In the Novmber local groups newsletter we told you that we would soon ask local groups to re-confirm their details with us.
Every two years we ask local groups to re-confirm their details, and those of their committee members, with us in full. We do this because it helps us to...
- Make sure that the correct people in your group are receiving our e-mails and have access to our systems.
- Make sure that the details we display on our local groups map are correct, so that we can accurately signpost new volunteers to you.
- Keep our systems secure by making sure that only those who need access have access.
- Detect if any groups are no longer active
- Capture any changes that we may have missed
- Prioritise the most effective ways to help you
It is important that ALL local groups complete the form, even if no contact details or personnel have changed recently. This so that we can get an accurate picture of the movement, in order to help you as effectively as possible, and make sure that we haven't missed anything!
In addition, this year's form has a few questions designed to find out what more we could be doing for local groups so the more information we get, the more we can do to strengthen the movement and to help you and your fellow local groups.
Complete the form
Please complete the form for your local group, or ensure that somebody else completes it, by 15 February 2026 at the latest . That is in just over 8 weeks.
The form should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete.
It is important that ALL groups complete it so that they don't get marked as inactive or closed down in error. This would mean that your group would no longer being displayed on the local groups map and would lose access to the Grassroots Hub.
We know that admin requests like this can be tedious, and we apologise for any inconvenience caused by this exercise. However, doing this is the most effective way for us to get an accurate picture of the movement so that we can help you as effectively as possible. So we definitely appreciate your help.
Complete the form
Thank you, as always, for everything that you continue to do for the cause. Local groups like yours are the beating heart of the movement and we wouldn't be as strong as we are without you!
Our next webinar is in the New Year and will be a social media refresher session led by Jack Dart and Chloe Hawryluk. It is taking place on Wednesday 14th January at 6:30pm.
Please RSVP by clicking here.
In addition, it was suggested by local groups in our youth engagement webinar that having a social media workshop to supplement the training in the January webinar would be beneficial. We are discussing this with the social media team and will share an update on this in the New Year.
February's webinar will then be the first of our new discussion series with the Field Team. This webinar is an opportunity for us to share updates from HQ and hear from local groups about what you are up to. Of course, we will answer any questions you have too.
This webinar is taking place on Wednesday 18th February at 6:30pm.
Please do save these dates in your calendars for next year!
We're looking to update our collection of local group photos, and get some great new photos that we can use both on the Grassroots Hub and in emails that we send to members and supporters.
So please dig through your phones and your archives, and if you have any great photos of your group in action (campaigning or at events) then please send them to us.
You can either send them to [email protected] or use the new "send us your group photos" group which is part of this WhatsApp community.