oct 2012
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A joint meet with the local RSA, sharing ideas and our approach.TRANSCRIPT
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‘Eastbourne Can’ - a new model for civic engagement?Will CallaghanMark HadleyDuncan Adams
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1 What we’ve achieved
2 How we started
3 How litt le we’ve spent
4 What we’ve learnt
5 Future challenges
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About usInformal group with a bank account
10 strong ‘Exec’ on Facebook
Approx 50 at monthly meets
900 Twitter fol lowers, 200 Facebook l ikes
Apolit ical, “just want to get things done”
Work with EBC, 3VA, local businesses and some RSA members
In touch with Chamber, Town Team
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Since January 2012 we’ve...
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Spruced up six empty shops...
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After
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Before
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After
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Before
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After
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Won £5,000 from EBC...
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Held the Wish Tower Design Day...
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Launched the Wish Tower Friends...
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Organised two cashmobs...
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Tested digital What's On signs
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And got creatives networking...
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We also offered a forum for others...
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Cohub
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Bonfire society
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e The Magazine
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Street Market
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Faster train to London
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Carnival
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Dan Thompson (Empty Shops Network)Legal & General (Arndale Centre redevelopment)
Eastbourne Borough Council (Devonshire Park plan)
Other guests this year
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How we startedWill, David and Jason wanted to found a group “that does rather than talks”
Interested in design, the Wish Tower, anything that people had a strong feeling about
Created long l ist of ideas by asking Twitter, Facebook, anyone we knew
Public vote highlighted four jobs - Wish Tower, What's On, Empty Shops, Digital economy
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£350/ year =£10 to register web address
£5/ month to host website
£20/ month for posters
£30 for business cards
£0 for meeting space
Costs are rounded and project costs are extra
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What we’ve learntSocial media is key for communication, involvement, staying flexible
Set achievable goals and always deliver
Everything should look great and read well
Meeting venues should be design led and have a pay bar/ food
Look for off the shelf tools (eg Wordpress)
Momentum is really important
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What we’ve learntAll age groups have something to give
No membership, just turn up and take part
Just need a wil l ingness to get stuck in
Being persistent and professional reaps rewards (including donations from private individuals)
Most interest from IT, art, design and polit ical communities, newer business owners, local freethinking groups
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Future challengesCash and volunteers
Maintaining apolit ical stance
Slow local authorit ies/ other bodies
Duplication of other init iatives
Should we become a CIC, charity?
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