegle to respond to these offers and requests - or post your own - please sign in at Freegle Direct.

Report on activities

This wiki page is main report on the outputs and outcomes of this project

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