Scope:
- To promote the Council and bell ringing to the ringing community and general public, by:
- Supporting the Council’s Executive and volunteers to share information with the ringing community and via the media
- Exploiting opportunities to promote bell ringing in the media
- Managing the Council’s media contacts, responding to media queries and writing/promoting press releases, articles and other information for publication/broadcast
- Monitoring bellringing stories in the public domain, sharing stories of interest with Council officers and the bellringing community
- Offering guidance to society PR officers, including on the handling of social media.
- Maintaining a suite of PR materials
- Maintaining and implementing the Council’s policies regarding publicity and ringing for public events
- Supporting Council officers in dealing with the media as part of crisis containment
Materials
See https://cccbr.org.uk/resources/publicity-material/
- Recruitment leaflets
- Recruitment stickers
- Normal
- Customisable
- Tower open day poster
- Porch notice
- Publicity flyer
- Virtual tower tour
- Roller banners
- Feather flags
Other Resources and Guidance
- Engaging with the public
- Leaflets for incumbents and churchwardens
- Achievement certificates
- Social Media Guidance
- How can we improve Public Relations in ringing and in our towers? https://ringingteachers.org/survival-and-recovery-toolbox/successful-pr
- What is Public Relations?
- Bells on Sunday
- Recording bells for Bells on Sunday