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Quote from Shropshire Council, "Superfast broadband brings many benefits. We are working to improve broadband for Shropshire communities and businesses. Shropshire Council and Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) have committed £16.4 million to help make this happen. The more demand that is registered locally for superfast broadband, the more likely that private sector investors will be encouraged to make public funding stretch as far as possible and offer more choice to local people. That is why we are asking you to register your interest. By supporting the project and demonstrating with other communities and businesses in Shropshire that broadband is important, we will be able to prove that it is viable. By registering your support you will be helping to make a difference. Please encourage your family, friends, neighbours or other businesses that you engage with to get involved as well." The all important link - http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SBDR

Thanks, keep us updated and CO will come along.

Sounds a great idea Keith, is this exclusive to St.Martins or is that just the meeting place? When you thinking of getting it going?

Welcome to the forum Troy, let's hope we see lots of people at the meeting

Looks like someone else has decided to join the forum and message everyone. They have already been deleted. As before do not send an email to the member.

Link to the photo shoot event HERE

Popped an event in the calendar for you......

Quote from Oswestry Advertizer - "MORE than £500,000 will be injected into a block of flats in Weston Rhyn that were once condemned by Shropshire Council, the Advertizer can reveal." To read more, click the link http://www.bordercou...000-refurb.aspx Any comments?

Its Chirk Triathlon this Sunday. Probably quite a few forum members and local people taking part including Community Online's very own leebarnfield Racing starts at 08.30 and last person goes off at 14.24. Route is.... swim at Chirk Leisure Centre, bike route to Glyn Ceriog and back and then the run goes out past the fire station over the Chirk bypass bridge down the lane for around a mile and back. Plenty of places to watch if you are interested, but avoid the Chirk road from the Hand to Kronospan as this is where the cyclists will be racing and turning across the road.

I have added the event to the calendar for you here You will also see it listed in the upcoming calendar events on the main page.

6 months ago today saw the very first day of Community Online. Here are a few stats to see whats been going on in those 6 months, Members - 114 Twitter Followers - 83 Facebook Page 'Likes' - 48 New Topics Posted - 186 Total Posts - 836 Topics Viewed - 109,023 Hopefully you all enjoy the forum and what our community can get from its use, if you have any suggestions please leave a message in Website Comments/Suggestions section. Thanks for everyone's support and here's to the next 6 months, See you in the forums, Lee Barnfield Founder of Community Online

@Liz, Good to hear to have a group starting up in the Rhyn, You can add an event to the calendar by clicking the Calendar tab above and then click Add Event on the top right. Let us know if you have any problems.

Next Big Local meeting is next Tuesday and appears in the calendar here A few people from the Forums requested an evening meeting, so it is looking like this request has been answered. Community Online will be there, so hopefully catch up with a few faces. The agenda is attached Agenda Big Local 17 04 12.pdf

Registration form available in this TOPIC

Selattyn Walking Festival takes place on the 12th and 13th May. Registration form attached.

We can certainly look into it for you.

Maybe it could be the "real" Community Online Coffee Lounge rather than the virtual one here. :D

Information below from Village SOS website http://www.villagesos.org.uk/competition Grants of between £10,000 and £50,000 will be available for projects in rural villages or small rural towns with fewer than 3,000 people. Voluntary and community groups or organisations (such as charities, village committees, associations, trusts, co-operatives or social enterprises) are all eligible to apply, as are parish, town or community councils, provided local residents have clearly shaped the project. Wonder if any of our Communities are below 3000? Can we enter seeing as it is Big Local funded?

Information below about this competition, maybe we could have a think and enter to improve somewhere local to us. More information and entry detail here - http://www.veoliaenv...o.uk/cleansweep Help us transform your area We are delighted to have teamed up with Veolia to launch the Clean Sweep for Britain competition. Launched in time for the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations, were aiming to give more areas around the UK some much-needed TLC. Together, we want to transform local neighbourhoods and give something back to the community. We are offering you the chance to win a makeover of a green community space in your local area. Maybe theres a bit of wasteland thats been neglected near you that needs an overhaul? Perhaps theres a sorry old space close by that could do with sprucing up? Or a riverside that needs to be restored to its former glory? You might want to create a place for you and your neighbours to sit and chat. Perhaps youve got no garden of your own but would love somewhere nearby with plants and flowers that you could enjoy. In this special Jubilee year, we want to make Britain shine. We know how much you care for your community and we know there are places that you want to see shine too. So why not enter this fab competition and make those dreams a reality? There are four makeovers up for grabs. Were looking for a winner in each of the following regions: North, South, Midlands and London. Each area will be transformed by the Veolia team. Not only that, each winning area will have a fabulous opening party over the Jubilee weekend to celebrate the transformation of the site.

If you've had an odd message from a member on the forum DO NOT reply to the email notification. The member has already been deleted. They do not have your email address or any other account information. Apologies for this inconvenience. If you have any concerns or questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Lee Barnfield Founder of Community Online

Thanks Kevin, the award is to move the project forward. Marketing, promotion, getting out and about and teaching local people/groups to use the forum and social media to engage more of the Community in the philosophy of Community Online.

There are few regular posters, a couple who pop in and out and some don't post. Why not introduce yourself in this topic and say Hi to all the other Community Online members.

As we approach Community Online being 6 months old we have just received news that we have been awarded a DO IT Award from UnLtd. It really is great news and will help move the site and project forward. Thanks for everyone's support,. See you in the forums, Community Online