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SUMMARY:Zero to Hero series - Internal communications: Internal communications campaigns\, how to talk about budget cuts and engaging with remote staff - lessons from an award-winning council doing it all!
DESCRIPTION:Darren Bindloss\, Deputy Head of Communications (Marketing and Events) at Havering Council\n\n\nAmrita Shergill\, Internal Communications Manager at Havering Council\n\n\nSanchia Cook\, Internal Communications Manager at Havering Council\n\n\n\nVIEW SLIDES (members only)
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/internal-communications-internal-communications-campaigns-how-to-talk-about-budget-cuts-and-engaging-with-remote-staff-lessons-from-an-award-winning-council-doing-it-all/
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SUMMARY:Whose job is it anyway? Who should own engagement and consultation? Should it sit on its own\, or sit within a Council’s communications team?
DESCRIPTION:Free for LGcomms members (please log in) \n\nWhose job is it anyway? Who should own engagement and consultation? Should it sit on its own\, or sit within a Council’s communications team? \n\n\nThis LGcomms webinar brings together a panel to discuss the role and purpose of engagement and consultation\, with a Q&A session at the end. \n\n\n\nPaul Gadsby\, Head of Aftercare\, Sales and Strategic Engagement at Haringey Council\, and a South London councillor\n\nJeannette Brooks\,  Community Engagement Team\, Corporate Service\, Royal Borough Of Greenwich \n\n\nThe session will be chaired by Paul Hutchinson Simpson (Westminster City Council). \n\n\n Wednesday\, 11 February\, from 1 to 2 pm. \nView slides and recording (members only)
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/whose-job-is-it-anyway-who-should-own-engagement-and-consultation-should-it-sit-on-its-own-or-sit-within-a-councils-communications-team/
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SUMMARY:LGcomms West Midlands Regional network webinar
DESCRIPTION:DATE: FEB 11\, 2026 \nTIME: 3 P.M – 4.30 P.M \nAgenda: \n\n\n\n  \n1.       Welcome  \n  \n \n  \nAndrew Hadfield-Ames\, Vice Chair\, LGcomms.\n  \n3.00pm \n5 mins\n\n\n  \n2.       Community Cohesion – the Essex experience\n  \nAndy Allsopp\, Head of Profession Communications and Marketing at Essex County Council\n  \n3.05pm \n45 mins \n \n\n\n  \n3.       Discussion: Current issues\, learning\, questions for communications pros. in the West Mids.\n  \nCarl Holloway\, Director\, Policy and Communications\, Coventry City Council\n  \n3.50pm \n30 mins \n \n\n\n  \n4.       Summary and next steps\n  \nAndrew Hadfield-Ames\n  \n4.20pm \n10 mins\n\n\nCLOSE\n \n \n\n\n\n  \nOur new regional network for the West Midlands launches in February with a timely webinar looking at the communications implications of the continuing challenges to community cohesion. \nAndy Allsopp\, Head of Profession Communications and Marketing at Essex County Council\, will take us through a powerful case study of his council’s and partners’ experiences of a series of protests and counter-protests linked in part to the housing of asylum seekers. \nThis session will be the first of a series of events offering a valuable opportunity to connect with West Midlands’ colleagues\, share learning\, discuss emerging challenges and explore how we can strengthen public engagement and communications practice. \n  \nThe webinar will run between 3 p.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday\, 11 February 2026 and is FREE to LGcomms members. \nTo book your place – or places for your team – click here or email hello@lgcomms.org.uk \nThe webinar will also give us an opportunity to look ahead at the key issues for 2026\, so if you wish to suggest a topic please email our associate Paul Masterman at paul.masterman@blueyonder.co.uk
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/lgcomms-west-midlands-regional-network-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Regional event
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SUMMARY:Zero to Hero series - AI: Applying AI to day-to-day work to speed up the simple and the ethics/guardrails you need to think about before you get started
DESCRIPTION:Ben Verinder\, strategic communication and public relations expert and co-editor of ‘AI for PR’\n\n\nLucy Salvage\, Marketing and Campaigns Manager at the Local Government Association (LGA)\n\n\n\nView slides (members only)
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/ai-applying-ai-to-day-to-day-work-to-speed-up-the-simple-and-the-ethics-guardrails-you-need-to-think-about-before-you-get-started/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260219T123000
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SUMMARY:Zero to Hero series - Social media: Tackling negative social media engagement across multiple inboxes\, protecting your org's online presence and building your own/your team's resilience and wellbeing.
DESCRIPTION:Pippa Newton\, Digital Communications and Campaigns Officer at Wandsworth Council\n\n\nLaura Hogan-Jones\, Customer Success Manager at Orlo\n\n\n\n\nView slides (members only)
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/social-media-tackling-negative-social-media-engagement-and-supporting-your-own-your-teams-resilience-and-wellbeing/
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SUMMARY:LGcomms Yorkshire & the Humber regional network meeting
DESCRIPTION:We’re pleased to be able to invite you to the first of second LGcomms Yorkshire and Humber regional network meetings. \nDate: 24th February 2026 \nVenue: Committee Room 3\, Sheffield Town Hall\, Pinstone St\, Sheffield City Centre\, Sheffield S1 2HH \nOur regional networks bring together communications professionals from across local government and the wider public sector to share insight\, ideas and experience. They offer a chance to discuss current priorities and challenges and hear from national and regional partners. \nThe running time of the session is 12.00 pm to 5.00 pm\, and refreshments will be provided. \nAgenda so far: \n‘Feeding the trolls’ countering mis- and dis-information on social – Lou Gibson and Eddie Coates-Madden\nDealing with abuse on social media – Elina Luty and Lou Gibson\nAlternatives to X in community engagement\, WhatsApp and Facebook community groups – Lou Gibson\nTeam structures – all\nThe session is free for LGcomms members. If you or your team members would like to attend\, please book here or contact hello@lgcomms.org.uk please note spaces are limited due to room capacity.
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/lgcomms-yorkshire-the-humber-regional-network-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Sheffield Town Hall\, Pinstone St\, Sheffield\, S1 2HH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Regional event
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SUMMARY:Zero to Hero series - Accessibility: Practical tips and tools for making public sector digital communications accessible and inclusive\, covering essentials like plain language\, accessible design\, alt text\, captions\, and more
DESCRIPTION:Louise Gibson\, Team Manager for Social Media\, Design\, Advertising and Sponsorship at Sheffield City Council\nBOOK HERE
URL:https://lgcomms.org.uk/event-listing/accessibility-practical-tips-and-tools-for-making-public-sector-digital-communications-accessible-and-inclusive-covering-essentials-like-plain-language-accessible-design-alt-text-captions-and-mo/
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