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LGcomms East Midlands regional network meeting
£150.00 exc VAT Add to cartFree to LGcomms members (please log in to book)
Date: Tuesday 23 September 2025
Time: 10.30am – 1.30pm
Location: Committee Room C, Nottinghamshire County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham NG2 7QP.
[Free Parking on-site – Turn left after entering the site and park in the lower car park]
Join us for the next East Midlands regional network meeting, held in partnership with East Midlands Councils.
Building on the success of our previous events, the next meeting will be held on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at Nottinghamshire County Hall in West Bridgford.
Our LGcomms regional networks, developed by LGcomms along with the Local Government Association, provide an important forum for members to share issues, best practice and campaigns, and hear briefings from key partners. They’re also an important opportunity to focus on communications challenges which are unique to regions and network with colleagues.
We’re now in the process of drawing up the agenda for the meeting and would like to include agenda items from your own council or organisation.
This session will focus on creative budget management, however, we welcome contributions and fresh ideas from all attendees. If you would like to have an item on the agenda, please let us know by contacting Rachael Pengelly or Craig Forsyth.
The running time of the session is 10.30am to 1.30pm and a sandwich lunch will be provided.
If you have any questions please contact hello@lgcomms.org.uk
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Talking about Homes: a workshop with LGcomms and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
£150.00 exc VAT Add to cartThis event is FREE to LGcomms members – please log in to book
Where and when
· LGA, Smith Square, London
· Wednesday 17th September
· 10am to 2pm (including networking lunch)
How we talk about homes in our communities matters. And as we move into an era of more investment in new social homes, it’s more important than ever that we get our communications spot-on.
In this session you’ll hear from Natalie Tate, project lead for Talking about Homes at the JRF, on how we can frame our communications so that we boost community support for building homes.
Most people are concerned about the shortage of decent and affordable homes and support the broad idea that we need to build more homes. Yet we often face opposition when making the case directly to communities for homes to be built in their own locality.
This session will provide evidence-led recommendations that will provide you with the expertise to:
· Establish common ground and give people a reason to care
· Show why new homes are needed by winning hearts and minds
· Share a vision of the benefits of genuinely affordable homes and strong communities
Talking about Homes is aiming to change the narrative on housing, so that we tell better stories about decent and affordable homes, and in turn, the public gets behind the long-term solutions to our housing crisis. It is funded by the Nationwide Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation, and supported by FrameWorks UK.
Natalie’s workshop will be followed by a discussion on the current housing challenges and opportunities for us as communicators, facilitated by Bobbie Hough of Hough Bellis Communications.
The session will end with a networking lunch.
AGENDA
Talking about Homes: a workshop with LGComms and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF)
· 10am – arrival and coffee
· 10.30am – Talking About Homes workshop with Natalie Tate, JRF
· 12noon – Housing challenges and opportunities for communicators – Discussion with Bobbie Hough, Hough Bellis Communications
· 1pm – Lunch and networking
· 2pm – Close
If you are unable to book online please contact hello@lgcomms.org.uk