Cumming North - Winter 2014
The Winter edition of Cumming North is now available to read. It is being delivered through every door of the local area and can be found in the community hubs in Northfield and Cummings Park. If you can't wait for that or don't live in the area you can read the magazine here.
Regular reads will be aware of Mr Northfield Neep who contributed to the magazine for many years. He and his wife sadly passed away this year so the editorial team decided to pay tribute to the couple with a double page spread featuring some of our favourite pieces.
We also celebrate the achievements of the volunteers at Cummings Park Community Flat and Northfield Community Centre who received Gold Awards this summer and the young people involved in The Northfield Award Group who received a Dynamic Youth Award.
You can find the usual updates from Northfield Outdoor Sports Centre, Northfield Community Centre and Cummings Park Community Flat.
Like what you read and what we do? Then get involved in your community publication! Do you know that shmuPRESS have over 45 active volunteers working on our community magazines in the seven regeneration areas of our city? Our volunteers work hard throughout the year alongside our shmuPRESSand shmuDESIGN teams to produce seven full colour magazines filled to the brim with all the latest community news, opportunities, issues and stories relevant to you and your local community.
Each magazine is produced three times per year, delivering 21 publications citywide per annum. They contain local stories and relevant information, granting the city a rare and personalised insight into the hearts of our communities. The best aspect of this is delivering each area a platform to air their views, concerns and report on issues that are important to them. It is also an opportunity to present an insider’s view of each community and showcase some of the amazing work happening within them.
The process begins with a group meeting, and the volunteers are responsible for sourcing material and deciding on what goes into each publication. Working in conjunction with our shmu team, volunteers involved with shmuPRESS can receive training in journalism and learn exactly how their community magazine is constructed. Budding photographers can also get involved in their locality and provide images for the magazines. There are a number of ways that you can become involved in your local publication, contact Laura Young by email at laura.young@shmu.org.uk or call on 01224 515013 for more information.
