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Friday, 23 September 2011
Harlesden ACF
The turnout at the Harlesden ACF on Tuesday was very poor. This time there were no excuses over bad weather. Clearly we need to do more to rethink how ACFs can be made into effective tools for public engagement.
I think there are a number of things you could do.
I've only ever been to one ACF, I'd love to go to more, but the current location and timing of my area's ACF makes it difficult for me and probably a lot of other people.
7pm starts are great for some, but no good for those that work outside the borough. I think that the timing of an ACF should rotate from a 7pm start to a 8pm start to a weekend afternoon start.
Also the location of the ACF should move around the wards that it covers rather than staying static.
I know such a rotation scheme would be more difficult to run than the existing, but if you're sincere in wanting to extend the reach and engage with more residents then I think it would be a good system to trial.
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I think there are a number of things you could do.
I've only ever been to one ACF, I'd love to go to more, but the current location and timing of my area's ACF makes it difficult for me and probably a lot of other people.
7pm starts are great for some, but no good for those that work outside the borough. I think that the timing of an ACF should rotate from a 7pm start to a 8pm start to a weekend afternoon start.
Also the location of the ACF should move around the wards that it covers rather than staying static.
I know such a rotation scheme would be more difficult to run than the existing, but if you're sincere in wanting to extend the reach and engage with more residents then I think it would be a good system to trial.
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