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Your local Council could offer you help in a variety of ways. Some suggestions you could make to your local Council to help advertise your group are:  
Your local Council could offer you help in a variety of ways. Some suggestions you could make to your local Council to help advertise your community are:  


*Place information about xyz Freegle on the Council's intranet if you have one  
*Place information about xyz Freegle on the Council's intranet if you have one  
*Promote xyz Freegle group when doing presentations in schools  
*Promote xyz Freegle community when doing presentations in schools  
*Produce stickers to place on wheelie bins to advertise xyz Freegle group
*Produce stickers to place on wheelie bins to advertise xyz Freegle community
*Include xyz Freegle group in any waste orientated road shows in the future  
*Include xyz Freegle community in any waste orientated road shows in the future  
*Have one of the refuse trucks signed up with the Freegle logo and xyz Freegle group address  
*Have one of the refuse trucks signed up with the Freegle logo and xyz Freegle community address  
*Advertise xyz Freegle on lamp posts, at cycle parking, on banners at traffic lights or on roundabouts etc  
*Advertise xyz Freegle on lamp posts, at cycle parking, on banners at traffic lights or on roundabouts etc  
*Produce large clear signs and leaflets or cards for promoting xyz Freegle group at the landfill sites  
*Produce large clear signs and leaflets or cards for promoting xyz Freegle community at the landfill sites  
*Include information about xyz Freegle group in powerpoint presentations on waste and the three 'R's  
*Include information about xyz Freegle community in powerpoint presentations on waste and the three 'R's  
*Include information on xyz Freegle group in new tenant, resident and business packs (where these exist)  
*Include information on xyz Freegle community in new tenant, resident and business packs (where these exist)  
*Include xyz Freegle group in staff training of council departments, especially beneficial to staff who deal with queries etc for special item collection, such as fridges and suites.  
*Include xyz Freegle community in staff training of council departments, especially beneficial to staff who deal with queries etc for special item collection, such as fridges and suites.  
*Access funding on behalf of the xyz Freegle group to create advertising merchandise, such as bookmarks, pens, posters, stickers and leaflets  
*Access funding on behalf of the xyz Freegle community to create advertising merchandise, such as bookmarks, pens, posters, stickers and leaflets  
*Arrange for access/information on xyz Freegle group to be made available in every One Stop Shop (the local access to the council services) in the form of leaflets, posters, etc.
*Arrange for access/information on xyz Freegle community to be made available in every One Stop Shop (the local access to the council services) in the form of leaflets, posters, etc.


<br> Here are some of the things that local councils have provided for online reuse groups in the past few years:  
<br> Here are some of the things that local councils have provided for online reuse communities in the past few years:  


*Sponsored all weather banners  
*Sponsored all weather banners  
*Photocopied leaflets to publicise the local group.
*Photocopied publicity leaflets  
*Agreed local group representatives to use their public liability insurance where applicable.  
*Agreed local Freegle representatives to use their public liability insurance where applicable.  
*Invited local group representatives to attend summer road shows, give and take days, eco fairs, providing free plot next to Council Recycling Officers  
*Invited local Freegle representatives to attend summer road shows, give and take days, eco fairs, providing free plot next to Council Recycling Officers  
*Gave permission to use council property for promoting the group, ie, gazebo, chairs, tables, notice boards.  
*Gave permission to use council property for promoting Freegle, ie, gazebo, chairs, tables, notice boards.  
*Paid for printing of leaflets and business cards for group
*Paid for printing of leaflets and business cards  
*Designed publicity materials for group - posters, fliers, business cards  
*Designed publicity materials for Freegle - posters, fliers, business cards  
*Made laminated posters  
*Made laminated posters  
*Donated yo-yo's, pencils, pens, fridge magnets to give away.  
*Donated yo-yo's, pencils, pens, fridge magnets to give away.  
*Provided leaflets on related issues, eg. composting.  
*Provided leaflets on related issues, eg. composting.  
*Donated compost bins to give away on the local group to members  
*Donated compost bins to give away locally to Freegle members  
*Included the local group on all council recycling related literature  
*Included Freegle on all council recycling related literature  
*Put links on their website  
*Put links on their website  
*Offered to apply for funding for the local group and then manage the funds on their behalf.  
*Offered to apply for funding for the local community and then manage the funds on their behalf.  
*Mentioned the local group in the Council magazine that goes to every household.  
*Mentioned the Freegle locally in the Council magazine that goes to every household.  
*Periodical emails to all Council workers through their intranet.  
*Periodical emails to all Council workers through their intranet.  
*List of diary events for community groups etc, so local representative can attend if they want.  
*List of diary events for community groups etc, so local representative can attend if they want.  
*Raise awareness of groups with local Chamber of Commerce  
*Raise awareness of Freegle with local Chamber of Commerce  
*Carried information about groups in local offices  
*Carried information about Freegle in local offices  
*Offered services of their Press Office to get a group representative on the local radio  
*Offered services of their Press Office to get a Freegle representative on the local radio  
*Put up banner and provided leaflets about groups at local recycling facilities  
*Put up banner and provided leaflets about Freegle at local recycling facilities  
*Emailed all council employees with details of the local groups
*Emailed all council employees with details of Freegle
*Emailed all parish councils with information about local groups
*Emailed all parish councils with information about local communities
*Environmental Rangers carry 'business cards' for local group to give to people
*Environmental Rangers carry 'business cards' for local community to give to people


