New Media Awards 2007

AboutMyArea

http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk/site/default.asp?area=54

Nominated in Contribution to civic society award category.

About My Area is providing a service to encourage local villages to have a website of their own run by a local person

About my area is a national website and it attempts to produce local interest and news items. It is regularly updated.
Val is the local resident administrator for post code HP22 5JD.

3 nominations from readers

Val Smith works has put so much effort into setting up a successful community website. Despite having a young family and limited resources she has made remarkable progress in setting up and establishing a respected website that serves several villages and the town of wendover in Buckinghamshire, England.
The website is first for news and an excellent point of reference. Often beating local newspapers to hot news by a mile. I was involved at the local count for the local elections 3 May 2007
The results were only annonced at 1 pm onFriday 4 th May , by 2 pm on the same day the results were produced in full on the website. I was very impressed! She has given my French group 100 % support also my poems and political writing. Val deserves recognition for her superb effot serving the community with her website.

Nominated by Simon Icke, 18 May 2007
It is hard and probably dispiriting at times to generate interest in such a project. The website is always up to date, colourful and interesting to read.
Val does this all alone and obviously works very hard to initiate and maintain the site; including frequent fliers around the village to tell everyone what she's doing.
I believe she derserves recognition for her enthusiasm, professional competence and sheer hard work over the last two years.

Nominated by keith loxley, 21 May 2007
What a great idea! it is difficult to get to know anyone or anything in a modern village unless you have school age children and most of us don't. I have lived in Aston Clinton for over 20 years and I have learnt more about my village in the last 3 months that at any time before through this website.

Nominated by Brian Hinson, 22 May 2007

1 comment from readers

I live in an area which has not had local elections recently but have kept in touch with what is going on because my sister lives in the TA24 area. I must say I am impressed with the way your website has kept local people in touch with what is happening in a way that is informative, helpful and practical. It is a tremendous resouce!
Your nomination is well deserved.

Submitted by Mary Watson, 26 May 2007