Monthly Archives: June 2011

Hide and Seek World Record Attempt – Huddersfield, 3rd July 2011

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

This Sunday (3rd July) sees an attempt on the world record for the most people in one Hide & Seek game being attempted in Beaumont Park, Huddersfield. The attempt kicks off at 12 noon at Beaumont Park, so, come along … Continue reading →

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On BBC Radio Leeds talking about Big Society and Our Society

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

This morning I was on BBC Radio Leeds talking about Big Society and Our Society. I thought it a bit strange, and perhaps indicative of the level of understanding, that they chose a Monkey Sanctuary as their illustration of Big … Continue reading →

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quick post #localgovcamp thoughts

Posted on June 19, 2011 by

Here are some quick thoughts stimulated by post #localgovcamp chatter on Twitter, mainly following my tweet suggesting that we needed a #localgovcamp day 2 to follow up on the ideas stimulated by day 1. Firstly, I love the idea of … Continue reading →

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Social Media: Plus ça change; plus c’est la même chose

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

The recent case of a juror being jailed for contacting one of the defendants in a court case has led to more of those scare story headlines about the evils of the internet. Something which brought me up short about … Continue reading →

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Technology in the Great Outdoors

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

While doing something else this morning, I caught a brief snatch of Martha Lane Fox, the Government’s Digital Inclusion Champion, on Radio 4, trying to persuade a digital refusenik (sorry, I didn’t catch his name) of the benefits of getting … Continue reading →

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First AuntySocial Connected Event / Blackpool Social Media Surgery

Posted on June 4, 2011 by

This week I was fortunate to be part of the the First AuntySocial Connected event which also incorporated the first Blackpool Social Media Surgery. AuntySocial, as described by one of its founders, Cath Mugonyi, is a group of mainly 18-30 … Continue reading →

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