Picnic in the Park

We are really beginning to notice the appetite for local community good news stories and their role in connecting community and inviting more people in. 

It’s something that we feel we should pay attention to and grow.

We have a two pronged approach to story writing, collection and sharing in the community.

This website is geared more towards those who are seeking to be alongside communities that are connecting and organising. Insights and the joy and pain of the work.

The Springfield, Beech Hill and Gidlow community site is for community members and is a tool that seems to enable connection and organising.  

When communities read about what they achieved together it feels like something deepens and contributes to a wider story about the place. ‘This is what we do around here. This is what WE achieved together.’

This morning we shared the Picnic in the Park story with the party organisers and you could feel the group pride and sense of achievement and how it deepened motivation for more. “We should all be so proud of ourselves for what was achieved on Sunday”. “Here’s to future ones!” “That’s a lovely write up… They sound so good I want to go to another 🤣🤣🤣” .

Maybe there’s something in the writing style – audience, purpose and who is at the centre?