1. Letters 2. Newsletters to go round to local people to keep them informed and gee them up. 3. 'Form letters' with SAEs, go door-to-door to explain and give them the form letters 4. Don't bother with petitions, they get ignored because it's so easy to sign one. Personalised is best 5. Get local councillor(s) on side. This is very effective 6. Don't assume anyone else will do anything because they probably won't. 7. It takes a lot of effort, it takes a lot out of you, Decide whether it's worth it. Don't do everything yourself. (With us, I do all the computer-based stuff and write things, but Lin at no. 71 does the door-to-door when necessary.) 8. If you already have local associations (neighbourhood watch? Parish council?) bring the matter up there because there will be other people who have energy and are active in the community, in order to share the load.
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2. Newsletters to go round to local people to keep them informed and gee them up.
3. 'Form letters' with SAEs, go door-to-door to explain and give them the form letters
4. Don't bother with petitions, they get ignored because it's so easy to sign one. Personalised is best
5. Get local councillor(s) on side. This is very effective
6. Don't assume anyone else will do anything because they probably won't.
7. It takes a lot of effort, it takes a lot out of you, Decide whether it's worth it. Don't do everything yourself. (With us, I do all the computer-based stuff and write things, but Lin at no. 71 does the door-to-door when necessary.)
8. If you already have local associations (neighbourhood watch? Parish council?) bring the matter up there because there will be other people who have energy and are active in the community, in order to share the load.