Using Social Media to Promote Your Hall

 A training session on using social media to promote your hall was held at Tidmarsh village hall on 11^th June. 15 village and community hall volunteers heard talks from Nigel Morgan from Morgan PR and Wendy Dacey, Community Buildings adviser at CCB, on ways to promote their halls and the activities which take place inside.

Nigel explained the benefits of Twitter and Face book and how they can be used to make more people aware of their local hall and what’s happening inside. One or two halls already had Facebook accounts but learned how to use them more effectively, and the benefits of Twitter meant that a much wider audience could be reached than by traditional marketing methods.

However, there was still scope for other marketing strategies and something as simple as a sign outside the building with information as to how to book a session is important. It’s good practice for halls to have websites to showcase what goes on in their buildings and there is still a place for a regular column in the local village newsletter to outline village activities.

The course was well received and feedback included ‘The course’s basic message is do it! I will!’

CCB is grateful to Comic Relief’s Communities Fund for providing a grant to run the meeting and further training will take place in the autumn. 

For more information, please contact Wendy Dacey on 0118 961 2000 or by email at wendy.dacey@ccberks.org.uk