We’ve been out about on the streets of Barnet doing some vox pops, talking to local people about what they think of where they live - what they love, what they hate and what they would change about the place. Its all part of a bigger community engagement project we are running, trying to rethink (read: improve) the way we connect with the good people of Barnet (watch this space in late September for a fuller update on the project).

In what I think is the first move of its kind in UK local government (although please correct me if I’m wrong!), from today I will be taking on the role of Social Media Manager at the London Borough of Barnet. Initially on a two day a week six month basis, I am joining the Communications and Consultation Team to scope out and implement the council’s Social Media Strategy.