South Norwich News grows
Today marks a significant step for South Norwich News as we start work on a new section of the website.
We’re aiming to build a guide for anyone who wants to get a community initiative off the ground. If you know of a project we should include, get in touch.
As a hyperlocal news site, we’re in a great position to give publicity to community projects in south Norwich. Through winning funding from a national charity, we can now extend this by helping groups find their way through the bureaucracy and red tape.
Unltd, who fund social entrepreneurs, have awarded us a grant to build a new section of South Norwich News. It has the working title of a “Community Toolkit.” By this we mean a resource that helps people understand the huge changes afoot at a local level, including The Big Society and devolved powers through the Localism Bill.
We’re looking for case studies to feature which help explain the stumbling blocks and rewards of getting a local project started. Grapes Hill Community Garden is a prime example of a project that’s coming to fruition after years of work, while Hot Source, a digital networking group are another example of local people working together towards a common goal.
To help research and write this section, we’ve taken on our first paid intern for 2011, a graduate found via the UEA’s Project Evolve.
If you’re involved with a community project you’d like to share from the south Norwich area, email us: editor@southnorwichnews.co.uk. Our new section should be built and ready for use by June 2011.
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Very good news re the Community Toolkit. This promises to be an excellent resource for our area, and an exciting new development for SNN. Good luck.