1. Communications and Social Media Committee
Chair – Louise Henrick
Vice Chair – Jemma Cahan

2. What we do
Engage with the community, such as consultations, stalls at local events, one off meetings for relevant issues, Annual Parish Meeting
Agree content for website, Facebook, Twitter, Parish magazine
Publicise events and issues, Councillor vacancies etc
Any other ‘communication’ type issues that the Council is asked to deal with

3. Facebook Joined in September 2015
309 people follow us, up from 170 people a year ago
Highest post this year was regarding road works in Mark Cross on 2 April and 1400 people viewed it
Helps publicise parish council issues, and local parish issues
Reaching an element of Parishioners who may not previously have engaged with the Parish Council

4. Twitter
Joined in July 2013
Have 322 followers up from 268 followers last year
Tweet Parish Council updates and Wealden and ESCC information
Links up with Facebook to maximise coverage of tweets/posts to Parishioners

5. Dog Poo Posters!
We ran a competition for the children at Rotherfield Primary School
Lots of entries
Winning posters displayed
at the Recreation Ground
and the Millennium Green

6. Parish Fairs and Events
We attended the Rotherfield School Summer Fete last year and the Bonfire Society Easter Fair recently
We are attending the Mark Cross School Fair on 20 May 2017

7. Website We have designed a new website Its user friendly
Has links to Parish planning applications and reporting of potholes etc
Lots of information about committees and other council news

8. New Councillor needed! Are you passionate about your local community?
Do you have ideas to make our Parish a better place in which to live and work?
Do you have time and energy to spare?