Our stories, our places – have you got a story to share?
Our stories, our places – have you got a story to share?
Democracy in Kirklees are asking individuals and organisations to share their story.
Stories are part of who we are. Everyone has a story to tell. Do you have something to share about a time you felt proud of your local place, or how you and others have worked together to make your community better?
Over 100 people and organisations from across Kirklees have been working with Kirklees Council and the New Citizenship Project to create a new shared goal for how more people can come together to make local places even better. It all starts with sharing our stories.
Participants have been listening to each other’s stories, learning what made it possible for people to get involved, and listening out for what our stories have in common. Community organisations have been talking about what it would mean if more people were able to get involved.
The project team and the participants would love to hear your stories too. Listening to each other’s stories really matters. It helps us understand how more people can be part of making local places better. By sharing your story, you’ll be helping us learn what makes people feel inspired and what would enable more people to take part.
We’re also working with local groups on a way of measuring our success towards our shared goal. We’re creating a conversation starter pack and we’re looking for local organisations who might like to try this out.
The Our stories, our places website is inspired by the stories that we’ve heard so far – brilliant stories about lots of different things that people have been doing in our communities. Over time, we’d love for this to grow into a space where more people share personal stories, and where we can tell the story of our collective journey towards achieving our shared goal. We’re calling this goal: Shaped by People.
Find out more and share your story below.