Hello everyone - please can you tell us what you think of Mumsnet Local?

[JustineMumsnet]

Do you use it? If you do - how do you find it? What works, what doesn't ? Is there anything (here we go, nice ham blah blah) you like us to add/ we could do to make it better?

Thanks,
MNHQ

ps if you haven't used it yet here are some tips on getting started

I have been on the Worcs mumsnet local for a nose a couple of times but i have been blown back by the tumbleweeds.

I like tigermoth's idea about listings being added centrally but us all adding our comments.

Also, it would be nice to be able to call up other local areas more easily - in case you're visiting somewhere

I think we also need to be reminded about it every now and then! I keep forgetting it's there...

AgonyBeetle - I haven't received it - do you want to try emailing me on [email protected] ?

all Tsarina's should show their profile...

they are offering to be someone of notoriety, but without any info. i think that's a bit iffy!

Will do, SSB.

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Notoriety??

You could find loads about me just by searching under my name - I don't see why Tsarinas should have to do a profile as well.

I could say any old rubbish in it anyway!

had a fab time this afternoon at the Donkey Sanctuary as recommended by an email from Netmums.

(Hun hun hun ticker ticker ticker)

Yes, I act on activity tips in NM emails [guilt]

I can never find MN Local, its a complete waste of time, imho. Good idea in principle though.

One thing that we have done in Richmond and Twickenham is create a parents network for parents interested in doing more to try and live low carbon lifestyles.www.greenparents.org.uk We meet at cafes, each others homes, playgrounds etc.
It has helped parents find other like-minded people, learn easier, practical and fun ways to reduce our emissions and show our children positive ways we can respond. Also it means people can learn a lot more about their local community and their local environment.

It would be fantastic if this was something mumsnet could support/help facilitate nationally via the local mumsnet local website. There's a growing number of towns becoming transition townswww.transitiontowns.org/ in a response to climate change and peak oil. The idea being that rather than just individuals, governments and businesses being able to act to do something positive that we also have the option of responding at a community level too.

Mumsnet already provide lots of useful resources to help parents make positive choices for the environment and it would be brilliant if they could also support local networks of parents? interested in taking positive steps in their own lives and their own communities.

I think you need a more catchy name Nkfff etc

Yes, that's the kind of thing I meant in my post, Nkffff.

(Apologies if it seems a bit worthy )

Get Pat Archer in to talk to us about it.

I also have no MN local - can we have a North East Lincs one?

I'm with the posters who think it's a bit of a waste of time actually. I don't want to catch up with people in my local area really, want to be annonymous on MN.

Those who do want to meet up seem to do so quite well by just posting in the chat topic or something. So having a local section where no-one ever goes seems v. pointless to me.

same as puppy monkey

what would be nice, would be when someone signs up for mumsnet, they are asked if they want to be informed of things that are happening in their local area, and if they want to be a part of a social group. Then if they answer yes, the organiser person (tsarina perhaps?) can email them all as a group telling them what is going on, where, when etc.

As lots of MNers are quite isolated (either through circumstances or location) having some kind of social circle may be a good idea - just one night a month going to the pub, or a morning taking the kids to the park, anything really, just keeping them in touch with each other.

I do look at it occasionally but would never post anything as scared of being recognised - the whole point of mumsnet is the freedom to speak freely thanks to your anonymity.

My local section is quite active and has a group that meets up - would like to join them but at thought of them reading some of my franker posts here!

wtf

wtf what?

I posted but I didn't get many replies, I dont think many people look at the local section

I like Nkfff's tips

what I'd like is more inspiration about local things that we can all dip into, to inspire us about other places in the UK (or wherever MN-land is) which have great stuff going on, local festivals, activities, places to visit. UK trips doesn't quite do it. the back page of the Guardian Family section (although I hardly get the Guardian on a Saturday nowadays...) but with further advance notice etc etc and more of it, with all sorts of different things/places...

My bit's too local tbh, I spent some time talking to myself and then gave up! There are only about 3 mners in this area.