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Next Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery – Thursday 15 October

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It’s the anniversary of the first Birmingham Social Media surgery, designed to help voluntary and community groups in Birmingham make the most of social media and the web. To mark the occasion we will be hosting our usual Social Media Surgery session at the Fazeley Studios, Digbeth. When and where?

Next Lozells Social Media Surgery – Tuesday 29 September

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The next Social Media Surgery for the Lozells district is scheduled for Tuesday 29 September and is once again hosted by John Heavens and his team of voluntary surgeons. This is the third Social Media Surgery to be held in Lozells, following the success of the first two earlier this year. The surgery will be held [...]

Next Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery – Wednesday 23 September

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It’s almost a year since the first Birmingham Social Media surgery began to help voluntary and community groups in Birmingham make the most of social media and the web. Now it’s back to school and time to lock in after the lazy summer, and the Social Media Surgery returns to its central base at the [...]

Another new blog for Acocks Green

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Yesterday Rebecca from the Francis Road Neighbourhood Watch in Acocks Green  (see map) came along to the third social media surgery in Acocks Green.  She worked on this blog, which she had set up at a previous one: http://francisroadb27.wordpress.com/ You might want to make her feel welcome to the world of using the web to [...]

2nd Lozells Social Media Surgery – Thursday 20th August

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After the first social media surgery in Lozells we’re really pleased to be able to do another one on Thursday 20th August 2009. Once again Raj Rattu will be kindly  hosting this free chance for anyone involved in voluntary and community organisations around Lozells to learn about how blogging, Facebook, Twitter or other parts of what’s [...]

Next Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery – Wed 19th August

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The original Birmingham Social Media Surgery returns to Fazeley Studios for another session of free help and advice for Birmingham based voluntary and community organisations wanting practical help with getting their heads around social media. When & Where Next CENTRAL BRUM Surgery: Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 drop in anytime between 5.30pm to 7.00pm at Fazeley [...]

3rd social media surgery in Acocks Green – 27th July 2009.

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There’s seem to be plenty of enthusiasm among the voluntary and community groups in Acocks Green, Yardley, Tysley and the like for another social media surgery.  So the date is soon, next monday, at the same venue as the first two: 27th July 2009, drop in between 5.30 – 7pm at The Inn on the [...]

Australian Local Council starts using Birmingham’s social media surgeries

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It’s wonderful to see that Mosman Council in Sydney, Australia, is starting social media surgeries at their library. It’s also interesting to see they consider it part of delivering their community engagement strategy. I’ll quote a bit from the blog of Mosman Library: Birmingham’s social media surgeries are the model we’re working off. It’s an [...]

First Lozells Social Media Surgery

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A big thanks to everyone who dodged the showers to make the first social media surgery held in Lozells on Tuesday. John Heaven and Raj Rattu helped sort out the Methodist church venue and we had a busy time with a huge range of ages and abilities, all dipping their toes into social media – [...]

Next Central Birmingham Social Media Surgery – Wed 15th July

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Having sprouted a local surgery in Acocks Green (and the idea spreading even further to Brighton), the original Birmingham Social Media Surgery returns to Fazeley Studios for another session of free help and advice for Birmingham based voluntary and community organisations wanting practical help with getting their heads around social media. When & Where Next [...]