Ordsall Community Café have now established a Community Reporters Club, in which local people can join.

We are currently attending training with the BBC with the producers of Look North West News; which is very exciting and informative.

One of the items from the training was found that there is a great need for a locally based news desk, which could be Blogg based.

It would be manned and based at Ordsall Community Café, allowing all local residents access to our computer suite and free training.

The news desk would take the form of local community events listing, feedback or comments on current issues such as regeneration, police and emergency services information and of course Private Sector companies giving their points.

It would involve the filming of people from time to time, so that local people see the person not just hear their name and maybe take more interest or get involved in more activities, events or say how they feel without the feeling of “nobody takes any notice” or “it’s already decided anyway”.

If you think this may be of some interest to you, your group or organisation, please contact me on Stacy_cafe@hotmail.co.uk or call me on 0161 872 6011.

I look forward to hearing from you soon

Stacy Cass
Ordsall Community Reporters