About
Talk About Local is a project to give people in their communities a powerful online voice. We help people communicate and campaign more effectively using the web to influence events in the places in which they live, work or play. William Perrin talk here about how people have used the web to empower themselves in their communities.
A good, modern voice on the web can help communities communicate better, become more active and empowered. Community websites and forums make it easier for people to become involved in changing their area. The web can lower the barriers to finding basic information and make it easier to have your voice heard.
We are delighted with early progress since the project started up in Summer 2009 – even though it usually takes months for a local site to find its feet, people we have helped in Kington, Herefordshire, West14, London and Washward Heath, Birmingham have already produced some great sites with promise. Each site is very different in content, style and maturity and the team works to support the sites creators in different ways. We shall feature more sites the project has created as they mature.
You can find out more in our updated FAQ.