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Hello,

Hereford Diocesan Guild of Bellringers would like to keep in touch, I hope you already have our details.

Hello Angela,
Welcome to your new role and thank you for stepping up to the PRO role, which is massively important as part of Ringing 2030. I don’t suppose that you were expecting lots of replies to your post of over three weeks ago, or I hope not, otherwise you would be sorely disappointed? It was of course more of an announcement, and I hope you have plenty of direct contact made through your email, and warning, you will be from me, but don’t worry, it is merely a request for some assistance.

But in the meantime, I am going to mention something that I hope a wider audience may be able to help with. I have brought it to the Executives notice, via an email to Ernie on the 5th June, to which I still haven’t had a response to, that there was a CCCBR Publication from 1994, titled ‘Striking the right note’, that was produced by the then Public Relations Advisory Group, led by Alison Hodge. It doesn’t seem to be available any longer, and if it was, it would no doubt need some updating. Is it going to be updated and re published, as although so often it is often thought that we do not need printed copies, it can be available on line, I am probably considered old fashioned, but I still prefer to have something that I can instantly refer to when working on screen with something that I need that information for?
What do others think, do we need an up to date guide on Public Relations?
Do we need a printed version, or an online reference point on the CCCBR website?

What do others think, do we need an up to date guide on Public Relations?
Do we need a printed version, or an online reference point on the CCCBR website?

I think an up to date guide would be useful.
I even think it could be a curated collection of best practice examples from the many tower activities which have made use of social media, local print media and so on for recruitment and general awareness of bellringing over the last three years.

A great idea, and a lot of work, but that's what the workgroup is for! We have a meeting next week and we'll discuss this and many other issues and find a way to make marketing and PR work for all.

As an addition to Guidance, best practice examples are always a good way of highlighting what works, so great suggestion.

Angela, been trying to establish who is on the Marketing WG by searching CCCBR Website, to no avail. Seems likely to be overlap with Recruitment and Development WG, so would it be useful to have a link between the two?