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KateSMumsnet · 24/04/2014 11:18

Want to get involved with Mumsnetters in your area AND nab yourself some beautiful bespoke art work? Then do we have the competition for you! All you have to do is set your local home page site.

Firewater Gallery is an exciting new online art gallery that produces beautiful hand-drawn map art and modern landscapes of the places most special to you and your family.

To be in with a chance of winning a set of 3 totally bespoke & beautifully designed pieces of map artwork, we'd like you to set your local home page site.

Mumsnet local is growing all of the time, many of the sites are producing fabulous monthly newsletters with local offers, hosting meet-ups and chatting about everything from finding a local Brownie group to where to have a family friendly meal.

How to enter

First visit here and enter your postcode. This will bring up a list of your nearest Mumsnet Local sites.

Chose the one you want to be your home page, and go to that local site. Once you're on the page, go into 'My Sites' at the top of the page, and set it as your home.

After you've done that, come back to this thread and post (you don't need to say which site you have set as your home site) to say you've done it - your name will be added to the hat, and we'll pick a winner at random.

Once you've set your local home site, do feel free to add any local events or listings that you know about, or start a thread or two. You can have another local NN so no one need know who you are on the main site to avoid any RL/MN local crossover.

Good luck, we will pick a winner out of the hat on Wednesday the 30th April.

Support your local site and win a fab prize - NOW CLOSED
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EasterSundaySimmons · 24/04/2014 19:50

Done it. Thank you.

LocalEditorGlasgow · 24/04/2014 20:33

Many thanks to all in Glasgow who have set their local home page. We have loads of listings so you can find out what's on in Glasgow, and a very active talk board too. Hillhead Primary and its problems with oversubscription are a particular hot topic just now - do head over if you can help!

local.mumsnet.com/Talk/local_glasgow/1981322-Hillhead-Primary-oversubscribed

BananaBeforeBed · 24/04/2014 20:47

Done, thank you - fingers crossed for the lovely art.

CrewElla · 24/04/2014 21:02

Done!

LocalEditorBournemouth · 24/04/2014 21:06

Thanks to those of you who have set Bournemouth and Poole as your home page.

We have a coffee morning coming up on the 7th May which you can sign up for here.

We also have a mum in Poole interested in meeting up with other Mumsnetters on this thread.

Good luck with the competition everyone!

culturemulcher · 24/04/2014 21:22

done!

juneybean · 24/04/2014 21:41

Pretty sure I've done this!

MirandaWest · 24/04/2014 21:46

I followed the instructions and saw I had already set my local site.

HeyMicky · 24/04/2014 22:26

Done. Or rather, updated, as we've just moved house

LocalEditorMerton · 24/04/2014 22:29

Hi

Thanks to those of you who have already set Merton as their local home site! If you haven't yet but live in this part of SW London, please do come and join us! We've got loads going on in to tempt you out and about and daily updates too!

The Talk board is getting more and more active, so do come along and join in the chat!

We've still got places available for our Tassimo Vivy Coffee Morning next Thursday, 1st May (community room, Asda, Western Road, Mitcham). Come along and meet us for Brew and Cake! You can sign up here or PM me.

zeeb2014 · 24/04/2014 22:33

I've done it! :)

glitch · 24/04/2014 22:35

Done.

snorris · 24/04/2014 22:36

Just checked and I must have set mine a while ago!

SuffolkNWhat · 24/04/2014 23:42

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nushcar · 25/04/2014 02:06

Done!

Admiraltea · 25/04/2014 08:48

Done

LocalEditorLancashire · 25/04/2014 09:01

Welcome to everyone who has set Lancashire as their home page, we have a great competition to win a weekend away win a family weekend break it's open to all

EasterSundaySimmons · 25/04/2014 09:09

I just wasted ten minutes trying to put up an event on my local site, but too many unnecessary boxes that had to be filled in and when I eventually completed it, it came up as Acess Denied. Local site is not user friendly for me.

ApplesinmyPocket · 25/04/2014 09:14

Done!

Lesuffolkandnorfolk · 25/04/2014 10:19

You don't need to fill in all the boxes Sunday.

The postcode, first line of address and title is mandatory and some of them need something in the time box. I do sympathise because I spent Wednesday loading well over a hundred listings for the Suffolk and Norfolk site.

I will chase it up with HQ to see why access denied appeared. If you are a member of Local and registered, this should not happen. I do get plenty of locals adding their events now and thankfully, haven't had any issues with them. It is embarrassing though because one negative experience taints the whole of Local.

Suffolk huge bunch of Flowers. Thank you on behalf of all the Editors. We love reviews!

EasterSundaySimmons · 25/04/2014 10:22

Thank you lesuffolkandnorfolk.

I registered a local nick name and we to to add the event and right at the end the Access Denied came up!

kaleyredmond · 25/04/2014 10:59

Would love to see you all over on the MNWarwickshire and Coventry sites :D

(I am still busy gaining information on the Coventry site so apologies for lack of posts atm)

Mumsnet Coventry and Warwickshire :D

Lesuffolkandnorfolk · 25/04/2014 11:38

That must have infuriated you Sunday. i have told HQ and tech will take a look.

LocalEditorEssex · 25/04/2014 11:57

Waves to all :) I edit Essex, Colchester & Southend. Southend is still quite small but I am getting there. We have a great comp on there at the moment for a free family ticket to see Scooby Doo so please do join up and enter.
Colchester has a very active meet up group and we have a Tassimo coffee morning next week at Asda, Turner Rise.
Essex is just quite an active site so please feel free to leave reviews for any places you have visited.

lynniep · 25/04/2014 12:33

set already!