The Scottish Community Councils Facebook page was launched earlier this year, and we are keen to ensure that the page becomes both a resource for community councillors and a forum for highlighting best practice and innovative projects by community councils.
The Facebook page can be found here https://www.facebook.com/ScottishCCs and I would be grateful if you would share it with your community councils and ask councillors to like or follow the page to keep up to date with the latest news.
Community Councils which have their own pages on Facebook can also like the Scottish Community Councils page by clicking on the three dots at the top right, where they will be given the option to “Like as your page”.
Please encourage your community councils to share news and information about their current and upcoming projects so that we can in turn share it with the rest of the community council network in Scotland. Any suggested news items or ideas for content should be sent to scottishccs@improvementservice.org.uk
From next week, the Scottish CCs Facebook and Twitter pages will also be promoting our partnership with the Open University, which offers all community council volunteers the chance to upskill and reskill through online OU courses. These courses are free and more information can be found here: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/skills-supportOU-CC
It would be great if you could speak to your council’s communications teams and ask them to share our online content from the local authority account, to try and ensure that we reach as many community councillors as possible.
Regards
Emma Swift