We mentioned these briefly in a recent blog, but thought that really they deserved a blog of their own. As part of our Worcestershire Meeting Centres Community Support Programme we were fortunate to be able to use a small amount of the funding provided by Worcestershire County Council to create two short videos to help promote Meeting Centres.
The two videos were aimed at different audiences, namely potential members and carers, and referrers. The purpose of the videos was to give people a better idea of what goes on at a Meeting Centre and some of the benefits that people experience through attending a Meeting Centre. It’s not practical for everyone to visit a Meeting Centre to see what they are like for themselves, so hopefully the videos can give a bit of a flavour and encourage more people to get involved.
To create the videos we worked with Sean Macreavy media who was able to visit several of the new Meeting Centres across Worcestershire that have benefitted from funding as part of the Worcestershire Meeting Centres Community Support Programme, and capture the views of members, carers, staff and volunteers. It was a tricky task to whittle the recordings down to two short videos, but at the same time it was great to hear how positive everyone was and almost be spoilt for choice in terms of wonderful content. However, we did manage to finalise the two videos, and we’d love you to see them.
Although they were filmed in Worcestershire, we hope that they could be used to help promote Meeting Centres across the UK, so get sharing them! Maybe you know someone who would benefit from attending a Meeting Centre but isn’t too sure what they are. Or perhaps you’ve got links with potential referrers who need a reminder that Meeting Centres exist…
Obviously, all Meeting Centres are welcome to create their own videos – and I know regular clips are shared on social media – and we’re all for that, the more the merrier! Let’s not be shy, but shout about what’s going on and let people see why we’re all so passionate about Meeting Centres.
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