Communicating with Lewes people
Dirk (host), Janet, Giles, James, Patrick, Chris, Lorraine, Nicola.
Energy descent won’t happen unless everyone's involved, or at least the majority.
Get the college students involved; hold a day at Landport Community Centre.
Majority won’t get involved unless it has relevance to their own lives.
It’s only when we are hit by price rises that people will change, like Cuba.
Make sure everybody understands the language or use different language in different environments.
Find other groups and combine to get the message across. Connect all the different information sources.
People are sympathetic but don’t have the time to get involved.
Stall in the Cliffe High St.
Sussex Express, Viva Lewes, presence at community meetings, finding out about meetings.
School lectures, workshops, more regular, not one-off.
Set up communications between schools so they talk to each other.
Permanent display in tourist office.
Doorstuffing?
Insert in Lewes News, Friday Ad.
Communicate between different action groups.
Can we get more people at these events?
Sussex Express would reach most people – PR
How to make it interesting and exciting – a lot of people have got overexposure.
How many people are blocking off because the problem is too massive?
Alternate cars at weekend even/odd nos. County Council decision.
See more of the changes that are needed as fun.
Get the people who are part of TTL and who are engaging and persuasive.
Get involved: contact hello [at] TransitionTownLewes.org.uk
