The CKi (Community Kickstarter initiative) is coming to St Albans in January!
Link4Growth has been running a series of coffee mornings at the Beech House in St Albans since January 2015, which have been a great success and we have seen the start of some really interesting projects within the local community, and some great connections being made between local businesses and residents.
Chris Ogle (Link4Growth founder) has been working hard behind the scenes drafting the CKI - Community Kickstarter Initiative - and I am pleased to report that St Albans is going to be one of the first launchpads for this exciting programme.
This initiative will provide visibility of all of the great work that is being undertaken in St Albans. It is based on two and a half years of running Link4Growth, and Chris has pulled together all of the best aspects of this into a blueprint that can be rolled out in different towns across the UK.
There is a huge amount of fantastic work that people are involved in within their local community, however only a very small percentage of this is being reported on and shared with the masses. The work is almost underground and Link4Growth is the platform that is being put in place to enable the people involved in these schemes to share them with a much wider audience. This will then spark new ideas and projects - and the whole aim is for us to make the community of St Albans stronger than ever. It's time to share the good news!
It is important to celebrate the good things that being done, to give them visibility and then to enable more people to join in, engage and get involved. This is the core reason that the CKI has been devised, and what's more, it is free! It is free to get involved and use this vehicle to inform others of the good and great things that are happening in our town.
Our first core team meeting took place on October 20th where several local people convened and Chris shared the initial concepts of the CKI. We are planning a launch in January, with a venue and date to be confirmed shortly, and we are interested in hearing from people from all walks of life in St Albans who might want to be involved!
Chris has prepared a short video (below) explaining more about the CKI and what we are looking to achieve. This is a long-term project that will grow organically over time, and it can only be a success if we spread the word and get more and more people involved.
It is important to celebrate the good things that being done, to give them visibility and then to enable more people to join in, engage and get involved. This is the core reason that the CKI has been devised, and what's more, it is free! It is free to get involved and use this vehicle to inform others of the good and great things that are happening in our town.
Our first core team meeting took place on October 20th where several local people convened and Chris shared the initial concepts of the CKI. We are planning a launch in January, with a venue and date to be confirmed shortly, and we are interested in hearing from people from all walks of life in St Albans who might want to be involved!
Chris has prepared a short video (below) explaining more about the CKI and what we are looking to achieve. This is a long-term project that will grow organically over time, and it can only be a success if we spread the word and get more and more people involved.
Do you want to make a difference to St Albans? Would you like to be involved in the CKI? Would you like to understand more about how it could benefit you? We have our next planning meeting for the CKI on November 17th, at 2pm - venue TBC. If you would like to attend, or would like to understand more, please contact me and I will be happy to help. It would be great to see you there!
