Followers and supporters of Skibbereen Tidy Towns may be aware that until recently, Sandra Flynn has been the volunteer responsible for all our written communications, in both print and digital media.
Since 2018, on her return to Skibbereen, Sandra devised and implemented a communications strategy that has served the work of this small group of volunteers well. The number of Facebook page followers increased exponentially within months, and had more limited success with Twitter/X and Instagram engagement. Since her PhD topic related to the digital skills of older adults, it is hardly surprising that she also wrote regular short pieces for the community notes of the Southern Star weekly newspaper, appreciating that not everyone goes online to find information, particularly amongst older age groups.
While social media is useful for transient communications, the blog/webpage https://skibbereentidytowns.com/ holds an excellent summary of the group’s activity since 2018 and provides record for a wealth of Skibbereen related information. Over the years Sandra has researched and collated information for newsletters and blog posts across a variety of projects and interests. In 2023, content was viewed 3,396 times by 2,369 unique visitors.
As her post-PhD workload increases, Sandra retires from her role as Social Media Officer effective 31 May next and will no longer be responsible for writing social media posts. Today, when posts are published, followers often reach out to Sandra directly for more information, therefore it makes sense to announce the change in account management. The social accounts on Twitter/X and Instagram will also be retired on 31 May. She will however, continue to manage the group’s email address (SkibbereenTidyTowns@iCloud.com) and write occasional guest posts for the blog that automatically post to Facebook.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Sandra for all her efforts in this role and wish her well in her future endeavours.
– Jerome and the committee of Skibbereen Tidy Towns
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