Village Hall and Community Building Website to be launched

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A NEW WEBSITE is to be launched to advertise the facilities and activities available in Village Halls and other Community Buildings.

The new website, Rural Community Buildings, will be launched at the end of the year and will provide instant information about your community building; the facilities available, the rooms that can be booked, the events taking place, etc. It will aim to provide the most comprehensive database of community buildings in the East Yorkshire and Humber area.

The Rural Community Buildings website will benefit from having a marketing programme attached to it. The website will be promoted to local authorities, other voluntary and community groups, and private companies. The idea is to encourage other organisations to link to the website so that it becomes the main source of information on community buildings in the area. 

The new website will be promoted prior to its launch and continuously afterwards to ensure that it generates visitors and regular new traffic. Management Committees of Village Halls and Community Buildings will be able to ensure that their entry on the website is updated regularly with the latest information.

The website is being published by the HWRCC (Humber and Wolds Rural Community Council) who stress that the website will be independent but will benefit from links with them and other partner organisations.

There will be a cost for the service of £52 per year which will ensure the sustainability of the website and its continual development and maintenance.

The website, which is currently under development, will be at www.ruralcommunitybuildings.org.uk and further information and an opportunity to register your building for the new site is available at the HWRCC website.

Further information is available from Margaret Kirk, Village Halls Advisor, E-mail: margaret.kirk@hwrcc.org.uk Telephone: 01430 434046.