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Latest revision as of 10:19, 11 November 2021

Your local Council could offer you help in a variety of ways. Some suggestions you could make to your local Council to help advertise your community are:

  • Place information about xyz Freegle on the Council's intranet if you have one
  • Promote xyz Freegle community when doing presentations in schools
  • Produce stickers to place on wheelie bins to advertise xyz Freegle community
  • Include xyz Freegle community in any waste orientated road shows in the future
  • Have one of the refuse trucks signed up with the Freegle logo and xyz Freegle community address
  • Advertise xyz Freegle on lamp posts, at cycle parking, on banners at traffic lights or on roundabouts etc
  • Produce large clear signs and leaflets or cards for promoting xyz Freegle community at the landfill sites
  • Include information about xyz Freegle community in powerpoint presentations on waste and the three 'R's
  • Include information on xyz Freegle community in new tenant, resident and business packs (where these exist)
  • Include xyz Freegle community in staff training of council departments, especially beneficial to staff who deal with queries etc for special item collection, such as fridges and suites.
  • Access funding on behalf of the xyz Freegle community to create advertising merchandise, such as bookmarks, pens, posters, stickers and leaflets
  • Arrange for access/information on xyz Freegle community to be made available in every One Stop Shop (the local access to the council services) in the form of leaflets, posters, etc.


Here are some of the things that local councils have provided for online reuse communities in the past few years:

  • Sponsored all weather banners
  • Photocopied publicity leaflets
  • Agreed local Freegle representatives to use their public liability insurance where applicable.
  • Invited local Freegle representatives to attend summer road shows, give and take days, eco fairs, providing free plot next to Council Recycling Officers
  • Gave permission to use council property for promoting Freegle, ie, gazebo, chairs, tables, notice boards.
  • Paid for printing of leaflets and business cards
  • Designed publicity materials for Freegle - posters, fliers, business cards
  • Made laminated posters
  • Donated yo-yo's, pencils, pens, fridge magnets to give away.
  • Provided leaflets on related issues, eg. composting.
  • Donated compost bins to give away locally to Freegle members
  • Included Freegle on all council recycling related literature
  • Put links on their website
  • Offered to apply for funding for the local community and then manage the funds on their behalf.
  • Mentioned the Freegle locally in the Council magazine that goes to every household.
  • Periodical emails to all Council workers through their intranet.
  • List of diary events for community groups etc, so local representative can attend if they want.
  • Raise awareness of Freegle with local Chamber of Commerce
  • Carried information about Freegle in local offices
  • Offered services of their Press Office to get a Freegle representative on the local radio
  • Put up banner and provided leaflets about Freegle at local recycling facilities
  • Emailed all council employees with details of Freegle
  • Emailed all parish councils with information about local communities
  • Environmental Rangers carry 'business cards' for local community to give to people


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