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Fishwick and St Matthews residents needed to become ‘Great Listeners’ in their community

Posted on - 16th April, 2021 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Fishwick, Preston News, St Matthews
People are needed to be ‘Great Listeners’. Pic: Pixabay/PourquoiPas

FAM Big Local are recruiting a team of ten residents from Fishwick and St Matthews to be ‘Great Listeners.’

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A Great Listener will ask the local community for their views on how to make life better for people in the area.

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The organisation have some money from the Lottery to spend on community activities, so they need a team to choose what the money would best be spent on.

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They are asking locals to ask their contacts whether this would be something they are interested in.

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They will each receive £20 shopping vouchers for dedicating just a couple of hours of their time from May until the end of July.

The Great Listeners will be trained and supported by a community worker, Nick Beddow, from Shared Places.

All applicants need is a love for the area, the patience to listen well, and a mobile phone.

The closing date to apply is Friday, 23 April. To apply or find out more email: nicksharedplaces@gmail.com

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