Parish website feedback

During the summer, we asked parishioners for their feedback and views on the parish website, along with any suggestions of how it could be more proactive and relevant. Thank you to the people who took the time to share comments, and in total we received 25 responses.

There were some common themes emerging, in particular that the website has the potential to highlight everything the parish has to offer, yet for it to be relevant it needs to be updated regularly and should include the latest information. We share those feelings and this is where we need your help. There is lots that goes on in the parish that we want to promote and celebrate, plus many activities and events that take place which we could share details of. For this to work as best as possible, we need you’re your contributions. This could be in the form of advertising upcoming events, sharing details of what has recently happened in a parish group or adding to the basic information of our parish.

In order to make this as easily as possible, we have created a new page where you can submit website content. This allows anyone in the parish to send an article or provide an update on what is happening. Unlike the newsletter, we are not restricted to word counts (within reason!) and we can include photos or even videos. Once contributions are received, the content will be reviewed and uploaded accordingly. Any articles will then be published and shared by email as part of the weekly newsletter. We hope by creating this avenue, we reach as many contributors as possible.

It’s now over to you - all these details, plus a link on how to add content/upload, went out with the parish newsletter earlier this week. Fear not, if you don’t want to use this option, email is always available, or indeed a simple word with Kate!

To start contributing, head to: https://stmarysandstpatricks.org.uk/submit-website-content

Thank you for your ongoing support.