Talk About Local - online community building blocks

I attended a meeting of a new internet group called talk about local. Talk about's aims are to help people who want to start blogging, or campaigning about local issues to find and train people in some of the ways of doing it.

By sharing their knowledge of the internet the team - William, Mike and Clare will be using their experience to help other find their voices on the internet.

So if anyone is intrested in the work they are doing, or wants to know more about building their own blog, head off to the talk about local website

It was also good to meet some of the faces behind the local blogging and news scene. David Elks from the Sentinel, Mike and Tony from Pits N Pots, Mark from the Stoke-on-Trent creative community site blurbonline to name but a few.

Interesting reading
http://talkaboutlocal.org/faq/
http://talkaboutlocal.org/2009/06/17/digitalbritain/

Uk Online Centres
The event was held at a local UK online centre which will actually be moving to tunstall 2-3 months time.
UK online centres provide people - whoever or wherever they are - with free or low-cost access to computers and the internet, together with help and advice on how to use them.

Centre name
Live & Learn Land UK online centre
Sector type
Community / Voluntary

Address
187 - 189 Hamil Road
Town
Stoke on Trent
County
W Midlands
Postcode
ST6 1AP

Telephone
01782 767529
Email
ukonline@liveandlearnland.org.uk

Facilities
Parking
On street
Creche
No
Catering
No
Charges
£1 per hour
Centre Location
Heart of high density terrace housing on main throughfare

Opening Hours
mondays
10:00 AM : 5:00 PM
tuesdays
10:00 AM : 6:00 PM
wednesdays
10:00 AM : 6:00 PM
thursdays
10:00 AM : 6:00 PM
fridays
10:00 AM : 5:00 PM
saturdays
10:00 AM : 6:00 PM
sundays