As I look out over the year I feel a mixture of excitement and apprehension. This is because we have so much going on that we hope to make progress with over the coming months – but it is against a backdrop of continuing economic pressures which can make planning and delivery a little awkward. In the face of this we have no alternative other than to trust to luck and press ahead towards our goals: hoping that ministerial decisions will not send shockwaves rippling down to disrupt our plans to improve our estates and, consequently, the town.
March will see the conclusion of year one of the Golden 7 (tempus fugit!) and in April we will roll into year two of that project with a swap round of the seven themes. This is exciting stuff and some good foundations have been laid in the first year on which to build as people get to grips with their new themes. There have been some notable outcomes from the project so far and I am sure this will continue. Some projects that have started are quite large and will not be finished by March so the relevant Golden 7 volunteer groups will continue working on these as well as their new themes. Credit is due to these people (tenants and residents who receive no pay and for whom the incentive and reward is seeing the result of their work come to fruition) for their tenacity and determination to improve things for the wider community.
The actual spadework begins this year on the Have Faith in Rotherham interfaith project. This is incredibly exciting and has amazing potential. (Give me a bell or drop me a line if you’d like more info.) And if you are not religious do not be put off by the title as it is more about working together in partnership with others rather than evangelising or forcing views on different religions on to people. This is another long term project (the end date is November 2013) and there is a lot of planning and co-ordination involved – these are just two areas where we can give volunteers the chance to get involved to develop themselves and increase their own effectiveness and employability.
I wish you all a very enjoyable and successful New Year and look forward to working with people old and new as we move forward.
Navigate to the blogs page, which can be located on the smaller navigation bar at the top of the page to the right of the main headers.
Once on the page at the top right will be a small stunt to ‘post a blog’, which will then take you to a small, short form to fill out your information.
The form has been made as user friendly as possible and requires only minimal information.
Start off by inputting your title. This can generally be a small or long as you want however, short titles are recommended and generally more eye catching.
Next you have the option to input a thumbnail image to give with your blog. These are not necessary, but again recommended in drawing attention.
Keyword tags – once you click on this box it will open up into a window were you can choose from a variety of different words or input your own in the top box. It is very important to fill this in with as many different words applicable to the content of your blog. This helps it appear in numerous places throughout the site and also ranks it higher up on a Google search. Separate each word with a comma and when you’re finished click the ‘Attach’ button which will return you back to the form with your keywords in place.
NOTE: If you wish to put a phrase or a string of words in together you will need to put them in speech marks as the function automatically breaks up words.
After this there is the option to add a main image, again this is not necessary but will appear at the top of your blog when people access it and can make it more engaging and interesting to view.
Next is the ‘ Blog Intro’ box where you can write an introduction to go with your blog that once listed, will display with your thumbnail (if you decide to add one) to entice readers to on the link to read your blog.
Following this is another box ‘Blog Entry’, where you can input your content. You can write directly into the box or copy and paste from a document into the box, just remember to space it out again afterwards.
After this your blog is complete and you can click the ‘Save’ button at the top of the page. After this your blog should appear in the listing on the Blogs page that you entered through and any other pages you tagged too.
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